50 Minutes: How to Conduct an Amazing First Session with Your New Client
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Sunday, June 11th, 2023 2:00 PM EST Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
Sunday, June 11th, 2023 2:00 PM EST Simcha Feuerman, DHL, LCSW-R
Webinar Description
In this webinar, we will discuss assessment, interviewing, and joining techniques that allow you to learn about your client as well as form the basis for a continued, healthy therapeutic alliance. Some key skills that will be taught are:
Joining, helping defuse tension feeling at ease, and setting the stage.
Assessment of the problem
Strengths-based interviewing
Related history taking
Reflection, collaboration, checking, and refining
responding to personality disorders in the intake process
statement of boundaries, appointment making, etc
Qualifications:
Simcha Feuerman is a clinical social worker with 25 years experience treating individuals, families and couples. His current practice specializes in high conflict couples and families and male sexual health.
Agenda:
intro 10 min
Explain the practitioner's state of mind and focus 10 min
Skill set one (10 min): joining, helping defuse tension feeling at ease, setting the stage.
Skill set two (10 min) Assessment of the problem.
skill set three (10 min) Strengths-based interviewing
Skill set four (10 min) Related history taking.
Skill set five (10 min) Reflection, collaboration, checking, and refining.
Skill set six (10 min) personality disorders.
Skill set seven (20 min) Conclusion, statement of boundaries, appointment making, etc
Q and A and summary (20 min)
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to describe to conduct effective intake and interview
- Participants will be able to list 3 techniques to assess and join with client
- Participants will be able to list 3 techniques to set goals and collaborate in the development of plan for treatment
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
This online class is offered at an intermediate level ,and is beneficial for an intermediate level clinician:
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Course Length: 2 Hours
This Webinar Offers 2 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits
- This program is co-sponsored by NEFESH International and Therapy Express. NEFESH International is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. NEFESH International maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
- NEFESH International, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0116.
- CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland. CE You! maintains responsibility for this program..
- CE You LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0437
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- NEFESH International is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0046
- NEFESH International is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Mental Health Counselor #MHC-0082
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