FALL 2008 and Spring 2009 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.

Thank you for your interest in PSCP Continuing Education Workshops.

+ CONFIRMED	? TENTATIVE

 

+ September 12
Topic:  Psychodiagnostic Assessment: Reinventing aVery Good Wheel
Presenter: Victor Shklayarevsky, Psy.D.
Location: Villanova University, Health Services Building #206
Time: 10am-1pm* please note time
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Psychodiagnostic assessment designed to provide treating clinicians and teams with a rapid and nuanced understanding of clients has been the cornerstone of psychological practice in the "golden years" of psychoanalysis.  However, this invaluable process has been virtually abandoned in the current climate.  The reasons for this are as diverse as lack of insurance reimbursement for such testing, inadequate training in some of the instruments, or the increasingly litigious climate as it relates to all things psychological.

Nonetheless, well-implemented psychodiagnostic assessment remains an excellent source of clinical data, particularly for diagnostically challenging individuals and populations.

The workshop will focus on the "flexible battery" of instruments that can be tailored to a specific referral question.  Overview of the Rorschach, MMPI, Millon, DSM format clinical interview, and other instruments (Hare, Dissociative Identity Scale, etc) will be provided.  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.

Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:

1. To gain a basic understanding of the psychodiagnostic evaluation process
2. To identify instruments appropriate for specific referral questions
3. To understand utility of assessment in some special populations
4. To gain the opportunity for both didactic and experiential learning

+ September 19
Topic: Individual Considerations in Couples Therapy
Presenters: Adrienne Gioe, Ph.D., Vince Gioe. Ph.D.
Location: Friends Hospital, Scattergood Auditorium
Time: 9am-12pm
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Working with couples effectively requires not only a sound theoretical and methodological base, but also strong individual assessment skills, particularly when one member of the couple has organic impairment, a personality disorder or other psychopathology - either already diagnosed or undiagnosed. These impairments and pathologies must be properly diagnosed and be considered in your choice of interventions to make treatment successful. Case illustrations will be provided to highlight the importance of accurate assessment and the use of effective strategies
of treatment.

Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:

1. To understand the interplay of individual and marital dynamics
2. To identify key resources and obstacles in doing effective couples treatment
3. To assess major individual problems which must be addressed for successful outcomes in couples therapy
4. To learn to take a genogram and ask key questions to identify issues from the couples’ family of origin


+September 26
Topic: Applying Evolutionary Theory, Relaxation Techniques and Mental Imagery in Treating Patients Suffering from Anxiety
Presenters: Baruch Elitzur, Ph.D.
Location: PCOM, Evans Hall #327 A & B
Time: 9am-12pm
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There are many psychological approaches to treat patients suffering from anxiety. The focus of the workshop is the application of three methods for reducing the level of anxiety syndrome: Evolutionary Theory, Relaxation
Techniques, and Mental Imagery.

Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:

1. To understand the contribution of each anxiety symptom to the survival of our ancestors. Since “knowledge is power”, understanding the positive meaning that each symptom used to have in the past, may help patients
change their attitude towards themselves. The self-anger and the “fear of fear” may subside.
2. To understand the contribution of four Relaxation Techniques in reducing the level of anxiety syndrome.
3. To understand the contribution of the Mental Imagery Technique in reducing the level of anxiety syndrome.
4. To participate in two-member teams to apply the discussed methods on each other. A following group discussion will evaluate the outcome.
5. To discuss patients’ possible negative reactions to Relaxation and to Mental Imagery.

+October 27
Topic: An Introduction to Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) Theory
and Cross Battery Assessment
Presenter: Catherine Fiorello, Ph.D.
Location: Friends Hospital, Scattergood Auditorium
Time: 9am-12pm
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This workshop will present an introduction to Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) Theory of Cognitive Abilities as a model for planning and conducting cognitive assessments using cross-battery approach. The Workshop will present theoretical and empirical background as well as practical applications of the model, including case examples. Strengths and weaknesses of the approach will be discussed. Participants will practice assessment planning and interpretation. Forms for professional use and
a sample report format will be provided.

Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:

1. To understand the three pillars of cross-battery assessment (XBA)
2. To be able to plan an XBA to answer specific referral concerns using a priori hypotheses
3. To be able to demonstrate ecological validity for assessment findings by linking with observational and history data
4. To be able to distinguish a disability from normal intra-individual strengths and weaknesses

+October 24
Topic: Cognitive Therapy for Suicidal Patients
Presenter: Amy Wenzel, Ph.D.
Location: Villanova University, Health services Building #206
Time: 9am - 12pm
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Although nearly all clinicians are faced with suicidal patients in their practice, there are few guidelines for treating patients with acute suicide ideation or who have recently made a suicide attempt. This workshop will provide an overview of an empirically supported cognitive intervention for treating suicidal patients. Conceptualization of the proximal and distal factors associated with suicidal acts from a cognitive perspective will be described and linked to treatment planning. The steps for conducting a cognitively-based suicide risk assessment and for developing a safety plan in collaboration with early, intermediate, and later phases of treatment will be illustrated through didactic presentation, case discussion, and video demonstrations.

Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:

1. To formulate cognitive case conceptualizations of suicidal crises
2. To conduct a comprehensive suicide risk assessment and develop a safety plan for patients based on this information
3. To implement specific intervention strategies for treating suicidal patients from a cognitive approach


+November 14
Topic: Dialectical Behavior Therapy for High-Risk Patients
Presenter: Debra Resnick, Psy.D.
Location: Villanova University, Health Services Building #206
Time: 9am - 12pm
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This workshop will describe the use of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and other refractory personality disorders. Participants will learn of four treatment modules used in DBT psychosocial skills training. Case presentations will be presented and attendees will be invited to involve their clinical experience and apply newly learned skills. Modification for the treatment of adolescents will also be discussed. The four modalities which will be presented include: 1. Mindfulness Skills 2. Distress Tolerance Skills 3. Emotion Regulation Skills and 4. Interpersonal Skills. The format will involve a combination of education and lecture integrated with case examples and, where appropriate, actual skill demonstration and practice. Participants are encouraged to bring in “difficult” cases for discussion and learning to apply
DBT skills, as appropriate. A video will be shown to accompany and illustrate both theoretical and applied elements of DBT.

Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:

1. To describe four treatment modules used in DBT
2. To educate mental health professionals about the application of Psychosocial Skills (DBT) training methods in complex cases
3. To develop an understanding of specific and effective skills to decrease high-risk behaviors


SPRING 2009 WORKSHOPS

+January 9
Topic: Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
Presenter: Denise Walton, Ph.D.
Location: Friends Hospital
Time: 9am-12pm

+January 30
Topic: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Presenter: Norm Weissberg, Ph.D.
Location: Friends Hospital
Time: 9am - 12pm

+February 20
Topic: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Psychoeducational Approaches for Sleep Disorders in Children and Adults
Presenter: David Wohlsifer, Ph.D. LCSW
Location: TBD
Time: 1 pm-4pm *please note time

+December 12
Topic: Eating Disorders
Presenter: Dea Silbertrust, Ph.D., J.D.
Location: PCOM
Time: 9am-12pm

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Workshops Co-Sponsored by PSCP

9/17/08
A New Age in Dementia Care: Turning Evidence into Practice
Presented by: The Jefferson Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health
Location: Thomas Jefferson University, Dorrance H. Hamilton Bldg.
1001 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA
Presenters: Christine Arenson, M.D., Louis D. Burgio, Ph.D., Janice P. Burke, Ph.D., Christopher Callahan, M.D., Robert Egge, Lynn Friss Feinberg, MSW, Laura N. Gitlin, Ph.D., Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D., Katie Maslow, MSW, Nancy B. O'Connor, Catherine Verrier Piersol, MS, Susan C. Reinhard, Ph.D., Barry W. Rovner, MD, Richard Schultz, Ph.D., Leslie M. Swann, Ph.D.
Time: 7:30am – 4:30pm
When: Saturday, September 17, 2008

Who Should Attend?
Family physicians, gerontologists, health professionals and human service
providers in home care, rehabilitation, nursing home or assisted living
facilities including occupational therapists, physician assistants, nurses,
nurses aides, other rehabilitation therapists, psychologists, social workers,
family caregivers, and students.

