Sadness, Depression, and Loss: Sensitive Clinical Communication

Presented by Sandra Niesvizky, PhD, MS

Thursday, July 30, 2026

9am-12pm PT / 11am-2pm CT / 12pm-3pm ET

Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration.

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. 

Zoom link will be available on course page in “My Courses” upon event registration. 

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.

Price: $40.00
Link: https://tcsppofficeofce.com/product/sadness-depression-and-loss-sensitive-clinical-communication/