Resources workshops or training to increase specialization

[FreudianSlippers]

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For some context, my training has been as a generalist practitioner, and i've had a lot of solid coursework and supervised clinical experience with an array of presenting problems and diverse clients. Currently, I find myself with an abundance of free time for the first time in 6 years (finished postdoc and waiting for licensure, which could take a month). I would love to do some online or in-person workshops/training's to assist me in being able to market myself (either for a group practice or wherever I end up applying to). I was wondering what some good resources for this are? I'd prefer online training that offer some sort of certification at the end (but in-person would work also). I know they are pricey but I am looking at this as an investment. I'm most interested in OCD/Anxiety Disorder treatment (this is what I enjoy treating the most), but ultimately resources for anything would be great (esp. CBT based things)

 

[PsyDr]

Advice: Develop your personal life.

 

[FreudianSlippers]

Advice: Develop your personal life.

lol that is very good advice indeed! Fortunately for me, I am still very passionate about clinical work and doing a workshop or training would actually be something fun and meaningful. Plus I can't get too comfortable with actually having a social life....as hopefully my unemployment period will be short lived!

 

[PsyDr]

lol that is very good advice indeed! Fortunately for me, I am still very passionate about clinical work and doing a workshop or training would actually be something fun and meaningful. Plus I can't get too comfortable with actually having a social life....as hopefully my unemployment period will be short lived!

We all saw that I tried, right?

1) Beck Institute/Ellis institute
2) Get an MSCP
3) Get a subscription to uptodate and go hog wild.
4) Read Corsini's concise, followed by the Oxford Handbook, followed by Kaplan and Saddock's.
5) ABFP's CE stuff is extensive, so a few hundo could occupy you for a while.
6) APA, ABFP, and NAN's book based CE courses. Sure there are others out there.
7) ABRP has free online lectures, but that's no biggie.
8) Read the reading lists from your preferred specialty on ABPP. Bonus points for reading the actual case law from ABFP.
9) National Register has a ton of videos.
10) Read the manuals from every tests you've given.
11) Audio digest platinum subscription, put it on your phone, and develop a running habit. Start exploring other specialties.
12) Read the original texts from William James, Piaget, Freud, Skinner, etc. Develop a habit of buying old text books off of ebay so you can buy them in "lots". Remember to throw them in the freezer for a few weeks to avoid bed bugs.
13) Read your state's laws, and every report of a psychologist being sanctioned so you know what they care about.

 

[Sanman]

Advice: Develop your personal life.

So this is more of a do as I say not as I do sort of thing? ;-)

 

[Sanman]

My advice, slow down and take a breath. What your goals? Private practice?

Skip the weekend course and start reading up everything you can on marketing and billing. That will help you more than any CBT weekend course. In the real world, you are only as good as your marketing.

 

[PsyDr]

So this is more of a do as I say not as I do sort of thing? ;-)

Trying to retain my position as "sunniest disposition".

 

[deleted343839]

I would love to do some online or in-person workshops/training's to assist me in being able to market myself (either for a group practice or wherever I end up applying to).

It's kind of important first to pin down your next career move, isn't it? A brief workshop isn't going to make much difference in your application, but even if it did you probably want a good idea of what you're aiming to do before you spend hundreds or thousands more on CE.

Skip the weekend course and start reading up everything you can on marketing and billing. That will help you more than any CBT weekend course. In the real world, you are only as good as your marketing.

^^^ Agree with this. For what it's worth, I know several OCD specialists in private and academic practice settings, and to my knowledge none of them holds any sort of extra certification, or at least they don't make it obvious it in their marketing. Assuming you have had sufficient training and feel competent to assess and treat OCD, it's more important to know how to reach the people who want to use your services and get them to pay you for it.

 

[ClinicalABA]

Formal ADOS-2 training!

 

[FreudianSlippers]

Formal ADOS-2 training!

Wow...its weird that you mentioned that. That's actually the first thing I did sign up to do (even before I made this thread).

 

[FreudianSlippers]

We all saw, that I tried, right?

1) Beck Institute/Ellis institute
2) Get an MSCP
3) Get a subscription to uptodate and go hog wild.
4) Read Corsini's concise, followed by the Oxford Handbook, followed by Kaplan and Saddock's.
5) ABFP's CE stuff is extensive, so a few hundo could occupy you for a while.
6) APA, ABFP, and NAN's book based CE courses. Sure there are others out there.
7) ABRP has free online lectures, but that's no biggie.
8) Read the reading lists from your preferred specialty on ABPP. Bonus points for reading the actual case law from ABFP.
9) National Register has a ton of videos.
10) Read the manuals from every tests you've given.
11) Audio digest platinum subscription, put it on your phone, and develop a running habit. Start exploring other specialties.
12) Read the original texts from William James, Piaget, Freud, Skinner, etc. Develop a habit of buying old text books off of ebay so you can buy them in "lots". Remember to throw them in the freezer for a few weeks to avoid bed bugs.
13) Read your state's laws, and every report of a psychologist being sanctioned so you know what they care about.

