Upcoming Courses

Introduction to Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Three Half Day Virtual Training

Many children have been exposed to physical abuse, sexual abuse, domestic and/or community violence, and other traumatic life events which are proven to dramatically increase risk of severe emotional distress and potentially lasting psychological and interpersonal difficulties. TF-CBT is an evidence-based therapy designed to treat children who have experienced a traumatic event and are struggling with subsequent emotional, behavioral, and/or cognitive symptoms. The treatment model has been used with children who have an array of trauma histories, including those with multiple and complex traumas. TF-CBT also helps the parent/caregiver participate in treatment.

This training is designed for mental health professionals who work with children who have experienced trauma. The three-half day remote training gives participants an opportunity to sharpen their understanding and skills in the powerful practice of TF-CBT. To learn more about TF-CBT, visit https://tfcbt.org

The three-half day training is only one component of the TF-CBT program. To obtain a training certificate, which qualifies clinicians to move forward with other steps to become a certified TF-CBT therapist, participants must also complete the pre-web base certificate and register for a minimum number of bi-monthly group consultation calls. Registration for the consultation call groups is not yet open. To see more information on how to become a TF-CBT certified therapist, please see https://tfcbt.org/tf-cbt-certification-criteria/

Course Highlights:

• Pre-requisite: free web-based orientation
• Training in the principles and techniques of TF-CBT including psychoeducation, relaxation and affective modulation, cognitive processing, and trauma narrative.
• Consultation calls

Prerequisites:

• Participants must complete the TF-CBT 10-hour-web-based learning course prior to the three-half day training.
  • TF-CBT Web can be found at https://tfcbt2.musc.edu/
  • This web-based training costs an additional $35
  • You will need to email Patricia Gray pg202@hunter.cuny.edu the completed certificate prior to checking in to the three half-day training.
  • The completion certificate does not expire. If you completed the web-based course in the past, you could email that certificate.
• Pre and Posttest completion are required

 

 

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Licensed Master Social Work Exam Preparation Training:
Preparing for the LMSW Exam (Licensed Master Social Worker)

 

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Licensed Master Social Work Exam Preparation Training:
Preparing for the LMSW Exam (Licensed Master Social Worker)

 

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Licensed Master Social Work Exam Preparation Training:
Preparing for the LMSW Exam (Licensed Master Social Worker)

 

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SOS For Emotions: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Concepts & Clinical Application

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is evidence-based Behavior therapy treatment model formulated by Marsha Linehan, Ph.D. for the purpose of treating persons with Borderline Personality Disorder. Currently, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a widely accepted treatment approach to treat a broad range of clinical conditions and populations: Adolescents, Eating Disorders, Substance Use and Self-Harming/Distressed Individuals. This course will review DBT theory and research to provide a basic framework for understanding the treatment of problems with self/emotional regulation. This course will offer practical skills approach for students to utilize in clinical settings.

 

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Positive Psychology: Learning Strategies for Well-Being and Resilience

Positive psychology (PP) is the scientific study of optimal human functioning to help people flourish. This workshop in Positive Psychology provides a foundation to help participants not only understand the research on the core themes of positive psychology, but also equip them with the helpful positive interventions in various area areas of clinical social work practice. Positive Psychology is a strengths-based perspective that applies to individuals who aspire to promote the well-being in themselves, their clients, and society.

 

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Concepts and Clinical Practice

This practical workshop will provide participants an understanding of the principles and practice of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an empirically validated treatment model. Participants will gain an understanding of the (CBT) Cognitive-Behavioral approach as a framework for treating a variety of mental health concerns. The CBT approach is an evidence-based therapeutic approach and can be applied across many diagnostic categories and treatment populations. A diversity of current approaches within the CBT paradigm will be reviewed: CBT, REBT, ACT, and Schema. Participants will gain an understanding of the cross-cutting techniques across all sub-groups and understand the differences.

 

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Concepts & Clinical Practice

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a third-wave cognitive behavioral evidence-based approach offering innovative strategies on how to treat clients more effectively with depression, anxiety, trauma, and the personality disorders. ACT techniques include mindfulness, acceptance, and diffusion–demonstrating how these create greater psychological flexibility. This workshop will explore a variety of techniques for helping clients who are struggling to make difficult behavior changes due to the presence of painful thoughts, feelings, and memories. The primary aim is to guide clients in identifying their values and translate their goals into tangible behaviors.

