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Disability Affirmative Psychotherapy

Disability Affirmative Psychotherapy

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When it comes to disabilities, most therapists unintentionally get it wrong.

Not talking with clients in wheelchairs about mobility issues... failing to appreciate the hidden impairments of stroke survivors or individuals with diabetes complications... making assumptions about blindness or multiple sclerosis...

In cross-cultural therapy between an able-bodied therapist and a client with a disability, there is a tendency to either over-inflate or underestimate the role of the disability in the client’s struggles...

...leading clients to feel further marginalized and misunderstood.

These errors are costly therapeutic mistakes that can cause early drop-out or poor outcomes.

Become a disability-affirmative therapist and leave behind feelings of doubt and discomfort about how to work effectively with clients with disabilities. Rhoda Olkin, PhD, developer of Disability-Affirmative Therapy – and a clinician, professor, researcher, and author with lived experience with disability – will give you a comprehensive template that will allow you to:

  • Create an accessible clinical practice
  • Talk about disability in culturally-sensitive ways that enhance the therapeutic relationship
  • Establish how disability fits into case formulation and treatment planning

The skills you’ll learn can easily be incorporated into your existing therapy modalities with individuals and couples. This training was designed to be useful for all therapists.

Purchase today to ensure your clients with disabilities receive culturally-competent care!

Here's What You'll Learn

Core Concepts in Disability Studies
What Therapists Need to Know

  • Congenital and acquired disability – similarities and differences
  • Visible and hidden disabilities
  • Moral, medical, and social models of disability
  • The three most typical disability symptoms
  • Language and etiquette when interacting with clients with disabilities
  • The use of assistive technology and devises
  • Special concerns in assessment and diagnosis
  • Published guidelines on working with clients with disabilities
  • What not to do with clients with disability
  • Video demonstration: Male therapist of color working with white blind female with service dog, coming for issues in her marriage

Disability-Affirmative Psychotherapy
How to Provide Culturally Competent Care

  • Current disability status – two management techniques
  • Developmental history – educational, medical, advocacy history
  • Three main models of disability
  • Intersectionality – SES, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation
  • Disability culture and community
  • Microaggressions and their management
  • Affective experiences - mourning and inspiration
  • The role of social support
  • Families and intimate relationships – dating, sexuality, parenting
  • Case study: Gay male wheelchair user having difficulty managing microaggressions
  • Video demonstration: Woman with cerebral palsy with new baby, having trouble managing personal assistant

Clinical Issues
Bringing It All Together

  • Integrate Disability-Affirmative Psychotherapy into existing treatment approaches
  • Four steps to making your practice accessible
  • Best practices for creating a strong alliance and repairing ruptures
  • Address differences between therapist and client
  • Modifications for couples
  • Confronting therapist bias to ensure a non-pathologizing lens
  • Limitations of the research and potential risks

Everything You're Getting

  • More than 6 hours of video content
  • Up to 6.25 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

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Rhoda Olkin, PhD

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Rhoda Olkin, PhD, is a distinguished professor at California School of Professional Psychology, the developer of disability-affirming therapy, and the author of four books on disability and psychotherapy including What Psychotherapists Should Know about Disability and Disability-Affirming Therapy: A Case Formulation Template for Your Clients with Disabilities. She has researched and taught about disability for over 35 years and serves as and expert witness related to disability. As a polio survivor, Dr. Olkin has used her lived experiences to illustrate various aspects of living well with a disability or chronic medical condition.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Rhoda Olkin has employment relationships with Alliant University and the Institute on Disability and Health Psychology. She receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Rhoda Olkin is a member of the American and California Associations for Marital and Family Therapy, the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers, the American Association of University Professors, the American Counseling Association, and others. For a complete list, please contact info@pesi.com. She is a board member for Polio Health International.
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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS059422
Duration:
6 hours, 17 minutes
Copyright:
Oct 05, 2023
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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