Spanish Speaking Skills: Joining In with Your Spanish Speaking Clients (Self-Study)

Self-Study

KEY INFORMATION:

This course is eligible for 1 CEU for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselors (CASACs), and Psychologists in New York State

For more information about CEU approval, please click here.

Format: Self-Study Online Seminar

Introduction

You wish you could communicate with your patients and clients in Spanish, to help engage them, to join in, and establish and maintain better rapport. Perhaps you wish you could communicate with their family members, who speak only Spanish. You strive to add as much value as possible to those you serve, while making sure you remain as competitive as possible in your career.

Your Spanish skills will do just that, and SWEET is here for you. Please join us and take your practice and career to the next level, by learning exactly what you need for your clinical Spanish.

What you'll learn

At the end of this seminar, you will have:
  1. Learned Spanish words and phrases that are key in a clinical setting.
  2. Learned how to develop rapport with Spanish-speaking clients and their families.
  3. Learned how to assess the psychosocial history and other clinical information.
  4. Tools to enhance your overall clinical work and professional development.
  5. Cross-cultural concepts to consider in working with Spanish-speaking patients and clients.


Who is this for?

This course is for any clinician invested in learning new or honing existing skills to be able to use in dynamic ways to support their patients and clients and to end suffering.

Here's what attendees have been saying about SWEET seminars:

"The role play was great! I've always complained that these types of seminars don't work until you see it in practice. Thank you for doing that!" - Elizabeth, LMSW

"Your style of teaching, your approachability and warmth - makes learning such a caring and stimulating experience! Grateful to be a SWEET Member!" - Cheryl, LCSW

"Smooth process as always and convenient. Top tier presentations and true appreciation to share and teach members." - Mark, LMSW



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Your Facilitator and Co-Facilitator


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

Mardoche Sidor, MD, is a Harvard-trained Quadruple Board Certified Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, School of Physicians and Surgeons, trained in and taught all major psychotherapeutic modalities, including and not limited to CBT, DBT, Family Systems, and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. He is also the author of 11 books including Journey to Empowerment, Discovering Your Worth, The Power of Faith. and, The Art of Living. Dr. Sidor has worked both as a primary care physician and Medical Director in three different settings, including a Chief Medical Officer of the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES). He is a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute. His 11th book, entitled, NLP for Clinicians is now available to the public.

Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW, is a Columbia-trained Social Worker with wide clinical, teaching, and supervision experience. She also has a background in management, mentorship, and leadership that spans more than 20 years. Her added passion is in advocacy and coaching. She has previously held Executive level positions, and two other directorships in different organizations. She is currently Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University School of Social Work and Adelphi University School of Social Work. She also maintains a private practice, provides supervision, and clinical and management training. She is also a personal and executive-level coach. She is a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute.


SWEET Curriculum


  Spanish Speaking Skills: Joining In with Your Spanish Speaking Clients
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Frequently Asked Questions


Who is the teacher?
The teacher Mardoche Sidor, MD speaks and writes fluently 4 languages, English, Spanish, French, and Creole. He is also proficient in Portuguese and has experience teaching foreign languages.
Do I need to know any Spanish for this course?
No. This course is designed to give staff working with native Spanish speaking patients and clients, or their family members, skills to connect with them better. No matter your proficiency, you will learn not only the foundations of the Spanish language but also how to translate clinical terminology into meaningful engagement and bridge the gap between your Spanish speaking patients and clients, or their family members, and the work you are doing with them.