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Therapist Starter Pack


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    Clinical Documentation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 7:54


    Today we talk about recording client and session information into useful formal notes. Resources:https://www.simplepractice.com/resource/how-to-write-dap-notes/https://www.simplepractice.com/resource/how-to-write-birp-notes/https://www.simplepractice.com/resource/how-to-write-soap-notes/

    ACT with Lesley Smith, LCSW

    Play Episode Play 39 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 26:45


    Talking Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Lesley Smith, LCSW. 

    What Does It Mean To Be A Therapist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 28:05


    A special thanks to all our fantastic guests as we present a panel presentation about a therapist's role in the therapeutic process.

    Getting Through Your First Session

    Play Episode Play 55 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 32:24


    A special thanks to all our fantastic guests as we present a panel presentation about a therapist's very first time face to face with a client.

    Gestalt Therapy with Dr. Eva Gold, MSW, PsyD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 42:01


    Today we'll be talking about Gestalt Therapy with Dr. Eva Gold.Resources:Our guest, Dr. Eva Gold, and Dr. Stephen Zahm wrote Buddhist Psychology and Gestalt Therapy Integrated: Psychotherapy for the 21st Century in 2018. It is a comprehensive summary of the Buddhist psychology views and practices most relevant for psychotherapy, a thorough description of contemporary Gestalt theory and practice, and their understanding of the enormous potential in integrating these two compatible systems. It also includes clinical examples that show how these ideas look in practice. From the foreword by Erving Polster: "I highly recommend this book to any clinician interested in an expanded perspective of what is possible in a humanistic, experiential, and existential psychotherapy, free of limiting notions of what can be included in psychotherapeutic exploration." The Relational Heart of Gestalt Therapy: Contemporary Perspectives, edited by Peter Cole. This features sixteen chapters from different authors, including the chapter Embodied Relational Presence in Buddhist Psychology Informed Gestalt Therapy by Dr. Eva Gold and Dr. Stephan Zahm.A Case for the Integration of Self Psychology Developmental Theory into the Practice of Gestalt Therapy by Dr. Eva Gold and Dr. Stephan Zahm: https://therapiststarterpack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/A-Case-for-the-Integration.pdfThe Paradoxical Theory of Change: https://www.gestalt.org/arnie.htmOrganizations that may be offering online training/workshops:Pacific Gestalt Institute: https://gestalttherapy.org/Sierra Institute for Contemporary Gestalt Therapy: http://sicgt.org/Gestalt Therapy Training Center--Northwest (not currently offering anything for new trainees, but may in the future): https://www.gttcnw.org/Gestalt Therapy International Organizations:International Gestalt Therapy Research AssociationInternational Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy: https://aagt.org/Gestalt Journals:British Gestalt Journal: https://www.britishgestaltjournal.com/Gestalt Review: https://www.gisc.org/gestaltreview

    20 Things I Learned In Grad School

    Play Episode Play 53 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 50:15


    An informal reflection on the things I learned in graduate school to earn my Master's of Social Work

    ACT with Dr. Hank Robb, PhD

    Play Episode Play 35 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 36:31


    Talking Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Dr. Hank Robb.Links DiscussedRuss Harris: https://www.actmindfully.com.au/New Harbinger Publications: https://www.newharbinger.com/search-results-grid/?category=NHAACT Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS): https://contextualscience.org/Portland Psychotherapy ACT Peer Clinical Consultation Group: https://www.portlandpsychotherapytraining.com/acceptance-and-commitment-therapy-peer-clinical-consultation-group

    EFT with Dr. Sharon Chatkupt Lee, PsyD

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 29:27


    Talking Emotionally Focused Therapy with Dr. Sharon Chatkupt Lee. Portland Center for EFT: https://pceft.com/.

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    DBT with Dr. Andrew White, PhD

    Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later May 18, 2022 42:45


    Talking Dialectical Behavioral Therapy with Dr. Andrew White, certified DBT therapist and Co-owner and Associate Director of the Portland DBT Institute (https://www.pdbti.org/).

    Common Factors

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 11:24


    Common factors in psychotherapy: what they are and why you should care about them.Therapeutic Alliance Episode: https://therapiststarterpack.net/the-therapeutic-alliance/References:Cabaniss, D. L. (2016). Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A clinical manual. John Wiley & Sons.Davis, K. (2013, Dec. 10). RSA Shorts: Dr Brené Brown, "The Power of Empathy". [Video] Youtube. https://youtu.be/jz1g1SpD9ZoFeinstein, R., Heiman, N., & Yager, J. (2015). Common factors affecting psychotherapy outcomes: Some implications for teaching psychotherapy. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 21(3), 180-189.Rosenzweig, S. (1936). Some implicit common factors in diverse methods of psychotherapy. American journal of Orthopsychiatry, 6(3), 412.Wampold, B. E. (2015). How important are the common factors in psychotherapy? An update. World Psychiatry, 14(3), 270-277.


