Winter/Spring 2011-12 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 at 215-885-2562 with 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.

 

Winter/Spring 2011-12 WORKSHOPS

Email Confirmation will be sent to each registrant the Tuesday before each workshop.

 

January 20 , 2012

January 20, 2012
Topic: Suicide Risk Assessment
Presenter: Norman C. Weissberg, Ph.D.
Location: Villanova University, Health Services Bldg. Room 200
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085  
Time: 9am-12:30pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am)
Credits: 3.5 CE credits included with registration fee of $70 for member, $95 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
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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 27, 2012

January 27, 2012
Topic: Clinical Approaches to Women Coping with Perinatal Depression, Anxiety and Pregnancy Loss: Strategies to Improve Wellbeing
Presenter: Helen L. Coons, Ph.D.
Location: LaSalle University @ the Metroplex (note change)
4000 Chemical Road
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Time: 9am-12pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am)
Credits: 3 CE credits included with registration fee of $70 for member, $95 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
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This intermediate, applied workshop will address clinical approaches to women coping with common pregnancy related complications.  The presentation will focus on the assessment and treatment of: 1) women with depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy; and 2) women and couples who have experienced pregnancy loss during any trimester. Strategies to prevent perinatal depression will also be reviewed.  Case discussions will illustrate interventions for diverse women coping with pregnancy complications in any trimester.  Assessment tools will be provided as will guidelines for collaborative care with obstetricians, reproductive endocrinologists, and maternal fetal medicine providers. 

Objectives:
1.  Summarize assessment and treatment strategies for women with perinatal depression and anxiety.
2. Describe strategies to reduce perinatal and post-partum depression and anxiety among women “at risk.”
3.  Outline techniques to enhance coping among women and couples coping with pregnancy loss in any trimester.
4. Implement collaborative guidelines with health care providers on behalf of women and couples with pregnancy complications.

 

February 10 , 2012

February 10, 2012
Topic: Demystifying Buddhist Philosphy of Psychology: Mindfulness, Meditation and the End of Suffering
Presenter: Katharine Bertolet, 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 $70 for member, $95 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
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Buddhist psychology and its lexicon have crept into our work as clinicians.  In order to thoroughly grasp the theoretical underpinnings and philosophy of Buddhism, we will first explore how it evolved in the ancient Indus River Valley, now northern India.  We will then discern the core underpinnings of Buddhist psychology and how they are embedded in mindfulness therapy and meditation. We will explore the works of some seminal contemporary Mindfulness-based psychologists, including Jon Kabat-Zinn and Marsha Linehan, who make fruitful use of the 2500 year old system.  Dr. Bertolet will lead an exercise to demonstrate the practice of mindfulness, and show how meditation might be taught in a therapeutic setting.  The Buddha was driven to find the causes of suffering and clearing the path to end it.  Adopting this method of moment to moment awareness, in tandem with other Buddhist methods, can be remarkably effective as tools in the mitigation of human suffering.

Objectives:
1. Outline the underlying tenants of Buddhist philosophy of psychology,
2. Describe how the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn uses Buddhist principles to effect stress reduction,
3. Compile methods for enhancing mindfulness and meditation practice,
4. Describe the Buddhist principles supporting the end of suffering.

 

February 24, 2012

February 24, 2012
Topic: Obsessive Compulsive Children and Adults: Assessment and Treatment
Presenter: Pamela Simms, Psy.D.
Location: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)
4170 City Avenue, Room TBD
Piladelphia, PA 19131   
Time: 9am-12pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am)
Credits: 3 CE credits included with registration fee of $70 for member, $95 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
3 Act 48 Credits: $15 additional
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This presentation will provide a detailed overview of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), including symptomology, evaluation and treatment. The OCD Spectrum Disorders Trichotillomania and Picking, as well as tic disorders will also be discussed. Case examples will be incorporated to foster a clinical perspective.

Objectives:
1. Assess the presence and severity of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
2. Provide a brief psychoeducation of OCD and the treatment model to patients.
3. Assess the presence of co-morbid OCD Spectrum Disorders and Tic disorders.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of CBT including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Habit Reversal Training.
5. Create a basic cognitive behavioral treatment plan.

