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Counselor Continuing Education Units:
Counseling Workshops & Conferences,
Counselor - Therapist Training and (CEU's)
Washington State Health Department licensure regulations require that the Licensed Mental
Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
(LMFT), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Chemical Dependency
Professional (CDP) and other professions complete professional counselor continuing education
(CEs) units (CEUs) continuing education credits (CECs) continuing
education hours (CEHs), psychological continuing education credit (PCEC) or professional development hours (PDHs) to maintain their clinical proficiency.
Unless otherwise specified, these Seattle,
Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue, Everett, Spokane Valley, Federal Way, Yakima, Kent, Bellingham,
and Olympia WA. Washington State area presentations,
classes, workshops, conferences and seminars are open to the public. Call the designated persons in each workshop below for additional information
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Ongoing and Monthly Counselor Workshops
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How to Limit Your Legal Risk
as a Mental Health Professional & The Basics of HIPAA for Mental Health Professionals
Course Description: Through a combination of presentations, discussions, and workshop activities, you will gain an understanding of the current state of Federal and Washington State law with respect to confidentiality and HIPAA requirements, legal privilege, professional ethics and personal relationships, malpractice, liability, and the standard of care. The event is intended for a wide range of mental health professionals including mental health counselors, marriage and family counselors, and social workers.
Class Structure and Information: Each course date is limited to a maximum of 6 participants. This allows for the best balance of personal interaction and individual attention. Continuing Education Credit: This training has been approved for 3 Law and Ethics Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Washington State licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Social Workers. WMHCA Provider #1001.
Location:Courses are held at the offices of Ström & Ström Consulting, on the second floor of the historic Carnegie Library Building in Ballard area of Seattle, WA
Date:The course is offered approximately once each month. Go to www.strom-consulting.com to see a complete listing of scheduled classes.
Presenter: Eric Strφm, J.D. - Attorney at Strφm & Strφm Consulting, offering legal and marketing services to mental health professionals.
Fee: Registration is $60
CEU: 3
Contact: Eric Strφm
Phone: (206) 295-0076
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University of Washington
Professional & Continuing Education Certificate Programs
Advance your skills and expand your network by earning a certificate from the University of Washington. Social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, licensed psychologists and Washington State Mental Health Specialists can earn contact hours and continuing education units (CEUs). UW Professional & Continuing Education (UWPCE) offers the following certificate programs:
• Psychological Trauma (online & classroom)
• Geriatric Mental Health (classroom)
• Infant Mental Health (classroom)
• Gerontology (online)
Learn from leading clinicians and researchers in the field. Visit our website for certificate program descriptions and start dates
Location: Seattle or online
Date: Certificate programs start fall, winter or spring. Visit the UWPCE
website for program start dates.
Fee: Tuition and fees vary per program
CEUs: Number of CEUs varies per program
Contact: Enrollment Advising
Phone: (206) 685-8936 or (888) 469-6499
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The Puget Sound Adlerian Society
invites you to our
2013 First Friday Forums ~ Free~
First Friday Forums are Free* Presentations and discussions on topics for parents, educators, mental-health professionals, students, and other people interested in human nature, human relationships, and human well-being. Get acquainted and share information and ideas of mutual interest.
Let us know you are coming by phone or email.
The cost is free*, however,
CE hours for mental-health professionals and clock hours for educators are available for a fee.
Location: Northeast Seattle
Date: Usually the first Friday of the month, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
- except August and December or on holiday weekends. March and April 2012 offerings are posted.
Presenter: Various presenters from PSAS and the Seattle area, or films with discussion.
Fee: None
CEU: *Call us for more information for CE hours for mental-health professionals and clock hours for educators are available for a fee.
Contact: PSAS
Phone: (206) 527-2566
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Jungian Oriented Consultation Group
Using Jungian & Post-Jungian thought
to understand our work with clients
We will work in a manner that encourages us to think together, bringing out the collective wisdom of the group as well as beginner's mind allowing for creative discovery.
We will look into such concepts as:
Individuation, the unique focus of Jungian work
Parallel process
Therapeutic relationship
Analytic interaction
Archetype, complex, synchronicity and typology
Techniques such as active imagination, dream work, dreaming-body.
We will work with our case material to understand what we are experiencing with clients and where we are going with them.
Location: North Seattle
Date: Ongoing, Two Tuesdays per month
9:00 to 10:30 am
Presenter: Walter McGerry, MA, LMHC, LMFT
- Practicing since 1980, Walter's orientation for therapy,consultation and supervision combines Humanistic and Jungian approaches. He teaches in Antioch University Seattle's Masters in Psychology program. As a licensed mental health counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist and an approved supervisor in the state of Washington, he sees clients, consultees and supervisees in private practice.
He maintains studies and practices in: alchemy as a symbolic practice of transformation, creative processes, psychotherapy's roles and meanings in socio- political contexts, and conscious connection to transpersonal experience. As a member of Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Studies, he consults, probono, for therapists seeing clients for NWAPS's clinic. He is actively involved in and past president of the Jungian Psychotherapist Association. And is also a member of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, Washington Mental Health Counselor's Association, and Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility.
Fee: $60.00 per session.
CEU: No
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2013
PSAS presents
"
Teaching the Postive Discipline Way"
Sponsored by
The Positive Discipline Association,
The Puget Sound Adlerian Society, and
Sound Discipline
For Parent Educators, Counselors, & Parents
Positive Discipline focuses on Discipline that Teaches.
