MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS

Beyond the “Baby Blues”: Working with Women who have Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression among women is a serious mental health issues – and more common than many people realize. This session discusses the risk factors, symptoms, and diagnosis of postpartum depression. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn and discuss counselor considerations, as well as specific techniques and strategies.

Perinatal Mental Health 101

Many of the perinatal mental health issues that women experience go undetected by providers. This session provides an overview of the most prevalent mental health concerns that women may experience during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Attendees will have an opportunity to engage in lecture and interactive activities aimed at promoting case conceptual skills.

LGBTQ+ Affirmative Therapy

To address the needs of LGBTQ+ clients, it’s critical that mental health clinicians provide culturally appropriate care. This session explores the basics of LGBTQ-affirmative psychotherapy. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn and discuss counselor considerations, as well as specific techniques and strategies.

Gender Dysphoria: Assessment and Treatment Strategies

Gender dysphoria is complex, and therefore counseling services must be tailored to the needs and goals of each client. This session discusses the symptoms and diagnosis of gender dysphoria among adolescent and adults, as well as specific competencies and standards that can be used to provide quality care. Attendees will have an opportunity to engage in lecture and interactive activities related to assessment and treatment planning.

Strength-based CBT for Depression and Anxiety

Positive psychology interventions are gaining momentum with evidence-based support in the counseling profession. This session provides an overview of strength-based CBT and covers techniques and strategies that can used with clients who struggle with depression and anxiety. Attendees will have an opportunity to engage in lecture and interactive activities aimed at promoting a strength-based, CBT framework.

Relational-Cultural Theory and Interpersonal Trauma

The experience of interpersonal trauma among clients can contribute to feeling disconnected and disempowered. This session will provide an overview of the RCT approach and how it can be utilized in trauma counseling. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn and discuss core RCT concepts and strategies.

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Feminist Ethical Decision-Making in Clinical Practice

When faced with an ethical dilemma, clinicians turn to professional decision-making models to guide their practice. A feminist ethical decision-making model extends traditional models by integrating the role of emotion and intuition, attending to the sociocultural and political context, and maintaining the primacy of the egalitarian relationship between client and clinician. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn and discuss how a feminist ethical decision-making model can shape their delivery of care.

Embracing a Feminist Approach to Ethics

Ethics are the cornerstone of counseling practice. This session introduces the Feminist Therapy Code of Ethics – which specifically focus on diversity, power dynamics, and social change – and how they can be used in conjunction with the current American Counseling Association Code of Ethics. Attendees will have an opportunity to engage in lecture and interactive discussion.

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Are you looking for a training on a specific topic related to professional, legal, and ethical issues in counseling? Reach out and let’s talk about how we can help.

Feminist Supervision: Promoting Diversity, Equality, and Social Change

Feminist supervision attends to important aspects of counseling such as the role of power, diversity, social context, and advocacy and social justice. This session will provide an overview of feminist supervision, to include key dimensions, stages, and supervisor goals. Attendees will have an opportunity to engage in lecture and interactive discussion about how a feminist lens relates to their supervision approach.

Feeling More Comfortable in the Uncomfortable: Key Approaches to Managing Difficulties in Supervision

Difficulties in supervision happen. This session discusses the nature and impact of commonly experienced supervision difficulties, as well as expert recommended strategies for managing them. Attendees will have an opportunity to reflect on their own supervision practices when confronted with difficulties and identity ways to apply learned strategies through interactive discussion.

Creativity and Supervision: A Great Combination

The integration of creativity into clinical supervision allows supervisees to utilize non-verbal and verbal disclosure to explore experiences related to counseling practice, as well as their own growth and development. This session discusses the benefits of integrating creativity into supervision and explores different ways to do so. Attendees will have an opportunity to engage in lecture and interactive, creative activities.

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