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ForwardSession 3: Single Session Thinking and Practice: One Session at a Time
Single Session Therapy (SST) can be defined as therapy that the therapist and client expect, from the beginning, to potentially comprise a single visit. The therapist acts as if the first session may be the last. SST is therapy approached one-session-at-a-time. Research shows that one session is, de facto, the most common length of therapy; and that SST is often effective for a wide variety of problems. A structure will be presented for organizing the tasks and skills involved in different phases (pre, early, middle, late, follow-through) of therapy. Numerous case examples, including videos, will illustrate techniques useful both in both single sessions and in the course of longer treatments.
Psychology CE Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Medical College of Wisconsin maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This activity contains content or processes that may be potentially stressful.
Target Audience
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Psychiatry Residents
- Medical Students
- Allied Health Professionals
Learning Objectives
Participants who engage in this education intervention will be able to:
- Analyze single session/one-at-a-time mindset
- Recognize tasks and skills, including useful questions and specific techniques, associated with different phases of treatment
- Assess numerous single session interventions
- Utilize application to attendees' own clinical cases
Monday:
- Introduction
- Key characteristics of Single Session Therapy
- Analyze Single Session Therapy mindset and guidelines
- Using skills by phase of treatment
- Case examples and discussion
Tuesday:
- Additional case examples and discussion
- Practice skills
- Take-aways
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Michael Hoyt, PhD, was one of the originators (with Moshe Talmon and Robert Rosenbaum) of the Single Session Therapy approach and is the author/editor of numerous publications, including Single Session Therapy: A Clinical Introduction to Principles and Practices, Single Session Therapies: Why and How One-at-a-Time Mindsets Are Effective, and Brief Therapy and Beyond: Stories, Language, Love, Hope, and Time. He is a graduate of Yale University and completed his NIMH fellowship at the University of California School of Medicine in San Francisco. He has been named a Distinguished Continuing Education Speaker by both the APA and the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors, a Contributor of Note by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, and was awarded the prestigious APF Cummings Psyche Prize for lifetime contributions to the role of psychologists in organized healthcare.
Activity Director:
Carlyle H Chan, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and
the Institute for Health and Equity-Bioethics and Humanities
Medical College of Wisconsin
Planning Committee Members:
Ellen Leitner, MSW, LCSW
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Kevin Bozymski, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Science
Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Kylie Lenz, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Heather M. Smith, PhD, ABPP
Lead Psychologist
Director of Psychology Training
Milwaukee VA Medical Center
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Marisa Stich, APNP
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- Carlyle H Chan
- Ellen Leitner
- Kevin Bozymski
- Kylie Lenz
- Heather M. Smith
- Marisa Stich
- Michael Hoyt
Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation of Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Hours of Participation for Allied Health Professionals
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 8 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.
Available Credit
- 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 8.00 APAAPA credit.
- 8.00 Hours of ParticipationHours of Participation credit.
- 8.00 NASW
- 8.00 NP Contact Hours
- 8.00 PAPA credit.
Price
Credit MUST be claimed before November 30, 2026.
We highly encourage you to complete the evaluation and credit steps before leaving on your last day!
Early Bird Tuition for 2-day sessions (4 hrs/day) is $430. After June 1st, the price will increase to $455. Graduate and medical students and resident physicians will have a discounted rate, so please contact Caimen at [email protected] to inquire about this discount. A $1 fee is added during checkout to cover the PayPal transaction fee.
To receive a refund, the request must be made at least 15 days before the requested session begins, and a $50 cancellation fee will be deducted from the refund amount. If the refund request is received less than 15 days before the session begins, the full registration fee will be forfeited.
2-Day Pricing | 2-Day Pricing |
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