1. It helps children feel they belong and are significant.
2. It teaches and models mutual respect and encouragement.
3. It is effective long term and considers what the child is
thinking, feeling, deciding, and learning.
4. It teaches important social and life skills: respect, concern for others, problem solving, and
cooperation, as well as the skills to contribute to the home, school, or larger community.
Participants will:
- Learn research-based, effective tools and techniques for teaching parents how to use
discipline that is kind and firm at the same time, neither punitive nor permissive.
- Learn how to facilitate a parenting class as a non-expert.
- Learn how to work with and teach parents who love their children but have few tools and
resources to parent effectively for today's world.
- Gain practice with experiential exercises that help parents go beyond intellectual understanding
to be able to respond in empowering ways with their children.
- How to use materials in group settings (parenting classes) and
in individual work with families.
- Have a set of resource materials for future reference.
Comments from previous students: "The activities were priceless. Much better than being lectured at. So much more powerful. It
changed the way I understand and relate to people. Thank you." W.E., workshop participant.
"It is so helpful effective
powerful. Great tools!" M.F.,
workshop participant.
Location: UW Family Medicine Residency
Date: The workshop begins Thursday, February 7th-9th, 2012, at 6:30 pm 8:30 pm. Location TBD. Cancelation Policy is on the website with Positive Discipline Association.
Presenter: Jody McVittie, M.D. Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer
Fee: Cost: $370 Includes $93 of materials. There is a discount for 30 day advance registration ($35)
CEU: Available through Seattle Pacific University. Small separate fee is charged.
Contact 1: Jody
Phone 1: (206) 782-1595
Contact 2: Register with Positive Discipline Assoc.
Phone 2: (866) 767-3472
Email 2: www.positivediscipline.org
Registration Form
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NASW - Washington Chapter
Presents "Lobby Day"
NASW Washington State Lobby Day February 18, 2013
Are you concerned about Social Work licensure? Human Service Funding? Criminal Justice Issues? Marriage Equality? Suicide Prevention training? The Death Penalty?
NASW-WA Legislative Action Committee will host the annual lobby day in Olympia to lobby current legislative bills.
New location! Come to Olympia and participate in the NASW-WA Chapter lobby day at our new location, the Governor Hotel, in the Washington Room, located at 621 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA 98501. Find more information on www.nasw-wa.org under Legislative drop down menu.
Spend your President's Day with fellow social workers and social service providers in Olympia. We will provide food, refreshments and a place for social workers of all disciplines to advocate for the clients they serve through legislative action.
STUDENT MEMBERS are challenged to invite their Practicum Instructor. Prizes and fun to be had by all!
Location: Governors Hotel, Olympia WA
Date: February 18, 2013
Presenter: Please go to the website for more information
Fee: None
CEU: No
Contact: Diana Fergeson
Phone: (206) 706-7084
Email Diana Fergeson] [ to NASW website ]
Psychiatric Medications and Your Client!
Learn who the best observer is for your client and his medications. Questions to ask to learn about the client and his medications. Learn about possible interactions and withdrawal syndromes.Learn what they are about and what is happening with your client!
Learn about Alcohol and other drugs & what this does to medications
Clinical Consultations.
Meets Every Fourth Friday of the Month .
Avalon Center
6959 California Ave SW
Seattle WA 98136
Call: 206-935-6228 or nwmhs@msn.com to register.
Fee is $45.00 session.
Facilitated by Diane Hutcheson ARNP, MA, MN who has
Over 30 years as a Psychiatric Nurse and the last 14 as a prescriber, Diane Hutcheson is also able to provide clinical supervision hours.
Location: Avalon Center
Date: Starting Feb 22,2013 and every fourth Friday of the month from 3-5PM
Call if needing other hours or times.
Presenter: Diane Hutcheson ARNP MA, MN who has been an RN in Psychiatry over 30 years and has a Master's in clinical psychology since 1990 and Masters in Advance Practice Psychiatric Nursing since 1998. In Private Practice at Avalon Center providing evaluation, prescribing and treatment services to clients with both mental health and addiction issues. Able to provide Clinical Supervision Hours .
Fee: $45.00/session
CEU: No
Contact: Diane Hutcheson ARNP
Phone: (206) 841-2126
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PSAS- Puget Sound Adlerian Society
Invites You
To Our
First Friday Forum ~
March 2013
For parents, educators, mental-health professionals, and other people
interested in human nature, human relationships, and human well-being.
First Friday Forums ~ Free
Who Various presenters from PSAS and the Seattle area, or films, with discussion.
What Presentations and discussions on topics for parents, educators, mental-health professionals,
students, and other people interested in human nature, human relations, and human well-being.
Where Northeast Seattle, call or email for location, 206-527-2566, psas@att.net.
Why - To get acquainted and to share information and ideas of mutual interest.
When - Usually the first Friday of the month, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,
except August and December or on holiday weekends.
How Call or email to let us know you are coming, 206-527-2566, psas@att.net.
Cost Free.
CE hours for mental-health professionals and clock hours for educators are available for a fee.
Date: The next Friday Forum is March 1st.
Presenter: Steven A. Maybell, PhD, is coming again for Clinical Conversations. Steve will address questions and concerns that participants (clinicians and others) present, and he will encourage eve-ryone to share ideas so as to take advantage of individual and collective wisdom.
