Friday Morning Seminars 2002

February 1st

Helping Clients Adapt to Chronic Disease: Current Trends and Strategies in Treatment

Presenter: Bonnie Cesak RN, LCSW

Course description
Psychotherapy practitioners are often asked to work with clients who are facing the struggle of enduring physical illness. New discoveries in medical treatment along with significant and ongoing changes in the system of delivery have led to shifts in thinking and new challenges for the client and the helping professional. This seminar will assist therapists in better understanding new concepts and strategies that will be useful in assisting clients as they attempt to deal with their internal disorganization and the threatened structure of self and identity resulting from disease.

Learning objectives
Attendee will be able to:
1. Describe adaptation to illness across the lifespan with focus on five common problem sources.

2. Describe several different templates, which may be used by clinicians to (1) understand dimensions of disease, and (2) organize information relevant to psychological treatment.

3. Describe the impact of the person's social and cultural experiences on the psychotherapeutic treatment plan and response

4. Discuss a typical progression of psychologically based events in chronic disease process.

5. Discuss the response shift construct and its integration with quality of life issues as part of the therapeutic treatment strategy in chronic disease.

July 12th

ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Presenter: Dan Leon LCSW

Course Description:
The purpose of the lecture is to discuss the disease of addiction and its prevalence with the adolescent population. To discuss the family dynamics that enable addictive behavior and patterns. What kind of things a clinician should look for in treating teenagers and their families. Including, the importance of educating the parents with regards to the seriousness of adolescent substance abuse. As well as to help the professional feel more
competent in evaluating and treating this population.

Course Objectives:

1. To heighten awareness regarding adolescent drug and alcohol abuse.
2. Recognizing, Diagnosing and treating adolescent substance abuse
3. Understanding the Family System as it is affected by this illness
4. Which therapeutic modalities and approaches are most effective

Spring Programs 2002

February 16

Ethics And Law for Mental Health Professionals

Presenter: David Fox Ph.D.

Course Description
This is a six-hour, one day, course that reviews the relevant California laws and ethical standards for Psychologists, Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers. Through lecture and case vignettes participants will learn how current laws and ethical standards affect mental health practice. Participant involvement is encouraged and handouts are provided.

Goals and objectives
Attendees will learn and become familiar with the current status of California laws regarding the regulation of these mental health professions as well as the role ethics play in guiding clinical practice. There will be discussion of specific ethical dilemmas and methods of resolution will be learned.

Course Outline
8:30 - 9:15 Sources of ethics and laws and their limitations California law, ethical standards

9:15 - 10:15 Confidentiality, privilege and their exceptions under the law

10:15 - 10:30 Break

10:30 - 12:00 Record keeping
Elements of records release
Handling subpoenas
Informed consent

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 Reporting responsibilities
Abuse
Danger to others

2:00 - 2:15 Rules for treating minors

2:15 - 2:30 Break

2:30 - 3:15 Multiple relationships

3:15 - 3:30 Conclusion

April 13th

Clinical Supervision

Presenter: Larry Brooks Ph.D.
Through lecture, case presentation, and discussion this course will examine the supervisory process. This course will present a framework for conceptualizing supervision. Participants will learn about the stages in the development of a psychotherapist and a supervisor, and characteristics of effective psychotherapy and supervision. Participants examine their growth as a therapist, reflecting on critical experiences that shaped their development, in order to better understand their role as a supervisor.

Through the presentation of clinical material and role playing it will look the "nuts and bolts" of. This course will examine California laws that pertain to the practice of psychotherapy that are most relevant to conducting ethical supervision. It will examine the responsibilities of the supervisor, the risks that one assumes in supervision, and effective ways to reduce risk.

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