Motivational Interviewing (2023)
ZoomMotivational Interviewing Dates: 9/12/23 &  9/19/23 Time: 9:00-11:30 AM  Enrollment Limited to: 20      Contact Hrs. 5           CEU’s: 5 Individuals presenting for treatment, whether it be medical, psychiatric, or substance use-related, frequently come to treatment possessing varying levels of motivation, including resistance or ambivalence about making the necessary changes. Successful engagement with clients around treating problematic behaviors often requires assessing and increasing their motivation to make the changes necessary to improve their condition. Motivational Interviewing is an intervention aimed to enhance clients’ motivations to make needed changes. […]
Common Factors of Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment 2023
ZoomCommon Factors of Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment Dates: 10/10/23              Time: 9:00-10:30 Enrollment Limited to: 20      Contact Hrs: 1.5           CEU’s: 1.5 This course will focus on using Judith Herman, MD’s three stages of trauma treatment. This course will explore the common factors of evidence-based trauma treatments including Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Skills Training for Affective and Interpersonal Regulation-Narrative Story Telling (STAIR-NST) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). We will also discuss common pre-treatment beliefs and […]
Dissociation 2023
Dissociation Dates: 10/17/23                        Time: 9:00-10:30                                Enrollment Limited to: 20          Contact Hrs: 1.5                    CEU’s: 1.5                                                                                                                                                   This course will focus on Frank Putnam MD’s conceptualization of dissociation.  Participants will learn basic skills in how to identify dissociation, assess dissociation and treat people with dissociative disorders. The course will include lecture and case discussion. Method: Lecture, discussion Learning Objectives:  Participants will learn how to identify dissociation. Participants will learn […]
Parenting through the War in Israel: How to take care of ourselves & our children
ZoomParenting through the War in Israel
How to take care of ourselves & our children
Edythe Kurz Educational Institute Conference 2023
ZoomThe Intersection of Trauma & Developmental Disabilities Thursday, December 7, 2023 9am - 12pm, via Zoom Keynote Speaker: Jason Fogler, Ph.D. Senior Psychologist/Co-Director: ADHD Program | Division of Developmental Medicine; Director | Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental & related Disabilities; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Psychology | Harvard Medical School; Boston Children’s Hospital | Brain, Mind, & Behavior Center Workshops: Supporting our Patients’ and Students’ Success: A Practical & Trauma-Sensitive Approach by Jason Fogler, Ph.D. Trauma-Focused Treatment for an Adolescent with Developmental Disabilities: A Case Example by Gail Corneau, Ph.D. REGISTER HERE 2.5 CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS ARE AVAILABLE Westchester Jewish Community Services ...
YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION: RISK ASSESSMENT & SAFETY PLANNING (FOR WJCS STAFF ONLY)
ZoomDate:  1/23/24    Time:  9:00-10:30 a.m.                 Enrollment Limited To: 20     Contact Hrs: 1.5     CEUs: 1.5 This training will provide a brief overview of suicidality among youth, with a focus on evidence-based suicide risk assessment and safety planning. This training with discuss the risk and protective factors that may increase or reduce risk in youth, the challenges of assessing risk of suicide, and introduce interventions that may be useful in addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in treatment.   Method: Lecture & discussion Learning Objectives:  Learn about suicide risk in youth Evaluate risk and ...
Psychopharmacology and Co-Occurring Disorders: What Clinicians Need to Know
ZoomThis 1.5-hour training will introduce attendees to the concept of co-occurring disorders- the co-occurrence of one or more mental health and substance use disorders that often act in synergistic ways to exacerbate one another leading to more negative outcomes than if individuals had a substance use or mental health disorder alone.
Dr. Samuel Kahn 2024 Memorial Lecture
ZoomNon-Violent Resistance Therapy (NVR) is an approach that helps parents to manage the violent, destructive, and/or controlling behavior of their children. NVR encourages parents to make a stand against violent or destructive behavior from their child, without using physical or verbal aggression.