Single Session Therapy in Action: Practical Strategies and a Recorded Demonstration!

Date course created: September 2024

Believe it or not, an entire clinical community exists around SST, or Single Session Therapy. It is a very direct and solution-oriented way to think about and approach mental health therapy. It is a very strategic model, built to provide value and resolution for the client within a single session. Why is this a good thing? Well, some clients are busy or resistant  to therapy (for cultural or other reasons), and may not even entertain going to therapy if they think about coming for many sessions in a row. This means we have a unique opportunity to extend important services to a deserving population and hard-to-reach group of people.

In this “single session” workshop, I will discuss the nature of single-session therapy (SST) and its foundations. I will then present the features of the single-session therapy mindset and the practical strategies that flow from this mindset. I will also do a live demonstration of SST with a volunteer willing to discuss a personal issue that they wish to resolve. Finally, I will also discuss common reservations therapists have about SST

**This is a 2.5-CE noninteractive, self-paced online video course delivered in home study format via an industry-standard online learning platform**

Agenda:

00:00 – 00:30: Understanding Single Session Therapy (SST): Concept, Modalities and Mindset

00:30 – 01:00:SST Practice: Establishing an effective working alliance

01:00 – 01:30: Communication techniques

01:30 – 01:45: Break

01:45 – 02:30: Client Assessment

02:30 – 03:00: Creating an Action Plan

Objectives:

This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:

a). After completing this training, participants will be able to describe the nature of single-session therapy.

b). After completing this training, participants will be able to learn and describe the main features of the single-session therapy mindset.

c). After completing this training, participants will be able to learn and respond to three reservations therapists have about SST.

Target Audience:

The target audience for this course includes licensed psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, and other licensed clinical mental health professionals.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Instructor(s): Windy Dryden, PhD, ScD

Material Author(s): Windy Dryden, PhD, ScD

Windy Dryden is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths University of London. He is a leading UK practitioner and trainer in the field of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and is best known for his work in Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behavior Therapy (RECBT), a leading CBT approach. He has been working in the field of counseling and psychotherapy since 1975 and was one of the first in Britain to be formally trained in CBT. His greatest goal is to disseminate SST/ONEplus Therapy as far and wide as possible to help clinicians help their clients.

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