Analysing Therapy Talk

‘Analysing therapy talk’ is a six-hour online course that provides insights into the mechanics of interaction with clients. Psychologists have extensive clinical and professional experience in therapeutic talk, but this CPD – drawing on research in conversation analysis and discursive psychology – details how interaction works predictably across large datasets, in different types of therapy, with different practitioners. This course provides a detailed study of the sequences of interactional practices that lead to particular outcomes. Evidence-based activities reveal, for example, how misunderstanding can be repaired, how formulations are adopted or rejected by clients, and how goals can be pursued while maintaining a positive therapeutic relationship.

This six-hour online course has practical learning outcomes in five key topics:

1. The rules of talk-in-interaction;

2. The sequential organization of talk;

3. Managing misunderstandings (how we repair our talk):

4. Formulations (how therapists frame clients’ talk);

5. (Re)interpretations (how psychologists and psychotherapists layer their perspective in therapeutic talk).

The course fee of $250* includes:

• A six-hour interactive online workshop based on research in applied conversation analysis;

• Reflections on practice shared with other psychologists;

• Ongoing access to course materials;

• Downloadable summaries and reference materials;

• Copy of summary reflection as a record of successful completion;

• Access to future TALK Seminars courses for psychologists.

* APS Student members should email TALK Seminars to provide their student registration number to receive the 40% discount.

The small print: Income from course fees directly funds research in professional interactions. 10% of profits are donated to the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre. A 100% refund is available if the course does not meet your professional learning needs.