An Introduction to Therapeutic Assessment & Time with
Missouri Senator Razer
Presented by Dr. Leah Barreca
Receive 2 CE's
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Therapeutic Assessment (TA) is a semi-structured, brief psychological testing approach used to help patients understand themselves better and find solutions to persistent problems. TA uses traditional testing instruments to explore personality and emotional functioning to help patients develop a more accurate, compassionate, clear, and useful story about themselves and the world. While TA shares some characteristics of a traditional psychological assessment in diagnosing disorders, planning treatment, and assessing the effectiveness of treatment, its primary goal is to facilitate positive change over the testing sessions and beyond. TA is highly individualized and collaborative, and has been shown in a series of research studies to have positive impact on clients. Key concepts and theories will be presented including the TA Model and Core Values. We will discuss how TA can enhance your work with patients.
Presenters:
Dr. Leah Barreca is a Missouri Licensed Clinical Psychologist and is Authorized to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT). She has extensive testing experience with adults and children with a specialty in autism spectrum assessment. She developed an interest in Therapeutic Assessment because of its effectiveness in helping people develop a better self-understanding to overcome long-term problems. She holds Level 1 Therapeutic Assessment Certification and is a Candidate for Full Therapeutic Assessment Certification. She is also an assistant professor at Kansas City University where she enthusiastically teaches the next generation of psychologists in the Clinical Psychology Program.
Learning Objectives
- The learner will describe 3 required elements of therapeutic assessment.
- The learner will provide a clinical example of epistemic trust and epistemic vigilance, and epistemic hypervigilance.
- The learner will identify the 5 Core Values of Therapeutic Assessment.
Therapeutic Assessment AND Time Missouri Senator Razer
4:00-5:00 No CE credits will begiven this portion
Greg Razer, a Democrat, is the State Senator for the 7th Senatorial District, serving a portion of Jackson County. He was first elected to serve in the Senate in 2020. Senator Razer previously served two terms in the Missouri House of Representatives.
Prior to his legislative duties, Sen. Razer was the Deputy Regional Director for U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill from 2008-2016.
Senator Razer graduated from Cooter High School (Cooter, Missouri) in 1996. He received his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2000.
Senator Razer spent the first 18 years of his life being raised in Cooter, MO, and has made Kansas City his home since December 2001.
LOCATION: Zoom
The deadline to register is 6 PM on August 24th.
COST: Free for GKCPA members and Students. $15 for nonmembers/guests.
This is only approved as a live, interactive CE presentation. Participants will have the same physical presence expectations through video that would be required for in-person events to gain CE credit.
Greater Kansas City Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Greater Kansas City Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
