MC Counseling Professional Development

Discover New Possibilities For Your Practice or Your LIfe Online Registration Open Now! Symposium 2010: When the times say pull back,Break Through March 25 – 28Washington, DC Join Us.Register Now and Save!Plus, register before December 31st and you'll receive a free audio CD of Mary Pipher's “Reflections of the World's Worst Buddhist” at the Symposium. Identifying and Managing Aggressive Student Behaviors, Attitudes and Emotions Thursday, February 11th, 3:30-5:00pm EST If you cannot make this date and time, you can watch the recording. The recording is included at no extra charge. Overview This seminar is designed to assist faculty and staff to better understand how to identify and manage aggressive behavior in those around them. The training is centered on the research of John Byrnes, a nationally recognized leader in Aggression Management who has taught his program to the US Army, NASA, US Postal Office, Citibank, Walt Disney World and educational settings. This seminar w

There has been a growing emphasis on wellness in our society and at our colleges and universities. Students and staff are not only redefining ways to balance mind, body and spirit in their daily lives, they are also finding healthier ways to meet the demands of challenging academic and social environments. During the last decade, the American College Health Association created Healthy Campus 2010 ( www.acha.org/info_resources/hc2010.cfm ); this document outlines 200 health objectives in areas such social and emotional health, coping with stress in competitive educational environments and creating links between campus health services and other academic and service departments. Campuses around the world have responded to similar promising research and practices by developing and implementing a variety of health and wellness initiatives. These efforts illustrate the importance and scope of this emerging topic.The breadth of what wellness encompasses raises many questions and provides us a

Now Enrolling for the January 2010 Class The Graduate Certificate in Transformative Leadership, a brand new executive-format educational experience, is designed for established and emerging leaders seeking an empowering and innovative path to enhance their skills in order to create constructive change in the workplace, in the larger community, and within themselves. Students come from a variety of professional backgrounds and find this program highly relevant to their own unique settings. The Transformative Leadership graduate certificate program consists of the first nine months of Tai Sophia’s Transformative Leadership and Social Change master’s degree program (formerly Applied Healing Arts). Graduate certificate enrollees are simultaneously accepted into this master’s degree program. After earning the graduate certificate, students have the option to continue their studies and also earn a Master of Arts in Transformative Leadership and Social Change. Program Objectives Recover a new

Montgomery County Commission for Women Counseling & Career Center Using the DSM-IV-TR: A Practical Visual Approach Friday, November 13, 2009 12:30 - 4:15 p.m. (Afternoon Training) COST: $55 Presented by Dr. Carlton Munson, Professor School of Social Work, University of Maryland at Baltimore For more information go to: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cfw Maryland Career Development Association Link Up, Link In, Using Social Networking Resources to Enhance Your Career Goals Date & Time: Thursday, December 3, 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Location: Webinar: attend via Internet Connection Directions: Directions will be email from GoToMeeting one day in advance Presenter: Susan Gordon, MS, NCC, LCPC; Director of Career Development at American University Increasingly, social networking sites such as LinkedIn.com and Facebook are playing a critical role in the recruiting and job search process. These tools present amazing potential for the job seekers of all ages, as well as fo

Local Seminars and National Conferences Interested in local seminars? If, so PESI sponsors an array of stimulating seminars!!! Go to: http://www.pesi.com/search/seminarresults.asp American Counseling Association 2010 national Conference Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 18-22, 2010 The ACA Annual Conference & Exposition is the largest gathering of professional counselors in the world and is the premier source for professional development across all counseling specialties and work settings. For more information go to: http://www.counseling.org/Convention/ ACA Podcast Series: Hot Topics (HT) 2009 ACA has launched a series of podcasts to help you save time and money as you strive to stay well-informed on professional issues. These podcasts—prerecorded interviews posted on the ACA website—can be downloaded to your computer so that you can listen to them at your convenience while at home or work. They also can be added to your iPod for use while taking a walk, on the treadmill, in the car

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( Adapted from guidelines developed last year by the deans college-wide ) Montgomery College supports the professional development of faculty and staff members in a variety of ways. CTL and CPOD workshops, fellowships, guest speakers, sabbaticals, and professional development leave are all funded through the College’s operating budget. In addition, there are many professional conferences and meetings in the Washington and Baltimore area. Faculty and staff members are encouraged to look first to internal offerings and local opportunities when developing a professional development plan. In FY2010, a limited amount of funding is available to cover long distance travel expenses for conferences and training opportunities, as detailed earlier in Dr. Hercules Pinkney’s FY2010 Montgomery College Budget Savings Plan. The following rules will be used to determine approval for long distance travel:  The requestor has been officially invited to make a presentation or offer a paper at the event; 

