Name the Harm
Spot the ways psychotherapy can cause harm—and the labels that make negative feedback easier to dismiss.
Check Your Practice
Use practical strategies to catch potential problems early and reduce harm in your own clinical work.
Know Your Duty
Connect “bad therapy” to the ethical principles and New Mexico rules that require clinicians to recognize and minimize harm.
About the course
Learning Objectives By the end of this presentation, Learners will be able to: 1. List 3 types of harm that can occur from psychotherapy 2. Identify 2 labels psychotherapists can place on clients that allow them to ignore clients’ negative feedback 3. List 3 methods that you can use to monitor and/or prevent potential harms that might arise in your own practice 4. Identify the ethical principles and sections of the New Mexico Administrative Code from your own profession that mandate you to search for and minimize your own tendencies toward “bad therapy”
Meet Your Instructor
Evelyn Sandeen, PhD, ABP received her BA from the University of Notre Dame and her PhD in clinical psychology from Stony Brook University (previously SUNY Stony Brook) and is board-certified in clinical psychology. She served as a Training Director for doctoral psychology internships and postdoctoral fellowships in a national healthcare system and now has a psychotherapy and consultation practice in Albuquerque (www.evelynsandeen.com). Evelyn has published in the areas of case conceptualization, cultural competence, and clinical supervision. Clinically, she has extensive experience with psychological trauma, substance-use disorders, personality disorders, and anxiety disorders. Evelyn has lived in New Mexico for 30 years and loves the state and its people. She established NMBHTA alongside Michelle Ball to offer high-quality continuing education to local providers, facilitated by local experts committed to New Mexico. Evelyn herself is happy to answer questions and hear suggestions regarding any topic related to continuing education. Email her at [email protected] to set up a phone or video ch
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