Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Children
ID: 5654WEBThis four day webinar seeks to enhance the clinician's ability to diagnose child mental disorders accurately and comprehensively. We will address two major topic areas: 1) the key factors in accurate assessment, including developmental perspectives, the use of multiple data sources and standardized assessment tools; and 2) major diagnostic categories, including disruptive behavior, reactive attachment disorder and early character dysfunction in children. The workshop will include didactic presentation and case-centered group exercises. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring sample vignettes that illustrate diagnostic difficulties and puzzles. It is suggested that participants bring a copy of the DSM-5, if possible. *This is a four day webinar, attendees must attend all four days to receive a certificate of completion. [Required for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]
Fee: $240.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 12.00 Clinical
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Filled | | Instructor: | Susan Esquilin, PhD, ABPP-Clinical
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| Date: | August 9, 2022 / August 10, 2022 / August 16, 2022 / August 17, 2022 |
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| Time: | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET |
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| Location: | Zoom (Interactive Webinar)
Online Live Webinar, Online , NJ |
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Attachment Based Parenting Approaches in Adoption
ID: 5954WEBIn this interactive and clinical webinar, participants will explore how missing and disrupted attachments impact adopted children’s behaviors. Participants will identify symptoms of impaired attachment and discuss the emotional demands this has on adoptive parents and families. Through case examples and experiential activities, participants will learn strategies to assist parents to strengthen the parent-child relationship and implement parenting techniques that focus on attachment and building trust rather than ‘traditional’ parenting approaches. Mental health professionals will add to their clinical ‘tool box’ as they learn new techniques that will be effective for foster and adoptive families.[Required for Adoption Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical
Attachment Theory: A Helpful Framework for Understanding and Intervening with At-Risk Children and Their Families
ID: 5653WEBSecure attachment has been found to be associated with better social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of children. Maternal sensitivity is thought to be a major contributor to the development of a secure attachment. This workshop with provide participants with an introduction to attachment theory and its relevance to clinical practice with at risk children and their families. Important contributors to attachment theory, as well as their research will be reviewed, including John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth, and Harry Harlow. More recent research on attachment and neurobiology, particularly by Alan Schore will be discussed. Participants will learn about the importance of sensitivity in fostering a healthy parent-child relationship, thereby laying the foundation for future mental health. Participants will learn to evaluate parent-child interactions within the context of sensitivity, and will learn strategies to improve parental sensitivity. Cultural issues and their impact on parenting and sensitivity, as well as implications for the therapist-client relationship will also be discussed. [Required for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Tawanda Hubbard, DSW, LCSW
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| Date: | Friday, July 15, 2022 |
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| Time: | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET |
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| Location: | Zoom (Interactive Webinar)
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Communicating with Adolescents: Speaking Their Language
ID: 5029WEBWhen parents and helping professionals try to start a conversation with adolescents, they often get one-word answers or no answers at all. Many families and helping professionals struggle to understand how adolescents think and feel and how to get adolescents to respond. Participants will learn strategies and techniques to engage adolescents and to help families learn how to talk to their adolescents about difficult topics and get the adolescents to talk back. [Elective for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Debbie Mann, LCSW
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| Date: | Thursday, August 18, 2022 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET |
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| Location: | Zoom (Interactive Webinar)
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Cutting, Self-Mutilation, and Suicide
ID: 5002WEBDespite the seemingly growing rate of self-injurious behavior across all cultures, particularly among adolescent and college populations, therapists and other helping professionals often fail to ask direct questions to their young clients about the origin of unusual injuries. Others are often left feeling frustrated by those who repeatedly injure themselves and resort to responses such as "they're just doing it for attention" or misinterpret the behavior to mean that the individual is suicidal. It is not enough to focus on symptom reduction such as putting ice cubes on arms instead of cutting. As professionals we must focus on deeper, more long lasting change. This webinar explains the underlying dynamics such as affect regulation, control/punishment, alexithymia, and self-capacities/invalidation. Participants will learn what each of these are and be able to explain them. Participants will also participate in learning concrete relaxation and breathing skills that can be utilized for their own affect regulation when dealing with such emotionally charged issues. [Elective for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Debbie Mann, LCSW
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| Date: | Thursday, July 21, 2022 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET |
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| Location: | Zoom (Interactive Webinar)
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Grieving Children and Teens: Creative Interventions for Individual and Group Work
ID: 5732WEBCommon issues for grieving children will be explored, including factors affecting grief and the grief response, tasks of mourning, stages of grief, how grief is expressed and understood at various ages and stages of development, needs of grieving children, and how the grief experience can vary across different religious and cultural backgrounds. A variety of creative & expressive art techniques will be presented for social workers to utilize throughout the stages of bereavement, including anticipatory grief, recent loss, grief over time, and grief in the current climate of COVID-19.
