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• Telehealth Consultation/Support Group (April 2024)

  • When
    Saturday, April 20, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    ONLINE ZOOM Meeting

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  Ongoing consultation/support group for CSCSW members regarding the use of Telehealth. Previous meetings have included discussions around practice implications of using a telehealth platform, legal and ethical considerations, navigating insurance, and transitioning back to the office. Members have an opportunity to network and make connections with other practitioners across the state. 

  PLEASE REGISTER AND A ZOOM LINK WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOUR EMAIL.

  If you are not a member join today - click here to learn more. 

  MEMBER'S ONLY EVENT - FREE FOR ALL MEMBERS This Consultation/Support Group does not award CEUs.

  
  

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• Retirement Discussion Group - April 2024

  • When
    Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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    8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    Online ZOOM

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  Retirement! Is it on the horizon for you? The California Society for Clinical Social Work (CSCSW) invites you to join its Retirement Discussion Group (RDG). 

  Free group for CSCSW Members who are thinking about retiring

  The group will provide a mutually supportive space for participants to explore how it's done, logistics, tapering down, clinical issues with clients, and our feelings about it. As we benefit from consultation and assistance at the beginning and middle phases of our careers, it is no different when it comes to closing out a fulfilling career in a way that we feel is ethically and practically sound. 

  Make a cup of coffee and join us 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 

  
  

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• EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LICENSURE IN CALIFORNIA: THE BBS SPEAKS

  • When
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    ONLINE ZOOM WEBINAR
  • Spaces left
    350

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  Direct from the source, join us to learn all you need to know to make the licensing process for LCSWs & MFTs as easy as possible. Staff of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) including Steve Sodergren, the Executive Officer, will present an overview of the licensing process, including registering as an ASW or AMFT hours for licensure, and taking the exams. 

  Please forward this announcement to share this FREE event with others.  

  THIS EVENT WILL BE RECORDED

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  BBS Panel:

  Steve Sodergren, BBS Executive Officer 

  Steve Sodergren has worked in California state service for more than 25 years, including serving as the BBS Executive Officer. During his tenure with the board he has been responsible for the day to day operations of the board and has been instrumental in implementing board policies such as the examination restructure and the transition to an online service platform.

  Carl Peralta, BBS Registration Manager

  Carl Peralta is the Registration Manager for the Board of Behavioral Sciences and has been with the Board for more than 9 years.  Previously Carl served as the lead analyst for the Licensing Unit from 2022 to 2024 and as the lead analyst for the LMFT Unit from 2018 to 2022.
  

  Sasha Addison, BBS Lead Analyst
  

  Sasha Addison has been with the Board of Behavioral Sciences for 8 years and has been the lead analyst for the LCSW Unit since 2022. 

  
  

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  For information: Donna Dietz, CSCSW Administrator - info@clinicalsocialworksociety.org

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• Midpeninsula District Social Gathering and Networking

  • When
    Friday, May 10, 2024
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    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Mid Peninsula TBD (address will be provided after registration)

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  Please SAVE THE DATE for CSCSW MId-Peninsula members on Friday, May 10, 2024 5:30-7:30PM

  Look for details closer to the event date!
  
  Bring business cards and information about your practice.
  
  For questions, contact Joan Berman: berman.joan@gmail.com
  
  

   

  
  

  
  

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• "Real Talk," a Clinical Consultation/Support Group For Members Who Identify as BIPOC (May 2024)

  • When
    Tuesday, May 21, 2024
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    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    ONLINE ZOOM

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  Guest Facilitator: Kayla Whaley, MSW, LCSW, ADV-SEP

  "Real Talk", a clinical consultation/support group developed with the oversight of the CSCSW's Diversity, Equity and Transformation (DET) Committee, the purpose of which is to provide a space for clinical social workers who identify as being Black, Indigenous, Mixed Race, or Person of Color (BIPOC) to meet on a monthly basis. The focus of this group is to provide an opportunity for networking, building solidarity, exploring intersectionality and decolonizing our practice. 

  This group is a closed group for individuals who self-identify as Black, Indigenous or Person of Color (BIPOC). The group's objective is to provide a brave space for those in the field to process the ongoing violence against and politicizing of minority groups' lives.

