When therapists are asked “what do I do?!?” by their clients, we can often redirect our clients back and encourage them to make their own decisions. But what if we could provide them with best practices to support their decision-making process? This workshop is designed to help therapists learn more about how people typically make …
Teaching Wisdom: Best practices for decision-making to support your clients Read More »
Technological advances in artificial intelligence have made publicly available tools alluring for therapists who may wish to speed up their work in completing documentation and creating content to advertise their practices. With the rapid advancements in this technology, the responsible use of the content created by these tools has little direct historical direction for mental …
Is AI Smart for Your Therapy Practice? The ethics of Artificial Intelligence in therapy Read More »
In order for therapy to be successful, both the therapist and client need to stay invested in the therapeutic process. This workshop explores the reasons that therapy can stall, how to identify the causes, and how to get back on track toward achieving client goals. At the completion of this workshop, participants will be able …
Why is therapy taking so long? The causes and solutions for therapeutic drift Read More »
A strong supervisory alliance can predict better supervision experiences and supervisee growth in the mental health field. Alternatively, a negative supervisory alliance can lead to a bad supervisory experience, poor performance, and supervisee burnout. This workshop explores ways to make the supervisory alliance stronger while facing the realities of implementing these supervision measures in real …
Therapists are people who have their own identities, beliefs, values, and approaches to life. But what happens when those identities come into conflict with the clients that they serve? This workshop explores the ethics behind therapist personal values, when personal values should dictate a client being referred to another treatment provider, and when that referral …
Many therapists learn SMART Goals and objectives as the primary tools for creating treatment plans. Oftentimes, goal setting can be a check box for insurance or a frustrating activity that doesn’t seem to support clinical progress. We dig deeper into how to make SMART goals better (SMARTer goals?), and we will uncover and address the …
Smarter than SMART: How therapists can improve goal-setting with clients Read More »
Katie Vernoy, MS, LMFT and Curt Widhalm, MA, MS, LMFT | (1 CE hour) Therapist education around dual relationships is often taught as concrete “do or don’t” rules that don’t take into account the complexities of relationships, cultures, and therapeutic alliances. This course teaches the types of dual relationships that can occur, gives direction on …
It’s the lack of thought that counts: Ethical Decision Making in Dual Relationships Read More »
Katie Vernoy, MS, LMFT and Curt Widhalm, MA, MS, LMFT | What Therapists Should Actually Do for Suicidal Clients: Assessment, safety planning, and least intrusive intervention (1 CE hour) Suicide assessment is intervention. This course teaches attendees to use suicide assessments as an intervention tool to identify risk factors and create intervention and safety plans …
Katie Vernoy, MS, LMFT and Curt Widhalm, MA, MS, LMFT | Risk Factors for Suicide: What therapists should know when treating teens and adults (1 CE hour) Suicide rates have been increasing across the nation and there is an increasing need for the mental health workforce to be prepared to assess and intervene with clients …
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Katie Vernoy, MS, LMFT and Curt Widhalm, MA, MS, LMFT | What Goes in Your Notes? Interstate therapy practice and documentation for clients considering abortion or gender affirming care (1 CE hour) Interstate and telehealth therapy practices have to navigate a series of patchwork laws and must document their practices in ways that are beneficial …
