On-Demand: Advanced Common Therapist Mistakes and The Ethics of Owning Them - 6 CEUs

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• CE Hours Included: 6 Ethics, Core, or Related (please see below for details)
  
• Format: On-Demand Webinar (“Asynchronous”) ~ At your leisure to be viewed at your own pace. You may pause, rewind, and fast forward at any point during the videos. You are in complete control of how you view this workshop. It also comes with a PowerPoint and references. There is a quiz at the end to ensure viewing and required by all CE approval organizations.
• Investment: $140 (provides lifetime access!)
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• Presented by: Linda Buchanan, Ph.D. (see bio below)
• Target Audience: Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Psychotherapists, Other Mental Health Professionals
• Instruction Level: Advanced

Learning Objectives:

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• List at least ten common therapist mistakes and utilize specific strategies to avoid making each of these mistakes
• Identify the role of the relevant ethical codes in conceptualizing and addressing therapist mistakes
• Describe strategies for when a therapeutic rupture has occurred
• Develop a model for assessing outcomes in psychotherapy
• Describe at least two ways that our own agendas can interfere with progress in therapy
• Identify at least two personal factors that increase the likelihood of making these mistakes

Workshop Description:

This workshop, an advanced version of the original Common Therapist Mistakes workshop, is designed to enhance your professional growth in the field of therapy. It's important to note that participants do not have to have attended the first workshop to benefit from this advanced version.

This workshop will focus on common mistakes therapists make, when and why we are most likely to make them, and strategies to avoid them. Our ethics and our own personal values require us to do no harm. However, several studies have found that 5-20% of people in psychotherapy experience adverse effects and 15-40% don’t get better. Additionally, patients surveyed tend to view adverse effects as more harmful than do their therapists.

So, what factors might interfere with our good intentions and skills? All therapists are human, and we all make mistakes. We sometimes give advice when it’s not necessary or when we find ourselves in power struggles with our clients. When our clients get stuck, we might feel inadequate or label them as unmotivated.

In this interactive workshop, participants will have the opportunity to explore their own personality characteristics and narratives, which make them vulnerable to making common mistakes. For example, if we ourselves struggle with perfectionism, we may have difficulty receiving feedback from our clients. Since these are common mistakes, specific strategies apply and will be practiced. Participants will be given the opportunity to increase insight through experiential learning, such as journaling and imaginal practice, all in the comfort of your own environment.

Reducing common mistakes enables us to increase compliance with ethical codes regarding maintaining competence, monitoring outcomes, respecting clients' self-determination, and avoiding harm. Finally, recognizing the universality of these mistakes enables us to use humor and even poke fun at ourselves a bit.

Note: There will be some review for those who attended the first workshop, but more emphasis will be placed on mistakes related to therapist characteristics, agenda, and practice of the recommended strategies.

Presented by: Linda Buchanan Ph.D.

Dr. Linda Buchanan is a psychologist who has been working in the mental health field for over 30 years. She received her master’s degree from Georgia State University and a Diploma from the Psychological Studies Institute (now known as Richmont University) in Christian Counseling from which she received the Distinguished Alumnus Award for her work in founding ACE. Dr. Buchanan then went on to receive her Ph.D. from Georgia State University with a specialty in family therapy. Dr. Buchanan founded Atlanta Center for Eating Disorders in 1993 which was acquired by Walden Behavioral Care in 2017. She now primarily focuses on consulting and writing. Her book A Clinician’s Guide to Pathological Ambivalence was published in 2019, the content of which she has presented at national and international conferences. She has also self-published three workbooks (one serves as a client companion to the Clinician’s Guide) which can be found on her website at www.lindapaulkbuchanan.com. Additionally, she has published four research articles on the treatment of eating disorders including two outcome studies of the treatment provided at Atlanta Center for Eating Disorders and two book chapters. Dr. Buchanan serves as a peer reviewer of American Psychological Association (APA) Journals and writes a blog called From One Therapist to Another, writing about experience gained in 35 years of clinical practice. She has been married for over 30 years and is the mother of two adopted sons.

What people are saying about this workshop:

• “This was one of the best Ethics Workshops I have taken! My knowledge of ethical practice is greatly expanded.” – SM, LPC
• “The best and most engaging ethics course I have ever taken!” – LN, LPC
• “Very skilled, knowledgeable, and experienced clinician; great demeanor. I appreciated her openness and willingness to share her professional mistakes. Appreciated her use of data and the opportunity for reflection on personal practice within the course. Overall, very pleased with this very informative and engaging course! Thanks for another great workshop from TKT!” – JC, LCSW
• “Linda was wonderful! I have already sent a text to my colleagues recommending this course! This course does so much more than just check off an ethics requirement; it is incredibly valuable and worthwhile in its own right!” - JF, LPC
• “Dr. Buchanan is a very engaging and knowledgeable therapist who has provided invaluable knowledge with which I can become a better therapist.” – WS, LCSW
• “She kept my attention the entire time. Loved the stories and approachable solutions to many of the topics brought up. This was by far one of the most informative CEs I've ever taken. Thank you so much for hitting so many relevant topics.” – JH, LPC
• This was great! One of the best ethics workshops!” – LS, LMFT

6 Ethics, Core, or Related “Asynchronous” CE Clock Hours Included - Details by License Type Below:

• PSYCHOLOGISTS: The Knowledge Tree is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Knowledge Tree maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For more detailed information on the current CE ruling in Georgia, or if you are licensed in another state or country, please click here.
• COUNSELORS: The Knowledge Tree has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP), ACEP No. 7153. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Knowledge Tree is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. For more detailed information regarding CE approvals, please click here.

• SOCIAL WORKERS: This workshop has been approved for 6 Core CE hours through the Georgia Society for Clinical Social Work (GSCSW), approval #050624. If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.
• MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS: Many states will accept APA and/or NBCC approved continuing education hours for Marriage & Family Therapists, but please check your specific state’s rules & regulations. For Georgia specific information regarding MFT approval, please go to our CE Information page, by clicking here and scroll down to the map of Georgia.

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