2019:

Friday, October 18
Gordon Wong, MD,  "Update on Marijuana: Benefits & Risks"

Friday, November 22
Wendy Justus, LCSW,  "Incorporating Adjunctive EMDR into Traditional Psychotherapy - When, Why and How"

Wednesday December 4
Special Evening Program:  Social/networking
at Jennifer Lezin's home , 6:30pm

2020:

Friday January 17
Nancy Haug, PhD, "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)  Principles and Processes"

Friday February 21
Richard Almond, M.D., "Staying close when you're far away: Psychotherapy online"

Friday, March 20
Greg Bellow, MSW & Geri Goldman, LCSW, SOCIAL WORK MONTH,  "Defining Child Neglect"

Friday April 17
Andrew Penn, RN & Patricia Penn, LCSW, PhD, "Getting Unstuck: the promise of psychedelic assisted therapies"

Friday May 15
TBA

September 7, Julie Kuck, PhD, presenting on, “Yearning to Breathe Free: Helping Seekers Tell Migration Stories”

October 5, Allen Ruyle, LCSW, presenting on, “Healing the Hidden Hurts: Sexual Abuse of Boys & Men”

November 2, Craig Lambert, LCSW, presenting on, ’The Mindful Couple: A Journey to Love & Connections”

December 7, “Annual Holiday Meet & Greet”, celebrating CSCSW’s 50th Year Anniversary.

Please register on the website, http://www.clinicalsocialworksociety.org

The San Diego Chapter of CSCSW holds its meetings on the first Saturday of the month from September through June, from 10:00 am to 12 noon, at the Jewish Family Service building, 8788 Balboa Avenue in Kearny Mesa. Meetings begin with a half hour of mingling, networking, and community building, followed by our speaker. CEU programs meet the requirements for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs, MFTs, and LPCCs as specified by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. CEUs are FREE to our members, and $15, pluse a $10 admission fee for non-members. For further information contact the local coordinator, Ros Goldstein, goldsiegel@gmail.com

2018

October 19 – Gordon Wong MD, MPH – “Marijuana, Health Risks and Benefits.” Dr. Wong is a psychopharmacologist in Menlo Park. Marijuana is now legal in California so this program will help clinicians better respond to patients in light of this change.

November 16 – Deborah Abraham MFT – “Applications for Mindfulness in Clinical Practice.” Deborah will be focusing on the treatment of anxiety, depression and emotional distress using this approach.

December 1 – All day Law and Ethics Program. Thomas Plante PhD will be presenting ”Ethics and Legal Issues in Mental Health Care.” This workshop will highlight and update contemporary ethical, legal and professional issues encountered in mental health services. Dr. Plante is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, scholar, clinician, professor and former Chairman of the Dept. of Psychology at Santa Clara.  This program will be 6 CEUs starting at 8:30AM to 4:00PM at PAMF.

                                                                                                                                         

2019

January 18 – TBA

February 6  -- Social at a member’s home – 6PM.

March 15 – Social Work Month – We will honor Chet Villalba’s contribution to our California Society for Clinical Social Work as well as his contribution to the Social Work profession. Geri Goldman LCSW will present “The Clinician/Mother: Impact of the Personal on the Professional.” This is based on the PhD dissertation from the Sanville Institute.

April 19  -- Catherine Phillips LCSW will present “Closeness and Distance in Adult Relationships Based on Early Infant Studies.”

May 17 – Paula Wolfson LCSW will present “Challenges in Care Giving with Older Adults.” Paula is Social Work Services Manager at Avenidas, Palo Alto.

PLEASE REGISTER ON THE WEBSITE: http://www.clinicalsocialworksociety.org

Friday meetings are held at Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. The meeting room is on the third floor next to the café with free parking below the building. Take the main elevator. Meeting time is 12:00 – 2:00PM with the first 15 minutes reserved for signing in and networking.  The presentation starts at 12:15PM following announcements. 1.5 CEUs will be offered for LCSWs, MFTs and LPCCs per meeting as required by the BBS. Members earn credits at no cost. Credits for non-members are $15 per meeting plus $10 meeting entrance fee. For additional information call either of the Coordinators – Virginia Frederick LCSW (650-324-8988) virginiafredericklcsw@gmail.com or Joan Berman LCSW (650-322-5102) berman.joan@gmail.com

January 5,    Richard Bradway, LCSW, presenting on Motivational Interviewing (specific title to follow)

February 2,  Kathyrn Rudlin, LCSW &  Lisa Anthis, PsyD, “Schema therapy: Deep Healing for Troubled Clients”

March 2,      Lisa Falls, LPCC,  "Integrating Amazing Energy:  Emotional Freedom Technique &  Neurofeedback”

April 6,     Lois Ingber, LCSW,  Adlerian/Positive Psychology

May 4,     Amy Abrams, MSW, & Marnie Hanna, LCSW, “Treatment & Support of Clientele & Families Living With Dementia"

All events will be held from 10:00 am to 12 noon, at Jewish Family Service, 8788 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, 92123  

September 6:  Assessment and Treatment of High Functioning Autism Spectrum

October 6:  Law and Ethics: Navigating the Waters in Current Clinical Practice - 6 hour workshop  (NOTE: no October 3 program)

November 1:     Assessing the Mental Health Needs of Latino Clientele. 