  This email reminder is sent out widely to all contacts and is not filtered by how individuals self-identify; therefore, if you have received this email but do not identify as BIPOC, we ask that you respect the intention of this group by not logging in to the meeting. However, we invite you to participate in our monthly CSCSW Diversity, Equity and Transformation (DET) Committee meetings as an ally. As a member of CSCSW, you are invited to attend a variety of open groups such as the Telehealth Consultation/Support Group, Support Group for Social Work Students and ASWs, and Ethics Consultation Group.

  
  

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  This group is FREE; however, donations to CSCSW or the JAF Scholarship Fund are welcome.

  Please note that this group does NOT provide supervision to its members and no CEU’s are offered.

  "Real Talk" will be held via Zoom on a monthly basis. Those who register for the group will be sent a link to participate.

  Cost:

  Members – FREE
  Non-Members - FREE

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• Trauma Resiliency Model Introduction

  • When
    Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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    7:00 PM - 9:15 PM
  • Location
    Online WEBINAR

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  Presenter: Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW ONLINE ZOOM -  WILL BE RECORDED Costs:  CSCSW Member: FREE | Students: FREE Nonmember (with CEUs): $65    Nonmember (no CEUs): $40 2 CEUs

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  Description:

  Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW, the key developer of the Trauma Resiliency Model, will present an introduction to the key concepts and basic skills of the model. The Trauma Resiliency Model is designed to teach wellness skills to clinicians working with children and adults experiencing traumatic stress reactions and to reprocess traumatic experiences. Using a mind-body approach, TRM views symptoms as normal biological responses rather than pathological or mental weaknesses. In this way, TRM can function as both a model for trauma reprocessing treatment and self-care. The TRM skills can be a stand-alone intervention. They can also be integrated into other treatment modalities, which have proven to be useful for social workers, marriage family therapists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, drug and alcohol counselors, and others who work with individuals who have experienced highly stressful and/or traumatic events.

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  Learning Objectives:

  At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  Participants will identify:

  1. Two or more key concepts of the Trauma Resiliency Model.
  2. Two or more foundational concepts of the Trauma Resiliency Model.
  3. One or more reasons why body literacy is important to integrate when treating clients who have experienced traumatic events.

  Workshop Logistics: After registering you will receive a link to the ZOOM MEETING.   Closed Captioning available ABOUT THE PRESENTER Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW, is the co-founder and Executive Director Emeriti of the Trauma Resource Institute (TRI), a non-profit organization. Before founding TRI, Elaine had a clinical practice in Claremont, California where she focused on treating clients who had experienced Trauma. Within TRI, she has spearheaded the development of the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), designed for the treatment and prevention of traumatic stress. In addition to her organizational leadership, Miller-Karas is the author of the book "Building Resilience to Trauma: the Trauma and Community Resiliency Models, Second Edition." Her book has gained recognition from both the United Nations and Taylor and Francis for its alignment with the U.N.'s sustainable development goals. She shares her expertise with the public through her contributions to Psychology Today and her weekly radio show titled "Resiliency Within" on VoiceAmerica. She has presented her work internationally, including at the Psychotherapy Networker, ISTSS, the Trauma Action Network, the Skoll World Forum, the Global Fund, and the Centers for Disease Control. This is a District Meeting coordinated by the Greater LA District

  This DISTRICT MEETING meets the qualifications for 2.0 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.  Note: With supervisor approval, registered ASWs may use CEs toward LCSW hours. Cancellation Policy 14 days or more before event date: Full refund 13-7 days before event date: 75% refund 6 days or less before event date: No refund Note:  Registration will be canceled if payment is not made at least 7 days prior to the event.

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• You Are Not Your Anger: Mindfulness for Anger Management

  • When
    Tuesday, June 25, 2024
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online WEBINAR
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  Presenter: Stephen Dansiger, PsyD, MFT ONLINE ZOOM -  WILL BE RECORDED Costs: CSCSW Member: $39 | Students: $25 | Nonmember (with CEUs): $59  1.5 CEUs

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  Description:

  This course seamlessly merges ancient mindfulness techniques with trauma-focused principles from EMDR therapy and other trauma theory and practice. It's tailored for the wide diversity of practitioners seeking to address patient anger. We delve into the integration of mindfulness practices for both personal and patient-focused anger management. Explore the intricate link between unresolved trauma and anger while uncovering strategies to cultivate self-awareness and emotional regulation, both personally and in patients.