With over 40 years of experience in mental-health counseling and therapy, Steve says he is deeply devoted to Adlerian Psychology and its application to his work and his life. He is dedicated to "a model of therapy that emphasizes mutual respect, collaboration, tapping the wisdom within each client, contributing to the client's sense that they matter, that they make sense, and that there are new possibilities available for them to live a life of greater quality."
He also practices reprocessing therapy (Lifespan Integration and EMDR), which he sees as powerful tools to assist clients in moving beyond trauma and discouraging experiences in their past.
Steve is Director of the Student Counseling Center and Professor in Marriage and Family Therapy at Seattle Pacific University. He was recently recognized as Supervisor of the Year for the Wash-ington Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, and Supervisor of the Year for the University of Washington School of Social Work.
His credentials and experience go on and on:
? Steve holds Diplomate standing with the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology in
Adlerian Psychology, Clinical Social Work, and Professional Psychotherapy.
? He is a Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
? He teaches certificate programs in Adlerian Psychology.
Educational Objectives (for CE hours and clock hours):
? Participants will learn from discussion of examples how Adlerian Psychology can apply in specific cases and situations.
? Participants will learn more of the process of relating to others, including clients, with mutual respect, collaboration, and awareness of new possibilities.
Fee: None
CEU: None, however there may be CEU hours if arranged ahead of attending - please call for costs/details
Contact: PSAS Friday Forums
Phone: (206) 527-2566
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"GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT"
Weekend Educational Workshop
for Couples and Mental Health Professionals
A weekend (Saturday 9 am – 7 pm and Sunday 9 am – 6 pm) educational seminar based on the theory and practice of Imago Relationship Therapy for couples. Consists of lectures, writing assignments, extensive specific process demonstrations and participant practice in the use of these processes. Acquire cognitive working understanding of the following relevant theory and information as it pertains to the dynamics of committed partner relationships:
a. How partners choose one another
b. Stages in a conscious love relationship
c. The spiral nature of process in committed relationships
d. The human evolutionary legacy – the tripartite human brain
e. Stages of healthy psychological development
f. Defensive psychological adaptations to deficient parenting
g. The birth and development of the social self
h. The messages of repressive socialization
i. Complementary differences in couples' relationships
j. Resolving negative emotions through couples' dialogical processes
2. Basic ability to use and apply five specific dialogue processes for conscious communication between couples:
a. The Parent-Child Dialogue
b. The Frustration Dialogue
c. The Behavior Change Request Dialogue
d. The Commitment Dialogue
e. The Appreciation Dialogue
Location: Phoenix Inn Suites
Date: Saturday, March 2, 2013 - 9 am - 7 pm &
Sunday, March 3, 2013 - 9 am - 6 pm
Presenter: Betsy Bergquist MA LMHC (WMHCA Approved Provider #1007). As a workshop presenter certified by Imago Relationships International (Harville Hendrix PhD, founder) I have since 1998 presented this seminar/workshop over 100 times to over 1500 participants in various locations in Alaska, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Washington. (Since 1990 over 300 therapists and mental health professionals with similar credentials have presented this experience to over 200,000 participating couples and health care professionals worldwide). My husband and I have been married for 56 years and have used these tools in our relationship for the past 18 years
Presenter: Bruce Bergquist MA. I have a long career as a teacher, coach, school administrator, trainer, and since 1991 a certified mediator with the Thurston County Dispute Resolution Center, of which I am a co-founder.
Fee: $650, includes fee for second person
CEU:16
Contact: Betsy Bergquist
Phone: (908) 329-5878
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NASW - Washington Chapter
Presents
"Cognitive Behavior Therapy For
Anxiety and Panic"
Day 1: This experiential workshop will provide a basic overview of cognitive behavior therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. Participants will learn how to conceptualize GAD patients according to the cognitive model, plan treatment, develop a strong therapeutic alliance, provide psychoeducation, identify and respond to key anxious thoughts and beliefs, design behavioral experiments, modify maladaptive coping strategies, and increase tolerance for uncertainty. Participants will also learn specific treatment techniques for worry, including restructuring negative cognitions about worry, identifying differences between productive and unproductive worry, and exposure to worry. Case examples will be used to illustrate specific techniques and participants will have the opportunity to observe and participate in role plays. Questions will be encouraged throughout the workshop.
Learning Objectives: By the end of the first day of training, participants will be able to:
Describe the cognitive l model of GAD;
Use a cognitive conceptualization of GAD to plan treatment;
Use effective cognitive techniques with GAD patients;
Use effective behavioral techniques with GAD patients
Day 2: This experiential workshop will provide a basic overview of cognitive behavior therapy for panic disorder. Participants will learn how to conceptualize panic disorder patients according to the cognitive model of panic and how to map out the client's typical panic sequence. They will also learn how to us
Location: Bellevue Red Lion
Date: March 8-9, 2013
Time: 8:00 AM - Check-In/Registration
*Special Accommodations: If you require accommodations to permit your attendance provide a written request with a completed registration form 30 days prior to the registration deadline.