March 16 , 2012

March 16, 2012
Topic: From Therapy Office to the Corporate Office: The Psychologist as Executive Coach
Presenter: David A. Weiman, Psy.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 $70 for member, $95 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
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The skills and training of a psychologist are highly transferable to the role of Executive Coach, particularly in the areas of assessment and helping others achieve their goals for change. This program will explore key areas relevant to psychologists as Executive Coaches so that those considering offering services in this area will have a thorough understanding of the practical and ethical issues involved.

Objectives:
1. Describe the unique contribution psychologists make to executive assessment and coaching;
2. Assess whether or not your training and experience is appropriate for executive coaching practice;
3. Identify and describe the role of a psychologist in the executive coaching context;
4. Recognize key "cross-over" skills from counseling to coaching as well as boundary/cultural issues;
5. Apply relevant ethical guidelines to executive coaching.

March 23, 2012

March 23, 2012
Topic: Writing Legally Defensible Evaluation Reports and IEPs 
Presenter: Andrew Faust, Esq. and Dennis McAndrews, Esq.
Location: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)
4170 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Time: 9am-12pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am)
Credits: 3 CE credits included with registration fee of $70 for member, $95 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
3 Act 48 Credits: $15 additional
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An appropriate evaluation which addresses every aspect of a child’s disabilities is essential to the development of an IEP which offers FAPE.  The due process system has become more heavily focused in recent years upon accurate and comprehensive evaluations, and upon IEPs which incorporate instruction and services based upon peer-reviewed research.  This workshop will identify and describe the requirements of legally sufficient evaluations and IEPs.    

Objectives:
1. Describe the precise legal requirements of drafting a fully appropriate Evaluation or Reevaluation Report.
2. Identify the issues which cause parents to feel misinformed and/or powerless and which require further analysis to assist parents and educators in drafting a fully appropriate IEP.
3. Explain the precise legal requirements in writing a fully appropriate IEP.
4. Describe how to fully and effectively participate in IEP development.

March 30, 2012

March 30 , 2012
Topic: Ethics and How to Enhance Your Professional Growth
Presenter: Donna A. Tonrey, Psy.D., LMFT and John Rooney, 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 $70 for member, $95 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
*May be used to fulfill the Three (3) Hours of ethics requirement for licensure.
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This workshop addresses the importance of the clinician remaining aware of ethical standards and practice, the impact this has on personal growth, personal growth as a professional goal, and the subsequent impact each has on the other.

Objectives:
1.  Describe the importance of ethical practice, and how this can sometimes be unintentionally overlooked.
2.  Explain the impact ethical practice has on the well-being and personal growth of the clinician.
3.  Describe the impact personal growth has on enhancing ethical clinical treatment.

 

April 20, 2012

April 20, 2012
Topic: Quick Start Relevant Interview Guides with Adolescents-PAL (Peer Arena Lens)
Presenter: Vivian Center Seltzer, Ph.D.
Location: American Red Cross SEPA
23rd and Chestnut Streets, 4th floor
Philadelphia, PA
Time: 9am-4pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am; Lunch included)
Credits: *6 CE credits included with registration fee of $155 for member, $205 Non-Member, $115 Student Member, $135 Non-Member Student. 
6 Act 48 Credits: $30 additional
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This 6 hour workshop instructs use of 30 clinical –developmental Peer Impact Protocols which yield targeted, efficient diagnosis and treatment plan.  Protocols derive from theory based 13 glitch model of peer-interaction psychological trauma and defensive psychological flight to find pain relief.  Glitches can be obvious or hidden, e.g. drug/alcohol abuse, aggressive acting out, truancy; or e.g.  precocious mature manner, plans, decisions.  Afternoon hours affords time to work on actual case studies and arrive at tentative hypotheses, learn when, why and how to use each protocol, alone or in combination, and arrive at a glitch analysis.  Selected protocols yield information from parents, teachers, relevant others.  Case study examples offer opportunity to practice using one’s personal interview style in incorporating protocols into the client/patient  contact period.  Reciprocal feedback and questions are welcomed in this try-out learning experience, as are insights and innovations.  Workshop participants’ case examples are welcomed.

