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20 Common Mistakes Most Therapists Make — And What You Should Do Instead
Title of Event: 20 Common Mistakes Most Therapists Make — And What You Should Do Instead
Description of Event:
Psychotherapy with individuals or couples is extremely difficult—more difficult, in fact, than any one of us can completely understand.
In this webinar, Marty distills 44 years of clinical experience—some 50,000 sessions—into a practical, challenging program about common mistakes that therapists of all orientations make. Those mistakes involve the structure of the therapeutic relationship; the routine ways in which therapists practice; and vulnerabilities in the person of the therapist.
With compassion, wisdom, and his well-known humor, Marty will address issues including:
~ How we can undermine intake sessions without knowing it
~ Interfering with the creation of an effective therapeutic alliance
~ Self-disclosure: Too much? Too little?
~ Ethical dilemmas our field generally ignores
~ Power dynamics between therapist and patient
~ Consulting with physicians, therapists, lawyers, and other providers
~ Facing our difficulty tolerating patients’ discomfort
~ Homework that can undermine therapy
~ Asking about medication, pain, and other health issues
~ Why it’s important to understand just how difficult this work is
Date of Event: January 11, 2025 and beyond until 12/31/26
Time of Event: 10am-1pm PACIFIC time and on-demand thereafter
Location: Online synchronous and on-demand asynchronous
Sex Therapy (ST) Training:
ST2. Techniques of sex-related assessment and diagnosis of the Psychosexual Disorders described in the current edition of the DSM.
ST3. Theory and methods of approach to intervention in relationship systems experiencing sex and intimacy problems.
ST5. Principles of consultation, collaboration and referral.
ST6. Ethical decision-making and best practice.
Presenter/Speaker: Marty Klein, Ph.D
Company/Organization Sponsor: Zur Institute
Contact Name: Marty Klein
Contact Telephone Number: (650) 856-6533
Contact Email: Klein@SexEd.org
AASECT Approved CEs: 3