'Already Well': Recognizing Wellness as a Precursor to Getting Better

This web conference is an overview of a psychotherapeutic perspective and process called ‘Already Well’—a simple, yet powerful intervention that can be used alone or as a foundation to support and enhance all therapeutic and healing modalities. ‘Already Well’ espouses that no matter what a client may be presenting with, he or she is already an amazing, natural, unique synthesis of experiences, genetics, spirit (Wise Self), and environment, replete with coping mechanisms that are a natural part of being wholly human.

Though many modalities of psychotherapy include these ideas, ‘Already Well’ focuses on, and makes explicit, this miraculous synthesis (wellness) as the precursor for growth and change. This is done through a four-step process involving exploration, discovery, reconciliation, and intentional awareness. This process encourages the identification of the client’s ‘Wise Self’ (i.e. real self, core self, spirit, authentic self) and looks at key experiences, relationships, problems, and so on, and views reactions to these as being natural and normal aspects of the human drive to survive and evolve. When a therapist and client can view all behavior, circumstances, thoughts, and feelings from a functional rather than dysfunctional perspective, the mind, body, and spirit become better optimized for healing and all subsequent interventions are more successful, thus leading to an improved sense of worth, value, and ability. These four steps will be covered specifically, as will the neurobiological research supporting self-acceptance as an essential preliminary intervention for wellness.

This web conference will focus not only on how the ‘Already Well’ process can benefit clients, but also on how the technique can benefit clinicians by helping with burnout, over-enmeshment, and the “Why can I help everyone else but myself?” syndrome. ‘Already Well’ was initially developed as an alternative approach to working with clients with schizophrenia. Dr. Jordan discovered that the symptom- and problem-focused treatment model focused on compliance and pseudo-normalization and was not encouraging or empowering her clients to make positive changes. Dr. Jordan has since utilized the ‘Already Well’ process across a broad spectrum of diagnoses and in conjunction with many evidence-based practices and other traditional and non-traditional healing modalities.

This intermediate instructional level web conference is designed to help clinicians:

1. Differentiate between a problem-focused approach to wellness and a normalized, inspirited approach;
2. Utilize the four ‘Already Well’ steps to help clients: explore, discover, reconcile, and use intentional awareness;
3. Demonstrate how the ‘Already Well’ perspective/foundation can be used with other treatment modalities;
4. Explain how neurobiological and scientific research supports the value of self-acceptance as a precursor to ongoing health and wellness.

If you have any questions or concerns about this web conference, or would like more information, please contact us here.

Event Reviews from Members

"The most important part of the workshop was the four-step format for introducing concept to clients." - Nancie Hamlett, MA, LP

"She was great! Enthusiastic, knowledgable." - Norene E. Chevalier, MA

Continuing Education (CE) Information

Two CE credits will be provided by GoodTherapy.org for attending this web conference in its entirety.

GoodTherapy.org is also an Approved Education Provider by NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals (provider #135463). Of the eight counselor skill groups ascribed to by NAADAC, this course is classified within counseling services.

GoodTherapy.org is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.

GoodTherapy.org is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GoodTherapy.org maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

GoodTherapy.org, SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0395.

To receive CE credit hours for an archived event, you will need to complete a survey as well as a 12 or 15-question exam, verifying that you listened to or watched the event in its entirety. Archived CE events generally are considered "homestudy" by licensing boards.

Registration Information

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Mental health professionals who are not members can attend this live web conference for $30.95 or access the homestudy recording for $15.50. Sign up here to purchase this CE course and earn a CE certificate.

If the event is canceled by GoodTherapy, registrants who purchased the event will be notified and the charge for the event will be refunded

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