Full Course Description

Module 0: Introduction

Copyright : 02/08/2021

Module 1: What Therapists Should Know for Clients Worried About COVID-19

Here’s the problem: even after the pandemic is over, we're not going back. COVID-19 will likely be a part of our “new normal,” the virus will likely circulate from season to season well into the future, and we must find ways to adapt our practices for the long run.

We’ll also need to be equipped with accurate, up-to-date information about COVID-19 – not only to keep our clients & practices safe, but also to help guide clients who are anxious and worried to know the facts and real risks. Because let’s face it – COVID-19 is now a part of the equation for years to come.

In this exclusive never-before-seen course designed just for therapists, Dr. Kelly Fradin, MD will:

Walk you, step-by-step, through what mental health professionals need to know about the science, in an easily explainable way, to help clients understand COVID-19, particularly those who are worried and anxious.
Show you how and when to bring clients back to the office safely, including specific actions you can take, incorporating testing, and the exact questionnaire you can give to clients before they arrive to help mitigate their risk and yours.
Cover the most up-to-date facts about the risks of COVID from the latest research on the disease process, transmission, vaccination and more (hint: we’ve learned a lot in the past year that doesn't make the headlines)
How to address the 7 specific stressors clients are facing and will face as we step into the new normal, and her unique advice for handling the unique stressors that will impact our client in the coming year around socializing, school, vacations, careers, and more.
Provide specific insights into how the pandemic has affected children and teens, and what advice she’s giving parents and families.

FROM THE SPEAKER:

“Last March, my kids schools shut down, my practice was wrecked, and the news was terrifying. As a pediatrician, I devoted myself to understanding this disease both physically and psychologically, and now I want to share what I’ve learned with therapists like you so we can partner together to get back to life safely, re-open our offices confidently, and help our clients and ourselves thrive in a new normal. This course was specifically designed for therapists, and I know you’ll find answers to your most pressing questions that will not only help you, but help your anxious and worried clients. See you in the course!”

Dr. Kelly Fradin, MD

Author, Parenting in a Pandemic

Program Information

Objectives

Analyze ways to address clients’ anxiety and worry around COVID-19 based on the latest evidence.
Analyze the specific ways in which mental health professionals can help clients understand and make their own decisions around the COVID-19 pandemic.
Determine strategies for safely re-opening offices for clients.
3 key things that mental health professionals should understand about COVID-19 and its biopsychosocial impacts.
Conduct assessment of stress levels in children coping with online learning and pandemic realities.
Analyze what we are learning about critical stress points in parents and children during the pandemic.
Utilize at least 6 practical stress management coping skills for parents, caretakers and kids.
Determine needs for higher levels of care, medical referrals, and school resources.

Outline

What Therapists Should Know for Clients worried about COVID-19

Sorting fact from fiction and understanding the numbers
Assessing the risks of serious illness
Strategies for mitigating risk to yourself and your clients in your clinical work
How to understand vaccination and what it means

Bringing Clients Back to Your Office Safely

Setting up your office
Understanding ventilation strategies
Re-examining how you schedule clients
The utility of wearing masks or not wearing masks in the office
Properly understanding what COVID-19 testing can and can’t do

Helping Clients Navigate Decision Making

Safety vs social isolation – assessing the risks and benefits to client well-being on their diagnosis
Helping clients cope when others don’t agree or reciprocate the way they are choosing to lower their risk of getting sick
Prioritizing robust support systems, marriages, and friends

Understanding the Specific Stressors Parents, Kids, and Families are Facing

Why guilt is an under-recognized stressor among parents and how to work with it
Dis-enfranchised grief and and loss
Loss of control - working with problems that can’t be solved right now
What anger is really all about in this time
How anxiety and fear are taking on new meaning in this time
The long-term effects of isolation and how to lower the risks

Six Techniques to Help Improve Home & Family Life for Clients

How to lower expectations without falling behind
How and why family meetings have new meaning going forward. Discussing what’s going on with your family.
What isolation has done to our bodies – incorporating exercise and movement is more important than ever
Media exposure is doing more than you might think
control over media exposure, choosing how we discuss the virus and our mitigation efforts
Specific sleep recommendations and the power of routines

Addressing the BIG Long-Term Impacts of the Pandemic among Parents, Families, and their Kids

The long-term effects of 2020-2021 on social and emotional development
Ways you can improve remote learning or hybrid learning
How kids might be displaying anxiety in different ways today and how to help
Fostering a growth mindset even after a difficult year

Where We Are Headed – What Life & Therapy Looks Like Post-Pandemic

Data from previous global pandemics
Longer-term issues that will surface you should know about right now
The ways our clients will need help as we re-orient in a new normal

Target Audience

Counselors
Psychologists
Social Workers
Marriage & Family Therapists
Psychiatrists
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Addictions Counselors

Full Course Description

Module 0: Introduction

Module 1: What Therapists Should Know for Clients Worried About COVID-19

Program Information

Module 2: Bringing Clients Back to Your Office Safely

Module 3: Helping Clients Navigate Decision Making

Module 4: Working with the Specific Post-Pandemic Stressors Facing Parents, Kids, & Families

Module 5: Six Techniques to Help Improve Home & Family Life for Clients

Module 6: Addressing the BIG Long-Term Impacts of the Pandemic Among Parents, Kids, & Families

Module 7: Where Are We Headed Now? What Life & Therapy Looks Like After a Pandemic