Perfectionism Recovery Certificate Outline
Divided into three easy-to-follow sections, this course begins with giving you a strong foundation in understanding the origins of perfectionism and how to treat it using IFS, ACT and cognitive approaches. Part two takes your learning further and dials in on treating worry, fears of failure, panic, low self-esteem and more with ACT techniques. In the final section, you’ll learn to apply strategies from Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness and Exposure seamlessly into sessions.
Break Clients Free from Perfectionism with IFS Therapy, ACT, & Metacognitive Therapy
with Milly Feliz, RP
Begin this training by learning the do’s and don’ts of treating clinical perfectionism. You’ll understand what clinical problems may underlie perfectionism, overcome common misconceptions, be able to create treatment plans, navigate client resistance and more. Explore:
⮚ 5 signs of clinical perfectionism that therapists often miss
⮚ Origins of perfectionism, presentations in our culture, and associated diagnoses
⮚ Develop a Relapse Prevention Plan to ensure lasting benefits after therapy ends
⮚ Identifying and addressing core beliefs grounded in shame, fear, isolation, anger, punitiveness and more
⮚ ACT based techniques to help clients get distance from perfectionistic thoughts
⮚ Metacognitive therapy strategies to reframe thoughts, criticisms and “failures” in more balanced ways
⮚ IFS therapy interventions to facilitate the healing of conflict between clients’ inner parts
Walk away from this module with clinical skills from ACT, IFS Therapy, Metacognitive therapy and more!
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Tools to Treat Perfectionism-Driven Worry, Fear of Failure, & More
with Clarissa Ong, PhD
Part Two focuses on acquiring skills from ACT to create psychological flexibility to help clients combat the perfectionism running clients’ lives. You’ll gain assessment, treatment planning skills, and loads of interventions through engaging case studies and real-world applications.
⮚ Help clients find the strength to be vulnerable
⮚ Create values based action plans to challenge rumination and procrastination
⮚ Help clients develop mindfulness and acceptance when negative self-talk arises
⮚ Foster clients’ willingness and acceptance of making mistakes
⮚ Integrate ACT into other treatment modalities and recognize cultural sensitivities
Overall, this section gives you a concrete ACT framework for treating various aspects of anxiety-driven perfection.
Treating the Intersection of Social Anxiety and Perfection with Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness, Exposure Strategies, & More
with Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP
Part Three gives you clinical training in how to help clients overcome perfectionism-driven social anxiety. You’ll learn how to spot when perfectionism is driving social anxiety and how to target the underlying issues to enhance your clients’ confidence, sense of self, and life.
⮚ How to foster non-evaluative approach to self and life
⮚ Step-by-step walk-through CBT logs to help clients dispute anxious thoughts
⮚ Best scales and assessments for determining clinical levels of perfectionism and anxiety
⮚ Sensitive exposure therapy ideas and how to troubleshoot any problems that arise
⮚ Imagery rescripting to help resolve painful social memories
PLUS, adaptations for working with kids and teens!