The techniques presented in this workshop can be utilized and adapted in clinical work with individual children/teenagers and groups, as well as families. These interventions provide psychoeducation (for both parents & children), and opportunities for honoring & remembering loved ones, expressing feelings, coping (esteem building), and moving forward (termination). Participants will have the opportunity to explore the activities experientially, utilizing hands-on materials appropriate for use with children and teenagers ages 6-17. [Elective for Child/Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Crystal Zelman, LCSW, CCLS, RPT-S
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| Date: | Wednesday, July 6, 2022 |
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| Time: | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET |
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| Location: | Zoom (Interactive Webinar)
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Interventions for Parents with Personality Disorders
ID: 5032WEBThis webinar will address dependent, borderline, and narcissistic personality disorders in parents and other caregivers. Topics covered include: the definitions of personality traits and the common features of personality disorders; recognition of dependent, borderline and narcissistic personality features; other co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse problems; the impact that parental personality disorders may have on child development and family functioning; the obstacles posed to effective family and child centered interventions; and effective short term strategies to engage and defuse problematic character traits and behavior. The webinar will combine didactic presentation and group discussion. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring relevant case material for discussion and consultation.
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Janis Falvey, MS, LPC, DVS
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| Date: | Monday, July 11, 2022 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET |
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| Location: | Zoom (Interactive Webinar)
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Let's Talk about Opposition in Adolescence
ID: 5663WEBOpposition in adolescence has become synonymous with oppositional defiant disorder. This view of opposition as a disorder is limiting and puts adults in conflict with youth. This webinar will focus on discussing the need to see opposition on a continuum. Participants will identify and discuss their personal constructs about oppositionality in adolescence. They will explore my construct of opposition as advocacy and power expression in adolescence which facilitates the youth's development of a healthy sense of self and purpose that will equip them to transition into a healthy, productive, and satisfying adulthood. Participants will discuss the importance of focusing on the caregiver-adolescent relationship and using relational interventions. [Elective for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical
Normality or Pathology: An Exploration of Child Development and Mental Health
ID: 5650WEBWhere does normality end and pathology begin? This question is especially pertinent for clinicians working with children whose developmental stage has a tremendous impact on their current level of functioning. This webinar will explore the interrelationship between children's developmental stages and interpersonal functioning with peers and within family relationships. Participants will move along developmental lines, from separation anxiety to separation and individuation, and explore what separates "normal" child developmental struggles from extremes in behavior indicative of a range of mental health issues. Participants will also explore age-appropriate treatment approaches. [Required for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Tawanda Hubbard, DSW, LCSW
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| Date: | Friday, August 5, 2022 |
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| Time: | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET |
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| Location: | Zoom (Interactive Webinar)
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Practical Social Skills Workshop for Children and Students with Developmental Disabilities
ID: 3267WEBThis webinar will focus on the practical skills needed to help children and adolescents with developmental disabilities such as autism spectrum disorders. The goal in this webinar is to teach about practical socialization skills in individual and group settings to do such things as: build friendships, transfer acquaintances to friendship relationships, avoiding behaviors that may serve to distance possible relationships as well as appropriate skills necessary for the real world. In additions, we will discuss what works in applications from instruction with social skills and what may not create difficulty from instruction to "real world" application. [Elective for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Brett Novick, MS, EdD, LMFT, CSSW, MA
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| Date: | Wednesday, July 13, 2022 |
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| Time: | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET |
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| Location: | Zoom (Interactive Webinar)
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Preparing Children for Adoption
