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Announcements and Events

Pepperdine West Los Angeles Clinical Connections Presents

  • Topic Title: "Therapy for Therapists: How to Help Others without Hurting Yourself
  • Presenter: Jeannie Colvin, LMFT and Tim Colvin, LMFT
  • Date and Time: Friday, May 9, 2008, 2:30-4 PM, Networking begins at 2 PM
  • Location: Pepperdine University's West Los Angeles Campus
    6100 Center Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90045 3rd Floor, Room 343
    Parking validation is available at the event for those who park in one of the structures along Park Terrace Dr.
  • For a map and directions go to: http://www.pepperdine.edu/welcome/locations/westlosangeles/
  • Cost: FREE!
Description:  We all know therapist self-care is important to being an effective therapist, but few actuallydo it!  In this workshop we will review the top stressors of being a therapist, the 7 barriers to taking care of ourselves, 9 commonly used techniques that don't work, and the 3 keys to therapist self-care.  You will receive a Therapist Burnout checklist and 12 Time Management Tips designed specifically for therapists.  This workshop is designed to be interactive and to connect you with the passion that drew you to the field.

RSVP to: Jennifer Catabas at jennifer.catabas@alumni.pepperdine.edu or (714) 466-0557. All are welcome to attend! Workshop Hours: Available with your Clinical Supervisor's approval!

Wright Institute Offers Clinical Skills Training in Voice Therapy

As therapists one difficulty that we face is trying to help clients who continue to make self-destructive choices even after they have learned what they need to do to change their lives. The goals of Voice Therapy are to facilitate the process for these individuals. Voice Therapy training will provide you with the tools to help your clients challenge their resistance to change, overcome problems of addiction, depression, and self destructiveness and help enhance their personal development and create healthier relationships. This training is designed to provide therapists and students with in-depth knowledge and experience with "Voice Therapy," a cognitive/affective /behavioral therapeutic method developed by Robert Firestone author of "The Fantasy Bond" , "Fear of Intimacy" "Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships", Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion among other titles. Training open to therapists and students. This training offers:

" A therapeutic approach integrating psychodynamic and existential and behavioral systems of thought. " A highly effective technique that can be easily incorporated into your practice. " New tools to assist you in helping your clients identify destructive thoughts that limit their lives Instructors: Joyce Catlett, MA & Lisa Firestone, PhD of the Glendon Association

  • Level 1 Training: May 9-11 2008 at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA
    Register at the Wright Institute website http://wrightinst.edu/continuinged.html Registration form can be downloaded and mailed to: The Wright Institute Continuing Education Program 2728 Durant Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704
    OR CALL 510 841 9230 x 172 and leave contact information on the voicemail that includes license number if interested in CE units.
  • Level II:
    May 16-18 Cliff House, UCSB Santa Barbara, California Earn 12 CE credits (per level) Psychologists, SW's and MFT's View clips and info on Voice Therapy at www.glendon.org

Annual Conference: Nevada Association for Marriage and Family Therapists

  • Save the Dates: May 16-18th, 2008
  • Sunset Station Hotel Casino
  • Reach, Respect, Respond Reflections of Therapist/Client Relationships
  • Conference is open to all mental health professionals
  • Information regarding fees and itinerary will be coming soon

The Nevada Association for Marriage and Family Therapists is very excited to announce the resumption of our full annual conference. This year we are very please to announce a full two day conference with our Keynote Speaker Robert Del Campo, M.S., Ph.D. Dr. Del Campo is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and is currently a Professor and Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Program, Department of Family & Consumer Sciences; New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.. Dr. Del Campo will be speaking on Ethical Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy. He is a very dynamic and informative speaker.

Online Seminar in Perinatal Psychology

Approved for 36 CEU's for MFT and LCSW California licensees (provider # PCE 3860) Seminar in Perinatal Psychology

Announcing New Online Certification Training Program click on links below for info...or go to:

www.MakingHealthyFamilies.com Certification Training in Prenatal Counseling and Body-Centered Hypnosis for Childbirth addressing healing from trauma in childbirth and holistic preparation for childbirth

Author of An Easier Childbirth:

A Mother's Guide for Birthing Normally Shadow and Light Publishers.

