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Ain't Dead Yet: Maintaining Clinical Excellence in the Public Sector

Session #: 710-330
Presenter(s): David Waters; Gene Cash
Session Length: 2 hr. 00 min.
Event: 2010 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Date: March 25-28, 2010

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As financial cutbacks slash the budgets of wraparound and foster-care-prevention agencies, good, clinically-oriented programs aimed at the poorest and most challenging families seem to get pushed further toward bare-bones case management. How do we maintain clinical excellence as we help families in urgent need when the financial pressures are pushing us to the wall? In this workshop, the presenters will demonstrate a model for teaching sophisticated clinical work to young therapists and maintaining a high standard of clinical care, even in the toughest times. The key to creating significant change with very troubled families is the rapid, accurate recognition of maladaptive patterns, both related to family functioning and thought processes. We'll demonstrate a strongly structured approach built around the concept "See It, Name It, Change It," which teaches pattern recognition and pattern reversal. Teaching and supervision strategies will be shown, with the ultimate goal of strengthening young therapists' skill in creating lasting change.

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