9:00AM - 4:30 PM - Workshop
Presenter: James L. Shenk, PhD
Dr. Shenk is an adjunct faculty member of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Philadelphia, PA. He has maintained a full time clinical practice and has served as Director of the Cognitive Therapy Institute since moving to San Diego in 1991. He has provided weekly supervision and consultation to over 15 postdoctoral interns and licensed therapists who have worked at the Institute. Dr. Shenk completed a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1988, and continued on as a postdoctoral research fellow at UCLA 1988-1989. He then pursued a specialization in cognitive therapy during 3 years of training under the mentorship of Christine Padesky, Ph.D. in Newport Beach, developing expertise in treatments for panic, social phobia, OCD, GAD, and other anxiety disorders, and depression. In addition to his psychotherapy practice, Dr. Shenk has taught cognitive therapy and supervised doctoral students at the California School of Professional Psychology (now at Alliant International University) since 1992 and has offered training in cognitive therapy of panic disorder, social phobia, OCD and depression at local, state, and international conventions. He is a co-author in publications on cognitive therapy and other clinical issues and is one of the Founding Fellows of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy (ACT), the premier organization that evaluates and certifies competency in cognitive therapy.
Fee: Register before Feb 10th: NASW Members $225, Non-members $275; call for pricing if registering after Feb 10th
CEU: 12
Contact: Diana Fergeson
Phone: (206) 706-7084
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Art With Heart
Presents
"Chill & Spill Intensive Training:
Use Creativity to reach At Risk Youth"
Art with Heart's CHILL & SPILL INTENSIVE TRAINING provides a roadmap for understanding the Chill & Spill Program in reaching high-risk youth. Chill & Spill is a prevention and intervention tool that fosters social and emotional learning in a variety of settings. Based in cognitive behavioral, narrative and art therapies, the journal is designed to increase self-awareness, increase management of emotions, and promote healthy connections. This intensive 1.5 day course prepares participants to bring the C&S Program to their adolescent clients. Through lecture, demonstration, structured hands-on activities, group discussion, and teach-back opportunities you will gain knowledge about: Benefits of the C&S Program as demonstrated by a year-long evaluation study, including the conceptual and research base for the role of creativity and its application in mental health promotion Hands-on artistic experience in a variety of media (creative writing, collage, painting, wire, found object, and poetry) Basic skills necessary to strengthen relationships with youth through the creative activities in C&S.
Location: 2100 Building
Date: Monday, March 11, 2013 from 8:30 am - 4:30 p.m. &
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 8:30 am - 12:30 p.m.
Presenter: Annie McCall, MA, LMHC - a therapist who specializes in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and is co-founder of Youth and Family DBT Seattle.
Presenter: Steffanie Lorig - co-author of Chill & Spill and founder of Art with Heart
Fee: $250 (postmarked before 2/12/13) or $300 after
CEU: 11
Contact: Nancy Stillger
Phone: (206) 362-4047
Contact 2: Erin Hood
Phone 2: (206) 362-4047
Email 2: erin@artwithheart.org
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WAMFT Annual Conference
"Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual
and Relationship Recovery"
featuring Patrick Carnes, PhD, CAS
Explore how to guide clients toward recovery within a marital or family context, emphasizing Addiction Interaction within a systems approach. Dr. Carnes will focus on tools to help you build a recovery zone for both the recovering addict and his/her family.
Location: Seattle Pacific University
Date: Saturday, March 16, 2013 from 9am to 4:30pm
Presenter: Patrick Carnes, PhD, CAS
Fee: $170/$130/$90 (members), $200 (non-members).
Register online at or call.
CEU: 6 hours for LMFT, LMHC, LASW, LICSW, Certified Counselors, and Associates.
Contact: Conference Info
Phone: 1 (888) 553-1228
Award(s): Six hours for LMFT, LMHC, LASW, LICSW, Certified Counselors, and Associates.
[ Email Kirk Roberts ] [ to counselor - therapist website ]
NASW - Washington Chapter
Presents
"From Principles to Problem-Solving: Ethics for Social Workers"
Social Workers are confronted with ethical dilemmas regardless of the setting in which they work, or the populations that they serve. This workshop provides an up-to-date review of key ethical principles applicable to the social work profession and the NASW Code of Ethics, demonstrates tangible tools for managing ethical issues, and offers case-based practice opportunities for resolving ethical dilemmas. Examples and cases will be drawn from a variety of practice settings, including health, mental health, and community-based work, and will address various populations.
Legal and risk management issues relating to documentation, scope of practice and consultation will also be addressed.
Objectives: By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will:
Demonstrate an understanding of key ethical principles applicable to the social work profession;
Understand the process for approaching and managing an ethical issue;
Demonstrate the ability to translate ethical principles into "real-life" problem-solving;
Be aware of how to minimize threat of liability;
Through practice, become more proficient in addressing and resolving ethical dilemmas
Location: North Seattle Community College - Concert Hall
Date: March 22, 2013
Presenter: Brian Giddens, LICSW, ACSW, is Associate Director of Social Work and Care Coordination for the University of Washington Medical Center and Clinical Professor with the University of Washington School of Social Work, where he has taught courses integrating organizational practice, leadership, ethics and health care practice. Brian's professional background has focused on health and mental health in community-based organizations, long-term care, acute care, and outpatient programs. Brian has presented extensively on subjects relating to ethics, health care, and management in not-for-profit settings. In addition to roles as a manager, author and educator, Brian is committed to issues of health policy and was named a DHHS Primary Health Care Policy Fellow in 2004. From 1995-2004 Brian served on the Advisory Committee of the National Association of Social Work HIV/AIDS Spectrum: Mental Health Training and Education of Social Workers Project, collaborating on creating curriculum and conducting training for social workers nationwide. Currently Brian is a panel member of the NASW Case Management Standards Revision Committee. Brian is past President for NASW Washington State Chapter, and has served two terms as President of the Washington State Chapter of the Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care.