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Licensed Master Social Work Exam Preparation Training:
Preparing for the LMSW Exam (Licensed Master Social Worker)

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Telehealth the New Frontier of Treatment

The sudden emergence of telehealth as a primary mode of treatment has been both exciting for some and challenging for others during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are significant concerns, as it relates to forming an alliance with clients, assessment, navigating technological challenges and the inevitable ethical considerations. This workshop will discuss all these areas and provide a safe platform for providers to discuss and process their concerns around the sudden emergence of telehealth as the primary treatment platform in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and telehealth post COVID-19.

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Trauma Within Trauma: Psychosocial and Clinical Understandings of the Climate and Environmental Crisis

This introductory online workshop will provide an overview of the climate and environmental emergency (CEE), with particular emphasis on pertinent mental health and psychosocial impacts within it. We will describe ways that poor, marginalized and BIPOC communities have been disproportionately affected by climate and environmental disruptions, while contributing the least to these problems. Utilizing a trauma lens, we will discuss various distress responses, including pre-traumatic, post-traumatic and pervasive traumatic stress and ways to think about working clinically with these responses. In addition, we will look at the amplifying impact of additional individual, intergenerational and communal trauma, as well as embedded psychosocial factors such as systemic racism and unequal access to care. We will discuss various psychological defenses against knowing the magnitude of this existential threat and will help participants consider their own emotional responses to the CEE through an experiential exercise. Finally, we will discuss important ways to foster emotional resilience in the face of this enormous problem.

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Exploring the Impact of Domestic Violence

The New York State Office of Prevention of Domestic Violence reports that approximately 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have experienced Domestic or Intimate Partner Violence of some kind and that Domestic Violence is one of the most chronically unreported crimes in the state. As a result, providers of all disciplines are likely to interact with someone with lived experience as a survivor or perpetrator. This course will provide participants with the education, tools and resources necessary to recognize and respond to the needs of clients who have experienced domestic and intimate partner violence. Participants will learn the skills needed to advocate for their clients and to restore a sense of safety so that clients in turn feel confident in advocating for themselves.

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Licensed Master Social Work Exam Preparation Training:
Preparing for the LMSW Exam (Licensed Master Social Worker)

Note: Dawn Apgar-social Work AWSB, Masters Exam Guide: A Comprehensive Study Guide for Success, 1st Edition, ISBN: 13978-082-6172037

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Engaging Fathers in Various Social Services Systems as Service Users

This workshop explains the principles of a strengths-based practice model, which focuses on the three elements of assessments to engage fathers involved in multiple social services systems.  The workshop describes various services and systems to include child welfare, mental health, education, and justice involved service delivery.

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Child Support and Fatherhood

This workshop explains the principles of a strengths-based practice model, which focuses on the three elements of assessments to engage fathers involved in multiple social services systems.  The workshop describes various services and systems to include child welfare, mental health, education, and justice involved service delivery.

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Introduction to Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Three Half Day Virtual Training

Many children have been exposed to physical abuse, sexual abuse, domestic and/or community violence, and other traumatic life events which are proven to dramatically increase risk of severe emotional distress and potentially lasting psychological and interpersonal difficulties. TF-CBT is an evidence-based therapy designed to treat children who have experienced a traumatic event and are struggling with subsequent emotional, behavioral, and/or cognitive symptoms. The treatment model has been used with children who have an array of trauma histories, including those with multiple and complex traumas. TF-CBT also helps the parent/caregiver participate in treatment.

This training is designed for mental health professionals who work with children who have experienced trauma. The three-half day remote training gives participants an opportunity to sharpen their understanding and skills in the powerful practice of TF-CBT. To learn more about TF-CBT, visit https://tfcbt.org

The three-half day training is only one component of the TF-CBT program. To obtain a training certificate, which qualifies clinicians to move forward with other steps to become a certified TF-CBT therapist, participants must also complete the pre-web base certificate and register for a minimum number of bi-monthly group consultation calls. Registration for the consultation call groups is not yet open. To see more information on how to become a TF-CBT certified therapist, please see https://tfcbt.org/tf-cbt-certification-criteria/.

