FALL/WINTER 2010-11 WORKSHOPS

Below are current offerings for PSCP Continuing Education. Just click on the red "REGISTER" below each date for easy on-line registration. This schedule may change - with programs added or deleted. Please check back or contact the office if you have any questions.

PLEASE NOTE:
1. Late Registration Fee of $15 for registration less than 48 hours before  a PSCP Workshop.
2. Walk-In Registration Fee of $20 for any registration on site for PSCP Workshop.
These Fees will be in addition to the workshop fee, which must accompany registration.

Thank you for your interest in PSCP Continuing Education Workshops.

October 12 , 2010

 +October 12, 2010
Topic: Sex, Drugs, and Rock-n-Roll: A Primer on Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Addictive Behaviors
Presenter: Victor Shklyarevsky, Psy.D.
Location: VIllanova University, Health Services Bulding Room 200
800 LancasterAvenue
Villanova, PA 19085
Time: 9am-12pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am)
Credits: 3 CE credits included with registration fee of $65 for member, $90 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
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Only several years ago a specialized training in substance abuse (and other addictive behaviors) assessment and treatment was limited to addiction counselors who worked in a specialized treatment setting.  As a rule, psychologists were seen as less equipped to work with substance abusers for a variety of reasons.  As trends in healthcare changed and the previously accepted model of inpatient treatment for substance abuse was replaced with an outpatient one, psychologists became more "eligible" to work with addictions. 
While this workshop focuses on substance abuse, some aspects can be readily applied to other addictions.  Several theories of addiction will be presented.  Process of psychodiagnostic assessment will be explored as it relates to different subgroups.  Appropriate treatment modalities will be discussed.  Several cases involving different diagnostic populations/referral questions will be discussed at length with protocols reviewed and integrated.  Time will be left for Q&A.

*THIS IS A RESTRICTED WORKSHOP: *Participants in this workshop are limited to licensed psychologists and/or certified school psychologists. Please include the applicant's license number with registration.  If you are certified as a school psychologist and not licensed, please add a copy of your school psychology certification to your registration form.   Doctoral level students currently enrolled in a clinical, counseling or school psychology program, must present a letter on school letterhead, indicating their enrollment status and signed by their graduate advisor or department head.

Objectives:
1.  Gain a basic understanding of theories of addiction .
2. Identify appropriate assessment strategies for addictive behaviors .
3. Recognize the utility of assessment in treatment selection.
4. Identify appropriate treatment modalities based on assessment.
5. Gain the opportunity for both didactic and experiential learning.



October 15 , 2010
 
+October 15, 2010
Topic: Moving from Diagnosis to Treatment: Effective Strategies for Improving Social Relatedness in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Presenter: James J. Stone, Psy.D.
Location: Friends Hospital, Scattergood Auditorium
                4641 Roosevelt Blvd
                Philadelphia, PA 19124     
Time:9am-12pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am)
Credits: 3 CE credits included with registration fee of $65 for member, $90 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
3 Act 48 Credits: $15 additional
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In a previous workshop, we discussed the diagnostic considerations that differentiate Autism from Asperger's and other related disorders. This workshop will take the next step and focus on effective treatment strategies for addressing the core symptom of these disorders: Social relatedness. Specific interventions will be presented that are designed to improve self-awareness, other awareness and the understanding of social conventions. We will also discuss how these interventions might vary depending on the person's diagnosis and their level of functioning.

Objectives:
1.    Name three features that often distinguish Autism from Asperger's.
2.   Recognize self-awareness in normal development and how it manifests in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
3.   Identify effective interventions for the development of self-awareness in ASD.
4.  Identify effective interventions for the development of other-awareness in ASD.
5.   Identify effective interventions for the development of the understanding of social conventions in ASD.



October 22 , 2010

+October 22, 2010
Topic: The Role of Psychology in Geriatric Settings
Presenter:Jerome Leider, Ph.D..
Location: PCOM, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
                4170 City Avenue
                Philadelphia, PA 19131    
Time:9am-12pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am)
Credits: 3 CE credits included with registration fee of $65 for member, $90 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
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This workshop will address the issues facing the elderly and how psychologists can best assist them.  Most contacts with this population occur in institutional settings, such as rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities.  This workshop will enable participants to address the  particular issues specific to this population including adjustments to impaired functioning, both mental and physical; coping with losses of friends and family; death and dying; and coping with institutional life.  The participants will learn how to diagnose the major behavioral problems found in this population. 

Objectives:
1.  Evaluate psychological issues requiring intervention in the geriatric population
2.  Describe the role of other health care professionals and family members in the treatment of the elderly
3. Recognize the special needs and strengths of the elderly
4. Utilize treatment modalities most effective with the geriatric population 

October 29 , 2010

+October 29, 2010
Topic: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Psychological Practice
Presenter: Brother/Dr. Bernard Sief, SMC, ED.D., DNM
Location: Villanova University, Health Services Building, Room 200
                800 Lancaster Avenue
                Villanova, PA 19085    
Time:9am-12pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am)
Credits: 3 CE credits included with registration fee of $65 for member, $90 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
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The once debated relationship between physical and psychological processes is now essentially accepted by researchers from both domains.  Clinicians have spawned a variety of specialties such as health psychology and complementary & alternative medicine (CAM).  We will explore a variety of science-based or time-tested CAM treatments, along with ethical considerations and training possibilities.

