| Continuing Education — Fall 2006 |
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1. Neurobiology for Social Workers: What you need to know about the brain This workshop presents brain concepts at an easy to understand level. A basic understanding of the brain, including brain chemistry, anatomy and physiology, can enhance a clinician’s ability to help their clients, facilitating diagnosis, treatment decision-making, and psychoeducation of the client and family members. Such knowledge is invaluable when working with clients who suffer from anxiety, depression, bipolar illness, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia and other brain-based mental illnesses. Power-point, models and handouts will augment the presentation. Questions and comments are welcomed throughout the workshop. 3 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Monday, October 23, 2006, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Presenter: Efrain Charles Azmitia, PhD, is a Professor of Biology, NYU Center for Neural Science; Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine; Fellow of American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
2. Combating Anxiety and Depression: Strategies that Work The decade of the brain has brought significant new discoveries about mental illnesses and their treatments. Social workers of all theoretical orientations working in private and agency-based practices can best help clients by knowing about these neurobiological discoveries and the practical implications for treating clients with depression, anxiety, and other common maladies. Some of the treatments addressed will include bright light treatment, sleep hygiene, and exercise. In many cases, these evidence-based treatments have few side effects and minimal costs. Clinicians will come away with practical interventions that can be readily applied with their clients. 3 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Tuesday, October 24, 2006, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Presenter: Lynne Spevack, LCSW, is a social work psychotherapist and practice building consultant in full time private practice, with offices in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. She has twenty-three years of experience as a clinician, supervisor and administrator in private and agency-based practice. Ms. Spevack is the chairperson of the Private Practitioners Committee of the NYC Chapter of NASW.
3. Starting and Maintaining a Private Practice This full-day workshop deals with the basic elements of developing, maintaining, expanding and enjoying a private practice. It will cover a broad range of factors influencing the success of private practice including the fundamentals of practice management, economic and financial issues, and the legal, theoretical, ethical, philosophical and emotional aspects involved in providing mental health treatment services in a private practice setting. 6 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Saturday, December 9, 2006, 10:00am to 5:00pm (New Date) Presenter: Natalie Z. Riccio, LP, LCSW, PhD, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service and Wurzweiler School of Social Work. She is also a graduate of the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies and is a faculty member and clinical supervisor at Washington Square Institute and Mid-Manhattan Institute. She has been in private practice for over twenty-five years providing individual, family, couple and group therapies.
4. Considering “Psychological First Aid” in the Immediate Aftermath of Disaster: Preparing for the Future Amidst a global context of natural and human-caused disaster, and the enduring tragedies of 9/11, the Katrina and Rita Hurricanes, and other disasters, each of us needs to consider our readiness to work with our clients and communities in the event of future major disasters. This workshop introduces “Psychological First Aid” (PFA), a model of choice for responding in the immediate aftermath of disaster. Participants will become familiar with the parameters of “PFA”, and its emphasis on creating safety, calm, social connectedness, empowerment, and hope. Framing immediate disaster work within a long-term context, highlighting a continuity of care perspective across the unfolding nature of disaster, and identifying the complex realities of trauma, traumatic loss, and the many accompanying losses experienced by survivors, this workshop offers social workers an important step in disaster preparedness through this accessible, evidence-based approach. Participants’ experiences and the development of collegial support are Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Monday, October 30, 2006, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Presenter: Madelyn Miller, LCSW, ACSW, CGP, specializes in work with adult trauma survivors providing psychotherapy, training, consultation and supervision on these issues. As a member of the adjunct faculty at NYU School of Social Work and Hunter College School of Social Work, Ms. Miller teaches courses on trauma, loss, and clinical practice. She publishes and presents widely on diverse trauma issues. Since 1997 she has chaired the Chapter’s Disaster Trauma Working Group.
NOVEMBER
5. The Therapeutic Management of Negative Therapeutic Reaction This workshop will focus on the negative therapeutic reaction. We will review the works of Freud, Abraham, Klein, Bion Rosefeld, Fairbairn, Grotstein, along with the presenter’s own work. There will be a strong focus on the therapeutic relationship and transference-countertransference. There will be a discussion on how to help the patient separate from the tie to the bad object. We will explore methods of holding and interpreting. 3 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Wednesday, November 1, 2006, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Presenter: Jeffrey Seinfeld, PhD, is a full-time Professor at the NYU School of Social Work. He is the author of six books, including A Primer on Negative Therapeutic Reaction. He also maintains a private practice in NYC.