Course Highlights:

• Pre-requisite: free web-based orientation
• Training in the principles and techniques of TF-CBT including psychoeducation, relaxation and affective modulation, cognitive processing, and trauma narrative.
• Consultation calls

Virtual Requirements:

1. Participants must have an electronic device that allows for both audio and visual transmission. Mobile phones will not be sufficient.
2. Participants must have their webcam on and be visible on the screen for the full training (minus planned breaks).

Prerequisites:

• Participants must complete the TF-CBT web-based learning course prior to the three-half day training.
  • TF-CBT Web can be found at https://tfcbt2.musc.edu/
  • This web-based training costs an additional $35
  • You will need to email Patricia Gray pg202@hunter.cuny.edu the completed certificate prior to checking in to the three half-day training.
  • The completion certificate does not expire. If you completed the web-based course in the past, you could email that certificate.
• Pre and Post-test completion are required

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Reflective Supervision: Learning by Viewing and Doing

Participants will become familiar with the reflective supervision process as the instructor demonstrates the supervision process in a fishbowl about participants’ own dilemmas, followed by debriefings. Participants will recognize and know the choreography that all reflective supervision sessions have. They will better understand and use the principles of reflective supervision. They will realize that it is possible to be a boss and reflective supervisor simultaneously. Participants will become increasingly familiar with the full range of issues and process through in reflective supervision

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The Heart of Parent Development & Intervention

With an emphasis on typical parental functioning, this course provided students with information on the different developmental models and theoretical constructs involved in understanding various aspects of family functioning—especially parental development over time and the evolving parent-child relationship —and their impact on parent development during their child’s infancy and early childhood. This course emphasizes typical development with sidelines in psychopathology for the express purpose of reaching parents and working with them and the dyad effectively. Using discussion-centered instruction, we build a shared understanding and shared language. How to apply the knowledge in professional practice will also be cultivated with vignettes and discussion relating to participants’ own practice challenges, especially with outreach. Participants will review their discipline and systems’ approaches to intervention through a nuanced lens that is developmental, body-based, social-emotional, trauma-informed, and attachment sensitive.

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Fatherhood-Through the Lens of Biology & Culture

This course provides a synthesis of our understanding of men in their role as fathers in families from biological and cultural perspectives. The biological perspective explores the evolutionary history and adaptive dimensions of human fatherhood, including comparisons with forms of parenting and family life in other primate species, male life history strategies, and the contributions of genetic, developmental, physiological and ecological factors to fatherhood.

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Licensed Master Social Work Exam Preparation Training:
Preparing for the LMSW Exam (Licensed Master Social Worker)

Note: Dawn Apgar-social Work Aswb, Masters Exam Guide: A Comprehensive Study Guide for Success, 1st Edition, ISBN: 13978-082-6172037

 

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Examining Fatherhood across Family Systems Practices

This course examines the cultural perspective in ways in which fatherhood, marriage, and families vary across cultures in relation to differences in social traditions and practices, socio-political systems, and modes of subsistence. The synthesis of these two perspectives consists of understanding socio-cultural variability in human paternal behavior in the context of human evolutionary adaptations to past and ongoing social and ecological pressures.

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The Socialization of Men- Culture of Fatherhood and Manhood 

This course provides an overview of key insights and data on the unique and irreplaceable role that fathers play in the well-being of their children. Effective father engagement requires consistent and long-term commitment on the part of organizations; this course will better equip participants to begin to support fathers and reduce the ill effects of father absence in the community.

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The Fallout from COVID-19 Substance Use and Mental Health Challenges on the Horizon

This two-part workshop seeks to begin the discussion with helping professionals to begin preparing the forward move to assist clients as we begin reopening the city and begin to see the psychological, mental, and physical impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As helping professionals, we will be faced with working with individuals who have struggled through stay at home orders and shutdowns. Many of these individuals have had to combat isolation, grief and loss, violence, and the reemergence of both significant mental health concerns and addictive behaviors. Participants will engage in discussions, role plays, case studies, small group activities, and simulations.

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Importance of Involving and Engaging Fathers as Service Users

This course provides an overview of the importance of father involvement in the lives of their children and families. Research demonstrates that father involvement may lead to less domestic violence and less maternal involvement in institutions adversely affecting families.

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Telehealth the New Frontier of Treatment in Response to COVID-19

This workshop will offer a platform for providers to discuss and process their concerns around the sudden emergence of telehealth as the primary treatment platform in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The sudden emergence of telehealth as a primary mode of treatment has been both exciting for some and challenging for others during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are significant concerns, as it relates to forming an alliance with clients, assessment, navigating technological challenges and the inevitable ethical considerations the helping professional must consider. Participants will engage in discussions, role plays, case studies, small group activities, and simulations.

