Making Therapy Make Sense
Simplifying Treatment and Diagnosis to Improve Outcomes
1.75 hours of FREE CE!
Course Description: In a world where information multiplies faster than we can process it, mental health professionals face mounting pressure to keep up. This course offers a solution: learn how groundbreaking unifying frameworks are helping clinicians make sense of a rapidly evolving field. Weā€™ll explore the rise of second-wave integration in psychotherapyā€”a movement that merges hundreds of theories into cohesive, evidence-informed approaches. Youā€™ll also get a front-row seat to changes in diagnostic thinking, including the shift toward dimensional models and cross-cutting symptom assessments. Walk away with powerful new tools, a fresh perspective on the field, and renewed clarity about where therapy is headed.
Instructor: Dr. Diane Gehart is the Founder of the Therapy that Works Institute and Professor Emerita at California State University, Northridge. She has authored numerous titles, including Mindfulness for Chocolate Lovers: A Lighthearted Way to Stress Less and Savor More Each Day, Mindfulness and Acceptance in Couple and Family Therapy, Mastering Competencies in Family Therapy, and Theory and Treatment Planning in Counseling and Psychotherapy.
Course Goal: This program aims to introduce approaches to diagnosis and treatment intervention that synthesize cutting-edge knowledge.
Learning Objectives: Based on the content of this session, I am able to:
- describe at least 2 ways that second-wave integration models simplify conceptualization in psychotherapy.
- explain how mental health diagnosis is shifting toward spectrum diagnoses based on the 13 cross-cutting symptoms.
- identify the six elements of the unifying framework for psychotherapy.
CE Approval: This course has been approved for 1.75 hours of continuing education by the NBCC and CAMFT.
Therapy that Works Institute programs are offered for NBCC credit (NBCC ACEP No. 7125).
Therapy that Works Institute (Provider #1000141) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs.
Therapy that Works Institute maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
Course CE certificates will be awarded via email within 24 hours upon completion of all course modules, course quiz, and course evaluation.
Accommodations/Grievances: Requests for accommodations and/or grievances related to the course should be directed to [email protected]. These communications will be responded to within 2 working days.
Refunds: As a digital product, we are unable to offer refunds.
Access: Participants will have access to the course for 2 years.
