Sadness, Depression, and Loss: Sensitive Clinical Communication Online
This advanced-level program is designed to develop functional clinical Spanish skills for therapeutic practice, grounded in The Skilled Helper Model by Gerard Egan. Through a structured, experiential approach, participants learn to communicate ethically and effectively with Spanish-speaking clients across diverse helping contexts. The curriculum emphasizes communication for safety, alliance-building, and meaning-making rather than grammatical perfection, aligning language use with core therapeutic competencies (Egan, 2018). By integrating language learning with the three stages of Egan’s model—Exploration, Understanding, and Action—participants strengthen their ability to support client agency, foster therapeutic alliance, and translate insight into concrete steps.
Participants practice sensitive communication about sadness, depression, and loss. The session emphasizes language that conveys compassion, avoids minimizing, and supports accurate assessment of mood and functioning.
We introduce gentle ways to speak about grief, life transitions, and ‘necessary losses’ while respecting cultural expressions of suffering. Participants rehearse supportive phrases, narrative prompts, and follow-up questions that deepen understanding.
Presented by Sandra Niesvizky, PhD, MS
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This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 3.0 CEs for Psychologists, 3.0 IL CEUs for Counselors and Social Workers, 3.0 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSWs, and LMFTs, or 3.0 NBCC Clock Hours.
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https://tcsppofficeofce.com/july_30_2026/
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PROGRAM PRICING:
- General Admission: $40
- Students: $20*
(*Please email officeofce@thechicagoschool.edu for coupon code. Code must be entered at time of checkout to receive discount.)
Refund Policy: 100% of tuition is refundable up to 48 hours before the program. Within 48 hours of the program, and at any point in Homestudy format, tuition is nonrefundable.
- Date:
- Thursday, July 30, 2026
- Time:
- 11:00am - 2:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://tcsppofficeofce.com/july_30_2026/
- Audience:
- All Graduate Students All Students Alumni Doctoral Students Faculty Masters Students Public The Chicago School Community Undergraduate Students