Program Description: Throughout our careers, we are called upon to form coherent conceptualizations of our cases-- for our supervisors and supervisees, for professional and peer consultations, for our ability to design a coherent treatment plan, and certainly for the benefit of our clients themselves. However, the lack of standardization in teaching this fundamental skill, combined with the proliferation of theories and evidence-based protocols in psychotherapy, has left most of us struggling with how to conceptualize our clients' issues and how to communicate our understanding of these issues to both clients and colleagues.
Thematic Mapping is a tool that addresses this dilemma. It is a pattern-analysis method of case conceptualization. Its theoretical foundation lies in a convergence of principles from the transtheoretical model, interactional counseling, and behavioral consistency theory. The method employs strategies to develop a holistic clinical picture of clients by unambiguously identifying and interpreting their dysfunctional patterns.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this program, participants will be able
1. To explain the conceptual framework of the method.
2. To illustrate the techniques of clinical data gathering and interpretation.
3. To provide case examples of Thematic Mapping.
4. To demonstrate numerous clinical advantages of the method.
When: Friday, January 19, 2024 from 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Where: Online via Zoom (link will be emailed 3 days before the event)
Cost: BVPA Members Free, Non-Members $80, TPA Members 10% discount at registration with TPA Member Number, Student Non-Members $10.
About our Speaker
Charles Ridley, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational & Counseling Psychology
Texas A&M University
Dr. Charles Ridley is a licensed psychologist and professor in the counseling psychology program at Texas A& M University. He previously was on the faculty at Indiana University and Fuller Theological Seminary. He also is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association. His major research interests are multicultural counseling, therapeutic change processes, and religious resources in psychotherapy. He is the author and co-author of multiple publications, including the following:
Ridley, C.R., & Jeffrey, C. (2020). Thematic Mapping: A transtheoretical, transdiagnostic method of case conceptualization. In T. Eells (Ed.). Handbook of case formulation (3rd ed.). New York: Guildford.
Ridley, C.R., Sahu, A., Console, K., Surya, S., Tran, V., Xie, S., & Yin, C. (2021). The Process Model of Multicultural Counseling Competence. The Counseling Psychologist, 49(4), 534-567. (This publication, written with Dr. Ridley's students as junior authors, won the 2022 Outstanding Paper Award from the Society of Counseling Psychology of APA. )
Johnson, W.B., & Ridley, C.R. (2018). The elements of mentoring: 75 practices of master mentors (3rd ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press.
