MC Counseling Professional Development

THE TWO FACES OF DEPRESSION: THE IMPACT OF GENDER ON THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION Friday, March 18, 2011, 12:30PM - 4:15PM Rockville Memorial Library , 21 Maryland Ave First Floor Meeting Room A landmark study, sponsored by The World Health Organization, Harvard University, and the World Bank, has projected that by 2020 depression will become the world’s second most disabling condition. Biological, psychological, and social factors affect gender-specific differences in age of onset, prevalence, course, comorbidity, and choice of treatment for major mood disorders. This lecture will review the many variables affecting the onset, course, and treatment of depression in women and men. COURSE OBJECTIVES 1) Describe gender differences in prevalence rates and risk factors for depression. 2) Describe gender differences in neurobiology, presentation and course of depression in men and women. 3) Identify the role of reproductive transitions in the onset and recurrence of mo

PESI Presents: Your Choice of Live Video Webcasts Learn from Two Leading Expertsin Mental Health Rick Hanson, Ph.D.Buddha's Brain:The Practical Neuroscience ofHappiness, Love and Wisdom Live Video Webcast Thursday, February 10, 201111:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (EST) Break from 2:50 until 4 p.m. Featuring :Rick Hanson, Ph.D. Neuropsychologist & author of Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.New Developments in the Treatment of PTSD, Complex PTSD and Comorbid Disorders Live Video Webcast Friday, February 11, 20118:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST)Break from 11:50 p.m until 1 p.m. Featuring : Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.“One of the most influential psychotherapists of the century.” Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D.New Developments in the Treatment of PTSD, Complex PTSD and Comorbid Disorders Live Video Webcast Friday, February 11, 20118:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST)Break from 11:50 p.m until 1 p.m. Sensory Materials & Techniques for An