Description
The Jefferson Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health (CARAH)
invites you to an exciting one day Summit on dementia care. The Summit
brings together nationally recognized experts who will present innovative
models for clinical services, considerations for training health professionals
in new approaches to care, and new directions in research to support
non-pharmacologic dementia care. The program emphasizes evidence-based
approaches that support culturally diverse persons with dementia and their
families in the home and community.
This important Summit will celebrate the opening of CARAH’s new virtual
Living Laboratory for Elder Care. The Living Laboratory embraces a new
vision for closing the research-practice gap by providing evidence-based
clinical services in the varied life spaces of older adults and their families,
training health professionals in these evidence-based programs, and
informing new directions in research to improve the lives of older adults
and their caregivers.
Lunch with Orien Reid
Ms. Orien Reid, a respected consumer advocate and media personality in the
Philadelphia area, will share her insights on global dementia including care
and programs across cultures. Ms. Reid is the 2005-2008 chairperson of the
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) and was the first woman to hold
the position of Chair of the National Board of Directors of the Alzheimer’s
Association, one of the country’s largest voluntary health associations. As a
caregiver for her mother, who died of Alzheimer’s disease, Ms. Reid learned
first-hand the struggles and sacrifices of caring for a person with a chronic
neurological disorder.

Learning objective: By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:

• Describe innovative service delivery approaches in dementia care
• Discuss critical training considerations that can be used to reduce
health disparities and enhance practice competencies in dementia care
• Identify contemporary research needs to improve dementia care
• Understand the key issues related to caring for culturally diverse
persons with dementia and their families in the home and community.

This program is co-sponsored by the Philadelphia Society of Clinical
Psychologists and Jefferson Center for Applied Research on Aging and
Health, Thomas Jefferson University. The Philadelphia Society of Clinical
Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association
to sponsor Continuing Education for psychologists. The Philadelphia
Society of Clinical Psychologists maintains responsibility for the
program and its content. This program provides 5.5 hours of
CE credits ($5 per credit hour)

For information on Registration and Fees, etc., please contact Kathryn Mazzeo at 215-955-8387.

9/19/08
Something to Kill and Die For: A Psychoanalytic Interpretation of Culture, Ideology & History
Presented by: Philadelphia Jungian Professional Club
Location: The Ethical Society Building, 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Presenter: Richard Koenigsberg, Ph.D.
Time: 1:00pm-5:00pm (Light lunch provided)
When: Friday, September 19, 2008

Program Objectives:
Specifically; Participants will be able to:                             
1) Gain familiarity with a method that enables one to uncover hidden narratives contained within ideological texts.
2) Analyze the symbolic meaning of ideological concepts such as “the enemy” and “defending the nation.”
3) Understand how violence is conceived as righteous and necessary when undertaken in the name of a society’s sacred ideals.
4) Understand how psychology can expand its role as a discipline and theory by interpreting events occurring outside the clinical situation.

Registration Fee: $125.
CE Credits:  Continuing Education Credits are available for psychologists and social workers from the Human Services Center of the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists. Add $20 to registration fee. LPC credits also available.
This program is cosponsored by The Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists and the Philadelphia Jungian Professional Club. The Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor Continuing Education for psychologists. The Human Services Center of Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists maintains responsibility for the program and its content.  
This program provides Four (4) Hours of CE Credits for psychologists and social workers. 
 
