How to Avoid Avoidance
A self-paced guide to helping your clients engage in trauma-focused treatment
1.5 CE CREDITS
Target Audience: Social Workers, Clinicians
Learning Level: Intermediate
Course Description
The purpose of this 1.5 credit recorded asynchronous distance learning continuing education training is to improve the social worker’s/practitioner’s skill of decrease client no-shows, late cancellations, doorknob confessionals, and other avoidant behaviors. Designed to teach you help your clients confront those fears keeping them back from the life they are looking for, "How To Avoid Avoidance" gets at those blocks that keep you puzzled or frustrated. I offer valuable tools to cut through the vague hunches you have that something isn't right and get down into the root of the problem. From client factors, to clinician factors, to the client-clinician relationship barriers, we tackle them collaboratively. .
Learning Objectives - After this training you will be able to:
- Assess current success rates of client enrollment, engagement, completion, dropout, and avoidance in comparison to recent research findings.
- Identify and prioritize their client’s potential barriers to engagement and their typical avoidance mechanisms at intake.
- Obtain client buy-in for addressing anticipated avoidance behaviors throughout treatment.
- Collaboratively develop treatment goals and objectives addressing key avoidance behaviors.
- Create effective interventions to increase engagement and motivate clients with a traumatic stress related disorder to commit to their treatment goals.
Meet the Instructor:
Will Koehler, PhD, LCSW (pronouns: he/they)
Will is founder of Disco Sock Productions, LLC., author of memoir - Dragons & Disco Socks (2021), co-owner of the counseling practice Journey to a Trauma Informed Life, LLC and Executive Director of Journey: Healing Together.
His areas of expertise include trauma-informed, culturally competent treatment of traumatic stress and dissociative disorders, mental health concerns among LGBTQ+ individuals, children exposed to violence and abuse, and those living with HIV.
Since 2009, he has served the NW PA region as a Clinical Social Worker by empowering LGBTQ+ youth and adults with evidence-based, trauma-focused outpatient counseling. He currently provides training, supervision, and consulting services in the areas of LGBTQ+ competency, trauma-informed practices, and is an EMDRIA-approved Consultant & Instructor. Koehler founded Disco Sock Productions in honor of his grandmother who encouraged him to share his light with everyone without prejudice. Hence, DSP is an online coaching, consulting, and training platform to help illuminate the darkness caused by trauma.
Course Curriculum
Course Curriculum
Course interactivity
This is an online, self-paced, (i.e. recorded asynchronous distance learning) course consisting of 4 modules. Students receive feedback on submitted assignments from instructor(s) within 3 business days of submission. Students can start a private message thread with their instructor. There is also a chat board where students can post thoughts and ask questions for instructor(s) and other students to respond to. As this is an asynchronous course, students may not receive input from other students right away, however the instructor will respond within 3 business days of the post. Instructors are also available by email.
CE Credits
Participants will receive 1.5 Continuing Education Credits upon completion of the workshop. Certificates will be emailed to you within 10 business days of completing all course requirements.
Course completion requirements
For recorded asynchronous distance learning courses, students must complete all module activities. On the curriculum page, there is a ‘progress’ status bar at the top of the curriculum page as well as “start”, “in progress”, or “completed” status button for each of the modules’ activities/lessons. Students must pass (80% correct) a course assessment consisting of 15 questions and a course evaluation to receive their continuing education certificate. Students may retake the course assessment up to two times to pass. Time to complete the course assessment, course evaluation and course assignments is not included for the 1.5 CEs. In the course, there is an assignment for each module. Each assignment will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
How to Register
How to Register
This is a self-paced (recorded) course. Click the Register button, remit payment, and you’ll receive an email with course access.Contact: Will Koehler at wkoehler@discosock.com with questions or concerns.
This is a self-paced (recorded) course. Click the Register button, remit payment, and you’ll receive an email with course access.
Contact: Will Koehler at wkoehler@discosock.com with questions or concerns.Disco Socks Productions LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7645. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Disco Socks Productions LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