Fee: If registered before Feb 24, NASW Members = $125; non-members = $175, if registered after Feb 24, please call for pricing
CEU: 6
Contact: Diana Fergeson
Phone: (206) 706-7084
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The Keys to Connection:
Equine-Facilitated Self-Discovery &
Relationship Skills
This hands-on experiential workshop is intended to help participants build templates for quiet authority, for self care and for conscious deep connection with others. The HEAL herd is eager to assist you in finding your power to 'be the change'! Let your sense of discovery come alive as you learn to selectively let go of old patterns that no longer serve, and create new pathways to greater fulfillment. Learning objectives include practical techniques for increased balance, clarity, and loving communication with others, and support for developing and trusting your intuition.
Location: HEAL Ranch
Date: April 05-07, 2013
9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Presenter: M. Leigh Shambo, MSW, LMHC is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor specializing in EFPL with adults and children, and EFPL therapy groups and personal growth workshops. Leigh founded Human-Equine Alliances for Learning (HEAL), a non-profit 501c(3) in 2000. Leigh is the lead author for HEAL- sponsored research on the efficacy of EFP for survivors of complex trauma, and is frequently invited to teach workshops and seminars on EFPL in the US and abroad.
Fee: $540.00
CEU: 21
Contact: HEAL
Phone: (360) 266-0778
[ Email M. Leigh Shambo ] [ to website ]
Gay Lesbian Student Education Network Statewide Leadership Summit's Continuing Education Program for Mental Health Counselors
This training has been approved for 6 CEU's for Washington State Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Social Workers. WMHCA Provider#1303
Tis opportunity for mental health professionals to earn CEU credits is presented in conjunction with the annual GLSEN Washington State Leadership Conference. GLSEN is a national nonprofit organization working to assure each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression.
In addition to a robust program of six unique courses and workshops, participants will have the opportunity to engage with educators, administrators, and student leaders from across the state.
Topics include:
Sacred Conversations: Religious identity in the lives of LGBTQ Youth
Effective Allies: How to be an Effective Ally for LGBTQ Youth
Ask the Psychologist: "Everything" You Wanted to Ask about LGBTQ Youth Mental Health
On the Edge of Adulthood: Constructing Meaningful Rites of Passage for LGBTQ Youth
Successful Collaborations with Educators: Mental Health and Educational Professionals working together
For complete description please see: http://glsenwasummit.wordpress.com
Location: Central Washington University
Date: Saturday, 04/20/13. 11a.-6p.
Presenter: 6 presenters please see website for additional information.
Fee: $120
CEU: 6
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NASW
- Washington Chapter
Presents
"Clinical Supervision: Theory and Practice"
This 15-hour course meets the WA DOH requirement to become an approved supervisor.
****Don't Delay Register Today, Space is Extremely Limited****
The objectives of this workshop are to increase the participant's body of knowledge and skills associated with clinical supervision, address issues and concerns of participants in the practice of supervision, and provide a conceptual framework for integrating the vast body of knowledge and skills related to clinical practice. Special emphasis will be on methods of supervision and examining common problems and ethical issues faced by supervisors. The workshop will be presented in a practical manner with the use of case illustrations, videotapes sessions and role-playing.
Areas of focus:
Similarities and differences between teaching, training, and supervision
The body of knowledge and skills required of effective supervisor
Recognizing the characteristics of effective supervisors
The various methods of supervision
The various models of supervisions
The various responsibilities of clinical supervisors
The legal & ethical problems
Location: Compass Health-Sanders Training Center
Date: April 26-27, 2013 8am to 6pm
$290.00 for NASW Members (on or before March 24, 2013)
*Special Accommodations: If you require accommodations to permit your attendance provide a written request with a completed registration form 30 days prior to the registration deadline.
$340.00 for Non-members (on or before March 24, 2013)
Presenter: Marshall Jung, DSW
Marshall Jung, DSW - Marshall Jung, DSW, Professor Emeritus, received his master's from the University of Southern California and his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. He has over 35 years of social work experience in the capacity of community organizer, agency executive, educator, writer, supervisor, trainer, clinician, facilitator of retreats, and spiritual director. Dr. Jung has presented supervision workshop for the NASW WA Chapter and for NASW CA Chapter. Dr. Jung is a nationally recognized expert in marital and family therapy. He is also recognized for his expertise in presenting models of practice including but not limited to Structural Family Therapy, Case Management, and the Recovery Model of Practice, as well as for his expertise on clinical supervision and ethical practice. He has provided workshops at numerous national and state conferences as well as for developmental centers, family and social service agencies, mental health, health and residential treatment facilities, and state and veteran's hospitals throughout the Southwestern United States and Canada. He has also published two books on clinical practice the first being Constructional Marital Therapy: Theory and Practice and the second Chinese American Family Therapy. His current interest is the integration of spirituality and ego based psychology. He is currently writing his third book entitled Hope: A Journey Into Mystery and Solitude.
Fee: $290.00 for NASW Members (on or before March 24, 2013); $340.00 for Non-members (on or before March 24, 2013)
*Special Accommodations: If you require accommodations to permit your attendance provide a written request with a completed registration form 30 days prior to the registration deadline.
