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Something unprecedented is happening fast in mental health care — and most therapists are not prepared for it. Chatbots are no longer a fringe phenomenon. They are already serving as therapists, companions, and crisis responders for millions of people. Clients are reporting meaningful therapeutic alliances with AI. Research shows that a significant portion of mental health consumers rate chatbots as beneficial – and some prefer them to traditional psychotherapy. Furthermore, the richest, most powerful companies in human his tory are investing heavily in making these tools more emotionally convincing by the day. 

This is not a technology seminar. This is a conversation about the future of our profession — and what we can do right now to stay relevant, competitive, and clinically excellent in a rapidly shifting landscape. 

In this two-hour webinar, clinicians are offered a clear-eyed, re search-grounded look at AI’s influence on therapy room. You will leave with a realistic picture of where AI outperforms human thera pists, where it falls dangerously short, and — most importantly — where your irreplaceable clinical value lies. This webinar offers the knowledge, perspective, and practical strategies to meet this mo ment with confidence rather than anxiety.

This seminar addresses the critical issue of responding to subpoenas, emphasizing the importance of understanding legal obligations, potential pitfalls, and proper procedures to avoid professional and legal repercussions. This seminar aims to equip clinicians with the knowledge and skills necessary to confidently and ethically navigate the complexities of subpoenas and court testimony while ensuring the protection of both them and their patients/clients.

Clinical supervision often comes with challenges. These challenges may include supporting supervisees as they build their clinical competencies, providing constructive feedback that helps your supervisee grow and progress in their development as a clinician, navigating potentially challenging relationship dynamics, as well as discussion of ethical issues in the supervision process. This webinar is designed to provide supervisors with the skills to effectively navigate the challenges as they occur. Scenarios will be integrated to encourage the application of the information discussed throughout the webinar.

“The instructor was clearly knowledgeable and well-organized. I liked that she disclosed some of her weaker content/expertise (e.g. not good with metaphors). This was good modeling of the concepts she was teaching. I loved the developmental cube. I will look more into this model and will likely implement it.”-Phillip L., Licensed Professional Counselor, Texas

In this seminar, Dr. Saffer examines the purpose of clinical supervision, including the components and processes that are important for effective supervision. Participants are encouraged to consider different models and methods as they develop an approach to clinical supervision.  In addition,strategies are discussed regarding effectively dealing with some of the challenges that are inherent in the supervisory process.  This seminar is designed to provide participants with a thoughtful approach to the supervision process and to encourage the development of competence in this area of training.

The clinical interview is a critical component in any intake process for therapy, counseling or coaching. Additionally, the interview should be a standard component of any evaluation process. A comprehensive interview can provide a wealth of information necessary to best evaluate, understand and/or work with a client/patient. Surprisingly, this valuable component does not appear to be adequate taught in many graduate programs. The variability of the quality and depth of interviews that this presenter has reviewed is both unfortunate and easily correctable.
 

This seminar will provide you the framework necessary to conduct a comprehensive clinical interview. You will learn the important areas to cover during this seminar. You will be able to historically track the major areas of psychological functioning throughout the interviewee’s life. You will be able to understand the unique strengths and weaknesses of the interviewee. You will be able to make an appropriate diagnosis. You will be able to use all of the information gathered to help create a treatment/counseling/coaching plan with the interviewee.