Objectives:

1. Utilize the 2 stage model of adolescent growth (DFI) to frame a picture of normative progression  through a long and difficult transition from child to adult;
2. Distinguish the delicacy of diagnosing deviations from normative progression through the stage using DFI criteria;
3. Utilize the Glitch model in diagnosis;
4. Connect selection of Pal Quick Start protocols with beginning hypothes(es);
5. Utilize any number/type of protocol s to achieve  correct diagnosis;
6. Select protocols which elicit data on emotional response to findings on results of comparative acts with peers (an adolescent form of social comparison);      
7. Incorporate protocol questions within your customary and comfortable interview style;
8. Incorporate knowledge derived from protocol use into a diagnosis and  first stage treatment plan.

        

 

April 27, 2012

April 27, 2012
Topic: Child Abuse from Legal and Psychological Perspectives: OCY 2012 Update
Presenters: Marilou A. Doughty, MS; Chief Randy Floyd; Gregory R. Gifford, Esq.; Michele Kristofco
Location: MCIU (Montgomery County Intermediate Unit)
1605 West Main Street
Norristown, PA 19403
Time: 9am-12pm (Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30am)
Credits: 3 CE credits included with registration fee of $70 for member, $95 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

May 11, 2012

May 11, 2012
Concussions in Youth Sports: Understanding the Risks, Assessing Severity, and Managing the Recovery of Young Athletes Under the Safety in Youth Sports Act of 2011
Presenter: Ian Douglas Rushlau, Psy.D.
Location: Villanova University, Health Services Bldg. 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 $70 for member, $95 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
3 Act 48 Credits: $15 additional
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This workshop addresses the problem of concussions in scholastic athletics. With the passage of the Safety in Youth Sports Act in Pennsylvania, it is now required that all student athletes suspected of suffering a concussion receive professional assessment, and their return to participation is contingent on upon the determination of full recovery by a designated health care professional. The speaker will discuss the implications of the law for psychologists, scholastic coaches, and school officials. The workshop will begin with a review of recent research, providing findings about incidence rates, causes, risk factors and characteristics of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI). Particular attention will be paid to difficulties in estimating the true frequency of MTBI in scholastic athletics. Next, the speaker will discuss approaches to the assessment of MTBI, with a focus of the detection of subtle symptoms; standard instruments and protocols will be presented and critiqued. Finally, the speaker will examine the legal framework and clinical rationale for ‘return to play’ determinations.

Objectives:
1.  Explain the causes of and risks for MTBI in youth sports.
2.  Describe the characteristic signs and symptoms of MTBI.
3.  Identify and compare standard instruments and protocols of MTBI assessment in youth sports.
4.  Discuss the key elements of Safety in Youth Sports Act of PA 2011.
5.  Articulate the role of psychologists in the assessment of MTBI and ‘return to play’ determinations.

 

May 18, 2012

May 18 , 2012
Topic: Bullying: The Who, What, When, Where, and How
Presenters: Kaila Dickstein, Psy.D.; Andrew D'Amico, Ph.D.; Gail Karafin, Ed.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 $70 for member, $95 Non-Member, $50 Student Member, $60 Non-Member Student.
3 Act 48 Credits: $15 additional
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Bullying is currently one of the most challenging and problematic epidemics plaguing students across the country.  With current technological strides surpassing society's ability to anticipate their detrimental social consequences, professionals working with children and the systems in which they function are faced with the challenges of combating this bullying behavior.  This panel is comprised of individuals in the field who work either with children or for the systems in which they function.  Topics covered will be: defining the behavior and gender differentials, discussing the key elements needed in programming to combat bullying in schools, the prevalence of bullying within society, bullying within the context of technology and the intrapsychic workings of the bully's mind to help to identify and clarify motivations and how to best serve not only the bully, but victims as well.  The panel will welcome discussion and questions.    

Objectives:
1. Describe the definition and distinctions of relational aggression;
2. Explain bullying abatement programs and theories;
3. Define the two types of family systems associated with bullying and explain how these systems contribute to low self esteem and the making of the bully;
4. Explain the roles of low self-esteem and the defense mechanism of "projection" in the making of the bully;
5. Define cyber-bullying and discuss similarities and differences between cyber-bullying and traditional bullying;
6. Discuss strategies for combating cyber-bullying: for mental health professionals, the legal system, parents, educators, and students.

More to Come...


