MC Counseling Professional Development

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Presenter : John Chamberlain, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist Where : Friday, January 14, 2011 9:00am - noonat the Kolmac Clinic 1003 Spring St.,SilverSpring Md. 20910 Workshop is offered free of charge; 3 Category 1 CEUs offered for $20 This 3-hour workshop will address: · Symptom profile, assessment, and etiological theories of OCD. · Overview of cognitive-behavioral treatment using exposure with response prevention (E/RP). · Application of E/RP to the most common obsessive themes: contamination, harm to self or loved ones, sexual “perversions,” religious transgressions, aggressive impulses, perfectionism, and obsessing about obsessing. · Complicating factors, including “overvalued ideation,” comorbid disorders, “Tourettic OCD,” family members who enable compulsions, and emotions other than anxiety. · Application of techniques to milder OCD features. Case examples will be provided t...

EVIDENCE, ETHICS AND RELATIONSHIP TRENDS IN MENTAL HEALTH SUPERVISION When : Friday, December 10, 2010, 12:30PM - 4:15PM Where : Rockville Memorial Library 21 Maryland Ave First Floor Meeting Room COURSE DESCRIPTION This seminar focuses on the mandates and trends in clinical, legal, administrative, and management aspects of mental health supervision. The focus is on the supervisor's role in management of services provided by agency practitioners and private practitioners. Traditional effective supervisory practices are reviewed as well as new and emerging generally accepted supervisory practice standards in an increasingly complex practice world. There will be specific focus on requirements for supervision for licensure. The training will also contain information about the changing role of clinical supervisors in the mental health field under the new federal health care law. Presenter(s) Dr. Carlton E. Munson is a professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and Di...

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER: A COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR APPROACH TO CONCEPTUALIZATION AND TREATMENT When: November, 19, 2010, 12:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Where: Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Ave, First Floor Meeting Room, Rockville, MD 20850 Program Description: This presentation reviews the diagnostic criteria and clinical presentations of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. As OCD can have a wide range of manifestations, it is important for clinicians to properly assess for the underlying themes so that an effective treatment can be developed. Successful treatment relies on effective interventions and creative clinicians. Interventions and treatments for clients with OCD involve cognitive behavioral strategies including hierarchy development and Exposure and Response Prevention. Also addressed will be the importance and rationale of the subjective units of distress scale (SUDS) as part of hierarchy development and E/RP. Program Objectives Participants will: • Become familiar with symptom...

PESI Buddha's Brain: the Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom Note: This live webcast (audio & video) will be broadcast LIVE over the internet on Monday, October 25, 2010 , starting 8:00 AM Eastern Time. You may access this event from anywhere with an established internet connection. Speaker: Rick Hanson, Ph.D. Price: $169.99 Course №: PLW77853 Duration: 380 Original Program Date: Monday, October 25, 2010 Have additional participants that need credit? Click here for additional CE for this webcast! · 4 steps to internalize positive experiences and heal pain and dysfunction · Learn from the “Olympic athletes” of brain training (lessons from 2,500 years of contemplative practice) · Understand the brain’s negativity bias, the greatest challenge in psychotherapy · Work with the brain’s 3 motivational systems (Approach, Attach, Avoid) · Strengthen the neural circuits of contentment, belonging and peace · Teach cli...

Chinese American Scholar Association (CASA) is pleased to invite you to attend E-Leader at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 3-5, 2011 and E-Leader at Zagreb, Croatia, June 6-8, 2011. CASA is a non-profit NYC firm founded in 1989. E-Leader is a global forum for Entrepreneurs, Ethics, E-commerce, and E-Learning in all academic disciplines. Since 2006, CASA ran nine successful E-Leaders in Asia and Europe. Four hundred people attended and raved about the conferences. CASA now has 111 board members from 29 countries, including Iran and South Africa, http://www.g-casa.com Submit your paper now by emailing it to: proposal@g-casa.com Topics of presentation include, but are not limited to: * Leadership (female, developing, inspirational) * Social and global issues, ethics, negotiation, conflict resolution * Accounting, finance, economics, management, marketing * E-Competencies (learning, training, communication) * Healthcare, teacher education, nursing, engineering, physical sciences Re...

Promoting African American Male Academic Achievement Workshop Date: Saturday, November 13, 2010 Time: 9:00 am - 1:00p.m. Registration 8:30-9:00 4 CEU Clock Hours Available African American males face formidable challenges to their educational achievement. There is a serious stifling of aspiration and pride on the part of many African American male youth from kindergarten through college. African American males tend to experience significant alienation from the educational process. Indications of massive educational failure on the part of African males can be found in school systems across the country. Such failure often begins as early as the third grade, with many African American males either dropping out or being pushed out of school for behavioral problems by the seventh grade. This troubling situation calls for aggressive action by educators. Concerted efforts are needed to develop comprehensive approaches for promoting the academic, career, and personal-social developmen...

