| Once you complete your generalist training in mental | | | | are prepared to learn what is most beneficial for |
| health practice, it is time to identify your practice niche. | | | | treating your client niche. You approach the training |
| The next step after identifying your niche is to seek | | | | opportunity with a readiness to learn and leave with |
| out specialized mental health treatment training. | | | | greater confidence. Your confidence arises from the |
| Specialized mental health treatment training provides | | | | knowledge, skills, and attitudes you gain from the |
| the foundation to build your successful practice. When | | | | training. |
| you use the following building blocks, your foundation is | | | | Building Block two: Builds in-depth knowledge in your |
| solid and the walls surrounding your practice are | | | | client's issues. Mental health training in your client niche |
| strong. | | | | helps you gain a deep understanding of the issues and |
| Building Block one: Builds confidence in your abilities to | | | | dynamics of your clients. This knowledge contributes |
| treat clients in your niche. | | | | to your ability to have empathy and patience as you |
| Building Block two: Builds in-depth knowledge in your | | | | work with your clients to discover resolutions to their |
| client's issues. | | | | emotional pain. |
| Building Block three: Builds skills to work with client | | | | Building Block three: Builds skills to work with client |
| issues. Effective mental health training includes | | | | issues. Effective mental health treatment training |
| interactive skill-building development. | | | | includes interactive skill-building development. When you |
| Building Block four: Builds effective approaches to use | | | | select quality mental health treatment trainers, they |
| with client interventions when various client issues arise. | | | | include experiential or interactive elements in their |
| Building Block five: Builds credibility with clients and | | | | training. This provides you the opportunity to gain |
| professional colleagues. You increase referrals. You're | | | | practice in working with the tools the trainer introduces. |
| viewed as a specialist with a given body of expertise. | | | | With appropriate feedback, you hone your skills to |
| Building Block six: Builds greater competence as your | | | | work with your clients. |
| caseload includes more and more clients with similar | | | | Building Block four: Builds effective approaches to use |
| issues. | | | | with client interventions when various client issues arise. |
| Building Block seven: Builds potential to expand your | | | | You are able to integrate your knowledge and skills to |
| knowledge, skills, and approaches into training other | | | | select the appropriate intervention when you apply the |
| therapists in your specialty niche. | | | | approaches you learn in specialized mental health |
| Let's take a more in-depth look at each building block. | | | | treatment training. Over time, you gain a clear |
| Building Block one: Builds confidence in your abilities to | | | | understanding of which interventions are most |
| treat clients in your niche. When you carefully select | | | | productive when clients present with similar issues and |
| your specialized mental health treatment training, you | | | | dynamics. |