6. Avoiding Risk: Understanding the Keys to Successful Documentation Documentation has always been a challenging aspect of social work practice. In the insurance environment created by HIPAA and managed care, the challenge has increased and more clinicians are being audited. Being knowledgeable about what is required, and what is not, makes a good deal of sense. This workshop will cover some of the basic requirements of documentation needed to satisfy treatment, reimbursement and legal criteria. The workshop will address strategies to take more focused notes, maintain records that reflect quality, coordinated services and client success and also comply with insurance standards. Risk management, ethics and HIPAA rules will also be discussed. The presentation is essential for all social workers, including those in agency settings and in private practice. 3 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Thursday, November 2, 2006, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Presenter: Kathleen McGlade, PhD, LMSW, is the Corporate Compliance Director for JBFCS. She is expert in HIPAA requirements of documentation for HMOs, Medicare and Medicaid. She is recognized as being one of the pre-eminent leaders in helping social workers and mental health professionals to master the skills of record writing.
7. Restoring The “Clinical” to Clinical Supervision In many agency settings administrative concerns have come to dominate the supervisory encounter. Restoring the important educative and supportive functions of the role does not necessarily take more time, but it does take more skill. Using the participants’ own experiences as well as “real-life” examples of supervisory challenges and dilemmas, this workshop will suggest a wide range of supervisory approaches, and address ways in which they can be tailored to meet the individual learning styles and performance needs of workers. This workshop is geared toward both current and aspiring supervisors. 6 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Saturday, November 4, 2006, 10:00am to 5:00pm Presenter: Ann Burack-Weiss, DSW, LCSW, ACSW, is adjunct faculty at the Columbia University School of Social Work and co-director of SBW Partners, a social work consulting firm. She has taught social work supervision and field instruction in a variety of academic and agency settings. A co-author of Gerontological Social Work Supervision, her latest book is The Caregiver’s Tale: Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life.
8. Evaluating and Treating Sexual Difficulties: What Every Social Worker Should Know Sexuality is an important quality of life issue. Whether you are working with children, adolescents, adults or older adults, issues about sexuality and sexual functioning are bound to arise. Despite this, all too often, clinicians feel inadequately prepared to assess and treat common problems related to sexual functioning. In this workshop participants will learn how to do a complete sexual history for any client in their practice. All sexual dysfunctions in the DSM-IV will be briefly described and discussed, along with basic treatment modalities used to treat all major sexual dysfunctions. The workshop will also address the importance of self-evaluation and briefly look at common countertransferential issues which may arise in the evaluation and treatment of sexual difficulties. Case examples will be discussed throughout the presentation. This workshop will be didactic and experiential/interactive. 6 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Thursdays, November 9 and 16, 2006 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm Presenter: Christine Bertrand Hyde, PhD, LCSW, is an American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists’ Certified Sex Therapist/Diplomate of Sex Therapy and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Jersey. Dr. Hyde is a nationally recognized human sexuality lecturer. She has been a participant, lecturer, and group facilitator for the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Human Sexuality Program for the past nine years and a member of the curriculum committee of that program for the last five years. Dr. Hyde maintains a private practice in New Jersey where she sees individuals and couples with sex-related issues.
This workshop, which was highly rated by participants last year, will provide information on the format and structure of the LMSW examination, thereby reducing stress associated with the testing conditions. The workshop will help participants develop successful test-taking strategies for correctly answering examination questions and will review material in each of the content areas on the examination to assist with recall of information and to help focus subsequent study. Content areas will include: theories of human development; assessment, diagnosis and treatment; psychopathology; psychopharmacology; communication; professional ethics; management and administration; research; and diversity. Practice questions will be reviewed to illustrate test-taking strategies and reinforce content material. Attendees should bring high lighters with them to this workshop. A Location: Hunter College School of Social Work Date/Time: Saturday, November 11, 2006, 10:00am to 5:00pm Presenter: Dawn Hall Apgar, PhD, LSW, ACSW, is the Director of the Developmental Disabilities Planning Institute at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dr. Apgar has helped thousands of social workers across the country prepare for examinations associated with all levels of licensure. She is currently the NASW-NJ liaison to the New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners, Chairperson of the NJ Chapter’s task force on licensure, and a recent member of the National NASW Board of Directors.
