This three-hour Law and Ethics workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the legal and ethical standards that apply to the use of clinical touch. In addition, participants will learn how to safely and effectively utilize touch in a clinically effective way.
With all of the changes that are and have been taking place in the world in recent years, group therapy is needed now more than ever! Not only does it help us use our resources better – one therapist to a group, it also is one of the most effective right-brain-to-right-brain therapies that exist!
Both sessions of this workshop--Kinky Sex Ed and Poly 101--are intended to help fill the gaps in clinical education and understanding. The goal is that the clinicians who attend will be more fully informed, more inclusive in their approach, and better able to support clients with “non-normative” sexual identities and experiences.
This workshop will describe how neurodivergent people experience religious trauma in unique ways. The neurodiversity paradigm and the concept of religious trauma will both be defined and described.
In this workshop, participants will learn multiple neurodivergent-affirming methods for managing executive functioning challenges such as body doubling, managing sensory experiences, utilizing dual attention for focus, and planning around ultradian rhythms.
Presenters will guide participants through nuanced learning of suicide assessment, starting with terminology, and identifying tools and best practices. We will discuss specific needs of ND, LGBTQ2S+, and BIPOC youth and WA State laws on involuntary commitment.
This workshop will introduce the neurodiversity paradigm and the social model of disability for psychotherapists working with clients who are diagnosed with or suspect a diagnosis of ADHD, Autism, and/or PTSD.
Perfect for clinicians at any stage of their career, this workshop will deepen your practice, enhance your self-awareness, and empower you to guide clients in their journey toward wholeness.
During this workshop, we will have our eye on ethics as we explore considerations for clinician self-disclosure to clients. Self-disclosure has several dimensions, including clinical, therapeutic, technical, and, in some cases, legal or regulatory. We will examine the nature of self-disclosure, including potential benefits and risks.
By the end of this training, clinicians will leave with a diverse toolbox for BDSM healing, along with the knowledge and cognitive frameworks to adapt these principles to their specific clinical populations.