CEU: 15 and 6 may be applied to laws and ethics
Contact: Diana Fergeson
Phone: (206) 706-7084
[ Email Diana Fergeson ] [ to NASW website ]
Spiritual Dimensions of Counseling and Therapy
Workshop topics
1. Comparing and contrasting spirituality and religion
2. Spiritual autobiography as a map for navigating sacred territory
3. Myth and Ritual: the Spiritual Double Helix Evoking the Transpersonal in Therapeutic Change
Workshop Objectives
Participants can expect to conclude the workshop with:
1. an understanding of the similarities and differences between religion and spirituality;
2. knowledge of how to employ spiritual autobiography as an assessment tool and compass for exploring client religious and/or spiritual issues;
3. an understanding of the interrelatedness of myth and ritual as transpersonal vehicles for deepening client understanding of significant life events;
4. overview knowledge of a typology of rituals and their therapeutic applications;
5. practical experience with co-creating therapeutic and meaningful rituals for a variety of life circumstances;
6. an understanding of ethical considerations in the employment of spiritual/transpersonal techniques in counseling and therapy.
Location: City University
Date: April 5, 2013 from 9AM-noon, followed by lunch and a WMHCA meeting
Presenter: Mike O'Connor, Ph.D., MTS is Professor Emeritus of Counselor Education at Seattle University where he was a faculty member for 36 years, and chaired the department for 14. His teaching specialties include counseling theories and skills (both individual and group), clinical supervision, counseling diverse populations, and a course in the spiritual dimensions of counseling. His research interests are the interbeing of counseling, psychotherapy and cross-cultural spirituality. He and his wife Dr. Elsa O'Connor have taught counseling courses in Nepal, Bhutan, S.E. Asia, New Zealand and Western Europe.
CEU: 3
Fee: $50 for WMHCA members; $65 for non-members
Contact: Jill Colley
Phone: (206) 356-4524
Award(s): 3
[ Email Jill Colley ] [ to website ]
ECA - Eastside Counselor's Association presents "Neuro-imaging And Substance Abuse"
Brain images of substance abuse among co-occuring disorders.
Learning Objectives:
Why do people use drugs: correlating substance use to brain patterns.
Effects of Substance use on the Brain-Cannabis as a special topic.
identify brain patterns and symptoms of the major psychiatric disorders
Location: Bellefield Office Park, Conference Room
Date: Friday, May , 2012 9-11AM
Presenter: Dr. Kabran Chapek's interest in natural medicine and mental health began at a young age when he made the connection that nutrition and exercise improved how he and his family felt. He went on to study human biology at the University of Kansas and then naturopathic medicine at Bastyr University's internationally renowned medical school. Dr. Chapek is a licensed naturopathic physician with primary experience in psychiatry. He is passionate about helping patients achieve optimal brain health using the least forceful interventions necessary. He prescribes minerals, amino acids, botanical medicine, vitamins, bio-identical hormones, medications as well as diet and exercise. When working with patients, Dr. Chapek seeks to find the causes of illness using brain SPECT imaging and comprehensive laboratory testing. He received his clinical psychiatry experience from 2007 to 2013 while treating patients with severe psychiatric illnesses in a dual diagnosis partial hospital program as part of a multidisciplinary team. Dr. Chapek is effective in the assessment and treatment of patients with a variety of mental health issues, which include severe depression, anxiety, ADHD/ADD, eating disorders, addiction issues, dementia, and brain injuries. Dr. Chapek works with a wide range of age groups including seniors, adults, and teenagers.
Dr. Kabran Chapek's interest in natural medicine and mental health began at a young age when he made the connection that nutrition and exercise improved how he and his family felt. He went on to study human biology at the University of Kansas and then naturopathic medicine at Bastyr University's internationally renowned medical school. Dr. Chapek is a licensed naturopathic physician with primary experience in psychiatry. He is passionate about helping patients achieve optimal brain health using the least forceful interventions necessary. He prescribes minerals, amino acids, botanical medicine, vitamins, bio-identical hormones, medications as well as diet and exercise. When working with patients, Dr. Chapek seeks to find the causes of illness using brain SPECT imaging and comprehensive laboratory testing. He received his clinical psychiatry experience from 2007 to 2013 while treating patients with severe psychiatric illnesses in a dual diagnosis partial hospital program as part of a multidisciplinary team. Dr. Chapek is effective in the assessment and treatment of patients with a variety of mental health issues, which include severe depression, anxiety, ADHD/ADD, eating disorders, addiction issues, dementia, and brain injuries. Dr. Chapek works with a wide range of age groups including seniors, adults, and teenagers.
Dr. Kabran Chapek's interest in natural medicine and mental health began at a young age when he made the connection that nutrition and exercise improved how he and his family felt. He went on to study human biology at the University of Kansas and then naturopathic medicine at Bastyr University's internationally renowned medical school. Dr. Chapek is a licensed naturopathic physician with primary experience in psychiatry. He is passionate about helping patients achieve optimal brain health using the least forceful interventions necessary. He prescribes minerals, amino acids, botanical medicine, vitamins, bio-identical hormones, medications as well as diet and exercise. When working with patients, Dr. Chapek seeks to find the causes of illness using brain SPECT imaging and comprehensive laboratory testing. He received his clinical psychiatry experience from 2007 to 2013 while treating patients with severe psychiatric illnesses in a dual diagnosis partial hospital program as part of a multidisciplinary team. Dr. Chapek is effective in the assessment and treatment of patients with a variety of mental health issues, which include severe depression, anxiety, ADHD/ADD, eating disorders, addiction issues, dementia, and brain injuries. Dr. Chapek works with a wide range of age groups including seniors, adults, and teenagers.
