District Meetings
Local Districts of CSCSW
District meetings offer opportunities for members to share their expertise in a particular area of interest in a geographically convenient setting. You can expand your knowledge, share community resources, network and earn free continuing education credits. There is no charge to attend local District Meetings. There is however, a nominal fee for non-members who wish to earn continuing education credits.
Not all Districts meet each month and the date may vary to accommodate the speaker. Contact the Coordinator to determine the date of the next meeting or contact the Society office at (916) 560-9238.
Fresno District:
Coordinator: Gabrielle Case, LCSW; Anne Petrovich, LCSW, PhD
Coordinator Phone: (559) 244-2495
Coordinator Email: Fresno@clinicalsocialworksociety.org
Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Presenter: Betty Garcia, PhD, LCSW & Anne Petrovich, PhD, LCSW
Topic: Strengthening the DSM: Incorporating Resilience and Cultural Competence
Location: Denny’s, 1100 E. Shaw Ave at First
Drs. Petrovich and Garcia are professors of social work at California State University of California, with extensive clinical experience. In their new book, Strengthening the DSM: Incorporating Resilience and Cultural Competence, they propose adding an Axis VI to allow an understanding of the whole person by including culture, resources, and strengths related to diversity, equity, and resiliency. Come learn how to apply this Axis VI into fuller case conceptualizations and treatments of individuals suffering from mood, anxiety, conduct, substance–related disorders or co-occurring disorders, to psychotic disorders, dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
The Fresno District meets at Denny’s (address above) the fourth Saturday of the month. Please arrive no later than 9:15 for check-in and networking. Breakfast (your choice) and business begin at 9:30 a.m. with the presentation to follow. There is no need to RSVP.
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Greater Los Angeles District:
District Coordinator: Lynette Sim
District Coordinator Phone: 310-394-7484
District Coordinator Email: GreaterLosAngeles@clinicalsocialworksociety.org
Date February 4, 2012
Time 10:30 am to 1:00 pm
Presenter Ava Rose, LCSW
Topic Expanding Windows of Tolerance: Integrating Mindfulness in Working with Affect Dysregulation
Ava Rose, LCSW will speak on: “Expanding Windows of Tolerance: Integrating Mindfulness in Working with Affect Dysregulation.” Explore how incorporating mindfulness and lessons from affective neuroscience into your work with individuals and couples can expand and deepen your clients’-and your own-capacities for emotional presence and responsiveness.
Ava brings her broad experience as a practitioner and speaker on advocacy, attachment theory, child abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, interpersonal neurobiology and trauma treatment to us for what promises to be a lively educational experience.
experience.
Ms. Messinger’s home is 1 ½blocks south of National Bl., 1 block west of Sawtelle Bl. Corinth does not intersect National, within a mile of the junction of the 10 and 405. Please RSVP to Judy at 310-478-0560 or messingerlcsw@yahoo.com. District coordinators are Lynette Sim, 310-394-7484 and Debbie Reese 818-634-7880.
CSCSW members earn 1.5 CE credits at no cost. Credits for non-members are $10.00 per unit. Non-members are welcome and may attend at no charge (no CEU certificate). MSW students are encouraged to attend.
All are welcome at all CSCSW District meetings, regardless of geography so when you see something interesting, please join us. Please remember to RSVP so that we have enough seating and handouts. Chatting, networking and snacking time is built into our meeting so please bring your business cards, flyers, et cetera
Mid-Peninsula District:
District Coordinator: Virginia Frederick, LCSW
Coordinator Phone Number: 650-324-8988
Coordinator Email: ginnyfred@aol.com
Date: February 24, 2012
Time: 12:20 to 2:00PM
Presenter: Rita Ghatak PhD
Topic: Dealing with the Aging Population during a Medical Crisis: “Psychological Dynamics, Medication Problems, Care Giver Issues and Available Resources – Hospital and Community.”
Location: Stanford Department of Psychiatry, 401 Quarry Road, Room #1206, Palo Alto
Rita Ghatak PhD is the Director of Aging Adult Services, Geriatric Health Services at Stanford Hospital and Clinics. This service offers consultations, assessments, home visits. Rita has her PhD in psychology and is an eldercare expert. With the support of the Stanford Hospital Administrators, she designed a multi-layered, cross-disciplinary dementia support program. This package of education, consultations, home visits, family meetings, care coordination and ongoing status updates to physicians is unusual in its comprehensive view. Rita now speaks nationally and internationally about its structure and success. During her presentation to our group, she will focus on the many psychological challenges older people and their families face as they enter the hospital with a medical crisis. Rita and her program offer valued assistance to social work therapists as they help clients negotiate this crisis. Join us for this exceptional program.
