Person-Centered Treatment Planning
Tired of treatment plans that feel like a formality? This CEU will change how you think about care planning. Designed for therapists, social workers, and allied professionals who want to bring more meaning, clarity, and connection to their work, this training teaches you how to build collaborative, strengths-based plans that actually reflect your client’s voice. You’ll learn to seamlessly align your clinical documentation and ensure your services connect with your plan. Come away from this training with practical tools to write SMART objectives and interventions that support real change. If you’re ready to make treatment planning more ethical, effective, and person-centered, this training is for you.
Learning Objectives
Participants will analyze and apply how 3 person-centered principles inform effective treatment planning process.
Participants will identify how to ensure there is a “Golden Thread” or alignment across clinical document while developing treatment plans.
Participants will create a SMART treatment objective and corresponding intervention using a case vignette, demonstrating the integration of client language, measurable actions, and evidence-based strategies.
2 general hours
This program is approved for two general contact hours by Tides Center for Wellness as authorized by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners.
Presenter: Dr. Cat Poehling, LCSW-BACS, LCSW-S, SEP
Dr. Cat Poehling is a joyful and justice-driven trauma therapist, reproductive justice scholar, and educator. She has over 20 years of experience working alongside diverse communities in healing and transformation. With advanced Social Work and Disaster Resilience & Leadership degrees from Tulane University, she brings an expert clinical lens. She is certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), Level 2 trained Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist, and Level 1 trained Dynamic Attachment Repatterning Experience (DARe) practitioner. Dr. Poehling’s work is rooted in compassion and curiosity, specializing in trauma psychotherapy for women and LGBTQ+ folks. She’s also a sought-after clinical supervisor, program evaluator, and researcher exploring how Somatic Experiencing can support lasting change. Whether in the therapy room, classroom, or community, Dr. Poehling brings heart, rigor, and a sense of adventure to everything she does.