Objectives:
1.  Distinguish between a variety of mind-body approaches to clinical practice;
2.  Identify sources of training for complementary & alternative approaches to health;
3. Articulate ethical and legal considerations relative to integrating mind-body strategies into the practice of psychology.



November 19 , 2010

+November 19, 2010
Topic: Getting a Grip on Obesity: The Role of Parents in Childhood Obesity Onset and Treatment
Presenter: Myles S. Faith, Ph.D.
Location:LaSalle University, Montgomery County Center @ Metroplex
               4000 Chemical Road, Suite 110
               Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462    
Time:9am-12pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am)
Credits:3 CE credits included with registration fee of $65 for member, $90 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
3 Act 48 Credits: $15 additional
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Childhood obesity is a family matter. Parents play a critical role in the disorder's onset, through the predisposing genes they transmit to children and the home environments they create. Parents are also critical "agents of change" for intervention. This presentation will address the assessment and prevalence of pediatric obesity, major risk factors for the disorder, along with its psychosocial and medical comorbidities. The presentation will devote much attention to "family-based" treatment strategies that have the greatest empirical support to date. Common barriers to family treatment, including motivational factors and "sabotaging" relatives, will be discussed. Practical resource materials will be reviewed.

Objectives:
1. Calculate a child's body mass index.
2. List the daily caloric intake needs for children.
3. Identify at least three "target behaviors" for self-monitoring.
4. Identify at least two "red light" foods, two "yellow light" foods, and two "green light" foods.
5. Use a pedometer to incentivize physical activity.

December 3 , 2010

+December 3, 2010
Topic: The Psychologist as a Testifying Expert: Direct and Cross Examination
Presenter: Philip Spergel, Ed.D.
Location: PCOM, The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
                4170 City Avenue
                Philadelphia, PA 19131    
Time:9am-12pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am)
Credits:3 CE credits included with registration fee of $65 for member, $90 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
3 Act 48 Credits: $15 additional
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Psychologists who wish to engage in the Forensic Arena will have to understand the issues and dynamics involved in such a practice.  This includes the need for a comprehensive evaluation of the plaintiff, a review of the pertinent documents involved in the suite, and the authoring of an inclusive report.  One must also understand the manner in which he or she presents testimony at an arbitration, deposition, and trial.  The role of the psychologist in such matters is to elevate the tier of knowledge to the jury, so that they can make sound decisions.

Objectives:
1.  Summarize the role of the psychologist as a testifying expert.
2.  Identify the criteria for pre-trial presentation.
3.  Identify the manner of presenting testimony for both direct and cross examination at deposition, arbitrations, and trials.
4.  Recognize the importance of being an active listener.
5.  Recognize the ethics involved in being a forensic psychologist.

December 10 , 2010
 
 +December 10, 2010
Topic: Suicide Risk Assessment
Presenter: Norman C. Weissberg, Ph.D.
Location: PCOM, The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
                4170 City Avenue
                Philadelphia, PA 19131    
Time: 9am-12:30pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am)
Credits: 3.5 CE credits included with registration fee of $65 for member, $90 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
3.5 Act 48 Credits: $15 additional
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It is not uncommon for clinicians who encounter suicidal patients to experience a wide range of uncomfortable emotions.  Engaging with suicidal patients is scary: it is stressful, intense, anxiety-arousing, demanding, and threatening to one's view of oneself as competent, responsible, and efficacious. It also generates fears of becoming a defendant in a malpractice suit. 

The goal of this workshop is to provide clinicians with an empirically supported set of guidelines for assessing the imminence of a patient's decision to engage in a lethal act of self-injury.  In the course of the workshop, we will address the demography of suicide, interpersonal factors that feed the desire to commit suicide, and conditions that increase the likelihood that suicidal thoughts will turn into action.

Objectives:
1.  Implement a guideline for assessing the imminence of a patient's decision to engage in an act of lethal self-injury.
2.  Recognize those demographic factors that increase suicidal risk.
3.   Identify interpersonal factors that feed suicidal desire.
4.  Identify those conditions that increase the likelihood that suicidal thoughts will turn into action.
5.  Implement strategies that decrease the likelihood that a patient in treatment will engage in a suicidal act.



January 21, 2011

+January 21, 2011
Topic: Child Abuse from Legal and Psychological Perspectives: OCY 2011 Update
Presenters: Marilou A. Doughty, MS; Chief Randy Floyd; Gregory R. Gifford, Esq.; Michele Kristofco
Location: Villanova Unioversity, Health Services Building, Room 200
                800 Lancaster Avenue
               Philadelphia, PA 19131    
Time: 9am-12pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am)
Credits: 3 CE credits included with registration fee of $65 for member, $90 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
3 Act 48 Credits: $15 additional
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Child Welfare issues can be difficult for all professionals involved, from the reporting source, to the investigators, to the prosecutors. The system is confusing. Laws change and often seem to be contradictory or difficult to decipher. While the Office of Children and Youth (OCY) may decide to substantiate an allegation of abuse, the police may decide not to criminally charge the perpetrator. Understanding who is required to report suspected abuse is the first step in this complex process. Once a report is made, understanding the differences in child welfare and law enforcement investigations helps to understand the outcomes of those cases reported. This training involves presentations from three of the primary players: Child Welfare; Law Enforcement; and Legal Representation. The workshop will cover changes to the Child Protective Services Law, the differences in investigative processes and 'burdens of proof', and the legal rights of parents and others involved in this process.  Time will be allowed for questions from the audience.