10. Helping the Family Cope with an Alcohol or Drug Abusing Member Frequently a partner or an adult child is the first to reach out for help for an alcohol or drug abusing family member. Sometimes the family doesn’t even recognize the damaging impact that substance abuse is having on them and the entire family. This workshop will give an overview of the dynamics typical to families in which there is alcohol or drug abuse. It will describe models for engaging family members in an effort to enhance the substance abuser’s motivation for treatment. The workshop reviews methods to help family members cope while substance or alcohol abuse continues unabated and with the disruptions that can be experienced as the substance abuser engages in recovery. The workshop will make use of lecture, interactive exercises, clinical case vignettes, and brief video illustrations. Participants are encouraged to share case examples. Approval for CASAC hours is pending. 3 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Tuesday, November 14, 2006, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Presenter: Christine Fewell, PhD, LCSW, CASAC, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University School of Social Work where she teaches courses in clinical practice and is the Associate Editor of The Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. Dr. Fewell is a graduate and member of the Institute of Psychoanalytic Training and Research and maintains a private practice doing psychotherapy and supervision.
11. Developing an Empathic Connection with Parents who Abuse Their Children Laws mandate that social workers report parents’ abuse of their children. However, little attention has been paid to the clinician’s struggle to empathize with an abusive parent while working to protect the child and to the impact that mandated reporting has on the treatment alliance. Many clinicians find themselves in emotional conflict, faced with managing their own negative reactions toward the parent. Empathy, so critical in establishing a working therapeutic alliance with these parents, is difficult to foster and maintain. This workshop will address how to establish and maintain a working alliance with parents who abuse or are at risk of abusing their children, the challenges to the social worker of maintaining an empathic connection with violent, abusive parents, the engagement of involuntary clients, and collaboration with collaterals including the courts and child protective services. Case vignettes will be presented, and participants are encouraged to present examples from their own work. 3 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Presenter: Lorraine R. Tempel, PhD, LCSW, is an Assistant Professor at the Hunter College School of Social Work who has worked extensively as a practitioner, supervisor, and teacher of clinical work with children and families. Her past research focused on social workers’ experiences in counseling single mothers at risk for physical abuse of their children. Her current research is about the relationship between child protective and prevention workers in engaging families at risk for abuse and neglect, supported by the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice and Permanency Planning at Hunter.
12. When Internal Processes Go Astray: Turning Points in Group Life The interaction between worker, individual members, and the group entity often generate natural interpersonal tensions and obstacles. These internal communication and relationship processes often represent significant turning points in group life. When they are ignored or unskillfully tackled, internal group processes go astray and mutual aid fails to occur, and the group as a whole is limited in its development. Central to the discussion will be ways in which group members’ and the worker’s ambivalence can lead to the illusion of work, i.e., passive resistance, intellectualization, and testing. The role of the “deviant” group member (scapegoat, monopolist, clown) will also be explored. This workshop focuses on the opportunities and challenges that these internal processes provide and the methods and skills required to achieve turning points, which foster mutual support and respect. The seminar format will include presentation, discussion, and role-play. Practice examples will be drawn from the participants and from the instructor’s practice and teaching. 6 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Saturday, November 18, 2006, 10:00am to 5:00pm Presenter: Alex Gitterman, EdD, LMSW, is a Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. Dr. Gitterman has published a number of books, including Mutual Aid, Vulnerable and Resilient Populations, and the Life Cycle, (co-editor 2005) and numerous journal articles. He also served as the President and currently serves on the board of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups.
13. The Subtleties of Race in Clinical Practice Both in society and in our work, the topic of race remains a very sensitive and explosive topic. Claims of color blindness and simply not “seeing color” make it very difficult to crack the cloak of silence that often masks race. Since an acknowledgement of seeing race is often considered tantamount to admitting that one is a racist, many of us proclaim not to see color. While the denial of the significance of race is common, many of our every day practices are shaped very powerfully by the nuances of race. Nowhere is the denial of and the refusal to see race more poignant than it is in our clinical work. Although the subtleties of race often pervade our work, it is seldom overtly acknowledged and discussed. This two-part workshop will examine the subtleties of race in clinical work. Attention will be devoted to examining how race is virtually always connected to either the presenting problem or the therapeutic process. Strategies for initiating and maintaining conversations about race-related issues will be discussed. Specific techniques for responding effectively to explosive race related content will also be covered. 6 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Mondays, November 20 and 27, 2006, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Presenter: Kenneth V. Hardy, PhD, is Director of the Eikenberg Institute for Relationships in New York City and is a Professor of Family Therapy at Syracuse University. He has published prolifically in the area of race and therapy and has served as a consultant to a number of organizations addressing race and diversity related issues.