Gayle Peterson, MSSW, LCSW, PhD is an international expert specializing in prenatal and family development. She trains professionals in her prenatal counseling model and is the author of An Easier Childbirth, Birthing Normally and her latest book, Making Healthy Families. Her articles on family relationships appear in professional journals and she is an oft-quoted expert in popular magazines such as Woman's Day, Mothering, Fit Pregnancy and Parenting. She is a clinical member of The Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and a Diplomate with the National Association of Social Work. She also serves on the advisory board for Fit Pregnancy Magazine. She is the founder of www.makinghealthyfamilies.com

On Line Training with Fran Wickner

NEW! ON-LINE:

Advanced Clinical Training: Getting on Managed Care EAP/PPO Provider Panels - (2 CEUs)

Getting on insurance company provider lists is a way for therapists in private practice to keep their caseload full. After this on-line training you will be able to:

"Write an effective managed care cover letter and resume. " Have methods to follow-up on "closed" panels. " Know how to fill out a provider application. Often therapists will think that all panels are closed or it is too late to get involved with behavioral healthcare, but this is not the case. Insurance companies are continually acquiring new business and adding new services, and new clinicians are needed. Fee: $29 click here: http://www.relationshipvision.com/continuing-education.php?AffID=165

ON-LINE: Build/Expand your Private Practice: How to Increase Referrals and have a Thriving Private Practice - 2 CEUs

Graduate school never taught us to be business managers. Many therapists actually went into the profession so they wouldn’t have to be in the business world. The word “marketing” often brings up connotations of unprofessional and unethical business practices. But this is not the case. You can market and be ethical about it. And the reality is, to have a thriving practice you have to learn to market. This workshop will give you practical hints on how to start or expand your private practice and the resources to make it happen. It will show you how to continually bring in new clients so that your practice stays full. Rather than go into depth on any one area of marketing, you will get dozens of ideas and ways to start increasing referrals now. Fee: $29 click here: http://www.relationshipvision.com/continuing-education.php?AffID=165

Fran Wickner, Ph.D., MFT 510-527-4011 www.franwickner.com

NEW TITLES! Fast Online CEUs CEUs for the Business Side of Your Practice/Advanced Clinical Training Ceus defining the Relational Model of Addiction/RelationshipVision http://www.relationshipvision.com/continuing-education.php?AffID=165

Gay Men's Group

Ongoing psychodynamic growth group for gay men wishing to address career, relationship, self-esteem and health issues. This group is also focused on self-actualization and confronting stereotypes from inside and outside the gay community. If you have a gay male client in need of group support, this group makes a great adjunct for clients currently in individual counseling.

Contact Truett Wright, LMFT, at 818-788-3657.

Casa Pacifica

For more on Casa Pacifica training: http://www.casapacifica.org/training

email: training@casapacifica.org

website: http://www.casapacifica.org/training

Comprehensive Training in Clinical Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy
with Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D.

Pick Your Location for Your 3 Weeks of Training

  • East Coast: Chapel Hill, North Carolina March 5-9, 2008; July 9-13, 2008 and October 15-19, 2008

Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and MFT known internationally for his many contributions to the domains of hypnosis and brief therapy. Dr. Yapko's uniquely designed and delivered comprehensive training program in the science and art of clinical hypnosis is for MFTs and other health care professionals who want to develop proficiency in the strategic use of hypnosis in clinical practice. The emphasis in the program is on a more naturalistic (rather than ritualistic) style of hypnosis (what many refer to as "Ericksonian hypnosis"), but all models of hypnosis will be discussed so participants will have a broad base of understanding and experience with hypnosis.

This comprehensive 100 hour "hands-on" training program is provided in a concentrated format of three 5-day installments. These are spaced several months apart in order for participants to take their skills back to their practices and further develop them in-between sections. This program is structured to be an intensive training opportunity. Thus, there will be no more than 30 professionals allowed to participate. The training program is "hands-on" and highly practical. There will be didactic sections, as well as the modeling and demonstration of approaches. The larger goal is clinical competence in designing and delivering hypnotically based interventions, skills that will be developed primarily through numerous structured practice sessions. Participants will be doing and experiencing a lot of hypnosis in this program. The hours count toward certification by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) as well as provide CEs for re-licensure requirements.

For further information, please visit Dr. Yapko's website, www.yapko.com and click on the 100 hour training program tab in rder to view a short video presentation describing the program and to download the detailed brochure. While there, you can also view his many books and other materials.

TERRY REAL: Unlocking Impasses in Couples Therapy: From Narcissism, Contempt and Dependency to Compassion, Respect and Partnership

Terry Real is the author of : I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression, How Can I Get Through to You?: Reconnecting Men and Women, and most recently The New Rules of Marriage: a Breakthrough Program for 21st Century Relationships. Terry has been a practicing family therapist for more than twenty years, and his work has been featured on NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, Good Morning America, the CBS Early Show and Oprah, as well as in The New York Times, Psychology Today, Esquire, and numerous academic publications.

Terry's organization, The Relational Life Institute, is hosting a one-day workshop for mental health professionals on Thursday, June 5th called "Unlocking Impasses in Couples Therapy: From Narcissism, Contempt and Dependency to Compassion, Respect and Partnership." For more information, please see the attached brochure, or visit www.terryreal.com and click on the "REGISTER HERE" button at the bottom left hand side of the home page.

As a member of the California AAMFT, we would like to extend to you a special discount of 10% off the registration fee for this workshop. When you register on-line, simply enter in the following code where it calls for one. CODE = REAL-LA3
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