Mail registration to: Dr. Marion Rudin Frank
 250 S. 17th Street, Suite 101, Phila. Pa. 19103
(215-545-7800)
www.thejungclub.com for registration form and additional information

10/4/08
Invisible Loyalties: Myths and Realities
Presented by: The New Family Institute of Philadelphia
Location: The Philadelphian, Philadelphia, PA
Presenter: Catherine Ducommun-Nagy, M.D., LMFT
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
When: Sunday, October 4, 2008

The book Invisible Loyalties by Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy and Geraldine Spark, written over forty years ago, has influenced generations of family therapists and it has remained one of the most quoted books in the literature on family therapy. On the other end, it has also lead to many myths about the nature of family loyalties. For too many therapists, loyalty is a negative force that leads people to sacrifice their autonomy for the sake of their family. In reality, family loyalty does not require that we forsake our individual goals. Furthermore, it is in fact family loyalty that can put us on the path toward autonomy providing that we can understand that individual autonomy stems from relating to others. 
The two-hour lecture will start with a discussion of the nature of family loyalty, its determinants, and its manifestations. This will be followed by a discussion of the dialectical view of autonomy ant its implication for therapy. At the end the presenter will engage in a dialogue with the participants about their own view of the subject of loyalty and autonomy.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
1) Participants will learn to define family loyalties and identify behaviors that are the result of family loyalties
2) Participants will learn to identify five determinants of family loyalty
3) Participants will learn about the positive effect of family loyalty for the achievement of individual autonomy. 
4) Participants will learn to design treatment strategies to allow family members to express family loyalties in a positive and non-destructive way.

This session is co-sponsored by the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists and The New Family Institute of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists. The Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists maintains responsibility for the program and its content. This program provides 2 hours of CE credits for psychologists.
The PA board of Social Workers, Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists has approved this workshop for 2 CEU’s.

Members of the Family Institute requesting CE’s or CEU’s will be charged $35 . Non-members who wish to attend and receive CE’s or CEU’s will be charged $60.  Those wishing to participate without receiving CE’s or CEU’s will be charged $30.   Monies will be collected on the date of the presentation, June 8, 2008. We do not accept any charge cards.

Registration
To register, you can e-mail Debi Meyrowitz-Weiss at psychu2@comcast.net or call 215-567-1396. Please indicate if you are requesting CE’s or CEU’s when you register.


10/7/08
I am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help: Using LEAP to Get Past "I'm Right You're Wrong"
Presented by: NAMI PA Montgomery County
Location: Belmont Behavioral Health, 4200 Monument Road, Philadelphia, PA 19131
Presenter: Xavier Amador, Ph.D.
Time: 9am – 12pm
When: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Learning Objectives:
By the end of the workshop participants will:
1. Have learned the skills needed to build a collaborative relationship with a person who has mental illness;
2. Be able to work through barriers that prevent the provider, family and consumers from functioning as an effective treatment team;
3. Understand how to use relevant LEAP communication skills to preserve their alliance following in involuntary admission.

This session is co-sponsored by the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists and NAMI PA Montgomery County (National Alliance on Mental Illness). The Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer Continuing Education (CE) for psychologists. The Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists maintains responsibility for the program and its content. The program provides 3 hours of CE credits for Psychologists and Social Workers Board licensees.
Fees
Registration by September 30, 2008 is $60.00. A check or money order for this amount made out to NAMI PA Montgomery County and mailed to 100 South Keswick Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038 On-site registration is $75.00
Registration
Please indicate if you are requesting Continuing Education credits when you register. For more information call 215-886-0350.

