An Ethical Approach to Knowing What to say, When to Say it, and How to Say it
Self-Disclosure: An Ethical Approach to “Knowing What to say, When to Say it, and How to Say it”
Live Webinar
Sunday, June 25th, 2023
1:00PM - 4:00PM EST
3 CE Credits - Ethics
Self-Disclosure can be a highly effective tool in connecting with others. In therapeutic situations, a certain amount of disclosure always occurs. Clients can discern (or guess at) our socio-economic status, gender, clothing preferences, and marital status, to name a few things, just by looking at us. But when is it appropriate to reveal our personal story when talking with clients? When they ask us about our own lives, should we answer the questions? What if the questions seem like they are a challenge to our “professional expertise”.
This session will be interactive – with some surprises! In this training, Tonya Logan, Founder and CEO of Kayla’s village, will discuss her own story and her approach to disclosure in working with clients. Participants will be encouraged to view challenges by clients in a positive and strength-based framework. Clinicians will gain a deeper ability to view clients seemingly threatening questions in a less prejudicial manner.
Whether we are faced with sharing information from our past or present, personally or professionally, we are often unsure of how that information will be perceived. Learn to use “less than positive” information to help build relationships and show clients that we can use our challenges to move forward rather than hamper growth
(Trainer, Tonya Logan, LCSW-C, LICSW, Founder and CEO, Kayla’s Village)
FREE WEBINAR
Self-Disclosure:
An Ethical Approach to Knowing What to say, When to Say it, and How to Say it
Previously Recorded
Presenter: Tonya Logan, LCSW-C, LICSW, Founder and CEO, Kayla’s Village
Course Length: 3 Hours
Learning Objectives:
- Analyze whether sharing information from their past or present, personally or professionally, is clinically appropriate
- Demonstrate to clients how we may use our challenges to move forward rather than hamper growth
- Assess and incorporate the clinical use of challenging information in order to increase rapport with clients while strengthening the therapeutic relationship.
This workshop Offers 3 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.
Self-Disclosure: An Ethical Approach to “Knowing What to say, When to Say it, and How to Say it”
Live Webinar
Sunday, June 25th, 2023
1:00PM - 4:00PM EST
3 CE Credits - Ethics
Self-Disclosure can be a highly effective tool in connecting with others. In therapeutic situations, a certain amount of disclosure always occurs. Clients can discern (or guess at) our socio-economic status, gender, clothing preferences, and marital status, to name a few things, just by looking at us. But when is it appropriate to reveal our personal story when talking with clients? When they ask us about our own lives, should we answer the questions? What if the questions seem like they are a challenge to our “professional expertise”.
This session will be interactive – with some surprises! In this training, Tonya Logan, Founder and CEO of Kayla’s village, will discuss her own story and her approach to disclosure in working with clients. Participants will be encouraged to view challenges by clients in a positive and strength-based framework. Clinicians will gain a deeper ability to view clients seemingly threatening questions in a less prejudicial manner.
Whether we are faced with sharing information from our past or present, personally or professionally, we are often unsure of how that information will be perceived. Learn to use “less than positive” information to help build relationships and show clients that we can use our challenges to move forward rather than hamper growth
(Trainer, Tonya Logan, LCSW-C, LICSW, Founder and CEO, Kayla’s Village)
Learning Objectives:
- Analyze whether sharing information from their past or present, personally or professionally, is clinically appropriate
- Demonstrate to clients how we may use our challenges to move forward rather than hamper growth
- Assess and incorporate the clinical use of challenging information in order to increase rapport with clients while strengthening the therapeutic relationship.
Agenda:
20 minutes Classifying Information and Threats
Low disclosure
Middle disclosure
High disclosure
15 minutes Historical Perspective
Freud’s Approach
Humanist Movement
Feminist Movement
12-Step Programs
Reality TV
10 minutes Johari Window
Open Area
Hidden Area
Blind Area
Unknown Area
30 minutes Perception vs. Prejudice
Examples of reframing negativity into positivity
Discussion of prejudice as related to diagnoses
Highlighting perceptions and prejudice in family clutter example
30 minutes Reframing
We must focus to see strengths
45 minutes Types of Disclosure
Deliberate Disclosing
Sharing a secret
Unavoidable disclosures
Therapeutic disclosure
Medical disclosure
Social disclosure
Accidental disclosure
Disclosure at work
30 minutes Scenarios
Susan
Jessica
Client Googled therapist
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.
- NEFESH International is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Mental Health Counselor #MHC-0082
- NEFESH International is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0046
- CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
CE You! maintains responsibility for this program. - CE You LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0437
- CE You LLC #1573 is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CE You LLC maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period 3/27/2024 – 3/27/27. Social workers completing this course receive 3 ethics continuing education credits.
- NEFESH International, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0116.
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