Explore authenticity with performer, author, and clinical social worker, Mark O’Connell! Discuss ethical scenarios in clinical practice with individuals and families, including questions around self disclosure, confidentiality in the therapeutic triad, as well as countertransference. Participants will study, from an ethical perspective, the vital practice of authenticity and the range of authentic versions of self for provider and client in session. Mark will guide us through stage and theatrical concepts of “characters” and “roles” within relationships and situations to gain perspectives on effective communication, ethical and clinical best practices. Discover all the ethics and truths your “inner performing artist” has to offer!
Mark O’Connell, LCSW-R, MFA, is a psychotherapist in New York City, and a trained professional actor. He’s the author of the books The Performing Art of Therapy: Acting Insights and Techniques for Clinicians, and Modern Brides & Modern Grooms: A Guide to Planning Straight, Gay and Other Nontraditional Twenty-First Century Weddings, and has been published in clinical journals, including Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, and popular sources, such as Psychology Today, Psychotherapy Networker and The Huffington Post.