Professional Development

CBT: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques For Everyday Clinical Practice

College Park, MD …Mon, Jan. 30, 2012
Ellicott City, MD …Tues., Jan. 31, 2012

Live Video Webcast…Tues., Jans.31, 2021
In a few short hours, you can easily solve the age-old question of finding practical ways to integrate evidence based therapies into everyday clinical practice with clients.

Join expert Dr. Barry Gregory for a day chock-full of practical Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques, focusing on how to treat clients by challenging and replacing automatic negative thoughts, core beliefs and self-defeating behaviors. Case studies, interactive discussions, role plays, handouts and worksheets will be utilized in this enjoyable seminar that features cutting-edge skills to improve and enhance your understanding of CBT – and help your clients live more enjoyable and worthwhile lives.

OBJECTIVES
• Apply and integrate evidence-based techniques from cognitive-behavioral therapies.
• Identify motivational interviewing strategies to build rapport and engage challenging clients.
• Describe behavioral therapy techniques to modify and change maladaptive behaviors.
• Utilize more effective goal setting and problem solving strategies with clients.
• Describe key behavioral activation and exposure strategies used in behavior therapies.
• Identify 4 key cognitive-behavior therapy questions to use with all clients.
• Identify, challenge and replace negative self-talk, thoughts, assumptions and core beliefs.
• Describe cognitive and behavioral interventions for clients who are depressed and anxious.
• Identify practical exercises and worksheets to help implement CBT into clinical practice.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Therapists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Other Mental Health Professionals

For more information go to http://www.pesi.com/search/detail/index.asp?eventid=9948
Trauma, PTSD & Traumatic Grief: Effective Assessments and Immediate Interventions
Ellicott City, MD …Wed., Feb.1, 2012
College Park, MD …Thurs, Feb. 2, 2012
Alexandria, VA…Fri., Feb.3, 2021

Dr. Linda Schupp is a talented, energetic and passionate speaker who has provided seminars to thousands and has worked closely with those affected by the Oklahoma City bombing and the shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. This seminar provides you with diagnostic tools and cutting-edge therapeutic techniques for post-traumatic stress disorder, grief and other trauma-related conditions.

Many disorders such as dissociative identity disorder, borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder may have an underlying trauma background. If the trauma remains untreated, then the client may not respond to generally-used techniques. Traumatology and grief skills are an essential supplement to many disciplines and have become increasingly important over the last few years.

Leave this seminar with assessment skills and therapeutic techniques that are immediately applicable for traumatic stress survivors. If you work in an environment with any type of traumatic stress survivors and desire to increase your repertoire of therapies and techniques, then this seminar is for you.

OBJECTIVES
Describe the etiology and impact
1. of traumatic stress on the client utilizing evaluation tools.
2. Assess the varied trauma-related disorders, conditions, and implications.
3. Apply physiological interventions that assist in overcoming somatic symptoms.
4. Develop a safe therapeutic environment for clients.
5. Utililze psychological techniques for traumatic stress, PTSD and grief.

For more information go to http://www.pesi.com/search/detail/index.asp?eventid=10527

THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT
2nd Annual MACD Graduate Student Conference
Theme:Aspiring Leaders in Counseling: Strengthening our Leadership Culture
Date: Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Location: Bowie, MD
Time: 9am-3:30pm
Cost: Early Bird (Before Jan. 20th)- $50.00

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STUDENT SUCCESS

March 4-6
Orlando, FL


This year's conference will feature over 60 breakout and plenary sessions, plus pre-conference workshops, in a variety of student success areas at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Participants from middle and high schools, public and private two- and four-year institutions, and career colleges will be in attendance. Attendees will have the chance to interact with peers struggling with similar retention issues and gain insight on best practices and programs that work.
For more information go to:

http://fs7.formsite.com/educationalpolicyorg/form62/index.html

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