$55 and 3 continuing education hours for seminar (All professional trainings are held at the MC Commission for Women Counseling & Career Center, 401 N. Washington Street, Suite 100,Rockville, MD 20850) A THERAPIST'S GUIDE TO DIVORCE MEDIATION Friday, October 16, 2009 8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. COST: $55 Presented by John Spiegel, J.D., Family Mediator and Donna Duquette, J.D., Family Mediator Program Description Part of what makes separation and divorce such a difficult life transition is that, in a time of tremendous emotional upheaval, spouses must deal with a series of critical legal and financial issues. Adversarial legal proceedings often make things worse, by escalating the conflict and imposing huge costs on the family, both economic and emotional. This talk is designed to help therapists become knowledgeable about the legal aspects of separation and divorce and about divorce mediation as a humane alternative to divorce. Program Objectives Participants will learn: • Th

BALTIMORE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INC. & AMERICAN HYPNOSIS TRAINING ACADEMY, INC. Eye movement Integration TREATING PTSD, PHOBIA & FEAR RESULTING FROM CRITICAL INCIDENTS DECEMBER 5 & 6, 2009 EYE MOVEMENT INTEGRATION TM (EMI) is a brief, very effective approach which produces lasting therapeutic outcomes. Learn to treat PTSD, phobia, the anxiety associated with addictions, and to deal successfully with fear resulting from recent crises--- often in a single session. EMI, is an uncomplicated, yet highly effective eye movement desensitization technique. Unlike other methods, EMI is considerate of the client’s integrity and does not require regression. Therefore, it is designed to avoid the concerns of false memory and/or the possibility of re-traumatizing the client. Managed Care. The economics of managed care are demanding short-term treatment. Current research continues to demonstrate that time-limited therapy can be as effective for many issues as more established lengthy appr

Maryland Career Development Association 2010 Conference Theme: Helping Special Populations Across the Lifespan Friday, January 22, 2010 9:00 am – 4:00 pm The Loyola Graduate Center, Timonium, MD CEU’s Available Our annual conference is an opportunity for networking, professional development, and 5 CEU’s! MCDA invites you to share and showcase your professional expertise, research, or successful practices. For consideration, submit a program proposal incorporating the theme: Helping Special Populations Across the Lifespan. Thank you in advance for your interest and support. Keynote Robert M. Orndorff, D.Ed., Associate Director, Recruiting and Employer Relations, Career Services, The Pennsylvania State University, recently published: “The PITA Principle: How to Work With (and Avoid Becoming) a Pain in the Ass” with Dulin Clark. Dr. Orndorff has agreed to be our morning keynote speaker. Discounted copies of the book will be available for purchase the day of the conference. Featured Sp

Institute for Natural Resources The Aging Brain (6 CEU’s) After completing this program participants will be able to: • List the major characteristics of individuals who have healthy and long lives. • Describe the changes that occur in a health aging brain. • Outline the effects of aging on the cycles and stages of sleep and list the sleep disorders that increase with advantages age. • Define human memory and state the changes that occur in memory functioning with normal and abnormal aging. • Describe the common dementias, including the stages and treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease. • Cite the common risk factors for heart disease, stroke, and, Alzheimer’s Disease. • List the lifestyle choices under our control that may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer ’s Disease. • Describe, for this course, the implications for dentistry, mental health, and other health professionals. For more information on registration, meeting times and location please check profe

Recertification of your DCC credential will require that you have completed twenty hours of continuing education during your five year certification period. Fifteen of those hours can be general counseling or mental health related courses. Five hours must be specific to distance counseling. Below are several courses which could be applied toward the 5 hour distance counseling specific requirement: This information is provided as a courtesy. You will need to verify the accuracy of all information, including course content, price and credits prior to registering for a course. Inclusion on this list does not imply CCE endorsement. Provider: ReadyMinds Website: http://www.readyminds.com/training/ceu.html Security Strategies for Distance Counseling via E-Mail : [3 Contact Hours] [$49.00] This course examines security strategies that may be employed by counselors using distance methods (specifically e-mail) in their work with clients. Encryption and related procedures for protecting clien

