Ethical Framework and Linguistic Safety in Clinical Practice 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.
This session establishes an ethical and human-centered frame for using Spanish as a clinical tool. Participants clarify scope of practice, consent language, documentation boundaries, and how to communicate limitations transparently while maintaining therapeutic presence.
Grounded in cultural humility, we focus on creating linguistic safety: choosing words that reduce shame, invite collaboration, and protect client dignity. Participants practice core phrases for confidentiality, informed consent, and referral when language limits may affect care.
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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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, June 25, 2026
- Time:
- 11:00am - 2:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://tcsppofficeofce.com/june_25_2026/
- Audience:
- All Graduate Students All Students Alumni Doctoral Students Faculty Masters Students Public The Chicago School Community Undergraduate Students