Materials for therapists that improve clinical outcomes and satisfaction.

Instructional Design Portfolio

Continuing education · Client-facing materials · Examples of my work · Individual and group therapy

Continuing Education & Practitioner Materials

Are you a psychotherapist in search of tools to use with your clients or continuing education that comes with actionable steps and done-for-you materials?

In addition to being a licensed mental health counselor, I am also a credentialed instructional designer. I create web-based professional development courses, digital materials for mental health professionals, and client-facing content designed to improve clinical outcomes and satisfaction.

My on-demand courses for psychotherapists feature:

Role playing exercises with immediate feedback
Supplemental materials
Checklists and templates
Lifetime access

Please see the materials below for samples of my work. If you’re a therapist or program director in need of job aids, training content, or instructional design training for your clinicians, please reach out through my contact page.

Check out my professional courses

Michelle Robin Gould Corporation has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7583. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Michelle Robin Gould Corporation is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Michelle Robin Gould Corporation has been approved by Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, CE Broker Tracking #: 20-1284173.

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Instructor-Led Training

ILTs include instructional design documents, facilitator guides, participant guides, and assessments.

Self-Will or Willingness?

I designed this instructor-led training for use in substance use treatment groups for adults. This design was intended for in-person instruction. The components include

an instructional design document (IDD)
a facilitator guide with suggested group note documentation
a participant guide that functions as a workbook
a post-group critique to assist clinicians in assessing outcomes
a follow-up activity to encourage real world practice and track progress.

This ILT was adapted into a microlearning course for use with individual clients in private therapy.

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Job Aids

A job aid is typically a printable or digital document that makes a task easier without requiring a full training. Examples of jobs aids are workbooks, checklists, infographics, and facilitator guides.

Group Therapy Booklet: Making the Most of Process Groups

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Let's face it: Process groups can often turn into hour-long gripe sessions. Guidelines keep process groups focused and productive. This job aid was designed to help facilitators give group participants the tools to get the most out of therapy during a process group. The guidelines in this job aid can be used for any group therapy topic.

Created with Canva.

E-Learning Samples

E-learning is delivered in many different formats, including virtual instructor-led training (VILT), self-paced asynchronous courses, interactive web-based trainings, and email courses.

Sample 1: On-Demand Professional Training and Toolkit

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Course Title

Emotional Support Animal Continuing Education Training and Templates: The Mental Health Practitioner’s Guide to ESA Evaluations and Accommodation Letters

Context

The mental health industry is rife with misunderstandings about the legal and ethical implications and risks of writing emotional support animal accommodation letters. Though there exist several courses on the topic, there was need for an attorney-reviewed course that combines training on dos and donts, an updated review of the professional literature, a discussion of best practices based on federal and state regulations, recommendations on how to protect one’s professional license, an attorney-reviewed letter template, customizable done-for-you client-facing documents and forms, interactive assessments with real-world clinicial scenarios, and supplemental live instructor support.

Challenge

The training and toolkit needed to provide learners with high value, convenience, feedback, and lifetime access. Learning materials needed to be accessible to clients on a variety of devices and accessible to those with disabilities who use assistive technologies.

Solution

A thorough, engaging, on-demand training designed to be self-paced, interactive, and accessible, with a robust, editable toolkit and 1:1 live support.

Result

A web-based, value-packed, attorney-reviewed training for mental health professionals on how to write emotional support animal letters legally and ethically that offers 3.75 NBCC continuing education credit hours and includes a comprehensive toolkit so practitioners can start providing this service immediately.

Tools Used

Articulate Rise 360
LearnWorlds
Google Docs
Google Forms
Canva

Sample 2: Rise 360 E-Learning Course

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Course Title

Screening for Fit

Context

The Michelle Robin Gould Corporation provides teletherapy to counseling clients who are located in the state of Florida at the time of service. Since teletherapy is delivered entirely online, it is important for clients to know if teletherapy is the right fit for them. This is a client-facing course and does not offer continuing education credit.

Challenge

Potential therapy clients may be unfamiliar with the technologies and challenges inherent in receiving online therapy. Support materials must be accessible to clients on a variety of devices and should be accessible to those with disabilities who use assistive technologies.

Solution

A microlearning e-course that outlines the features of teletherapy, including technologies, safety precautions, risks, rule-outs, and additional information.

Result

A brief screening tool that can be self-administered at will presents an engaging and informative opportunity to aid potential clients in deciding whether to proceed with teletherapy.

Tools used

Rise 360

Sample 3: Multipurpose Lemon Basil Avocado Cream Sauce

And because I’m a big believer in a holistic approach to mental health, including conscientious eating, check out my illustrated, step-by-step recipe on Instructables.