(NEW) In Person Training – Therapeutic Relationships in Film: Ethics, Boundaries, Trauma and Counter-transference

Hilton Garden Inn 4770 Owings Mills Blvd., Owings Mills

Register Now Using “therapy” clips from popular TV shows and movies, we will identify common ethical dilemmas and issues that emerge in the session and challenge our attempts to hold appropriate boundaries. Case vignettes will illustrate issues including: gift giving; parameters in the practice setting; sexual attraction; the use of self-disclosure; issues of confidentiality; dual...

Online Training – Effective Treatment of OCD: Cracking the Conundrum

Virtual Event

Register Now Treatment of OCD Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) challenges many therapists’ usual way of approaching clients. Not only does talk therapy generally not work to alleviate or reduce symptoms of anxiety or ritualized repetitive behavior, but it can even increase them. Workshop Description In this workshop, we’ll explore Exposure/Response Prevention (Ex/RP), a model that’s...

(NEW) In Person Training – Underneath the Symptoms: Entering the Trauma Wound and Healing Trauma from the Core

Hilton Garden Inn 4770 Owings Mills Blvd., Owings Mills

Register Now Very frequently clients initiate or are being referred to therapy due to symptoms such as depression, anxieties, addictions, self-destructive behaviors, nightmares, flashbacks etc... most of the time with little or no memories. Clinicians tend to treat those symptoms as they interfere with client's ability to function normally in life, and these are usually...

Online Training – Working with Gender Expansive Youth: Ethical Considerations

Virtual Event

Register Now All of us hold a myriad of identities, including a sexual orientation and gender identity. This didactic workshop will provide mental health clinicians with information and resources to better support their transgender/gender expansive youth clients. We will examine lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or questioning (LGBTQ) concepts and terminology through the lens of...

In Person Training – Helping Clients Navigate Grief and Loss

Hilton Garden Inn 4770 Owings Mills Blvd., Owings Mills

Register Now This course in the study of grief and loss will focus on grief counseling theory and bereavement counseling tools and techniques. Furthermore, the course aims to raise awareness regarding the array of needs of grieving people coping with death, illness, dying, impairment, separation, workplace change and other significant life loss events. This course...