FALL 2008 and Spring 2009 WORKSHOPS

There are no workshops currently scheduled for the summer. Please mark your calendars for the workshops below. Registration and more detail to come soon! This schedule may change - with programs added or deleted. Please check back or contact the office if you have any questions.

Thanks and have a great summer!

+ CONFIRMED	? TENTATIVE

 

+ September 12
Topic:  Psychodiagnostic Assessment: Reinventing a very good wheel
Presenter: Victor Shklayarevsky
Location: Villanova University
Time: 10am-1pm* please note time
REGISTER

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

+ September 19
Topic: Couples Therapy
Presenters: Adrienne Gioe, Vince Gioe
Location: Friends Hospital
Time: 9am-12pm


+ October 17
Topic: Cross-Battery Assessment
Presenter: Catherine Fiorello
Location: Friends Hopital
Time: 9am-12pm

+ October 24
Topic: Cognitive Therapy for Suicidal Patients
Presenter: Amy Wenzel
Location: Villanova University
Time: 9am - 12pm

+ October 31
Topic: Anxiety
Presenter: Baruch Elitzur
Location: TBD
Time: TBD

+ November 14
Topic: DBT for High-Risk patients
Presenter: Debra Resnick
Location: Villanova University
Time: 9am - 12pm



SPRING 2009 WORKSHOPS

+ January 9
Topic: Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
Presenter: Denise Walton
Location: TBD
Time: TBD

+ January 23
Topic: Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis
Presenter: Bonnie Carpenter
Location: Red Cross SEPA
Time: 9am-12pm

? January 30 (HALF AND FULL-DAY SESSION AVAILABLE)
Topic: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Presenter: Norm Weissberg
Location: Friends Hospital
Time: 9am - 12pm Morning session(3.o CE)
12pm - 1pm Lunch
1pm - 4pm Afternoon session (3.0 CE)

+ February 20
Topic: Sleep Disorders
Presenter: David Wohlsifer
Location: TBD
Time: 9am -12pm

+ March 10
Topic: Eating Disorders
Presenter: Dea Silbertrust
Location: TBD
Time: TBD

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Workshops Co-Sponsored by PSCP

6/21/08
Foundations of Disaster Mental Health Services Training (Class #6415)
Presented by: Red Cross SEPA Chapter
Location: 23rd & Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Instructors: Ruth Hoskins, Ph.D., LCSW, BCD & Sylvia Brodsky, M.Ed.
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
When: Saturday, June 21, 2008

You must register for this course by calling Naomi at 215.299.4145

Description
This course consists of a series of presentations, interactive discussions and table group activities designed to support participants learning of the key concepts, knowledge and skills required of anyone who is assigned to Disaster Mental Health (DMH). To the extent possible, this experience allows participants to apply their learning to real-world examples that reflect the work-related challenges experienced by DMH, be it on a Disaster Action Team response or serving on a larger disaster relief operation.

Learning objectives

• Identify the American Red Cross Fundamental Principles and mission, the disaster services structure and the disaster settings in which mental health professionals work.
• Describe the collaborative relationships the Red Cross has with federal, state and county agencies, national and state mental health associations and other voluntary agencies.
• Describe the mental health role in Red Cross disaster response and recovery and the context within which disaster services are provided.
• Recognize the psychological impact of disasters on adults, children, families and communities.
• Apply the interventions used by Red Cross mental health workers with clients, including adults, children, families, responders and disaster workers.
• Describe the legal and ethical implications of disaster mental health work, including licensing, HIPAA regulations, confidentiality and professional ethics.
• Identify opportunities for becoming involved with American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health through their local chapters and the Disaster Services Human Resources (DSHR) System.

Audience
This course is for licensed mental health professionals who are members of the Disaster Mental Health Services Team.

This program is co-sponsored by the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists and the American Red Cross. Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor Continuing Education for psychologists. Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists maintains responsibility for the program and its content. This program provides 6 Hours of CE credits for Psychologists. Those volunteers interested in receiving CEs must pay by the completion of the training $30 and the only form of payment that will be accepted is a check made out to PSCP.
 
NASW-PA Chapter is a co-sponsor of this workshop.  6 CEs will be awarded for completion of this course.  NASW has been designated as a pre-approved provider of professional continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapist and professional counselors (Section 47.36) by the PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors. The cost for earning the 6 CEs will be $10 for members of NASW and $15 for nonmembers of NASW. Payment needs to be made by the completion of the training and the only form of payment that will be accepted is a check made out to NASW-PA.

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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