MC Counseling Professional Development

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.

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