That's incredibly helpful, thanks so much! I promise i'll also keep working on my social life

 

[FreudianSlippers]

My advice, slow down and take a breath. What your goals? Private practice?

Skip the weekend course and start reading up everything you can on marketing and billing. That will help you more than any CBT weekend course. In the real world, you are only as good as your marketing.

^^^ Agree with this. For what it's worth, I know several OCD specialists in private and academic practice settings, and to my knowledge none of them holds any sort of extra certification, or at least they don't make it obvious it in their marketing. Assuming you have had sufficient training and feel competent to assess and treat OCD, it's more important to know how to reach the people who want to use your services and get them to pay you for it.

For now my goals are joining a group practice, and possibly getting a job at an AMC (i'm sort of all over the place...I just need a job lol). Thanks for your inputs! I'll make sure to put my energy into marketing, billing, etc!

 

[AbnormalPsych]

10) Read the manuals from every tests you've given.

I did this once. Both recommend and do not recommend.

 

[deleted343839]

For now my goals are joining a group practice, and possibly getting a job at an AMC (i'm sort of all over the place...I just need a job lol). Thanks for your inputs! I'll make sure to put my energy into marketing, billing, etc!

If you are looking for a job at an AMC, few "extra" credentials are likely to make an impression. One of the exceptions is ABPP, and even then most do not expect or require it of their (non-neuropsychology) faculty.

I get the sense that you're not yet applying for jobs. Is there a reason? Just because your licensure is pending doesn't mean you can't get started.

 

[WisNeuro]

I did this once. Both recommend and do not recommend.

Have done this, at the very least the development and the norming sections. It gets easier now that you only have to read updates now and then. Also teaches you that a lot of your "clinical lore" is wrong, yet people still practice according to outdated myths with little to no empirical backing.

 

[FreudianSlippers]

If you are looking for a job at an AMC, few "extra" credentials are likely to make an impression. One of the exceptions is ABPP, and even then most do not expect or require it of their (non-neuropsychology) faculty.

I get the sense that you're not yet applying for jobs. Is there a reason? Just because your licensure is pending doesn't mean you can't get started.

Thats a really good point MamaPhD, if I do one i'll have to make sure it's very relevant. I think they would be more for group practices or to "market" myself if I do private practice.

I am at the very early stage of applying for jobs. I think part of me wanting to do specialization workshops/courses is due to the initial freak-out of being unemployed for the first time in 6 years and scrambling to do everything I can to increase my odds.

 

[Sanman]

Thats a really good point MamaPhD, if I do one i'll have to make sure it's very relevant. I think they would be more for group practices or to "market" myself if I do private practice.

I am at the very early stage of applying for jobs. I think part of me wanting to do specialization workshops/courses is due to the initial freak-out of being unemployed for the first time in 6 years and scrambling to do everything I can to increase my odds.

I feel like the anxiety has you all over the place. Here is what I will tell you. Don't worry, you will be employed! Psychology has no shortage of jobs and you will be able to feed yourself and pay your bills. It can be a struggle to find a GOOD job is some areas. However, you can take your time and decide on what works for your career and life as you get some experience under your belt. Then, spend time and money investing on what you want to do once you have some clarity.

 

[PsyDr]

@FreudianSlippers

If employment is your goal, use that time and money to attend as many professional meetings as possible. Network, network, network.

 

[MAClinician]

@FreudianSlippers if you haven’t done so already, now may also be a good time to take stock and organize the resources you do have. I have acquired a variety of workbooks, worksheets, games (for kids), handouts, and training handouts/slides over the years. At my last job I would throw everything in one binder and it got a little messy lol. When I was preparing to leave that job I spent time sorting through what I had and organizing around presenting problems or population etc. But maybe you were already doing this during your training and are ready to go

Good luck with the job search 🙂

 

[WisNeuro]

I feel like the anxiety has you all over the place. Here is what I will tell you. Don't worry, you will be employed! Psychology has no shortage of jobs and you will be able to feed yourself and pay your bills. It can be a struggle to find a GOOD job is some areas. However, you can take your time and decide on what works for your career and life as you get some experience under your belt. Then, spend time and money investing on what you want to do once you have some clarity.

Yeah, I would say it depends on the area. In my metro, you can indeed find a job easily if you will take any job. But, there is a big shortage of good jobs. Neuro is doing well because we don't as much midlevel creep issues, but therapy jobs in the area have been steadily favoring midlevels for a while. Also, decent tenure track positions have also been drying up in recent years. Market saturation + midlevels working for much cheaper have lead to the only place that is always hiring psychologists to be the shady prac that pays a 50/50 split.

 

[cara susanna]

If your goal is a VA job, I would actually recommend not doing additional workshops and training because the VA may not count them anyway.