November 2022 Clinical Supervision Topic: Cultural and Identity Adaptation
Something to keep in mind as we go about assessing, diagnosing, and treatment planning, is the importance of adapting our work to our client’s culture and identity. Irvin Yalom believed we should create a new treatment for every single client, and I kind of agree.
July 2022 Clinical Supervision Topic: Therapist Effects
You know, YOU have a huge effect on the outcomes your clients experience. Let’s look at the factors that put the odds in your favor, including figuring out who you work best with, and improving your own deliberate practice.
April 2022 Clinical Supervision Topic: Unconditional Positive Regard
What kind of atmosphere do you help create for your client? Let’s brush up on this together.
December 2021 Clinical Supervision Topic: Expectations
How does your client explain their problem? How do they expect the work you do together will help? Let’s explore expectations together.
June 2021 Clinical Supervision Topic: Race, Power, Privilege and Oppression
A year after George Floyd’s death, we’ll take a deeper dive into how we’re addressing race, power, privilege and oppression in our clinical work.
March 2021 Clinical Supervision Topic: Empathy
This March in our clinical supervisions session we’ll be discussing empathy, and in particular cognitive, affective and compassionate empathy.
February 2021 Clinical Supervision Topic: Goal Consensus (& Collaboration)
Let’s get on the same page as our clients! What do they want? What do we want for them? Are they the same things?
January 2021 Clinical Supervision Topic: Deliberate Practice + Review
In our clinical supervision sessions this month, we’re discussing deliberate practice, which is a process to use in order to improve clinical skills. It’s effective, and fascinating.
December Clinical Supervision Topic: Expectations
Our client’s expectations, and our ability to create solid, positive expectations for treatment outcomes, go a long way in how things actually play out in our work.
November 2020 Clinical Supervision Topic: Cultural and Identity Adaptation
Our ability to adapt our approach to our client’s culture will improve the outcomes of our work together.
October 2020 Clinical Supervision Topic: Self-Compassion
This month in our clinical supervision sessions we’re discussing self-compassion based on Kristen Neff’s research.