Disclaimers and Notices:
The Confessional Community Clinical Training Program ("Program"), provided by New Story Behavioral Health (“New Story”), is educational and consultative in nature and does not constitute mental health treatment. Participants should not consider participation in the Program, or any of its events, as a substitute for mental health treatment. Participants in need of mental health referrals or treatment should contact New Story staff to request assistance.
Participants in the Program understand that conversations and interactions in the context of interpersonal groups may, at times, produce emotional discomfort (e.g. anxiety). Participants acknowledge and accept this risk and are reasonably confident in their ability to tolerate emotional discomfort. Participants agree to discuss any mental health concerns with a staff member before participating in the Program. Mental health concerns that warrant discussion include but are not limited to: active addictions; psychotic episodes; panic attacks; or persistent emotional dysregulation. New Story staff members may, at their discretion, at any time, suspend a participant’s participation in the Program, or its events, if there are concerns about the participant’s or other participants’ safety or well-being.
Participants agree to maintain strict confidentiality both during and after Program events. Confidentiality includes not disclosing identifying information or personal content shared by other participants.
Participants may not reproduce any written or digital material obtained from New Story without written permission.
Participation in the Program is by application only. Applicants must complete this application form and participate in a screening appointment with a New Story staff member. Acceptance of participation in the Program is not guaranteed regardless of an applicant’s previous experience with New Story. Acceptance of participation in the Program does not guarantee acceptance as a patient at New Story or imply that accepted participants will be able to receive mental health treatment at New Story at any time. Acceptance of participation in the Program does not guarantee acceptance to subsequent programs, events, or services at New Story.