Get Out of Your Own Way and Your Clients Too; Who is More Important?
Why are you talking so much…. about yourself? It's not about you. Stories, examples, analogies and words all have power in the work we do. They also have a time and place to be used in an effective, client centered, and appropriate manner. How we use them, what we say, and how these practices impact the person receiving them is important. Let’s talk about listening, active listening, reflective listening, listening to respond vs reacting and all the things we can do when we are not talking or thinking about what to say next. The ethics and boundaries of strategic self-disclosure will be explored throughout this training along with potential pitfalls and safeguards for professional practice.
Objectives:
- Explore ethical boundaries around self-disclosure
- Define steps to ensure appropriate use of self-disclosure is followed
- Weigh the impact of when a helper has placed the importance of their own story over those they help
- Identify corrective action steps for when a person has crossed a boundary, utilizing an ethical decision-making process
Training Categories: Basic/Intermediate, Best Practice, Ethics, Boundaries| Clinical, Peer
Speakers
Dr. Thompson is the founder and lead clinician at Empower the Mind LLC in Central Pennsylvania. She provides outpatient mental health, SUD treatment, clinical trainings, and consultation for professionals in the field. Since starting her company in 2012 she has helped to grow, develop, and coordinate several community-based prevention programs such as Connected Together – a community violence prevention program providing free mobile trauma therapy to those in need, Breaking the Cycle, Changing the Future – a SUD peer recovery support program for pregnant and postpartum women which includes consultation for the professionals working with this special population, and Lebanon County Student Assistance Program which provides services to six school districts, the career and technology center and runs a free summer camp for county youth. In 2016 Dr. Thompson was elected to join the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB). Through her involvement with the board, she has helped to develop and implement statewide best practice trainings for peers and professionals credentialled by the PCB and working in programs licensed by the PA Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP). Over the last several years she has taught at Harrisburg Area Community College, Alvernia University and Lebanon Valley College. Her passion to help other learn, grow and be well is illustrated through her work daily!