October 6th, 2014: Clinical Training Group: The Use of Language in Counseling
Two hour group training discussion with 14 graduate clinical trainees on how the use of language and terms influences the relationship with the client. Attention must be given to whether the words used with a client creates a close or distant relat...
September 30th, 2014: Clinical Training Presentation: The History of Counseling Approaches
Three hour presentation to 20 clinical graduate trainees on the history of counseling approaches beginning with a community approach, through a narrative approach, including psychodynamic, biophysical, behavioral, cognitive, experiential, ecological,...
September 30th, 2014: Clinical Lab: Helping Others Achieve Life Goals in Group
Explanation and practice of group skills assisting others to meet life goals in group. Shared ideas about how to track running themes in group and to connect group members using horizontal questioning. The group was 20 student practitioners and was h...
September 29th, 2014: Google+ Counselor Training Group: Learning New Internet Connection Tools to Help Clients Achieve Goals
A two hour group of 10 practitioners in training held on Google+, exploring how to use technology to help others better their lives and reach life goals. We discussed the technology behind Google+, tested video features and talked about ways in which...
September 22nd, 2014: Clinical Training Group: How to be Helpful to Clients and Respectful to Their Relationships
Two hour clinical graduate training group discussing about how counselors can help individual clients while being respectful of their relationships. Particular attention was given to ways in which counselors can facilitate client relationship develop...
September 16th, 2014: Clinical Lab: Medicaid and Private Insurance Note Requirements
One hour presentation to graduate clinical trainees on the note requirements of Medicaid and private insurance. Clinical examples were given and a clinical exercise was conducted. ...
September 16th, 2014: Clinical Training: Group Work and Group Skills
Three hour training given to graduate clinical students about the difference between psychoeducational and process groups as well as skill to facilitate these groups. Specific skills include redirecting messages, softening overpowering messages, reac...
September 15th, 2014: Clinical Training Group: Parenting and Child Safety
Two hour discussion about parenting techniques and child safety issues with counselor trainees. North Carolina reporting laws were discussed as well as the necessity to always include parents or legal guardians in the treatment decisions of minors....
September 9th, 2014: Clinical Lab: How to Write Clinical Notes
One hour presentation to graduate counselor trainees about how to write a clinical note that will pass medicaid and third party insurance audits. Specifically, all noted should always have such things as start time and stop time, who was present, wha...
September 9th, 2014: Presentation: The Evidence of Clinical Practice and Knowing if You are Effective
Three hour presentation to graduate level counselors in training on the evidence of clinical practice and how to track the effectiveness of clinical practice though the us of the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) and the Session Rating Scale (SRS). Covered...
