Essentials for Private Practice Workshop
Description:
OPD Points: 5
The Essentials for Private Practice Workshop offers mental health professionals an opportunity to gain valuable insights and practical guidance for establishing and expanding their own thriving private practice. This workshop is specifically designed for counselors, psychotherapists, mental health workers, psychosocial recovery coaches, and other professionals in the mental health field. Whether you're considering venturing into private practice or looking to enhance your current practice, this workshop provides a safe and trauma-informed environment, along with ethical and evidence-based resources to support your journey. Don't miss out on this chance to grow professionally and create a successful private practice. Join us at the Essentials for Private Practice Workshop and take your career to the next level.
Key Learning Objectives / Outcomes:
The workshop will utilise a reflective practice approach, incorporating interactive presentations and group discussions. Our facilitators will offer guidance and facilitate discussions to foster peer learning, creating an environment conducive to sharing knowledge and experiences. Through this interactive format, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions and learn from one another's perspectives, enhancing their understanding and application of the workshop content.We have carefully selected and prepared a collection of ready to go template resources specifically designed for the convenience of professionals.Session 1: Presentation and reflective practice(duration: 1 hour)Session 2: Group discussion(duration: 40 min)Session 3: Takeaways and Action Plan(duration: 20 min)+ Assessment quiz
Presenter / Provider:
Claudia Da Silva, Senior Counsellor & Registered Supervisor and, Angelica Lopes, Clinical Counsellor & Registered Supervisor
Presenter Qualifications:
Claudia Da SilvaSenior Counsellor & Registered SupervisorBachelor of Psychology, Master of Mental Health, Post Grad in Psychodrama and EFT- emotionally Focused Therapy (Annandale Institute-NSW)Claudia is a registered Clinical Supervisor and Senior Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association-ACA, since 2016. She has extensive experience in the field, having worked as a Clinical Supervisor for non-profit organizations such as Interrelate NSW and Anglicare in WA. Currently, she divides her time between her private practice in Perth, where she provides supervision and support to counsellours and mental health practitioners across Australia, and her role as clinical specialist working with historical child sexual abuse survivors and their families. In her work Claudia integrates a trauma-informed approach, incorporating reflective practice and utilizing cultural lenses to ensure the best possible care for her clients and supervisees. Angelica Lopes Clinical Counsellor & Registered SupervisorBachelor of Psychology, Master of Mental Health, Certificate Practicum in REBT – Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (Albert Ellis Institute- NY)Angelica is a registered supervisor and clinical counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), since 2018. She splits her time between her private practice in West Perth, and her role as a Clinical Supervisor of Master of Counselling students at Monash University. Over the past 15 years, she has provided several specialised therapeutic services to those dealing with challenging life experiences and assisted people through short-term goal oriented therapy, as well as long-term therapy. As a multicultural therapist, she has also developed the ability to work collaboratively with people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds, and relationship structures.Â