The 2010 MH Annual Bereavement Conference: Helping Persons with Complicated and Traumatic Loss with Therese Rando, Ph.D. When Monday, September 20, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Where The Universities at Shady Grove Conference Center 9630 Gudelsky Drive Rockville, MD 20850 Conference registration fee: $100 (plus $10 CEU fee) Dr. Therese Rando is a world renowned author, researcher and educator in the field of death, dying, grief and loss. She has published over 70 written works pertaining to the clinical aspects of thanatology. Her books include Treatment of Complicated Mourning, How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies and Clinical Interventions for Caregivers. Dr. Rando is a national media expert in death, loss and trauma for the American Psychological Association. She has appeared on numerous television programs including “Dateline,” “Good Morning, America,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” and provides commentary for newspapers and magazines across the country. Registration: Onl...

Commission for Women Counseling & Career Center SELF-ACCEPTANCE AND RESPECT Monday, August 23, 2010, 11:00AM - 1:00PM Presenter : Elizabeth Nyang, Ed.D., LCPC Sometimes it is hard to accept ourselves as we are. *Do we even take the time to think about who we really are? *Have you ever thought about finding time to gather up your feelings alone in silence? Learn how to practice self-acceptance and explore different techniques you can use to help recognize feelings that prevent you from moving on. This seminar also discusses techniques to obtain and maintain the self-respect that you deserve. Fee: $20 MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR Tuesday , August 24, 2010, 6:00PM - 9:00PM Presenter : Melissa S. Fireman MCDP The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is the most trusted and widely used assessment for learning about personality characteristics. This powerful tool can help you to improve work and personal relationships by understanding how your preferences impact your career and ...

Taking care of the children: Helping Divorcing Parents Negotiate Parenting Plans Presenter : Donna Duquette, J.D., Mediator When : Monday, September 13, 2010, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Where : Kolmac Clinic 1003 Spring St., Silver Spring Md. 20910 Workshop is offered free of charge; 3 Category 1 CEUs offered for $20 This workshop meets the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners Ethics Requirement This 3-hour presentation will explain how therapists, mediators and parents can work together to design a parenting plan that promotes the health and well-being of the children. Specific areas that will be covered are:  Explanation of the critical elements of a parenting plan and how the parenting plan fits in the divorce process (including a description of legal terms and common parenting schedules);  Suggestions on how therapists and mediators can "team up" to encourage parents to think clearly about the needs of all family members;  Description of conflict resolution methods whic...

Child Center & Adult Services, Inc presents the following dates for Fall CE programs: October 1, 2010 Ethical Issues in Spiritually Sensitive Practice - A Hands on Approach CATHLEEN GRAY, PH.D. & MICHAEL SHERIDAN PH.D. Although most clinicians know that religion and spirituality can be important aspects of clients' lives, they struggle with how to address this area in their practice. This workshop will focus on how to incorporate attention to religion and spirituality in a way that is both effective and ethical. Participants will have the opportunity to explore various methods of spiritual assessment and history-taking, as well as learn ethical guidelines for the use of spiritually-oriented interventions. Our learning objections are: Raise question about spirituality in psychotherapy practice • Identify spiritual resources and struggles in psychotherapy • Identify ethical decision making within psychotherapy • Plan spiritually-based intervention with ethical guidelines Dr. ...

Local Opportunities PESI Workshop Seminars offers local professional development opportunities. For more information on various mental health workshops go to: http://www.pesi.com/search/seminarresults.asp

PESI Presents: Screening, Assessment and Treatment of Dementia Don’t miss this opportunity to get the very latest on the effective assessment and treatment of dementia. Learn how to recognize, assess, treat, and provide realistic accommodations. Take home effective strategies from the initial identification of the disease into the later stages. In addition, you will learn the causes of dementia, its different manifestations, multiple disguises and varying evolutionary course. This practical hands-on seminar will provide you with a variety of screening tools you can implement and develop a full understanding of the strengths and limitations of each. Learn to become adept at identifying abnormal patterns of thinking and behaving early in the disease process. Considerable time will be spent discussing cognitive, vocational and social strategies that will add to your clinical arsenal. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Simon Tan, Ph.D ., a neuropsychologist, is a Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) i...

The 2010 MH Annual Bereavement Conference: Helping Persons with Complicated and Traumatic Loss with Therese Rando, Ph.D. with Therese Rando, Ph.D. Monday, September 20, 2010 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.The Universities at Shady Grove Conference Center9630 Gudelsky Drive Rockville, MD 20850 CEUs available (6 CEUs. Social Work, Morticians, Professional Counselors and Therapists, Psychologists)Conference registration Fee: $100 (plus $10 CEU fee) Online Registration and more information: http://www.montgomeryhospice.org/conference10/

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Are you interested in learning more about ways to help your community? Or are you a working professional who is in need of Continuing Education Credits for a great price? The Mental Health Association of Montgomery County is offering a 12 hour Mental Health First Aid course. The training is an evidence-based practice that educates both the general public and professionals on what to do in the event of a mental health crisis. Think of it as CPR for mental health! For interested professionals, we are able to offer 12 pre-approved CEUs for Social Workers and Child Care Providers and 12 recertification credits for Human Resource Representatives at cost! For the non-professionals, the cost is only 25.00$ for the 12 hour training . Registrations for May and June trainingsare open. For more information and registration forms please Rachel Larkin at rlarkin@mhamc.org !!

Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder (Workshop is offered free of charge; 3 Category 1 CEUs offered for $20) Friday, April 23, 9:00 pm -- 12:00 pm Kolmac Clinic , 1003 Spring St., Silver Spring Md. 20910 Presenter: Paul van Ravenswaay, M.D. Paul van Ravenswaay, MD has had extensive experience treating Bipolar Mood Disorder and Dual Diagnoses patients as Clinical Director of psychiatric and substance abuse residential treatment programs and as partner in a large group practice. Currently, he works with Kolmac Clinic and has a private practice in Washington, DC, specializing in treatment resistant mood disorder, dual diagnosis, and pain management. Psychotherapists often wonder if their treatment-resistant, mood-disordered clients have been accurately diagnosed, and if they are taking the right kind of medication. This workshop will focus on the subtleties of diagnosing and developing an individualized treatment plan for individuals who present with symptoms of Bipolar, Bipola...

THREE WORKSHOPS: Friday April 9, 2010 Elspeth Bell, Ph.D. Program on hoarding Friday May 21, 2010 Christina Guidorizzi, LCMFT Program on Latino families Friday May, 21 2010 Mariana Falconier , Ph.D. Program on working collaboratively with Latino families in therapy Each workshop provides three hours of continuing education credit. The Child Center and Adult Services is approved by the Maryland Board of Examiners in Psychology and the National Board for Certified Counselors. The Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners certifies that each workshop meets the criteria for three credit hours of Category 1 continuing education for social workers and associates licensed in Maryland. Child Center and Adult Services, Inc. 16220 Frederick Road, #502 Gaithersburg, MD 20877-4022 Tel.: 301-978-9750 Fax: 301-978-9753 E-mail: info@ccascounseling.org www.ccascounseling.org PROGRAMS HELD AT: Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Center - Gilchrist Hall 9601 Medical Center Drive Rockville, Mar...

Commission for Women Counseling and Career Center PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SEMINAR $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) BUILDING EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE IN A GLOBALIZED, INTERCONNECTED & TUMULTUOUS WORLD New Date! Friday, February 26, 2010 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. COST: $55 Program Description In this workshop, Dr. LaBier will describe the emotional attitudes, mental perspectives, and actions that underlie a new form of resilience needed for psychological health today, based on both current research and clinical observations. Participants will learn: • the traditional mental health view of resiliency and why it's not as effective in today's world • why the coping strategies of traditional resilience can diminish your effectiveness and well-being when dealing with today's stresses and conflict • the paradox...

Embodied Consciousness Professional Development Training for… Counselors *Social Workers *Other Helping Professionals An embodied consciousness approach to professional development is based on an assumption that each person has a unique personal essence that wants to be expressed - ideally - through the work he or she does. With Embodied Experimental & Practical Content  Tools for Being a Healing presence  Creative Tools: Helping Clients Decrease Inner Conflict  Embodied Consciousness Process Tools  Attract Clients and grow a Thriving Private Practice  Embodied Stress Reduction Techniques: How to Help Clients Relax Earn CEUS For more information go to: http://www.centerforembodiedconsciousness.com/CEUS.html Also check Professional Development Board

Maryland Association for Counseling and Development All Students College and Career Ready: School Counselors Responding to a National Goal Date : Saturday, February 13, 2010 Time : 9:00- 1:00 Coffee and registration 8:30-9:00 Presenter Vivian V. Lee, Ed., D. Director Counselor Advocacy National Office for School Counselor Advocacy About The Workshop School counseling professionals from across settings are invited to participate in this workshop; K-12 school counselors, supervisors and directors of school counselors, counselor educators and graduate school counseling students. This workshop will provide knowledge and skills about how school counseling professionals can respond to the national imperative of all students college ready/career ready. Gain insight into the ways in which national trends in academic achievement, college going and career readiness impact our society and economy. Learn how strategic school counseling practice that is systemic, data-driven and culturally respons...

Working With Clients with Addictions: Traditional and Non-Traditional Approaches March 12, 2010 Registration at 8:30 Workshop from 9am – 12pm Keynote Speakers: Dr. Catherine McAlpine Manager of Community Support Services Montgomery County Dept. of Health and Human Services Meghan Westwood, Executive Director Maryland Treatment Centers 3 CEUs available Presenters: Dr. Stephen Carroll, Adjunct Professor, Loyola Univ. Strategies Addressing Spiritual & Religious Issues in Addictions Kathy Brennan, LCPC Supporting Clients with Addictions Dr. Elizabeth Nyang, Journey to Self Understanding Interventions Used in a Holistic Focused Addictions Program Location: Loyola University, Columbia Campus 8890 McGaw Road Columbia, MD 21045 Costs: Early-bird (Until 2/12/10) Pre-Registration (2/13/10-3/9/10) Late Registration (3/10/10 or after) Professional Members $40 $40 $50 Professional Non-members $40 $50 $60 Student/Retired Members $25 $25 $30 Student/Retired Non-Members $25 $35 $40 For more inform...