Contact: Richard Sirota
CEU: No
Phone: (206) 459-2242
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HEAL Facilitator Training Program for
Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy &
Learning (EFPL)
HEAL-FTP provides post-graduate level training for professionals seeking the knowledge and experience to incorporate Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy & Learning (EFPL) into their counseling, teaching, or coaching practice. This 5-month course prepares participants to facilitate horse activities for experiential psychotherapy or learning, helping clients increase relational ability, emotional well-being, self-awareness and empowerment.
Location: HEAL Ranch
Date: May 6, 2013 through October 7-13, 2013
The HEAL-FTP is a 5-month program. It begins May 06, 2013 with one full week of on-site instruction at the HEAL Ranch in Chehalis, WA, USA. After this, students spend 10-12 hours per week in distance learning from home, including EFPL practice sessions, reading assignments and peer conferences. The final week is again on-site at HEAL October 07-13, 2013, when students complete supervised sessions with HEAL clients. HEAL supports graduates with continuing education, mentorship and supervision.
Presenter: M. Leigh Shambo, MSW, LMHC is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor specializing in EFPL with adults and children, and EFPL therapy groups and personal growth workshops. Leigh founded Human-Equine Alliances for Learning (HEAL), a non-profit 501c(3) in 2000. Leigh is the lead author for HEAL- sponsored research on the efficacy of EFP for survivors of complex trauma, and is frequently invited to teach workshops and seminars on EFPL in the US and abroad.
Presenter: HEAL graduate Polly Burns, MA, UKCP is an experienced integrative psychotherapist and trainer. Having gained a diploma in Humanistic Therapy Polly went on to train at the Institute for the Arts in Therapy and Education in London and was awarded a Masters Degree with distinction in Integrative Child Psychotherapy. With a background in community arts and natural horsemanship, Polly combines all these elements in her therapy practice and the training courses and retreats she facilitates.
Fee: $7200.00 (payment plans available)
CEU: 100
Contact: HEAL
Phone: (360) 266-0778
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"GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT"
Weekend Educational Workshop
for Couples and Mental Health Professionals
A weekend (Saturday 9 am 7 pm and Sunday 9 am 6 pm) educational seminar based on the theory and practice of Imago Relationship Therapy for couples. Consists of lectures, writing assignments, extensive specific process demonstrations and participant practice in the use of these processes. Acquire cognitive working understanding of the following relevant theory and information as it pertains to the dynamics of committed partner relationships:
a. How partners choose one another
b. Stages in a conscious love relationship
c. The spiral nature of process in committed relationships
d. The human evolutionary legacy the tripartite human brain
e. Stages of healthy psychological development
f. Defensive psychological adaptations to deficient parenting
g. The birth and development of the social self
h. The messages of repressive socialization
i. Complementary differences in couples' relationships
j. Resolving negative emotions through couples' dialogical processes
2. Basic ability to use and apply five specific dialogue processes for conscious communication between couples:
a. The Parent-Child Dialogue
b. The Frustration Dialogue
c. The Behavior Change Request Dialogue
d. The Commitment Dialogue
e. The Appreciation Dialogue
Location: Marriott Residence Inn Seattle Downtown-Lake Union
Date: Saturday 5/4/2013 - 9 am - 7 pm and Sunday 5/5/2013 - 9 am - 6 pm
Presenter: Betsy Bergquist MA LMHC (WMHCA Approved Provider #1007). As a workshop presenter certified by Imago Relationships International (Harville Hendrix PhD, founder) I have since 1998 presented this seminar/workshop over 100 times to over 1500 participants in various locations in Alaska, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Washington. (Since 1990 over 300 therapists and mental health professionals with similar credentials have presented this experience to over 200,000 participating couples and health care professionals worldwide). My husband and I have been married for 56 years and have used these tools in our relationship for the past 18 years.
Presenter: Bruce Bergquist MA. I have a long career as a teacher, coach, school administrator, trainer, and since 1991 a certified mediator with the Thurston County Dispute Resolution Center, of which I am a co-founder.
Fee: $650, includes fee for second person
CEU: 16
Contact: Betsy Bergquist
Phone: (908) 329-5877
Contact 2: Bruce Bergquist
Phone 2: (908) 329-5878
Email 2: bbbergquist@gmail.com
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PSAS presents
Teaching the Postive Discipline Way Co-Sponsored by the Positive Discipline Association, the Puget Sound Adlerian Society, and Sound Discipline.
For parent educators, counselors, and parents
If you've been thinking about taking one of those workshops on
teaching Positive Discipline, now is the time. Maybe your school or
church would like to offer this kind of help to parents, and you
could be the helper?
Parent educators, counselors, parents, and people thinking of
becoming parent educators will learn the principles of Positive
Discipline (such as "kind and firm at the same time"), and will also
learn lots of experiential activities to help parents make those
principles come alive.
Date: Thursday, May 9 (6:30-8:30 p.m.) and
Friday-Saturday, May 10-11 (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.).
Presenter: Stacy Lappin and Casey O'Roarty are the facilitators of this meeting.
Contact: Ann Skutt
CEU: No
[ Email Ann Skutt ] [ to counselor - therapist website ]
Social Media and Internet Technologies for EAP and Mental Health Professionals
This unique presentation is designed to help EAP and Mental Health professionals boost their
visibility and market their practices through the use of technology. The workshop will include
an extended, moderated Q & A forum where specific questions will be asked by the moderator
and the audience; Marina London will answer and demonstrate them in response.
