About this webinar
Date: October 26, 2026
Time: 9 a.m. to noon ET
Facilitator: Scot Cooper, RP
CE hours: 3
This training is suitable for:
- Mental Health Professionals: psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers
- Medical Professionals: nurses, psychiatrists, pediatricians, family doctors
- Direct Service Workers: drop in workers, shelter and hostel workers, child and youth workers, youth justice workers
Level of training: Introductory/Intermediate
Client age category: For professionals who work with clients aged 6 to adulthood
Description:
In single session therapy (SST), therapists face diverse circumstances and navigate ethical dilemmas within a limited time frame. The brief nature of single session therapy calls for supervision in harmony with the shift in mindset and methodology that can assist with the unique aspects of the work. This training will provide a space for exploration and discussion of clinical supervision for SST. All those who provide supervision in psychotherapy, counselling and coaching in time-constrained contexts will find this training useful and engaging, including those supervising in crisis and call-in settings, walk-in clinics, medical centres, and live-in contexts where change conversations are brief.
"SST places unique ethical demands on the clinician. Explore a supervision model built for that complexity — one that reconnects supervisees with their practice wisdom, creativity, and care." - Scot Cooper, RP
Learning objectives:
- Situate the supervision within a meta-theory favourable to single session therapy
- Explore frameworks for post-session reflection, debrief and scheduled supervision
- Grow conversations that discover supervisee’s skills, creativity and know-how
- Discuss how to assist supervisees to be intentional in their learning
- Identify an ethical stance for supervision that brings a focus on relational ethics
Join us to explore supervision in harmony with SST — where the unique complexity and ethical demands of single session practice are co-explored, and supervisees are supported to access their own wisdom, creativity, and ethics.
SickKids CCMH Learning Institute is pleased to partner with Caversham Booksellers to offer a 20% discount and a $5 flat shipping rate (from $10) towards the facilitator's published books, such as Brief Narrative Practice in Single-Session Therapy (2024).
To receive this benefit, enter the discount code SKCCMHLI24 at checkout when purchasing the book on Caversham Booksellers’ website.
Continuing Education (CE) Information: SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) to offer continuing education (CE) hours. Full-day programs equal six CE hours; half-day programs equal three CE hours; for less than half-day programs, one hour of programming equals one CE hour. SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute maintains responsibility for the programs.
Other licensing boards and professional organizations will grant continuing education credits for attendance at their own discretion; participants will need to submit the course outline and Certificate of Participation for their consideration.
Registration closes
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Accessibility
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