How To Fail As A Therapist
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. • 6 C.E. Hours

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Depending on  which study you read, between 20-57% of patients do not return to therapy after their initial session. Another 37-45% attend therapy a total of only two times. In fact, a follow-up study on dropouts found that most clinicians had no idea why their patients had terminated, or thought they were satisfied terminators. However, their clients could define very specific “therapeutic errors” or therapist deficits, including the fact that 30% had lost confidence in the therapist’s ability and 16% were uncomfortable talking to their therapist. Drawing on dozens of studies and decades of clinical experience, this introductory course identifies dozens of therapeutic errors that contribute to the high client attrition rate.

TESTIMONIALS

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TOPICS

-Defining Therapist Failure
-Defining Premature Terminators
-The Most Common Therapeutic Errors As They Relate To Expectations, Assessment, Collaboration, Working Alliance, Boundaries, Homework, Medication Referral, And Termination.
-Implementing Attitude Change Protocols
-Assessing Stage Of Change And Psychological Reactance

 

 

GOALS

At the conclusion of this program you should be better able to:
-Identify and reduce therapeutic errors and deficits leading to premature client termination rates.
-Elicit client expectations from therapy and address therapist expectations

SPEAKER PROFILE

John V. Flowers, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist (#PSY 6430) in private practice and a professor at Chapman University. His research has focused on psychotherapy process and outcome, and more recently on psychotherapy in cinema. He has authored dozens of journal articles, and is the author of eight books, including the co-author of How To Fail As A Therapist: 50 Ways To Lose or Damage Your Patients. Dr. Flowers will be co-teaching this course with Dr. Schwartz at the following locations only: Del Mar (January 21) and Costa Mesa (February 25).

Bernard S. Schwartz, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist (#PSY 15613). He is both a professor of psychology, and the Director of Psychological Services at Santiago Canyon College. He is the author of numerous journal articles and five books, including the co-author of How To Fail As A Therapist: 50 Ways To Lose Or Damage Your Patients. Dr. Schwartz will solely be teaching this course in Pasadena, Woodland Hills, Sacramento, and San Rafael.