Events

Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is the most empirically supported intervention for children exposed to trauma. In this advanced presentation, Dr. Kliethermes will use a case study to help participants to step through this well-established, evidenced-based practice for childhood trauma. This program will be interactive for participants including discussion and polls. Objectives: Presenter: Matt Kliethermes, Ph.D.,…
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This presentation will engage in discussion about adolescent substance use. Addiction and the effects of addiction will be explained. Vaping and whether it is a gateway drug, and vaping in the school system will be discussed. The role of parent/guardians, group therapy and group ideas will also be discussed. Various modes of treatment will be…
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The treatment of trauma continues to be a central focus in psychotherapy. This workshop is designed to explore specific resilience-based trauma therapy interventions for clients who have experienced trauma. The eight guides to trauma treatment will be presented along with core trauma competencies for clinicians. Cultural considerations in advanced trauma treatment will be discussed and…
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The majority of clients with substance use disorders have a concurrent mental illness. Compared with clients with a single diagnosis of substance use disorders or mental illness, those with co-occurring disorders experience more relapses, hospitalizations, arrests, evictions, suicide attempts and actual suicides. When co-occurring disorders are unaddressed, clients are vulnerable to "slipping through the cracks."…
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Kamina Ballard, began her career in 1996 volunteering at Camp Hope which is a worry-free weekend retreat for children living with HIV and their entire family under the umbrella of Project ARK, a HIV/AIDS service organization dedicated to support the needs of women, children and youth impacted by HIV/AIDS. From this volunteer opportunity, Kamina became…
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The CDC reports that 45,979 people died by suicide in the United States in 2020, which is 1 death every 11 minutes. The loss of life in this manner is heartbreaking, unnecessary and it impacts all of us collectively. While death by suicide is multi-dimensional, research shows that mindfulness interventions can contribute to the reduction…
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