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Preparing for the Clinical ASWB Exam can be overwhelming, especially if you are not sure where to start. That doesn't mean you have to face the challenges of test preparation on your own. Study with us on February 23 for a live prep training to learn everything you need to pass your ASWB exam! Not only will you receive a robust study guidebook, but you will also have access to a comprehensive exam guide, a complete practice test, and more! Register by February 16 to study with NASW-CA and succeed on test day.  📚 Study with NASW-CA: https://lnkd.in/gBD4f5K6 - Image description: Text reads "Licensure Exam Prep Training – Clinical ASWB Exam. February 23. 9 AM - 4:30 PM PT. Virtual. Learn everything you need to know to pass the Clinical ASWB exam and reduce test anxiety. NASW Member - $150. Nonmember - $200"

Here’s two ways you can make hosting OT student clinical placements much easier, without spending a fortune or figuring things out on your own… Option 1: Buy my Clinical Educator Starter Kit – it’s full of templates, checklists, guides, and learning resources to stop you wasting your time on unnecessary admin and creating resources from scratch. It’s not free, but when you work out how long you’d spend putting your own kit together it’s VERY affordable. Option 2: Join the Clinical Educator Resource Kit 5-Day Challenge – take advantage of some free training with me and I’ll coach you through how to create five resources to get you started with your own kit. This is free, and you will need to invest your time, but you might learn some handy educator skills along the way. Decisions, decisions! Which will you choose? 🤔 Everything you need to know about each option is on the website and the links are in the comments! You’re also welcome to send me a DM if you have questions. Will you be joining me? P.S. You can choose both options if it’s too hard to decide! #OccupationalTherapy #ClinicalEducation #OTStudents #YourOTTutor #NDIS

Have you had some training in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), yet are wondering how to increase your competency? Do you find yourself relying mostly on techniques - classic exercises and metaphors - without knowing how to most effectively make use of ACT from the ground up with a given client? Would you like to know how to target key processes of change that can radically transform how you relate to and approach human suffering and its alleviation?  Do you have blind spots or skill deficits that you’d like to specifically target and improve upon?   This interactive and intermediate-to-advanced live-online course facilitated by Lou Lasprugato, Peer-Reviewed ACT Trainer, now in its 4th annual iteration, is designed to deepen, broaden, and sharpen your clinical skills in ACT through self-assessment, deliberate practice, and functional feedback.  You will leave this course with an ability to more fluidly and effectively make use of process-based functional analysis, the therapeutic relationship, and behavioral interventions that shape psychological flexibility with respect to client and context. Please consider sharing with colleagues who may be interested in this training opportunity! Advanced ACT: Shaping Psychological Flexibility On-The-Fly Thursdays from April 4th thru May 23rd at 1PM Eastern Time (10AM Pacific / 6PM GMT) For more info and registration:  https://lnkd.in/eFZABuk7

TDA networks and their role in supporting a national response – comment by CEO Jenny Dodd As we draw to the end of the year, I want to publicly thank those members of the national TAFE workforce (including our dual sector universities) who have been active members of TDA networks and communities of practice. Many members of the TAFE workforce chair these networks / communities of practice – huge thanks for going over and above in leading national policy and practice. Others of the TAFE workforce are active participants – thank you also for your significant contributions. This week there will be final meetings of several networks including the well-established Quality, Regulatory and Compliance network, the relatively new Foundation Skills network, and the TAFE Australia Product Network. That caps off final meetings by other networks during the last couple of weeks such as the National Enrolled Nursing Network, the Higher Education Provider Network, the Dual Sector Network, the Allied Health Network, and the Australian TAFE International Network. Then there are communities of practice that are leading innovation thinking and discussing what is good learning and teaching practice. Examples include the Immersive Learning Network and NVEDN (educator developer practitioners) and a new group, TAFE Generative AI group – all doing great work to demonstrate the power of TAFE is stronger when we come together. The work that TAFEs have established through these networks and communities of practice will support the execution of an aspect of the National Skills Agreement (NSA). Now that the NSA is a public document it is worth teasing out the proposed National TAFE Network. The NSA states the National TAFE Network will:  - pilot the development and support of the TAFE workforce and education practice, including through communities of practice organised around specific topics - develop curriculum and course materials and share these among TAFEs and public training providers - pilot new or innovative approaches in teaching and learning practice, and provide a mechanism for employers, unions, Jobs and Skills Councils, universities, TAFE Centres of Excellence and others to engage with TAFEs and public training providers piloting new or innovative approaches in teaching and learning practice, and - provide a mechanism for employers, unions, Jobs and Skills Councils, universities, TAFE Centres of Excellence and others to engage with TAFEs and public training providers. As TAFEs, we are already working together to achieve most of these outcomes. Although there are new dimensions, such as the TAFE Centres of Excellence, the power of TAFE has been evident for many years in our national networks and communities of practice. Thank you all – the TDA secretariat has enjoyed supporting and facilitating the outcomes of your collective hard work.