DECEMBER
14. Reaching Our Most Challenging Clients: The Techniques of Schema Therapy Schema therapy integrates elements of cognitive behavior therapy, object relations, attachment theory, and Gestalt therapy to address the treatment of clients with complex and long-term difficulties, such as: personality disorders, chronic depression and anxiety, relapse prevention for substance abuse, and couples issues. Participants will learn to conceptualize challenging patients within this framework, to implement specific skills for assessment and treatment, and to overcome obstacles to progress. In this workshop, Dr. Young will emphasize strategies that are applicable to a broad range of clients with chronic, intractable difficulties. The workshop will make extensive use of videotaped patient segments to illustrate interventions. Participants will receive a packet with assessment and treatment handouts, which they can reproduce and begin utilizing immediately in clinical and research work. 6 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Saturday, December 2, 2006, 10:00am to 5:00pm Presenter: Jeffrey Young, PhD, is the founder of Schema Therapy and is the Director of the Schema Therapy Institute and the Cognitive Therapy Centers of New York and Connecticut. He is on the faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University and has published widely in the fields of cognitive and schema therapies.
15. A Pound of Flesh: Prisons and their Effects on Individuals, Children, Families and Communities The U.S. incarcerates a larger proportion of its population than any other industrialized nation in the world. Incarceration creates major changes in individuals, children, families, and communities. This workshop examines some of the emotional and familial issues associated with incarceration both when a loved one is incarcerated as well as when he/she is released from prison and attempts to re-enter the larger society. Emphasis will be placed on the damage experienced by children when their parents are incarcerated, and the emotional trauma often experienced during re-entry by both the individual and the newly reconstituted family. Strategies for engaging and developing therapeutic relationships with those involved first-hand in incarceration issues (individual, family, and group treatment) will be discussed. 3 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Wednesday, December 6, 2006, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Presenter: Carl Mazza, DSW, LMSW, is Assistant Professor of Social Work at Lehman College of the City University of New York. He has written extensively on issues regarding incarceration with emphasis on the effects on children and families. He is a consultant for the Women’s Prison Association and the Osborne Association and associated with North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center. Dr. Mazza sits on the boards of directors of Exodus Transitional Community, In Arms Reach Services for Children of InCarcerated People, and Harlem Restoration Project.
This workshop has successfully helped thousands of social workers across the country to prepare for the clinical examination developed by the Association of Social Work Boards – the same exam that is now required in order to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York. This workshop will provide attendees with test-taking strategies for correctly answering examination questions. A framework for critical analysis of examination questions will be presented and the instructor will use sample questions to illustrate important concepts. In addition, a review of material in each of the content areas on the examination will help them focus when studying on their own in the future. Content areas to be covered include: (1) theories of human development; (2) diversity; (3) assessment and diagnosis; (4) psychotherapy and clinical practice; (5) communication; (6) the therapeutic relationship; (7) professional ethics; (8) clinical supervision, consultation, and staff development; (9) research methods; (10) service delivery; and (11) clinical practice and management. Practice questions will be used to familiarize attendees with items in each content area. Attendees should bring high lighters with them to this workshop. A Location: 50 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY Date/Time: Saturday, December 9, 2006, 10:00am to 5:00pm Presenter: Dawn Hall Apgar, PhD, LSW, ACSW. See workshop number nine for details about Dr. Apgar.
17. “A Mirror Up to Nature”: The Use of Self in Clinical Practice This innovative and engaging workshop will explore the clinician’s comparable use of self to discover and create meaning in the therapeutic encounter. When an actor “inhabits a character,” he explores his own inner world to make sense of his character’s experience, and to afford authenticity on the stage. With film clips from Awakenings, Grey’s Anatomy, Spellbound, Ordinary People, As Good as it Gets, The Silence of the Lambs, The Soprano’s, Good Will Hunting, The Three Faces of Eve, Equus, John Huston’s Freud, and others, this workshop will examine such questions as: How can your own thoughts and fantasies, our conscious feelings, moods, body movements, posture, voice, manner – even our autonomic visceral responses (yawning, indigestion, heart-rate) – help us better understand our patients? What about not-so-conscious experiences? Is countertransference always counter-productive? Is self-disclosure ever warranted? Films bring these questions to life, demonstrating the clinician’s effective and, at times, not-so-effective use of self in the therapeutic relationship. 3 hours Location: NASW-NYC Chapter office Date/Time: Thursday, December 14, 2006, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Presenter: Lois Ann Cipriano, MSEd, LCSW, LPsa, is an Adjunct Faculty member at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service; Adjunct Faculty at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; she is the author of Who’s There? Looking for Meaning in the Movies and the Mind. She is in private practice in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.
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