Techniques and Do's and Don'ts of Mental Health Assessment 3.0 (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.


Regardless of which patients and clients we work with, an understanding of the Do’s and Don’ts for Mental Health Assessment will enhance your overall skills as a mental health provider. You will master the latest skills related to clinical interviewing, HPI, HPS, and History Taking in order to better affect change in a more effective, efficient, collaborative, and engaging way.

This is in addition to learning the Socratic Motivational Practice framework as part of mastering the secrets and soft skills of helping our patients and clients, and how to best tailor this framework to those you work with. The amount of knowledge in mental health doubles every eighteen months, and we all want to provide authentic care.

Please join us, arm yourself with tools, enhance your practice, and the lives of your patients, clients, and their families.

At the end of this seminar, you will have:

  1. Learned the framework of the Socratic Motivational Practice to increase your effectiveness in assessing for mental health.
  2. Learned the Techniques, Do's, and Don'ts of the Socratic Motivational Practice to help you assess your patients and clients' mental health.
  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 seminar, 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 ATTENDEES ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR SWEET SEMINARS:

"It is interactive and we can comment, give answers, and ask questions."

- Vilma, LCSW-R

"It gave a deeper and fuller understanding of the underpinnings of eating disorders."

- Caren, LCSW

"The way he used the introduction to the CBT and hit on how all these feelings, attitudes, behaviors, and meaning work together."

- Denise, CASAC


  • 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 feel that the courses give them practical information they can use in their everyday life

Your Facilitator and Co-Facilitator


Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen A. Dubin, PhD, LCSW
Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen A. Dubin, PhD, LCSW

Mardoche Sidor, MD

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 limiting to CBT, DBT, Family Systems, and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. He is also the author of 3 books including Journey to Empowerment; Discovering Your Worth; and The Power of Faith. Dr. Sidor has worked both as a primary care physician and Medical director in three different settings, including a Chief Medical Officer of Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES). He is a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute.

Karen Dubin-McKnight, PhD, LCSW

Karen Dubin-McKnight, 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 over 20 years. Her added passion is in advocacy and coaching. She has previously held Executive-Level positions and is currently Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University School of Social Work and Adelphi University School of Social Work. She maintains a private practice, working with individuals who have experienced loss and trauma, and also provides clinical supervision and management training. She is also a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute.


"I loved that the course was full of concrete information, time boundaries were kept, great attention to detail, and follow-up with everything referenced in course. I value instructor's commitment to clarity, understanding, and learning!"

– Jennifer, LCSW

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

– Janice, LMSW

"Love the presenters. I feel like we know and respect each other."

– Debra, LCSW

"Your seminars are very interesting and useful, not just for the CEU's, which in all honesty was what I started out as using SWEET for, but definitely came out with something more than expected! Thank you!"

– Robert, LMSW

Frequently Asked Questions


I see you have a membership. What do I get with it?
A SWEET Membership entitles you to: Certification programs of 12-24 CEUs that are between $200-$300 for non-members: As a member you will pay $0. Full day webinars of 6 CEUs that are $150-$199 for non-members: As a member, you will pay $0. Unlimited access to our dynamic and SWEET Model-based webinars of 2 CEUs that are either $30 or $49 for non-members: As a member, you will pay $0. Our Self-Expression Series webinars that are $159 for non-members: As a member, you will pay $0. Our Guest Speaker webinars of 1-2 CEUs that are between $49-$99 for non-members: As a member, you will pay $0. Support with your career, professional, and personal development.
What is the SWEET Institute?
SWEET’s vision is to facilitate the empowerment of all clinicians, advocates, and agencies, and in turn, that of patients and clients they serve. Through empowerment, self-care will be promoted, burnout will be prevented, and excellent patient/client care will be upheld. At SWEET, we emphasize “the Why, the How, the What, and Then What," while using the Socratic and Desire Methods. SWEET’s mission is to facilitate empowerment through education, multimodal trainings, and a community established for all clinicians, advocates, and agencies, so we can all grow together.
How different are these webinars? 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 completing a post-webinar exam for online learning, and an evaluation of the course. Once complete, your certificate will be emailed to you.
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/LMSW/LCSW, do you provide CEU credits?
SWEET is currently approved to provide continuing education credits to clinicians in 47 states. We are approved by the New York State Department of Education to provide CEU credits to LMSWs, LCSWs, and LMHCs. Our webinars are individually approved by NASW in 46 additional states. The only states we currently cannot provide CEU credits for social workers are Michigan, New Jersey, and West Virginia.

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