About the Event
Cognitive Behavior Institute is excited to welcome Lindsey Venesky, PhD, NCSP for a live interactive webinar on: First Impressions: Conducting an Intake Assessment that Supports the Therapeutic Process
Date: September 27th, 2024
Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm EST
Location: online via zoom webinar
*Participants will not have access to their camera/microphone
Cost: $25
Level: Introductory
Credit Hours: 2 clinical CEs
Description:
Conducting a comprehensive intake assessment is a critical component of providing quality mental health care. This initial connection with a client serves a variety of purposes that support the overall therapeutic process. In terms of case conceptualization, intake assessments provide a necessary opportunity to gather relevant information, form diagnostic impressions, and identity treatment direction and goals (O’Reilly, et al., 2014; Owen, 2008). Further, the initial session allows for the therapist to engage the client in treatment and begin to form a supportive therapeutic relationship (O’Reilly, et al., 2014). These factors all increase the likelihood that the client will continue to engage in treatment and see desired progress (Haas, 2002). This training aims to support mental health clinicians in the process of conducting a quality and comprehensive intake assessment. Topics will include topics to cover in an intake assessment, orienting clients to treatment while gathering necessary information, writing intake evaluations, and addressing barriers to conducting comprehensive intake assessments.
Agenda:
1:00 - 1:15 p.m. - The role of intake assessments in the therapeutic process
1:15 - 1:45 p.m. - Orienting the client to treatment
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. - Conducting the intake assessment
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. - Addressing barriers to quality intake assessments
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. - Q&A
Learning Objectives:
Participants will describe how intake assessments can support the therapeutic process.
Participants will identify the components of a comprehensive intake assessment.
Participants will explain barriers to comprehensive intake assessments and how to address them to best support the therapeutic process.
Instructor Bio:
Dr. Lindsey Venesky currently works as a licensed psychologist and clinical supervisor at Cognitive Behavior Institute. She is also a nationally certified school psychologist. Her professional experiences include working in public schools, community mental health centers, and private practice. Although she has experience working with a wide range of populations and clinical needs, her specific interests include working with children and families as well as addressing grief and trauma. Course bibliography:
Ferguson, S., & Reiter, M. D. (2022). Therapeutic assessment interviewing: Intake interviewing, mental status exams, and crisis counseling. In Therapeutic Interviewing. Routledge.
Haas, E., Hill, R. D., Lambert, M. J., & Morrell, B. (2002). Do early responders to psychotherapy maintain treatment gains? Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58 (9), 1157-1173.
O'Reilly, M., Karim, K., Stafford, V., & Hutchby, I. (2014). Identifying the interactional processes in the first assessments in child mental health. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 20 (4), 195-201. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12077
Owen, J. (2008). The nature of confirmatory strategies in the initial assessment process. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 30 (4), 362–374. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.30.4.55281735v473x055
SonderMind. (2023). Conducting a successful intake with your clients. Author. https://www.sondermind.com/resources/clinical-resources/conducting-a-successful-intake-with-your-clients/
Wilder, A. (2022). A step-by-step guide to therapy intake forms. V-cita. https://www.vcita.com/blog/industries/therapy-intake-forms-sessions-step-by-step-guide
Approvals:
Cognitive Behavior Institute, #1771, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 06/30/2022-06/30/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.
Cognitive Behavior Institute, LLC 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-0098 and the State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0646 and the State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0216.
Cognitive Behavior Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7117. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Cognitive Behavior Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Cognitive Behavior Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Cognitive Behavior Institute maintains responsibility for content of this program.
Social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors in Pennsylvania can receive continuing education from providers approved by the American Psychological Association. Since CBI is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education, licensed social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensed professional counselors in Pennsylvania will be able to fulfill their continuing education requirements by attending CBI continuing education programs. For professionals outside the state of Pennsylvania, you must confirm with your specific State Board that APA approved CE's are accepted towards your licensure requirements. The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) has a process for approving individual programs or providers for continuing education through their Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. ACE approved providers and individual courses approved by ASWB are not accepted by every state and regulatory board for continuing education credits for social workers. Every US state other than New York accepts ACE approval for social workers in some capacity: New Jersey only accepts individually approved courses for social workers, rather than courses from approved providers. The West Virginia board requires board approval for live courses, but accepts ASWB ACE approval for other courses for social workers. For more information, please see https://www.aswb.org/ace/ace-jurisdiction-map/. Whether or not boards accept ASWB ACE approved continuing education for other professionals such as licensed professional counselors or licensed marriage and family therapists varies by jurisdiction. To determine if a course can be accepted by your licensing board, please review your board’s regulations or contact them. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
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TICKETS TO THIS WEBINAR ARE NON-REFUNDABLE/NON-TRANSFERABLE. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. REFUNDS WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN THE EVENT’S CANCELLATION BY CBI
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Process for Receiving Continuing Education Credit:
- Register
- Attend the Training
- Complete the Evaluation Survey
- Receive Continuing Education Certificate
*Courses remain open for 2 weeks following the end of the training