**please note this is the 4th Friday of the month, not the usual third Friday.
Future Meetings:
March 16 – Mindfulness, April 20 – Dealing with People with Disabilities, May 18 – TBA
Sacramento District:
Coordinator: Stephanie Brodsky
Coordinator Phone: 916-384-7458
Coordinator Email: SacramentoDavis@clinicalsocialworksociety.org
Date: February 18th, 2012
Time: 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Presenter: Carolyn Fink, LCSW
Topic: The Soldiers Project-Sacramento
Carolyn Fink is the administrator of The Soldiers Project-Sacramento. Their mission is to provide mental health treatment to our service members, veterans, family members and loved ones of those veterans. The men and women we serve will be those who have served during Global War on Terror (GWOT) Iraq War (Operation Iraq Freedom, OIF) and Afghanistan War (Operation Enduring Freedom, OEF). We will focus on the issues that are a result of combat, deployments, and reintegration. (Cont’d next page)
Carolyn will present on the “invisible wounds of war” that our men and women are coming home with. Reintegration is problematic, resources are scarce, and the stigma and fear of seeking therapy is widespread. She has a clinical background in working with the Military population and extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of PTSD and her current work with The Soldiers Project provides her the opportunity to work exclusively with the active duty and veterans of this ten year war.
San Diego District:
Coordinator: Ros Goldstein
Coordinator Phone: 619-692-4038 #3
Coordinator Email: SanDiego@clinicalsocialworksociety.org
Date: Friday, February 3
Time: 11:45 am to 1:45 pm
Topic: Emotional Regulation Skills for Bipolar Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder
Presenter: Milton Brown, Ph.D.
Location: Mesa Vista Hospital, 7850 Vista Hill Avenue
Milton Brown, Ph.D. will present on “Emotion Regulation Skills for Bipolar Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder.” He will describe findings from DBT research studies; explain the DBT theory of emotion dysregulation in BPD; and describe the newest DBT emotion regulation skills.
Reservations or for more information for the program can be made by calling Ros Goldstein, (619) 692-4038, #3.
For all District meetings CSCSW members can earn 1.5 FREE CE CREDITS (CEU’s for non-members are available at $10 per unit, or $15.00 for the program – please ask at door for a request for a non-member.) MSW members are encouraged to attend. Our presentations are open to the entire community, so PLEASE INVITE A FRIEND!
Napa Sonoma District meeting
District Coordinator: Laurel Marlink Quast, LCSW, BCD
Coordinator Phone: (707) 571-1714
Coordinator Email: NapaSonoma@clinicalsocialworksociety.org
Date: February 17, 2012
Time: 12-1:30 pm
Topic: Internet Marketing for Therapists: The 5 Elements of a Client Attracting website
Presenter: Uriah Guilford, MS, LMFT
PLEASE NOTE A NEW LOCATION FOR THIS MEETING. THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE OFFICES OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELING ASOCIATES, 5213 EL MERCADO PKWY SU A, SANTA ROSA, 95403.
This workshop focuses on teaching therapists the 5 most important elements of a client-attracting website. The guidelines will help therapists develop a website that will effectively communicate their message, help potential clients take action and build their practice. There will be an opportunity for a limited number of live website reviews for attendees that will demonstrate how to apply the principles to their own websites. The presentation will be helpful whether you are just thinking about developing a website or if you already have one established.
Uriah Guilford has a private practice in Santa Rosa specializing in working with adolescent boys and their families. He previously worked for a Sonoma County company helping small businesses with search engine optimization and social media marketing. In addition to his clinical work, Uriah has a passion for helping therapists to build a profitable business using Internet marketing. He speaks to groups of therapists on practice building and offers consultation.
For more information or directions, please contact Laurel Marlink Quast, LCSW, BCD at 707-696-3148 or Laurelmq@yahoo.com
Please forward this e-mail to any past, present , or potential society members
South Bay-Torrance District
Coordinator: David Kuroda
Coordinator Phone: (310) 540-9128
Coordinator Email: dkuroda@gmail.com
Date: January 16, 2012
Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Presenter: Cynthia Skale, LCSW
Topic: ”Facing our Fears” The Use of Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress
Disorder.”
Location: Torrance Memorial Medical Center< Thelma McMillen Center for Chemical Dependency, 3333 Skypark Drive, 2nd Floor, Torrance, CA
Cost: $18 – includes lunch and parking
(PE) is a brief – 8 to 15 sessions – evidence based therapy developed and tested by Edna Foa and colleagues at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania. Based on the Emotional Processing Theory of trauma, Prolonged Exposure targets both the re-experiencing and avoidance symptom clusters found in PTSD patients through the use of both in vivo and imaginal exposures to elements of the index trauma.
Presenter: Cynthia Skale, LCSW is a therapist in private practice in Torrance and downtown Los Angeles. She received her training in
Prolonged Exposure at the University of Pennsylvania in March 2011. Cynthia is also intensively trained in Dialectical
Behavior Therapy (DBT) and is a member of the DBT LA-Network Consultation Team. Her specialties include the treatment of personality disorders and PTSD
Members of the Society for Clinical Social Work may earn 1.5 CE credit by attending the presentation. LCSWs and MFTs who are not members may earn the credit by paying a nominal fee of $15. For information and reservations, please call David Kuroda, 310-540-9128, or send an e-mail message to dkuroda@gmail.com.
