Cultivating Therapeutic Virtues for Real-Time Clinical Practice is a three-part interactive CPD webinar series designed to strengthen clinicians’ capacity to work effectively within the uncertainty, complexity, and emotional demands of therapeutic practice. The series draws on key philosophical insights from Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and applies them directly to contemporary psychotherapy and counselling practice.
The course is designed for psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, and mental health practitioners seeking to deepen their therapeutic judgement, emotional attunement, and reflective clinical presence in real-time therapeutic encounters.
A central theme of the series is that uncertainty, ambiguity, hesitation, and not-knowing are not signs of therapeutic inadequacy but are part of the lived experience of therapeutic practice itself. The webinars explore how therapists can work thoughtfully within such conditions and cultivate the therapeutic virtues required for responsive and ethically grounded practice.
The series consists of three two-hour interactive online sessions:
Session 1: Socrates and the Curiosity of Not-Knowing
Session 2 Plato and Therapy as Leading out of Darkness
Session 3, Aristotle and practical wisdom
Presenter:
Dr Steven Segal is a psychologist, leadership educator, and philosophical counsellor with over 30 years’ experience in psychotherapy, leadership development, and adult education. A former Associate Professor at Macquarie Graduate School of Management, his work explores the emotional and existential dimensions of therapeutic and professional practice, particularly under conditions of uncertainty
Disclaimer:
The content of this endorsed CPD course is provided by the external course provider. Attendees are encouraged to approach the material with an open mind and consider diverse perspectives, particularly those from lived experiences related to the topics discussed. For feedback regarding the course, please contact the course provider directly.