Learning points will include:
How to increase one's professional practice through social media
Do I need a blog? How do I develop one? How to maintain it?
Pros and cons of using Facebook, Twitter and Linked In
Smartphones and E-mail
If, when, why and how to use encryption
On-line billing and charge cards
Skype and video chat
Training through technology
Networking through social media
Staying compliant with HIPAA
The cutting-edge resources for help and advice for on-line counseling
Questions and concerns about confidentiality and ethics
The future of EAP and Mental Health practice through technology and why
you can't avoid it.
NOTE:
Participants are encouraged to bring their fully charged laptops and iPads to work along with her.
Technophiles and technophobes are all equally welcome.
Location: Wellspring Family Services, 1900 Rainier Ave, Seattle
Date: Friday, June 28, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sign-in begins at 8:30 a.m.
Presenter: Marina London, LCSW, CEAP, Manager of Web Services for the International Employee
Assistance Professionals Association in Arlington, VA, a nationally renown speaker on internet technologies and trends in this field, will present this timely workshop. She is known for her informative and entertaining presentations on social media, marketing, blogging, Twitter and Internet trends for EAP and Mental Health professionals. Marina has presented on these topics at numerous local, national and international conferences.
Marina is the author of the award winning iWebU blog which is geared toward helping
professionals use social media and technology to grow their businesses and private practices.
She also writes a quarterly column on "Technology Trends" for the Journal of Employee
Assistance.
Marina has a Bachelor of Arts cum laude in Psychology from Yale University and a Master of
Science from Columbia University.
Fee: Early Bird registration is $129 for EAPA members and $149 for non-members. After June 3, registration is $149 for EAPA members and $169 for non-members.
Refunds: 50% refunds will be given until June 14; no refund after that date.
Note: Seating is limited to promote class participation..
CEU: 6.0 CEU's to Washington licensed social workers, mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists and 6.0 PDH's to certified employee assistance professionals.
Contact: Pam Wyss
Phone: (206) 477-0631
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Gender Diversity Two-Day Profesional Seminar
In conjunction with the Gender Odyssey and Gender Odyssey Family Conferences, Gender Diversity Education and Support Services is offering a two-day seminar--GO Pro--which can serve as a prelude to the Gender Odyssey conferences or as a stand-alone event. Attendees may opt for one day or two seminar days and also secure a discounted registration for either of the subsequent Gender Odyssey conferences. The GO Pro Seminar is for those professionals or students seeking to advance their understanding and knowledge of gender variance and transgender identities. Leading experts will offer sessions covering gender identity across the lifespan. Sessions include:
Day One (July 31st, 2013) Adult Focus
Exploration of Informed Consent, Standards of Care, and Trans* Access to Healthcare
Trans Elders and Aging
Medical Considerations for Trans Adults
Legal Landscape for Trans Issues
Employment Law
The Road to Expertise
Legal Landscape for Trans Issues
Intersectionality of Trans Experience: Class, Race & Mental Health
Day Two (August 1st, 2013) Youth Focus
Assessing Children and Teens Parts 1 & 2
Suporting a Family Through a Gender Transition
Family Law--Parents in Conflict
Creating Gender Inclusive Schools
Puberty Delay in Childre
Tunnel Vision & the "Checklist"
The Road to Expertise
Cross Hormones Care for Teens
The Future of Trans Youth Care
Advocating for Trans Youth in Schools
Teens Speak: Panel of Trans Identified Youth
Location: Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
Date: July 31-August 1, 2013
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Presenter: Presenters pending; they include attorneys, therapists, doctors, and community organizers.
Fee: $225 one day/$395 both days
CEU: Depending on number of workshops taken
Contact: Kory Martin-Damon
Phone: (206) 354-7994
[ Email Kory Martin-Damon ] [ to counselor - therapist website ]
Use Creativity to Reach At-Risk Youth: Chill & Spill Intensive Training
Art with Heart's CHILL & SPILL INTENSIVE TRAINING provides a roadmap for understanding the Chill & Spill Program in reaching high-risk youth. Chill & Spill is a prevention and intervention tool that fosters social and emotional learning in a variety of settings. Based in cognitive behavioral, narrative and art therapies, the journal is designed to increase self-awareness, increase management of emotions, and promote healthy connections. This intensive 1.5 day course prepares participants to bring the C&S Program to their adolescent clients. Through lecture, demonstration, structured hands-on activities, group discussion, and teach-back opportunities you will gain knowledge about: • Benefits of the C&S Program as demonstrated by a year-long evaluation study, including the conceptual and research base for the role of creativity and its application in mental health promotion • Hands-on artistic experience in a variety of media (creative writing, collage, painting, wire, found object, and poetry) • Basic skills necessary to strengthen relationships with youth through the creative activities in C&S.
Location: 2100 Building
Date: Monday 10/21/13 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday 10/22/2013 - 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Presenter: Annie McCall, MA, LMHC - a therapist who specializes in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) of Seattle.
Presenter: Steffanie Lorig - co-author of Chill & Spill, and founder of Art with Heart.
Fee: $250 if postmarked before 2/12/13; $300 after
CEU: 11
Contact: Nancy Stillger
Phone: (206) 362-4047
Contact 2: Erin Hood
Phone 2: (206) 362-4047
Email 2: erin@artwithheart.org
[ Email Nancy Stillger ] [ to counselor - therapist website ]
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