Continuing Education Opportunity THREE WORKSHOPS!!!!!!!!! Multicultural Ethics- October 2, 20009 8:30AM-12:00PM Workshop that will examine various world views from a multicultural perspective, review basic principles of cultural competence, example ethical dilemmas that emerge within context and present an interactional model for ethical decision making applicable to clinical settings. Participants will enhance their understanding of the diverse environment, increase their ability to interact effectively with individuals of different cultures and develop skills in using systematic model for ethical decision making. Two Worlds, One Life: Cultural Dynamics In the South Asian Community- October 23, 2009 Focus will be on mental health needs of clients from India and Pakistan and the Diasporas. A psychodynamic frame of reference will be used in discussing conflicts and resolution inherent in inter-and intra-personal relationships. Participants will become familiar with culturally profi

Commission for Women Counseling and Career Center TRAINING SEMINAR DEALING WITH SHAME:Therapeutic Interventionspresented by Dr. Michael Stadter Friday, September 25, 2009, 8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. COST: $55 (3 CEU's) Program Objectives Participants will be able to: Identify the physiology and subjective experience of shame Distinguish shame from guilt and other affects Identify the varieties of the inner world of shaming others and ashamed selves Identify various ways that shame can be part of the therapy relationship and to manage those encounters Cross Country Education Seminars Psychology and Spirituality: How to Help Your Clients and Heal the Human Psyche: Frederick ,MD August 8, 2009 8:00AM to 3:30PM For generations we have witnessed a deepening rift between science and spirituality. This has been felt most acutely in the realm of psychology and spirituality, because both attempt to deal with the healing of the human person. Many people feel confronted with a choice between thei

Redirecting Pushy Parents: How to Build Healthier Relationship The RV Campus Dean of Student Development & the Parent/Family Engagement Initiative will host a summer video seminar on Monday, August 10 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM, on the Rockville Campus. Location TBA This is an excellent professional development opportunity for all college personnel that come in contact with parents, extended family members, spouses, or anyone involved in helping a college student persist The hovering is sometimes accompanied by a tendency to be demanding, forceful and even abusive towards staff and college personnel. The result can be employees who are frustrated and burned out. Proper training can help personnel handle even the most inappropriate parent with poise and professionalism. The Video Seminar includes: Presentation by Dr. Brian VanBrunt and Perry Francis, Ed.D, NCC, LPC Knowledge about motivations behind parent behavior Techniques based on the art of persuasion What and How faculty/staff/a

Certificate Training Programs The programs listed below offer continuing education credits for psychologist, social workers, licensed professionals counselors, psychiatric nurses, and psychiatrists Central Concepts in Dynamic Psychotherapy is an introductory psychodynamic training program for recent mental health graduates. The program introduces basic concepts that distinguish psychodynamic /psychoanalytic psychotherapy from other clinical theories and practice. The clinical component of the training involves weekly supervision with faculty of ongoing clinical work. More information on Central Concepts in Dynamic Psychotherapy The Clinical Program on Psychotherapy Practice is a two-year certificate program for all mental health practitioners. It provides in-depth study of contemporary psychodynamic theory and practice in both individual psychotherapy and other treatment modalities. The program emphasizes the psychotherapeutic relationship and the clinical application of theory. We

Toxic Anger: Practical Techniques to help your Clients Control Their Temper, 6/18/09 Millions of Americans, as well as people worldwide, suffer from maladaptive anger, a condition known as “toxic anger.” Toxic anger is a leading cause of heart attacks, ruined careers, domestic abuse, substance abuse, divorce, automobile accidents and depression. It is also the underlying emotion in Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Oppositional/Defiant Behavior, Substance Abuse, Road Rage, and much more . . . http://www.pesi.com/ The Center for Culture and Sandplay Transformation: Spiritual Journeys in the Sand, 7/6-7/09 In this workshop, participants will explore representations of Spirit, religious, ideas about life-purpose, and constructions of transpersonal meaning in sand scenes. Key ideas will be discuss that grounds the experiential journey in sand. http://www.cultureplay.com/train.cfm American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) 2009 Conference 7/20-23/09 Recognizing the enormity of the

What is Professional development? Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning opportunities situated in practice. It has been described as intensive and collaborative, ideally incorporating an evaluative stage. There are a variety of approaches to professional development, including consultation, coaching, communities of practice, lesson study, mentoring, reflective supervision and technical assistance . In order to effectively function as counselors, counseling skills need to be polished and up to date with the ever changing populations we serve. Please stay tuned for future local/national conferences, workshops, and seminars that will assist in future development as counselors.