The Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers is finally moving everything online. Here are a few updates they recently sent me in response to some of your questions:
Did you miss the Portland State University School of Social Work workshop on how to get your CSWA in Oregon once you’ve graduated with your MSW? This video will show you how to get both the CSWA and LCSW and also get everything else you have ever, ever wanted in your life. All the secrets, here…look no further. Surprising what you can learn from just an hour and a half of Zoom + Youtube and a spotty internet connection!
Licensure Workshop at Portland State University
When I graduated with my master’s in social work from PSU in 2010, I didn’t have a clue about how to get my clinical license. I also didn’t understand why I even needed a license, and I definitely didn’t know what clinical supervision was. Well, the student has become the master. Or in this case, the clueless has become the master. In theory. This training is open to anyone in Oregon wanting to get their clinical social work license.
May 2020 Clinical Supervision Topic: Unconditional Positive Regard
For may we’re continuing our discussion of the common factors theory and focusing on unconditional positive regard. Come get support from your clinical community while sharpening your technical skills. You’ll leave sessions feeling connected and with some clearer ideas of how to intentionally do your work.
Ethics Training with Susie Snyder, LCSW and Lisa Race, LCSW. I’m helping produce this training which is on May 8th. Susie and Lisa will teach ethics from an authentic self perspective. Come and we’ll learn together!
Susie Snyder: Integrative Approaches to Working with Trauma
Susie Snyder, LCSW Is providing an Integrative Approaches to Working with Trauma training on April 17, 2020. Susie reached out to me shortly after COVID-19 cases appeared in Washington state and hired me to help her move her all-day in-person training to an on-line workshop experience. Ariana Lloyd, LCSW helps mental health professionals develop their businesses through clinical supervision, private practice consultation and more.
April 2020 Clinical Supervision Topic: Therapeutic Alliance pt. 2
For our clinical supervision sessions in April, we’re going to create some space to discuss the personal and professional impacts of COVID-19 and also continue our conversations around therapeutic alliance. We’ll keep it simple, compassionate and supportive this month. I know you are all strong and competent, but you are also carrying a lot. It’s my hope that our work together makes you feel not alone, and gives you more creativity, self-and-other-compassion, and some joy as you work through this time.
March 2020 Clinical Supervision Topic: Therapeutic Alliance pt. 1
Our clinical supervision sessions are for marriage and family therapist interns, licensed professional counselor interns and social work associates. We cover the common factors each month. This month we’ll focus on the therapeutic alliance. We’ll read an article and come ready to discuss!
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February 2020 Clinical Supervision Topic: Empathy
For February we are talking about love, and by love I mean empathy. When do you feel more connected than when someone really understands your life experience in a compassionate, accurate way?
January 2020 Clinical Supervision Topic: Goal Consensus & Collaboration
For January all of our clinical supervision sessions will be centered around learning about the Common Factors and goal consensus and collaboration. Being on the same page as your client starts with knowing what they identify as the problem, and what they believe will be the solution. From there, you brainstorm, explore, and negotiate until you’re both ready to start the work together.
December Clinical Supervision Group Topic: Polyvagal Theory
For December our clinical supervision groups are covering Polyvagal theory! This effective theory focuses on nervous system states, and helps us better understand ourselves and the clients we serve. Come join in the conversation!
November Clinical Supervision Group Topic: Therapeutic Alliance
This month in our clinical supervision groups we are discussing the therapeutic alliance. The strength of the therapeutic alliance is one of the biggest factors in determining the length, quality, and outcome of treatment. Basically, it’s one of the most important things to pay attention to (and get really good at) in our work. We’ll go over how it’s defined and how to improve it.