ID: 5980WEBIn this interactive webinar, clinicians will define and develop their role as the adoption therapist in relation to working with foster and adoptive families. Clinicians will describe the impact of secrecy on a child and learn techniques for talking with children about their difficult and traumatic histories in a developmentally appropriate way. Clinicians will identify the importance of developing the child’s personal narrative to help them make sense of their past and process the multiple losses they have experienced. Clinicians will also learn techniques to prepare children and families for transitions and necessary good byes; this may include leaving a foster home or group home, a good bye/closure visit with a birth family, or moving to a select home. Experiential activities will be integrated into the workshop to expand the clinician’s toolkit in working with families as they transition through adoption. [Elective for Adoption Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical
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| Date: | Monday, July 25, 2022 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET |
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| Location: | Zoom (Interactive Webinar)
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Psychopharmacology with Adolescents and Children
ID: 5652WEBA comprehensive psychiatric assessment is crucial for determining the appropriate use of psychotropic medications as part of mental health treatment of children or adolescents. This webinar explores the basic classes of psychotropic medications, their indications for use, and their common side effects. The insights provided in this webinar are pertinent to all clinicians working with children on psychotropic medication. This knowledge enables good collaboration among mental health professionals and strengthens the client-clinician relationship. [Requirement for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Megan Maroney, PharmD, BCPP
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| Date: | Wednesday, July 20, 2022 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET |
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| Location: | Zoom (Interactive Webinar)
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| | Instructor: | Megan Maroney, PharmD, BCPP
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| Date: | Monday, December 12, 2022 |
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| Time: | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET |
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| Location: | Zoom (Interactive Webinar)
Online Live Webinar, Online , NJ |
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Screening and Assessment of Trauma in Children and Adolescents
ID: 5803WEBThis webinar will explore Screening for Trauma and Assessment of Trauma in children and adolescents. We will review the use of both formal and informal tools as well as other clinical methodologies. There will be an opportunity to go into break out rooms and practice two standardized tools. We will also review a scenario in order to use the information gathered in screening and assessment to develop a clinical formulation and discuss indications for treatment. [Elective for Trauma Response & Crisis Intervention or Child/Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical
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Unavailable | | Instructor: | Karen McGrellis, MA, LPC, CTS, DRCC, MPA
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| Date: | Thursday, August 11, 2022 |
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| Time: | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET |
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| Location: | Zoom (Interactive Webinar)
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Suicide Prevention in School Setting: Identification and Intervention
ID: 5829WEBThis webinar is designed to help school social workers, school counselors, and teachers understand their role in identifying students at risk for suicide. In this webinar risk factors and indicators will be discussed and policies and procedures for addressing this issue will be explored. Resources for screening and means to make appropriate referrals will be described as well. [Elective for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Certificate]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical, Ethical
Supporting Adults, Teens, and Children Coping with Loss
ID: 5294WEBAdults, teens and children experience many different types of loss: death, divorce, abandonment, foster care, illness, incarceration and deportation leaving them at higher risk for mental and physical illness, substance abuse and aggressive behavior. Learning how to support people after a loss enables them to live emotionally healthy, meaningful and productive lives. This workshop provides an understanding of the impact of loss on children and youth and adults. Attendees will learn the definitions and interrelatedness of loss, grief, mourning and resilience. The dominant culture encourages winning and success, but doesn’t focus on learning how to lose. This essential life skill can be learned as social workers and other professionals provide support to those who are grieving. This webinar will explore the connection between grief and shame as well as differing cultural "grief beliefs" after a loss. While this webinar will focus primarily on how to help people cope with a loss due to death, these concepts are transferable to all types of loss. [Elective for Child/Adolescent Mental Health Certificate Program]
Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.00 Clinical