10/17/08
The Art (and Science) of Demystification: Helping Children Understand Their Unique Learning Profile
Presented by: Specialists of Schools
Location:The Quaker School at Horsham, 250 Meeting House Road, Horsham, PA 19044
Presenter: Marty Foley, M.Ed. and Joanne Roark, M.A.
Time: 12:30pm-2:30PM
When: Friday, October 17, 2008

This session will revolve around the demystification process, a guided discussion that helps students understand their strengths, needs, and the strategies they need to pursue to meet success. The use of demystification with students was developed by Mel Levine, M.D., founding director of All Kinds of Minds, an institute dedicated to translating research on learning into programs and services for students with learning differences. The presenters have both acted as facilitators for professional workshops and will guide workshop participants through the purposes and the processes of demystification.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of the workshop participants will:
1. be able to demonstrate the purpose, benefits and steps of the demystification process
2.be able to illustrate techniques used to develop a structured, effective method of positive communication with students about their learning profiles
3. be able to plan a sample demystification session directed to helping students know themselves

CE Credits: This program offers 2 hours of CE Credit. The Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer Continuing Education (CE) for psychologists, social workers, and marriage and family therapists. PSCP maintains responsibility for the program and its content. Fees: The charge for CE credits is $15. Check or money order made out to SOS-cash will not be accepted. Act 48 credits are availablefor $10 . A check or money order, no cash. You must provide your Act 48 number, available from the PA Dept. of Education website.

The program is free to all. Bring a brown-bag lunch; light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Annie Goldenberg, MSW, at stasha45@comcast.net so that we can plan for the attendance.



11/3/08

Pediatric Psychopharmacology: How Medications
 Can and Cannot Help Vulnerable Students
Presented by: Montgomery County Intermediate Unit
Location: Montgomery County IU, Room B3/B4, 1605 West Main Street, Norristown, PA 19403
Presenter: Joseph Hewitt, D.O.
Time: 8:30am – 3:30pm (Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided)
When: Monday, November 3, 2008

Learning Objectives:
By the end of the workshop participants will:
1. become familiar with the various medications used with children and adolescents with mental health disorders
2. be able to enumerate the indications for meds by disorder as well as symptom(s)
3. become familiar with the psychotropic medication side effects, medical complications, controversies, latest research, and future directions

Go to www.mciu.org to the bottom left of the screen and click on Online Registration System.  Activities are listed by date.  Choose the activity and follow the prompts to register. Fee for Program: a check in the amount of $100 made payable to MCIU Activities Fund and sent to Colleen Connor at the following address: Montgomery County IU, 1605 West Main Street, Norristown, PA 19403, Attn: Colleen Connor. Deadline is Oct. 27, 2008. Purchase Orders will NOT be accepted.
6 CE Credits are available to Licensed Psychologists. Please bring a check in the amount of $30 to the workshop in order to receive CE Credit.

12/5/08
Story Telling Techniques in the Psychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents
Presented by: Specialists of Schools
Location: Chestnut Hill Academy, 500 West willow Grove Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118
Presenter: Maxine Field, Ph.D.
Time: 12:30pm-2:30pm
When: Friday, December 5, 2008

This workshop will focus on the use of story telling techniques in the psychological evaluation of children and adolescents. It will emphasize the contribution stories make to understanding the child and communicating that understanding to parents. This program will be of value to psychologists who perform psychoeducational evaluations, and to therapists and educators who receive them.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of the workshop participants will:
1. develop an understanding of the history and rationale of story telling techniques and highlight useful instruments
2. be able to identify techniques for story interpretation using new data derived from youngsters' responses to the first picture of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
3. be able to use case studies to demonstrate how story material can be integrated with other test material in the psycholotgical battery to address referral questions

CE Credits: This program offers 2 hours of CE Credit. The Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer Continuing Education (CE) for psychologists and social workers. PSCP maintains responsibility for the program and its content. Fees: The charge for CE credits is $15. Check or money order made out to SOS-cash will not be accepted. Act 48 credits are available for $10. A check or money order, no cash. You must provide your Act 48 number, available from the PA Dept. of Education website.

The program is free to all. Bring a brown-bag lunch; beverages and desert will be provided. Please RSVP to Annie Goldenberg, MSW, at stasha45@comcast.net so that we can plan for the attendance.

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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