Considerations for Therapists of Twice Exceptional Clients
To register for this training, please purchase tickets here.
Event Date: MONDAY, JUNE 6 2022 @ 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM PDT
You will receive a Zoom invitation one day before the event to your email address that you used during the registration.
This training is geared towards clinicians who support twice exceptional clients. The presenters will share ways to understand and frame clinical presentations in terms of particular giftedness plus additional diagnoses.
Included in the discussion will be the benefits of recognizing, reframing and understanding how a twice exceptional client's gifted traits impact therapeutic intervention. The presenters’ own modified interventions will be described, and how these have been used successfully in therapeutic work with the twice exceptional population will be discussed.
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to identify gifted traits and name three reasons why therapy of gifted clients is different from therapy of non-gifted clients.
Attendees will be able to list three commonly co-occurring diagnoses in twice exceptional clients.
Attendees will be able to describe three therapeutic postures that are essential in working with glifted clients.
Attendees will be able to state three adjunct therapies and understand how they can be helpful in an integrated therapeutic approach.
Attendees will be able to recognize known therapeutic techniques that can be modified for the treatment of twice exceptional individuals, including Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration.
Attendees will review common assumptions made by therapists that can be unhelpful and even harmful in therapy.
Bios:
Grace Malonai, PhD, LPCC, BC-TMH, has been providing psychotherapy services in the San Francisco area since 1998. She is owner and Director at TheraThrive in Lafayette, and an adjunct professor at St. Mary’s College of California since 2003. She has contributed to various books, magazines, newsletters and blogs. As a regular presenter at local and national conferences, Dr. Grace is able to share her knowledge and passion on various topics that focus on neurodivergent populations, including 2e, Autism and ADHD.
Katie Malone, LPCC, LMFT, is an experienced speaker and clinician at TheraThrive in Lafayette. Katie is the Lead Therapist, Assessor, and Clinical Supervisor at TheraThrive, and plays an important role hiring, supporting and training staff. She is an experienced presenter, and her clinical work is interactive, strength-based, and focused on supporting the neurodivergent populations, including 2e, Autism, ADHD, and a full spectrum of challenges and disorders.
Please note:
Advanced registration is required for this CE event. Have questions? Please contact Nes Pinar at (925) 405-6040 or send an email to training@bapti.org.
All proceeds from this event will benefit BAPTI's Associates training program's Mental Health Equity Fund! For more information on how our program provides sliding scale services for the community while training prelicensed therapists, and/or to donate, please visit https://bapti.org.
Full refunds for cancellation with 72-hour notice. No partial refund and/or partial CE credits will be provided.
2 CE credits will be provided to qualifying participants. BAPTI is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. BAPTI maintains responsibility for this program and its content. CPA Provider #BAY 012. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) recognizes CPA continuing education credit for license renewal for LCSWs and LMFTs.
This event will not be recorded. Participants must attend entire training to receive CE Credits. No partial credit will be provided.