Who is this for:
Clinicians at all levels of training who are interested in increasing case formulation and conceptualization skills to improve treatment planning.
Instructional Level:
Beginner to Intermediate
Recommended Courses Prerequisites:
None
Course Description:
This course provides practical training to utilize behavioral case conceptualization and formulation strategies to improve treatment outcomes. The course is appropriate for clinicians utilizing any theoretical model, who are currently struggling with any of the following:
Difficulty selecting appropriate interventions or techniques during session
Applying the same rote, rigid, or limited number of interventions across clinical situations, even when the intervention is not working
Difficulty deepening, expanding, or moving the treatment beyond initial, simple, or surface clinical problems
Becoming "stuck" in session when something unexpected happens
Difficulty incorporating sociocultural factors into your understanding of the patient's experience and/or functioning
Missing important information that may better explain a patient's behaviors, diagnoses, or experiences
Experiencing a recurrent sense that you are unsure where the treatment is going or what the purpose of treatment is
Tending to use strategies, techniques, or interventions at ineffective or inappropriate times
Seeing that patients do not seem to be improving (or are worsening in their clinical presentation)
This course is rooted in evidence-based, behavioral principles to teach clinicians how to create a solid case conceptualization that guides treatment. Clinicians will learn how to maintain a foundational conceptual structure while also flexibly integrating techniques from across therapeutic modalities.
Why You’ll Love this Course:
Without a solid case formulation, therapy can often feel like an aimless process where you aren’t quite sure how to effectively move your patients towards change. This course will provide you with the concrete tools you need to feel more confident in not only understanding those that you’re working with, but in implementing flexible treatment plans that work.
Featuring:
Handouts:
“Blank Beck Case Diagram” and “Beck Case Diagram Example”
“Blank Case Formulation Questions” and “Case Formulation Questions Example”
“Blank Initial Target Behaviors” and “Initial Target Behaviors Example”
Case formulation experiential practice using handouts
Educational Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Perform a thorough case formulation assessment, utilizing functional analysis techniques, to create a holistic and sophisticated understanding of each individual patient.
Connect case formulation and treatment planning, creating treatment plans unique to each individual patient.
Apply at least two practical tools to select appropriate and effective interventions "on the fly" in session.
Nikki Rubin, Psy.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Co-founder
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Nikki Rubin, Psy.D. is a co-founder and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of MindScience Collective. She is a licensed clinical psychologist (CA PSY30047, NY 019595) who specializes in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and third-wave cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT). She has particular expertise in the treatment of OCD and anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, ADHD, perfectionism, and grief and loss.
Dr. Rubin is the owner of Nikki Rubin, Psy.D., A Psychological Corporation, providing evidence-based treatments for adults, along with supervision, consultation, and private practice coaching for clinicians. She is passionate about mentorship for mental health clinicians, and thus serves as an Associate Clinical Professor at UCLA, training doctoral students in ACT. She is also the creator of The Complete Private Practice Toolkit, an educational course designed to help clinicians start or enhance their private practices.
In addition to her clinical and academic work, Dr. Rubin serves as a Clinical Advisor at Psych Hub, where she lends her expertise to advancing the company’s mission of expanding access to evidence-based behavioral health education, resources, and pathways to care. Lastly, along with MindScience Collective co-founder Peter Economou, Ph.D., she co-hosts When East Meets West, a podcast exploring the intersection of eastern spiritual practices and western behavioral science, further reflecting her commitment to innovative and integrative approaches to mental health care.a
Disclosure:
Dr. Rubin is a co-founder of MindScience Collective and will receive financial benefit from all course sales. The Beck Institute has provided permission for Dr. Rubin to use their materials. Dr. Rubin has no financial interests in the Beck Institute.