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  Learning Objectives:

  At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the basics of anger management from a mindfulness perspective and from the clinical literature.
  • Be able to apply at least four mindfulness-based interventions using trauma therapy principles and mindfulness on issues of anger management.
  • Learn to design a trauma-focused case conceptualization for treating anger as part of addiction, PTSD, or complex PTSD.
  • Hear the analysis of two case examples of mindfulness based anger management tools within Janet's Three Stage Model of Trauma
  • Treatment and the Adaptive Information Processing Model of EMDR therapy.

  ABOUT THE PRESENTER Dr. Steve played CBGB and Max’s Kansas City in the late 70s; drank, played drums in a toy rock band and then got sober in the late 80s; became an international social justice/diversity educator and rocker again in the 90s; and is now a sought after consultant, trainer, clinician, writer and meditation teacher. Dr. Steve has attempted to cure Marc Maron on his world renowned WTF Podcast, become a master EMDR therapist and provider of EMDR Training and Advanced Topics Courses with the Institute for Creative Mindfulness, and is a pioneer in the Buddhist recovery field. He is the creator and founder of the MET(T)A Protocol (Mindfulness and EMDR Treatment Template for Agencies) which utilizes both Buddhist psychology and EMDR therapy to create an agency's primary clinical practice system. He is the author of Clinical Dharma: A Path for Healers and Helpers, EMDR Therapy and Mindfulness for Trauma-Focused Care (coauthored with Jamie Marich), Mindfulness for Anger Management and also coauthored Trauma and the 12 Steps: A Trauma Responsive Workbook and Trauma and the 12 Steps: Daily Meditations & Reflections - both companion pieces to the updated Trauma and the 12 Steps by Dr. Jamie Marich, for which he wrote the foreword. His most recent book (with Dr. Marich) is Healing Addiction with EMDR Therapy: A Trauma Focused Guide. He blogs and podcasts on topics related to mental health, recovery, and mindfulness. Besides maintaining a private practice in Los Angeles, he travels internationally speaking and teaching on Buddhist mindfulness, EMDR therapy, the MET(T)A Protocol, trauma, Buddhist approaches to treating mental health issues, and clinician self-care. He has been practicing Buddhist mindfulness for over 30 years (including a one year residency at a Zen monastery), and teaches dharma classes regularly in Los Angeles and other centers internationally. Steve is Co-Founder of HapTech Holdings, the creators of full immersion sound technology delivered through bluetooth connecting vibrational footwear to your headphones, designed for entertainment use and for health care. StartAgain Technologies, develops, collaborates on and acquires applications to deliver through HapTech hardware, to enhance the MET(T)A Protocol and add new dimensions to many other health and wellness platforms. StartAgain has partnered with the NTL Group on cognitive repair solutions. StartAgain also partners with other technology companies in health care through their membership in the Connected HealthCare and Wellbeing Cluster and Incubator in Dundalk, Ireland. Steve also graduated in 2022 from the Master of Health Care Innovation (MHCI) program at the University of Pennsylvania where he studied and collaborated with fellow students and faculty including doctors, nurses, academics, researchers and administrators to continue his quest of finding innovative solutions to broaden access to mental health care and wellness.

  This ONLINE WEBINAR meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.  Note: With supervisor approval, registered ASWs may use CEs toward LCSW hours. Cancellation Policy 14 days or more before event date: Full refund 13-7 days before event date: 75% refund 6 days or less before event date: No refund Note:  Registration will be canceled if payment is not made at least 7 days prior to the event.