December 6:  Annual  Holiday “Meet and Greet” event

The Mid-Peninsula Steering Committee (Ginny Frederick, Joan Berman, Leah Reider, Roland Hsu, Jennifer Lezin, Nancy Fernbach) have been busy planning the 2018-19 Program of CEU presentations. Our district meets seven times a year including a social networking meeting. Our programs will start on Friday, October 19 at noon (12-2PM) at Palo Alto Medical Foundation with a presentation — “Update on the Pharmacology of Cannabis” given by Gordon Wong MD. Other programs include one on “Mindfulness" and another on "Care Giver Challenges." The whole schedule will be available on the District website as soon as confirmed. Last year we had a Social/Networking Evening and due to the popularity we will have another one at Jennifer Lezin home on January 23 at 6PM. This is a good time for new members to mix with long term members. We will also have a 6 hour Law and Ethics Training on December 1, 2018 at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. We have an average of 25 people who attend the meetings and are eager to welcome new members and new professionals to the area and Society.

Joan Berman and Ginny Frederick, Mid-Peninsula District Coordinators Nancy Fernbach, Steering Committee Mid Peninsula Joan Haller and Jennifer Lezin, steering committee members of Mid Peninsula District

---

The San Diego District is very active, holding CEU programs every month, as well as offering opportunities for networking and professional development. Our programs usually attract approximately 20-25 LCSWs, ASWs, MFT's and MSW students from San Diego State University,  California State University San Marcus, and University of Southern California. This past year our programs have included compelling, diverse topics, such as, Co-parenting High Conflict Couples; Assessment & Intervention of Violent Youth;  Evidence-based Treatment for Insomnia - Without Medication; Everything You Need to Know About Becoming an LCSW by Kim Madsen, BBS Executive Officer; and more.  Again this year we participated in the Padres Social Work Annual event at Petco Park.

Upcoming programs include Assessment and Treatment of High Functioning Autism Spectrum, possibly, Assessing the Mental Health Needs of Latino Clientele. We are also planning a 6-hour Law & Ethics Workshop in October.   Again this  December we are organizing our annual “Meet and Greet” event with attendees benefiting from networking, learning about job announcements, and hearing a report by our representative to the CSCSW board, Karen Moorhead-Jenkins, & Jennifer Kulka. on the various new programs and activities offered by CSCSW. Please go to the CSCSW website for upcoming 2019 programs in San Diego.

Thursday, April 5, 2018 | 6-8:00 pm: Kim Madsen, Executive Officer of the California BBS, “Everything You Need to Know About Becoming an LCSW”

Thursday, May 3, 2018 | 6-8:00 pm: Kim Roser-Kedward, LCSW, “CBT Treatment for Insomnia”

Thursday, June 7, 2018 | 6-8:00 pm: Marisa Ugarte, from Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition, “Treating Survivors of Sex Trafficking"

The Sacramento/Davis District has enjoyed interesting presentations on a variety of topics: Symptom Management Strategies, The Therapist's Role Regarding Medication, Current Trends in Treating Young Adults, and Caring for Caretakers. We are looking forward to a presentation on Treatment of Anxiety in Children in February and Issues Regarding Suicide in April.  We hope to have our third annual Emerging Professionals Symposium Backyard Brunch in May at which we hear presentations from new members in our field and have some relaxed time to socialize. Mick Rogers, LCSW works with Sacramento State University's Division of Social Work in providing the BBS required 15 hour supervision class to field instructors who want to become clinical supervisors. Jean and George Rosenfeld's Consult/Support Group for new professionals has been going strong for 2 years.  

(Doug Adams is no longer leading a mentorship group)  

The San Diego District is very active, holding CEU programs every month, as well as offering opportunities for networking and professional development. Our programs usually attract approximately 20-25 LCSWs, ASWs, and MSW students from San Diego State University,  California State University San Marcus, and University of Southern California. This past year our programs have included compelling, diverse topics, such as Substance Abuse, The Rights of Minors in Inpatient Psychiatric Settings, Nutrition's Role in Mental Illness, Suiicide Assessment & Risk Formulation, Co-parenting High Conflict Couples and more, including 3 Law & Ethics programs.  We also offered a 3-hour, 5 panel “Mental Health Professional Symposium on Sharing Resources for Vulnerable Clients  and Families” and we are currently participating in the Padres Social Work Annual event at Petco Park.

Last December we organized our annual “Meet and Greet” event with attendees benefitting from networking, learning about job announcements, and hearing a report by our representative to the CSCSW board, Karen Moorhead-Jenkins, on the various new programs and activities offered by CSCSW.  This April we are honored to have a presentation by Kim Madsen, BBS Executive Director, on “Everything You Need to Know on Becoming an LCSW”.

Please stay tuned for information about our upcoming programs, of which we have several scheduled in the coming months. We will advertise them on the CSCSW website, as well as via email to our District’s members. Please contact Ros Goldstein, LCSW, to join this vibrant District.