Embracing the challenging moments of clinical work

Dr. Mitch Abblett, Clinical Psychologist & Consultant

Harness difficult moments as intervention opportunities

Level 3 out of 3 icon Advanced training

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October special

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  • 3h of continuing education
  • 23 lessons that last from 5 to 15 minutes each
  • 1 certificate of achievement
  • 1 PowerPoint
  • 1 bibliography
  • 1 course evaluation
  • 4 months unlimited access
  • 7-day money back guarantee
  • 97% of participants who completed the satisfaction survey declare they would recommend this course to a colleague

Overview

Experienced clinicians do not need reminders as to the basic theory and techniques in their clinical practice. What they need are tools for owning the toughest clinical moments with clients in order to capture nuanced opportunities for deepening the therapeutic alliance and increasing clarity and their clients’ ability to change.

In this course, Dr. Abblett focuses on mindfulness-based and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based methods for not only managing truly tough difficult moments in (or between) sessions, but harnessing them as intervention opportunities to enhance the therapeutic alliance, provide boundary-related learning opportunities for clients, and enhance clinicians' effective timing of using relevant interventions and techniques.

You will learn to understand and make use of skillful intervention skills for assessing the most challenging clinical conversations and knowing when and how to intervene effectively. Dr. Abblett also delves into identifying the methods for defusing and effectively managing difficult therapeutic interactions and presents evidence-supported techniques for improving your psychological flexibility across all the clients in your caseload.

Drawing from his lengthy experience in managing clients in a state of crisis, he will also teach you how to effectively handle crisis situations and implement skills for “moment ownership.”

About the expert

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Dr. Mitch Abblett is a keynote speaker, practicing clinical psychologist, author, and consultant. A clinician in the Boston area for over 20 years, he served as the Clinical Director of the Manville School at Harvard’s Judge Baker Children's Center with at-risk kids, teens, and their families. He also served as the Executive Director of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He is the author of numerous books, including The Heat of the Moment in Treatment: Mindful Management of Difficult Clients (W.W. Norton), Mindfulness for Teen Depression (New Harbinger), The Five Hurdles to Happiness and the Mindful Path to Overcoming Them (Shambhala), The Self-Compassion Deck and Growing Mindful. His latest book, Prizeworthy: How to Meaningfully Connect, Build Character, and Unlock the Potential of Every Child (Shambhala) won a Gold Award in the 2021 Nautilus Book Awards. His work has appeared in numerous online and print media such as Psychology Today, Mindful Magazine, The New York Times, Newsweek, Tricycle Magazine, and USA Today.

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Learning objectives

  1. Define and understand intervention skills for assessing the most challenging clinical conversations and knowing when and how to intervene effectively
  2. Implement the methods for defusing and effectively managing difficult therapeutic interactions and model how to do so for others
  3. Master evidence-supported techniques for improving your psychological clinician flexibility
  4. Implement brain and systems-based methods for addressing difficult clinical interactions and crisis situations through the “moment ownership” skill

Learning material

A theoretical course illustrated with clinical examples. This course is composed of videos of 5 to 15 minutes each. The PowerPoint of the course to download.

Syllabus

  • PowerPoint
  • 1. Introduction
  • Foundations of Momentology

  • 2. Becoming a Momentologist
  • 3. The Messing Up Part
  • 4. Crisis vs. Emergency
  • 5. The 11 Year Old Boy Story
  • Understanding and Owning Moments

  • 6. We Have a Brain-Based -Ownership- Problem
  • 7. Owning Moments
  • 8. Compassion vs Empathy
  • 9. Case Practice
  • Differentiating Pain and Suffering

  • 10. Pain vs Suffering
  • 11. What is a moment
  • 12. When Empathy fails
  • Mindfulness and Self-Perception

  • 13. Meditation Practice - Noticing
  • 14. We Are More Than the Stories We Tell Ourselves
  • 15. The Therapeutic Alliance
  • 16. Equivalence of Experience
  • Practical Applications and Techniques

  • 17. Own and Be With
  • 18. The Momentology Process
  • 19. T.E.A.R. Habit Loop
  • 20. Role Play
  • Advanced Moment Management

  • 21. Momentology Practices for Moment Management- Macro-Minding
  • 22. The -Be With- Experiment
  • 23. Conclusion
  • 24. Bibliography


CE Credits

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Audience

This training is intended for mental health professionals.

Registration

October special

  • 3h of continuing education
  • 23 lessons that last from 5 to 15 minutes each
  • 1 certificate of achievement
  • 1 PowerPoint
  • 1 bibliography
  • 1 course evaluation
  • 4 months unlimited access
  • 7-day money back guarantee

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