Dealing Effectively with Inappropriate or Maladaptive Behaviors - 2nd Edition (Self-Study)

Self-Study

SELF-STUDY ONLINE SEMINAR

This seminar is clinically-based for anyone invested in improving their skills.

For only New York State Licensed LMSWs, LCSWs, LMHCs, and CASACs,

2 CEUs are available once the post-test and evaluation are completed.


Whether or not you have patients and clients who display maladaptive behaviors, having a framework to deal effectively with these behaviors will enhance your overall skills as a mental health provider.

You will master the latest on the How of interviewing someone who may be displaying maladaptive behaviors or not, how to properly screen, and assess, while increasing reliability, maintaining rapport, engagement, trust, safety, and while strengthening the therapeutic relationship. You will also master symptom contextualization, the bio-psycho-social-cultural approach of formulating, as well as the Art of Questioning. Lastly you will learn how to better work with all types of challenging individuals.

This is all in addition to learning the Socratic Motivational Practice framework as part of working with anyone, anywhere, at any time. The amount of knowledge in mental health doubles every eighteen months, and we all want to provide authentic care.

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At the end of this seminar, you will have:

  1. Learned the framework of the Socratic Motivational Practice to effectively work with patients and clients who display inappropriate or maladaptive behavior.
  2. Learned the Principles, Techniques of the Socratic Motivational Practice to effectively work with patients and clients who display inappropriate or maladaptive behavior.
  3. Increased your tools to talking with patients and clients by identifying at least one thing you will start doing differently, at the end of the webinar, as a result of the Socratic Motivational Practice framework.
  4. Everything you want in one place, including an illustration of how to implement the newly learned skills during our role plays.
  5. Received your certificate by email immediately after your post-test and evaluation are completed.


HERE'S WHAT OUR ATTENDEES ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR SWEET SEMINARS:

“The information was presented in a clear and concise matter. Topics were reinforced to ensure the material was understood. The use of the role play in the webinar was excellent as it provided a practical example of how to address the issue."

Simone, LMSW

"I really enjoyed the role play, it was very realistic in that there were layers to questions and responses."

Laura, LMSW

“This was really very informative for all levels of the mental health field.”

– Sandra, LCSW-R



  • In the State of New York, SWEET Institute is approved by the Office of Professions under Dr. Sidor Psychiatric Services as a CEU provider for social workers (#SW-0471) and mental health counselors (#MHC-0127).


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97% of SWEET course attendees felt that the course they attended gave them practical information they could use in their everyday life

Your Facilitator and Co-Facilitator


Mardoche Sidor, MD & Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW
Mardoche Sidor, MD & Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW

Mardoche Sidor, MD is a quadruple board certified psychiatrist, with board certifications in Psychiatry and Neurology (General Adult Psychiatry), Child and Adolescent, Addiction, and Forensic, Psychiatry. He has training in public and community psychiatry, psychopharmacology and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. He also has training in Motivational Interviewing, psychodynamic psychotherapy, play therapy, and family and couples therapy. He has clinical, teaching, and supervision experience; he has mentorship, coaching, and management, skills; and he has experience as a primary care physician, in public speaking and writing. Dr. Sidor also has skills in leadership, research, program development and project management. His overall goal is to help all health professionals, throughout the United States and globally, access the tools they need to feel empowered to provide excellent patient care while also promoting their own self-care and burnout prevention. He is the main facilitator for the SWEET Institute, and he is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University.Dr. Sidor was recently the Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer for CASES (Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services) where he continues to provide psychiatric care. He speaks and writes fluently in four (4) languages—French, English, Spanish, and Creole, with intermediate proficiency in Portuguese and Italian.

Karen Dubin-McKnight, PhD, LCSW, has wide clinical, teaching, supervision and mentorship experience that spans 18 years. She also has a vast experience working in the criminal justice system, in community mental health, in teaching, and in management. Her added passion is in education, coaching, public relations, and mediation. Her goal is to ensure that social workers and other non-medical practitioners feel empowered and have a voice “at the table.” Dr. Dubin-McKnight is the co-facilitator for the SWEET Institute. She was most recently the Court Operations Director at CASES. She is currently Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University School of Social Work and Adelphi University School of Social Work. She is also a trainer at the CUCS Academy, and Howie T. Harp. She has a private practice for people impacted by loss and trauma and also provides clinical supervision.


"Webinars often feel impersonal and passive; this one did not at all. An effective and memorable learning experience."

-Janice, LMSW

"This webinar broke down a very difficult topic"

-Ellen, LCSW

"Instructors were friendly, acknowledged all participants, answered all questions, spread proportionate time on the various concepts."

-Vito, LMSW


"I really liked the manner and clarity of how the facilitators presented the material. Also, the incorporation of the role play cemented the theories and concepts into practice which further clarified and magnified the core principles."

- Barbara, LCSW

SWEET Curriculum


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Frequently Asked Questions


I see you have a membership. What do I get with it?
A SWEET Membership entitles you to: two (2) live webinars per month; unlimited access to our library of pre-recorded webinars; and access to 8 new SWEET articles each month. A SWEET membership also entitles you to: 1 clinically-driven, pre-recorded discussion and demonstration webinar each month; discounted rates for in-person seminars (currently only available in New York City), in addition to discounts to annual conferences, networking events, and opportunities to be connected with other like-minded individuals around the world!
What is the SWEET Institute?
SWEET Institute is a community of clinicians and advocates who believe that systemic change is only possible when we all come together, fight for a variety of social justice causes, and do so by investing in a collective learning process that empowers, fosters reflection, critical thinking, and the implementation of skills acquired during our seminars. At SWEET, we emphasize “the Why, the How, the What, and Then What, while using the Socratic and Desire Methods. We are a community united in vision and purpose towards bringing the needed changes. This can be accomplished through solidarity, empowerment, and education. By focusing on and developing the strengths, drives, passions, and skills of clinicians and advocates, we can all make a transformative impact in the lives of our patients and clients and the system as a whole.
Are different are these seminars? Will I be able to interact with the Course Facilitator(s)?
Absolutely. One of the keystone paradigms of the SWEET Institute is the collective learning process. This is accomplished using the Socratic Method and is based on the most up-to-date adult learning theories. Integrating this process into our in-person seminars and live webinars creates a unique and dynamic learning experience for all of us. It is essential to us that a comfortable learning environment is created, so that anyone who attends our webinars or in-person seminars participate and are able to take risks and push themselves to gain deeper knowledge. In our webinars, this will be done through our chat feature. Also, both Mardoche and Karen are available for consultation and clarification following webinars and in-person seminars or by email at [email protected].
How will I get CEUs?
At the end of the webinar, you will be required to complete a post-webinar exam for online learning, and an evaluation of the course. Once complete, you will be able to download your certificate.
Are you available for in-person or online training for agencies, including those outside New York?
We are! We will first need to learn more about the specific needs of your agency/organization. This way we are able to customize our seminars/webinars to ensure that it is the best fit possible for the staff.
I’m an LMHC, do you provide CEU credits?
SWEET is currently approved by the New York State Office of Professions to provide CEU credits to LMSWs, LCSWs, and LMHCs. Please check with your state to determine if the CEUs are transferrable. We are able to provide CEUs for social workers throughout the US.

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