Why You'll Love This Course

Workflows may sound like a business concept. But effective workflows improve communication with clients, strengthen the clinical relationship, and do it with less work and stress for the clinician. This course describes how that can be done, and why it matters to clinical outcomes.

Course Description

This course guides clinicians on how to implement systems that improve the client experience and clinical outcomes. Attention will be given to communication processes early in the therapy relationship that can be simplified, reducing client confusion and facilitating a strong therapeutic bond.

1 Hour CE. Recorded Video Format (non-interactive)

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the connection between client communication processes, relationship-building, and clinical outcomes.

  • Identify two common processes where client-therapist communication can break down.

  • Identify at least two areas of their own practice where improved workflows can impact client relationships and client satisfaction.

Instructors

Benjamin E. Caldwell & Fletcher Dennison

Benjamin Caldwell, PsyD, LMFT

Benjamin Caldwell, PsyD is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#42723). He currently serves as adjunct faculty for California State University Northridge in Los Angeles. He has taught at the graduate level for more than 15 years, primarily in Law and Ethics, and has written and trained extensively on ethical applications in mental health care. In addition to serving a three-year term on the AAMFT Ethics Committee, Dr. Caldwell served as the Chair of the Legislative and Advocacy Committee for AAMFT-California for 10 years. He served as Editor for the Users Guide to the 2015 AAMFT Code of Ethics, Chair of the workgroup that developed Best Practices in the Online Practice of Couple and Family Therapy, and author of several books, including Saving Psychotherapy and Basics of California Law for LMFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs.

Fletcher Dennison

SimplePractice COO

Fletcher, SimplePractice’s COO, has over 8 years of experience in technology operations. He’s passionate about understanding customers and finding ways to meet their needs. Fletcher’s experience includes product management of the SimplePractice web and mobile apps through customer-focused research, feedback, and collaboration. He also has lead teams to write, develop and distribute content for large and diverse audiences. He earned a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, & Economics from Pomona College.

Additional Information

Format and Length:

Recorded Video Format (non-interactive); 62 minutes

Topic Area:

Clinical Practice

Instructional Level:

Intermediate

Completion Requirements:

To obtain your CE certificate, you must progress through all course segments, complete a satisfaction survey, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a course completion quiz.

Who Should Attend:

Counselors, clinical social workers, and marriage and family therapists.

Enrollment Period: 

90 Days

Publication and Review Dates:

Course Published: December 05, 2018 

Financial Support Statement:

SimplePractice Learning pays course presenters for their teaching. There is no other financial support for this course.

Conflict of Interest Statement:

This course utilizes screen images from SimplePractice. However, these are examples only. As the instructors note, the principles taught in this course apply to the use of any practice management system, including those who use none at all. There is no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support for this course.

Refund Policy:

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Continuing Education Approvals:

This course is not part of our APA-approved continuing education program for psychologists at this time.

SimplePractice has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6961. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. SimplePractice is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

SimplePractice has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6961. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. SimplePractice is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

SimplePractice is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LPCCs, LCSWs, and LEPs (CAMFT CEPA provider #145276). SimplePractice maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This course meets the qualifications for 1 hour of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

SimplePractice is approved as a Rule/Statute Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling. Note that we do not automatically report CE completion to CE Broker at this time, so certificates of completion must be manually uploaded. Click here for more information.

SimplePractice is approved to provide continuing education activities for Marriage and Family Therapists in the state of Texas. MFT CE Provider Number 1271.

SimplePractice is approved to provide continuing education activities for Professional Counselors in the state of Texas. LPC CE Provider Number 3446.

SimplePractice is approved to provide continuing education activities for Social Workers in the state of Texas. Social Work CE Provider Number 7678.

This course is not part of our continuing education program approved through NAADAC. Click here to view our complete CE approval information, or check out our collection of NAADAC approved courses.

This course is not part of our continuing education program as an approved provider for the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work.