Thinking about 2012-13?
Here are just some of the topics already designated for workshops 2012-12: An Executive Functions Model for the Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD; High Risk Adolescent Assessment; Geropsychology; Mindfulness; Dyslexia; and more... 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.

 

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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.

2/5/12

2/5/12
Title: Finding Compassion: A Workshop in Contemplative Conflict Resolution, Sociometry and Psychodrama.
Presented by: The Won Institute
Location: The Won Institute
                   137 South Easton Road
                   Glenside, PA 19038
Presenter: Judy Nelson, MSS, CP, LCSW ( Director of the Conflict Resolution Theatre – City of Philadelphia)
Workshop Facilitator: Helen Rosen, Ph.D.
Time: 9AM-12 Noon, 1PM-4PM.

Our natural creativity and spontaneity provide an ideal canvas to develop healthy emotional interactions.  Our ability to both identify and pursue joy is a goal of creative resolutions (© Nelson 1993). We are as resilient and joyful as our available coping skills permit.
Contemplative psychotherapy, as defined by Trungpa Rinpoche (2005), is a form of therapy that emphasizes acceptance of oneself while minimizing the pathologizing of clients. This workshop presents a selection of cognitive models, including sociometry and compassionate psychodrama as forms of contemplative psychotherapy that build resilience and present-moment awareness.  While not traditionally taught as forms of contemplative psychotherapy, these cognitive models can increase mindfulness (the ability to stay present and attentive in the moment), awareness and the noticing of group connections.  They are avenues to help clients practice noticing themselves and others without attaching "old meanings" / "stories" to the noticing.  Hearing accurately why someone chooses one thing or another reduces our tendency to make up stories and helps us stay in the moment, breathing and mindful.
Mindfulness-based psychotherapies are experiencing widespread interest and application, especially in health and human services settings.  This workshop, intended for mental health professionals (psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and family therapists) introduces participants to non-traditional mindfulness-based and mindfulness-compatible interventions that can be incorporated into their practice with individual clients and with groups. These approaches emphasize the importance of mindfulness to the client and therapist, as well as the capacity that is present in us all to enjoy and participate fully in life.  This unique workshop addresses the needs of clients and how to adapt the principles of contemplative psychotherapy to clients of any age.

CE Credits
This session is co-sponsored by the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists (PSCP) and The Won Institute.  The Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer Continuing Education (CE) for psychologists.  PSCP maintains responsibility for the program and its content.  This program provides 4.5 hours of CE credits for Psychologists, Social Work and Marriage and Family Therapist licensees.

Fees
FEES: The cost of the course is $60. And includes ce’s and lunch.

 For information or to register: 215-884-8942 or info@woninstitute.edu

 

2/10/12

2/10/12
Title: Youth and Transgener Issues: Increasing Professional Awareness, Knowledge, and Sensitivity of Gender Diversity in Youth
Presented by: Specialists of Schools
Location: Abington Firneds School
                   575 Washington Lane (Faulkner Library)
                   Jenkintown, PA 19046
Presenters: Tamara Kanter , Ph.D. and Marlene Pray, M.Ed., Ph.D. (Candidate)
Time: 12:30 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. Please bring a bag lunch.  Dessert and beverages will be supplied

This workshop is aimed at helping professionals working with youth to better understand transgender and gender diversity issues in children.  Gender is a part of all individuals lived experience.  Frequently, assumptions and misinformation surrounds this area as it is especially dynamic and rapidly changing.  Recently there has been much media attention and a gained appreciation of the seriousness and profound impact of such issues in everybody’s lives.

CE Credits
This session is co-sponsored by the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists (PSCP) and Specialists of Schools.  The Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer Continuing Education (CE) for psychologists.  PSCP maintains responsibility for the program and its content.  This program provides 2 hours of CE credits for Psychologists, Social Work and Marriage and Family Therapist licensees.

Fees
Participants requesting CE credits will be charged a total of $20.00 or Act 48 credits will be charged a total of $25.00.  A check or money order (no cash please) for this amount should be made out to Specialists of Schools (SOS).  All Act 48 applications must have their Act 48 ID number on them.  A completed and signed evaluation must be submitted to get credits.  Non-members of SOS will be charged an entrance fee of $15.00.

To Register: Please e-mail Tocky Collins at TockyLC@aol.com.

 

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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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