Certification in Conducting Seeking safety
Purpose
This is designed to verify that whoever is delivering Seeking Safety is doing so with adequate fidelity to the model (i.e., consistent with the model). It is required for any research study on Seeking Safety (e.g., a randomized controlled trial or other outcome study) that will be published or made publicly available. Certification is not required for routine clinical implementation as Seeking Safety has been found to be very safe even when conducted without strong fidelity. However certification can be helpful in routine clinical implementation for agencies that want to verify fidelity to the model, such as for quality assurance. Certification can also be a positive incentive for staff, providing them with feedback on their Seeking Safety work and formal documentation of their skill with it.
Method
Cost
See the main certification page for our cost spreadsheet. Please note we have a 24 hour cancelation policy (we bill for any session booked that is not canceled at least 24 hours ahead).
This is designed to verify that whoever is delivering Seeking Safety is doing so with adequate fidelity to the model (i.e., consistent with the model). It is required for any research study on Seeking Safety (e.g., a randomized controlled trial or other outcome study) that will be published or made publicly available. Certification is not required for routine clinical implementation as Seeking Safety has been found to be very safe even when conducted without strong fidelity. However certification can be helpful in routine clinical implementation for agencies that want to verify fidelity to the model, such as for quality assurance. Certification can also be a positive incentive for staff, providing them with feedback on their Seeking Safety work and formal documentation of their skill with it.
Method
- There is a 1-hour introductory call, which is attended by all of the counselors who are looking to become certified. The call helps to create a success experience and to save time by letting everyone know what the process will be and what they can do to prepare.
- Each counselor provides an audio sample of a Seeking Safety session (at least 45 minutes long, preferably 1 hour, group or individual format). The audio can be:
- An audio of an actual session with real clients. Most programs don’t do this due to confidentiality concerns, but if you are interested, there are ways to set up secure sending of audio recordings. Email us to discuss.
- Role-play, in which your counselor conducts a Seeking Safety session with another counselor playing the client. Or, if preferred, our trainer can play a client over the phone.
- The counselor also submits the Session Format Checklist with any audio that is sent.
- We use the Seeking Safety Adherence Scale (long version). This scale offers highly detailed feedback.
- Our trainer rates your counselor on the scale, and provides feedback in a telephone call. The trainer uses a compassionate, tactful approach so that even if there are flaws in the clinician’s conduct of Seeking Safety, it is used as a positive learning experience.
- The counselor needs to achieve two Seeking Safety audio sessions that meet a defined criterion on the scale, and then receives a certificate. It takes 3 audios on average, for most counselors, but some do it in 2 and others in 4 or more.
Cost
See the main certification page for our cost spreadsheet. Please note we have a 24 hour cancelation policy (we bill for any session booked that is not canceled at least 24 hours ahead).