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• Gottman Couples Therapy in a nutshell - From Research to Theory to Practice

  • When
    Saturday, November 09, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 12:15 PM
  • Location
    Online WEBINAR
  • Registered
    Be the first

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  Presenter: Sinead Smyth, LMFT ONLINE ZOOM -  WILL BE RECORDED Costs: CSCSW Member: $69 | Students: $49 | Nonmember (with CEUs): $99   Discounted cost for attending this workshop and the workshop All's fair in love and war: Fighting Fair (January 11, 2025) - CSCSW Member: $120 | Students: $80 | Nonmember (with CEUs): $180   2 CEUs

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  Description:

  Learn how the theory underpinning this powerful method of couples therapy evolved from research over decades, and some ways to implement it with clients immediately.

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  Learning Objectives:

  At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the contra-indications for couples therapy.
  2. Describe what distinguishes GMCT from other couples therapies.
  3. Summarize the 3 dimensions of research that allows us to predict future relationship stability.
  4. Describe the seven levels of the Sound Relationship House Theory.
  5. Understand how to conduct a couple’s therapy assessment and to develop a treatment plan with the couple.
  6. Distinguish the two types of couple conflict and why this is important.
  7. Describe two interventions to strengthen a couple’s conflict system.
  8. Describe two interventions to enhance a couple’s friendship system.
  9. Describe two interventions to explore a couple’s system of shared meaning.
  10. Describe the process of therapy, including the structure of a session.

  ABOUT THE PRESENTER Sinead Smyth, L.M.F.T. is an Advanced Clinical Trainer in the research-based Gottman Method Couples Therapy and is a Consultant with The Gottman Institute. She is a former lawyer and the owner and Clinical Director of East Bay Relationship Center in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sinead has personally trained with Drs. John and Julie Gottman since 2005 and presents couples weekend workshops based on Gottman principles across the U.S. She works with individuals, couples and professional organizations seeking to improve their most important relationships. She trains therapists in the US and Europe in Gottman Method Therapy. Sinead also presents to leadership teams in organizations on effective leadership, stress and conflict management and communication skills. This is a online webinar coordinated by the Greater LA District

  This ONLINE WEBINAR meets the qualifications for 2.0 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.  Note: With supervisor approval, registered ASWs may use CEs toward LCSW hours. Cancellation Policy 14 days or more before event date: Full refund 13-7 days before event date: 75% refund 6 days or less before event date: No refund Note:  Registration will be canceled if payment is not made at least 7 days prior to the event.

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• All's fair in love and war: Fighting Fair

  • When
    Saturday, January 11, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 12:15 PM
  • Location
    Online WEBINAR
  • Registered
    Be the first

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  Presenter: Sinead Smyth, LMFT ONLINE ZOOM -  WILL BE RECORDED Costs: CSCSW Member: $69 | Nonmember (with CEUs): $99 | Student: $49 2 CEUs

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  Description:

  In this workshop we will review the 6 key skills from the Gottman Method for helping couples manage conflict. This workshop is designed to give therapists some practical tools to help clients have more productive conflict with their partners.

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  Learning Objectives:

  At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the importance of physiology for partners in conflict, and teach your clients how to better self-soothe.
  2. Coach clients with the antidotes to the 4 most destructive communication patterns.
  3. Use an intervention to help clients de-escalate and repair.
  4. Coach clients how to accept influence from each other in conflict.
  5. Use an intervention to help couples deal with gridlocked conflict.
  6. Help a couple move to effective compromise using a 3-step process.

  ABOUT THE PRESENTER Sinead Smyth, LMFT is an Advanced Clinical Trainer in the research-based Gottman Method Couples Therapy and is a Consultant with The Gottman Institute. She is a former lawyer and the owner and Clinical Director of East Bay Relationship Center in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sinead has personally trained with Drs. John and Julie Gottman since 2005 and presents couples weekend workshops based on Gottman principles across the U.S. She works with individuals, couples and professional organizations seeking to improve their most important relationships. She trains therapists in the US and Europe in Gottman Method Therapy. Sinead also presents to leadership teams in organizations on effective leadership, stress and conflict management and communication skills.

  This ONLINE WEBINAR meets the qualifications for 2.0 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.  Note: With supervisor approval, registered ASWs may use CEs toward LCSW hours. Cancellation Policy 14 days or more before event date: Full refund 13-7 days before event date: 75% refund 6 days or less before event date: No refund Note:  Registration will be canceled if payment is not made at least 7 days prior to the event.

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