The Clinical Essentials for the Future Therapist virtual course is the solution you need for your career as a new social worker or mental health professional.

 This course is jam-packed with educational modules, practical tools, templates, what-to-say cheatsheets, and detailed resources. It's everything you need to increase your confidence, create professional documentation, and improve your skills for better client outcomes! 

This course is for you if you are...

• New to working in community mental health, children & family services, healthcare, schools or a related position and need more confidence in your clinical skills.
• Planning to pursue professional licensure (LCSW) and need to know the foundational clinical skills & interventions when working with clients.
• New MSW graduate who needs to know how to effectively and quickly complete initial assessments & create treatment plans.
• New to working in a mental health setting and you need to be able to document your interventions like a pro to effectively to show the progress your client is making and to show your professionalism in the field.

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Module 1

Assessment & Treatment Planning

• How to do an initial psychosocial assessment with a new client and a biopsychosocial assessment in the medical setting. 
• Foundation for Treatment Planning for effective goal setting

Tools & Resources:

• Limits of Confidentiality
• Goal setting with clients
• Mental Status Exam template
• Initial Assessment Cheat Sheet
• Areas of Functioning Cheat Sheet

Module 2

Therapeutic Styles & Documentation

• Explore the most common therapeutic styles so you can begin to associate the interventions you may be most comfortable with and begin to explore further your therapeutic style. 
• Overview of effective documentation styles, review examples, and teaches you how to document the interventions you are doing. 

Tools & Resources:

• Finding my Therapy Modality
• Common Therapy Interventions Cheat Sheet
• Documentation Styles
• SBAR Assessment Example
• Top 40 Therapeutic Modalities

Module 3

Cognitive Model

• Overview of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). What it is and how to put this into practice with your clients to develop a care plan, help clients realize what specific areas they can improve upon, and also how to help them achieve their goals with the CBT model.

Tools & Resources:

• CBT Flow & Interventions chart (for clinician)
• CBT Flow & Interventions chart (worksheet for client)
• Template for CBT distortions, interventions, and core beliefs

Module 4

Therapeutic Skill Sets

Provides an overview on therapeutic skill sets you can teach to clients to empower them with the tools they need for long term success. 

Tools & Resources:

• Breathing for grounding
• Genogram
• Mindfulness
• Tapping
• DBT Chain Analysis

Module 5

Termination

• How to effectively and therapeutically terminate with a client.
• Activities to terminate
• How to create & review safety plan with clients who have suicidal ideation

But wait, there's more...

• Live Coaching - Buy before June 14, 2024 and get access to the summer live group coaching session to build your network and hone your clinical skills.
• Bonus Training on Burnout Prevention to stay engaged and passionate about your career.
• Bonus Training on how to maximize clinical supervision to advance your career to it's highest level.
• Bonus Training on Telehealth basics to be ready for any position.

Catherine Moore, LCSW

Hi! I am Catherine Moore I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), mental health therapist, speaker, international best selling author and Podcaster.

After graduating with my Masters of Social Work (M.S.W.), I noticed a huge gap in support for the mental health industry. As I pursued my hours to be a licensed clinician I noticed the areas that myself and other colleagues struggled with the most.

I created the Clinical Essentials for the Future Therapist course to help bridge this gap in support for those new to their role as a mental health professional.

Over the past 2 years over 100 mental health professionals have joined this course. I’ve taken everything I’ve learned over the past 15 years to increase the confidence of new mental health professionals, while working with clients, reduce the risk for burnout, and increase the integrity and service to clients. 

Lesly Rodriguez, MSW, ACSW

Lesly is a seasoned social worker who utilizes clinical interventions to help others accomplish their goals. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California (USC).

Throughout her career, Lesly has worked with children with developmental disabilities, behavioral disturbances, emotional trauma, chronic mental health conditions, and personality disorders. She specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, crisis response, and individual therapy.

Upon graduating from USC in 2016, Lesly was a clinical therapist in an Adult Mental Health setting and is currently a Medical Social Worker providing support to families and children. She has completed all ACSW hours, is licensure ready, and will soon sit for the LCSW clinical exam.

Not only is Lesly extremely knowledgeable about clinical work, she is also fun, energetic, positive and passionate about serving others, especially her peers!

What are others saying?

Now is the time to have increased confidence in your clinical skills.

100% of participants surveyed reports increased confidence in the therapeutic process after taking this course.