Objectives:
1.  Recognize the changes in the new Child Protective Services Law with regard to mandated reporters
2.  Identify the similarities and differences between criminal and Office of Children and Youth (OCY) investigations
3.  Articulate the definitions of emotional abuse and how emotional abuse can be legally determined.
4.  Identify the legal rights of parents and guardians in both criminal and OCY investigations

Winter/Spring 2011 WORKSHOPS

1/28/11 - The Psychiatric Disability Examination: Searching for a "Rarely Simple and Never Pure" Truth
Presenter: Ron Langberg, Ph.D.
Location: Friends Hospital

2/25/11- Stage Climbing: Developmental Considerations for Systematically Determining Adult Treatment Strategies
Presenter: Michael S. Broder, Ph.D.
Location: PCOM

3/11/11- Addressing Boundary Issues: Ethical and Clinical Considerations
Presenter: Linda K. Knauss, Ph.D., ABPP
Location: Villanova University
Can be used for Ethics Credits

3/18/11- Grandparents' Rights and Divorce +Custody Issues with Regard to Gay and Lesbian Couples
Presenter: Lori Shemtob, Esq.
Location: MCIU


3/25/11- Play Therapy: Working with Children and Families
Presenters: Wendy A. Caplin, Ph.D., PRT-S and Sandra Block Steiker, MSS, LCSW
Location:PCOM


4/8/11- Tourette Syndrome: A Clinical Perspective
Presenter: Pamela Simms, Psy.D.
Location: MCIU

4/15/11- To Treat is To Be: The Tao of Psychotherapy
Presenter: Farrell R. Silverberg, Ph.D., N.C.Psy.A.
Location: The American Red Cross, 23rd and Chestnut Sts. Philadelpia, PA


4/29/11- Clinical Wisdom from Psychoanalytical Practice: The Baby Without the Bathwater
Presenter: Cynthia Baum-Baiker, Ph.D.
Location: LaSalle University @Metroplex, Plymouth Meeting



More to Come...


Thinking about 2011-12?
Interested in topics such as Mindfulness, Case Studies in Love and Marriage? That is just part of our projected line-up for 2011-12. Let us know what topics interest you. Contact us at 215-885-2562 or click on Suggestions for CE Topics. We look forward to hearing from you.

Workshops Co-Sponsored by PSCP

PSCP is delighted to be Co-Sponsoring the following Continuing Education workshops. Please contact the presenting organization for registration and questions.

10/8/10

10/8/10
32nd Annual Fall Conference
Teaching Reading: It's More Complicated Than We Thought
Presented by: The Pennsylvania Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
Location: Acadamy in Manayunk
                119 Rector Street
                Philadelphia, PA 19127
Presenters: Louisa C. Moats, Ed.D.; Nancy Hennessy, M.Ed.;  Nancy Krasa, Ph.D.; Emerson Dickman, JD; Sandra D. Jones, Ph.D.; Leslie Recorla, Ph.D.; Nancy K. Lewkowicz, Ph.D.; Georgette C. Dickman, MA; George McCloskey, Ph.D.; Christine Barazza, MS; Erin Canaday, MS; Barbara A. Wilson; Connie Steigerwald; Cecily Selling, M.S.Ed.; Deb Fulton, M.Ed.; Linda Baker, Ph.D.; Rick Castorani; Christopher Herman, M.Ed.; Noel Bicknell, MA; Scott Beszylko, MA; Jaclyn Galbally, MA; Elizabeth Mendelsohn, MA.
Time:9am to 3:30pm
Credits: Offering 4.5 CE Credits for psychologists, social workers, mfts, and professional counselors. Also offering Act 48 Credits, and ASHA CEUs.
Registration: For information about program fee and registration, please contact  www.pbida.org.  

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Other CE workshops as well as information about statewide events can be found at the Pennsylvania Psychological Association’s website:
http://www.papsy.org/resources/ce.html

• Postponement information will be posted on the website by 5:00 PM the day before the workshop.
• Email notifications will be sent to registrants by 5:00 PM the day before the workshop.
• An attempt will be made to notify each registrant by phone (at the number given when registering) the evening before the workshop.
• The outgoing message on the PSCP office phone will give information regarding the workshop only if it is postponed.
• In the event of postponement, registration will be honored at the rescheduled program, or at a future workshop of the registrants choosing.
• Should an emergency arise early in the morning of a workshop program, a notification will be posted on the PSCP website by 6:30 AM (if possible) and added to the voice-mail message at the PSCP office.
  

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