    Clinical supervision: what is is and how to get the most out of it.References:American Psychological Association (APA), Board of Educational Affairs.(2014). Guidelines for clinical supervision in health service psychology.Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/about/policy/guidelines-supervision.pdfFalender, C. A., & Shafranske, E. P. (2014). Clinical supervision: The state of the art. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 70(11), 1030-1041.Good Therapy (2009). Clinical Supervision for Mental Health Professionals. Retrieved from https://www.goodtherapy.org/for-professionals/business-management/human-resources/article/clinical-supervision-for-mental-health-professionalsMilne, D. (2007). An empirical definition of clinical supervision. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 46(4), 437-447.Pearson, Q. M. (2004). Getting the most out of clinical supervision: Strategies for mental health. *Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 26(4), 361-373.SAMHSA (2014). Clinical Supervision and Professional Development of the Substance Abuse Counselor. Retrieved from https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma14-4435.pdf

    Repairing Ruptures

    Play Episode Play 51 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 6:57


    Repairing ruptures in the therapeutic alliance.References:Safran, J. D., & Kraus, J. (2014). Alliance ruptures, impasses, and enactments: A relational perspective. Psychotherapy, 51 (3), 381-387. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036815Safran, J. D., Muran, J. C., & Eubanks-Carter, C. (2011). Repairing alliance ruptures. Psychotherapy, 48(1), 80–87. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0022140Yalom, I. (2002). The Gift of Therapy. HarperCollins.


    Therapeutic modalities: what they are, how to learn them, and how to decide which ones to use.References:Psychology Today. (n.d.) Types of therapy. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/types-of-therapySociety of Clinical Psychology (n.d.) Research-Supported Psychological Treatments. https://div12.org/psychological-treatments/Young, J. (2015, Jan. 30). Your guide to psychotherapy options. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when-your-adult-child-breaks-your-heart/201501/your-guide-psychotherapy-options

    Imposter Syndrome

    Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 12:20


    Imposter Syndrome: what is it, what can students do to overcome it, and what can educators do to prevent it?References:Gaiman, N. (2017, May 12). The best help I can offer. https://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/160603396711/hi-i-read-that-youve-dealt-with-with-impostorGottlieb M, Chung A, Battaglioli N, Sebok-Syer SS, Kalantari A. (2019) Impostor syndrome among physicians and physicians in training: A scoping review. Med Educ. 2020 Feb;54(2):116-124. doi: 10.1111/medu.13956. Epub 2019 Nov 6. PMID: 31692028.Gottlieb, M. (2021) More than meets the eye: The impact of imposter syndrome on feedback receptivity. Med Education; 55: 144– 145. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.pdx.edu/10.1111/medu.14412Mullangi S, Jagsi R. (2019). Imposter Syndrome: Treat the Cause, Not the Symptom. JAMA. 322(5):403–404. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.9788Sills, J., Chrousos, G., Mentis, A. (2020). Imposter syndrome threatens diversity. Science. 367:749-750. https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aba8039Tulshyan, R. & Burey, J. (2021, Feb 11). Stop telling women they have imposter syndrome. https://hbr.org/2021/02/stop-telling-women-they-have-imposter-syndrome#:~:text=Imposter syndrome is loosely defined,they're deserving of accolades.

    The Therapeutic Alliance

    Play Episode Play 28 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 8:50


    The Therapeutic Alliance: its importance, components, and how to build it.References:Art Therapy Resources (n.d.). How to establish a therapeutic alliance with your client. https://arttherapyresources.com.au/therapeutic-alliance/Building the Therapeutic Alliance. (2016).[Video/DVD] Microtraining Associates. https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/building-the-therapeutic-allianceCampbell, B. K., Guydish, J., Le, T., Wells, E. A., & McCarty, D. (2015). The relationship of therapeutic alliance and treatment delivery fidelity with treatment retention in a multisite trial of twelve-step facilitation. Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 29(1), 106–113. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000008Chang, J. G., Roh, D., & Kim, C. H. (2019). Association between Therapeutic Alliance and Adherence in Outpatient Schizophrenia Patients. Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 17(2), 273–278. https://doi.org/10.9758/cpn.2019.17.2.273DeAngelis, T. (2019, Nov. 1). Better relationships with patients lead to better outcomes. APA.org. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/11/ce-corner-relationshipsFlückiger, C., Del Re, A. C., Wampold, B. E., & Horvath, A. O. (2018). The alliance in adult psychotherapy: A meta-analytic synthesis. Psychotherapy, 55(4), 316-340. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pst0000172Luborsky, L. (1976). Helping alliances in psychotherapy. In J. L. Clegh-horn (Ed.),Successful psychotherapy(pp. 92–116). New York, NY:Brunner/Mazel.Meyers, L. (2014, Aug. 2014). Connecting with clients. Counseling Today. https://ct.counseling.org/2014/08/connecting-with-clients/Miciak, Gross, D. P., & Joyce, A. (2012). A review of the psychotherapeutic ‘common factors' model and its application in physical therapy: the need to consider general effects in physical therapy practice. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 26(2), 394–403. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6712.2011.00923.xStratford, T., Lal, S., and Meara, A. (2012). Neuroanalysis of therapeutic alliance in the symptomatically anxious: the physiological connection revealed between therapist and client. Am. J. Psychother. 66, 1–21. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2012.66.1.1Yalom, I. (1980) Existential Psychotherapy. Basic Books.


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