PART 2 Some specifics of CEU’s (Continuing Education Units) are: The Hawaiian Board Compliance rules (similar in the majority of States, but not all) are designed, like the APTA Ethical Guidelines, to protect the public from harm. CEUs are compulsory for the license but are retrospectively notified for the two-year previous license. The Hawaiian rules are numerous and written in legal rather than colloquial English, making them easy to misinterpret, let alone understand, if you are not legally qualified—hence, an onerous problem. The Hawaiian rules require that they approve any course or other type of CEU before a therapist can be said to have license compliance. The licensee therapist has no ability to verify that the Board has investigated available CEU courses for validity of purpose or research integrity. (A recent request for the Board to provide any information about conflict of interest was rapidly shut down.) The licensee therapist cannot question whether the board-approved course is up to date and has a validated research base. It is well-known and documented that published research data has been compromised in many instances. Various top publishing Houses have had to retract published research given false data and other problems - including corruption. Apparently, up to 50% of research is NOT published because of the inflated publishing costs, not because the research is invalid. There is no safeguard against evidence-based skewing. Given the above, therapist licensees are likely to be forced to self-fund and study such courses with potentially questionable research because the course providers may not ensure the research validity within their courses, and the Licensing Board may not validate the course for acceptable and current data either. An attempt was made to find out if validation occurs, but the request was refused. It should be noted that around 50% of the licensing fee is allocated to RICO. The end result is a Board willing to silence an elder member of the profession via litigation about CEU compliance - when that Member was more concerned than the Board (in this case) for public safety. The Board's actions in attacking a therapist (this is not an isolated case if the Board minutes are reviewed) and hiding the CEU accreditation process for provider acceptance of courses potentially risk public safety by lowering the educational standard of therapists via compulsion and potentially incorrect research used within courses sponsored by providers.

Choosing the right CEU provider is crucial for your professional development. Our latest blog post outlines five key considerations to help you make the best choice. From accreditation to course relevance, we've got you covered! 🌟  Read more to ensure you're getting the most out of your continuing education. Read the full blog post here: https://hubs.li/Q02BWKcK0 #ProfessionalDevelopment #CEU #ContinuingEducation #CareerGrowth

I learned of the word, “kaizen”, which can be translated as "continuous improvement", while implementing the Lean Management approach at a prior place of employment. I've since adopted it as a value that I apply to different domains of my life, including key relationships, self-care, and as a therapist. Through deliberate practice (i.e. purposeful practice of micro-and-macro-skills that move processes of change in therapy), we can incrementally increase our competency and effectiveness as clinicians. Given that years of experience do not predict better outcomes for our clients, and are actually correlated with a slight decline in efficacy (ouch!), deliberate practice represents one way of continuously improving our craft. If you're a behavioral/mental health professional or student with at least basic training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and would like to enhance your competency through self-assessment, deliberate practice, and functional feedback in a supportive and engaging environment, my annual Advanced ACT live-online course will begin April 4th, 2024. CEs available for most licensed clinicians. For more info: https://lnkd.in/eFZABuk7 #continuingeducation #acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy #training