Course

Seeing Beyond Symptoms: Staying Grounded in Work with Psychosis

Starts Jan 30, 2026
2 CEUs

$60 Enroll

Full course description

 

Training Date

January 30, 2026 | 11 AM - 1 PM

 

Price

$60.00

 

CE/CEUs

2

 

Level

Intermediate

 

Length

2 Hours 

 

Location

Live Webinar

 

Course Description

This training provides clinicians with practical strategies for engaging, assessing, and supporting clients experiencing psychosis in outpatient or community-based therapeutic settings. Participants will explore how to differentiate psychotic symptoms from trauma responses, apply trauma-informed and recovery-oriented approaches, and manage safety and collaboration with psychiatric providers. Emphasis is placed on building rapport, maintaining therapeutic boundaries, and fostering hope and autonomy for clients navigating psychosis.

Learning Objectives

  1. Differentiate between psychotic symptoms and trauma-related experiences to enhance diagnostic clarity and treatment planning.
  2. Apply trauma informed and recovery oriented principles when engaging clients experiencing psychosis to promote safety, dignity, and empowerment.
  3. Implement practical intervention strategies that stengthen rapport, maintain therapeutic boundaries, and foster collaboration with psychiatric providers.
  4. Promote shared decision making and client autonomy within treatment planning and ongoing therapeutic relationships.

Target Learner

The target learner for this training is mental health professionals, substance use counselors.

Related Courses

  • Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder: Insights and Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment 
  • Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder 
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder

Available Credit

  • 2 CE/CEUs
  • Social Work and Mental Health including Major Mental Health credits in Nebraska, clinical ACE Ces, NBCC Credit

Meet the Speaker

Jennifer Sparrock, LICSW

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About Us

The Grace Abbott Training and Supervision Academy (GATSA) is committed to providing a positive and enriching training experience for all participants, clients, and students. To ensure clarity and mutual understanding, we’ve outlined key information about our policies, procedures, and practices on our website. For more information click here: GATSA Policies, Procedures, and Practices.

 

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