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Engaging Non-Residential Fathers as Service Users

This workshop takes a deep dive on issues and factors relating to nonresident fathers’ involvement and its effect on child and family well-being.  The workshop focuses on the use of assessment, engagement and intervention to provide a theoretical framework to include fathers in the service of network.  Reviewing barriers to engaging nonresident fathers, this workshop will also describe how the life course perspective offers opportunity for change and empowerment of fathers.

 

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Clinical Supervision Foundation II

Clinical Supervision, when properly implemented, improves client care, develops clinical skills, and improves the knowledge and professionalism of clinical personnel. It is paramount in imparting and maintaining ethical standards in the addiction’s profession. This course is in two modules for CASAC professionals the first being a 14-hour online course that discusses the theory of Clinical Supervision. The 14-hour component must be completed prior to part two of the course which is the 16-hour remote instruction via zoom. Participants will engage in discussions, role plays, case studies, small group activities, and simulations.

****This workshop is two-fold:

• In completing both the 14-hour and 16-hour requirements CASAC participants will meet the 30-hour Clinical Supervision training requirement for the Advanced Counselor and Master Counselor status in the OASAS Substance Use Disorder Scopes of Practice.
• In completing the 16-hour zoom training licensed social workers will receive 16-hours of CE Hours.

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Trauma Informed Care Working with Survivors

The workshop will educate participants in trauma informed framework to working with individuals, families and groups. The trauma informed care framework is strength-based practice, which sets the stage for providers to work with survivors. The framework delves into the impact of trauma and takes into consideration the emotional, physical and psychological effects on service users, service providers and communities.  Through lecture, discussion and vignettes, participants will review and discuss the impact of trauma and begin to identify ways of building a sense of empowerment and reestablish control for trauma survivors.

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New Ethical Dilemmas in the Digital Age

Advances in technology along with the availability of and access to the Internet are affecting how behavioral health counseling professionals deliver treatment services and what constitutes typical standards of care. These changes also raise practice issues, such as counselor self-disclosure, boundary crossings and violations, con­fidentiality and informed consent. This training will review the current literature regarding new ethical dilemmas related to technology and the Internet, and provide guidance and recommendations for both counselors and clinical supervisors., counselors, and clients; 2) emailing clients; 3) conducting Internet searches on clients and/or supervisees; and 4) conducting client consultations online.

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Treating Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy

This workshop will focus on the practice and application of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT). Participants will learn the basic principles of CBT and REBT. They will learn the skills and methods of both approaches and the specific application as it relates to working with survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).

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Engaging Fathers Who are Involved in the Child Welfare System

This workshop reviews the impact of father involvement on safety, permanency, and well-being of their children who are in the Child Welfare System. Participants will identify and describe strategies of engagement, navigation and utilization of the child welfare or other systems where fathers are susceptible to implicit and explicit bias from service providers.

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The Effective Utilization of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Offenders Mandated to Treatment

The workshop focuses on assisting participants to understand the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in their work with offenders mandated to treatment. It will also discuss the application of CBT in work with any individuals who are mandated to treatment through other means such as probation parole, ACS and/or AOT mandates to treatment. This workshop will discuss tools and techniques of CBT as it relates to mandated treatment and prepare clinicians to effectively deal with the emotional consequences of mandated treatment within the therapeutic alliance.

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Foundations of Clinical Supervision

Clinical Supervision, when properly implemented, improves client care, develops clinical skills, and improves the knowledge and professionalism of clinical personnel. It is paramount in imparting and maintaining ethical standards in the addiction’s profession.

This 30-hour workshop combines two on-line trainings developed by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center. The workshop will meet the thirty hour (30) Clinical Supervision training requirement for the Advanced Counselor and Master Counselor status in the OASAS Substance Use Disorder Scopes of Practice area.

This course is in two modules- the first being a 14-hour online course that discusses the theory of Clinical Supervision and the second is a four-four-hour (16-hour) on-line class instruction.

Participants must meet the pre-requisite online 14-hour course prior to registering for the second online section. You will receive the Zoom link information once you register for the four-four-hours workshop. You will need to provide the on-line certificate of completion on the first day of training.