Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Time: 11:00 am – 1:45 pm ET /
8:00 am – 10:45 am PT

Presented by: Katie Gotch, LPC, CCSOT, ATSA-F (See Bio), Seth Wescott, LMLP, ATSA-F (See Bio), and David Prescott, LICSW, ATSA-F (See Bio)

To be eligible for a certificate of attendance, you must attend the entire live training and complete an evaluation form within 24 hours following the live event.

Please note: This training is not eligible for CE credits.

Online Training Description:

The code of ethics of every mental health profession emphasizes the importance of treatment planning in ensuring successful treatment. However, for professionals who treat people who have harmed others, training on the process of treatment planning is minimal. Due to this lack, newer practitioners enter the profession with unanswered questions. For example, what is the best way to customize treatment when using empirically supported protocols? How does treatment planning occur in settings where each client gets similar treatment?

This training brings together three established experts to provide over-arching guidance and practical tips for establishing treatment plans. They discuss common pitfalls that can occur in treatment programs and offer insights on navigating complex scenarios.

This training examines treatment planning from many angles, including:

•  Approach- versus avoidance-based goals
• Differentiating goals and objectives
• The therapeutic alliance
• Risk assessment and its relationship to treatment planning
• The effects of trauma and adversity
• The impact of race and culture
• What is known about the effects of treatment dosage
• The importance of approach goals
• The role of adversity in creating dynamic risk
• Risk factors as barriers to achieving “good life goals”
• Working in collaboration with larger systems, such as criminal justice
• Treatment planning for clients who deny their offenses of record

The presenters aim to equip professionals with the tools to develop individualized treatment plans that address the unique needs and risks of clients who have harmed others, ultimately enhancing the effectiveness of their interventions.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

1) Explain the role of treatment planning in interventions with people who have sexually abused.
2) Describe how dynamic risk assessment can inform treatment plans.
3) Create treatment plans using approach goals.
4) Recognize how trauma and adversity create treatment needs that can be addressed in treatment, whether through trauma treatment or trauma-informed care.

Interactive Follow-Up Meeting

Attendees are invited to join an open discussion 15 minutes following the end of the training, where you can engage with fellow attendees by turning on your camera and microphone. This is an opportunity to share your experiences and contribute to a meaningful exchange of ideas. Time will be allocated to address questions or insights from the training. Please note that attendance is optional and will not affect your eligibility for a training certificate.

We can refund your training fee up to 24 hours prior to the start of the training.

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