The University of Texas at Arlington

Field Instructor Academy    
(Department of Field Instruction Approval Required for Registration)

Instructors—Ellen M. Murphy, LCSW, Director of Field Instruction, Associate Professor in Practice, UT Arlington, Yvonne D. Butler, MSW, Associate Director of Field Instruction, Assistant Professor in Practice, UT Arlington and Jane C. Hickerson, Ph.D., LCSW, Assistant Professor in Practice, UT Arlington

In this seminar for SSW Department of Field Instruction, you examine the goals and objectives of the UTA Bachelor of Social Work program and Master of Science in Social Work program, and their relationships to field instruction.  You will be introduced to and learn how to evaluate students’ demonstration of the ten core competencies and accompanying practice behaviors mandated by the Council on Social Work Education. You also explore ways to facilitate the integration of theory and practice with practicum students.  Course content includes field instruction approaches to supervision, student learning needs, and evaluation of student performance.  Seminar instructors use a presentation style that combines lecture, small group activities, simulation and role-playing.  New field instructors must attend this training on a one-time basis before supervising a social work student in a UTA field practicum.  Classes are restricted in size. 

Fee: Attendance is free of charge, however a $35 CEU processing fee must accompany your registration form if you want to receive CEUs (approved for 6 hours/0.6 CEUs: LMSW • LCSW • AP • LBSW • Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers #20120138).

Effective Supervision for Clinical Practice
Instructors—Ellen J. Elliston, Ph.D., LCSW, CDVC and Jane H. Phillips, Ph.D., LCSW

Attention Current LCSW Supervisors: This course meets the new criteria for continued supervision (See Texas Administrative Code 781.404, June 12, 2011)

This seminar is accepted by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners and the Texas State LPC Board to meet their 40-hour qualification to supervise candidates. (The LPC Board has approved this 40-hour course to extend beyond their three month completion requirement.) This seminar is designed for you if: 1) you want to become approved supervisors for LCSW or LPC candidates; 2) you are an established LCSW supervisor who needs to meet the new SW Board regulations for supervision; or 3) you are an experienced supervisor who wants to add to your knowledge and skills. Do you know the three major functions of supervision? Are you aware of how diversity impacts supervision? Can poor record keeping be a target for malpractice suits? Discover the answers to these and many other questions while exploring the following content: Defining clinical practice and supervision, supervisory functions and roles mentorship as a unique function, models of supervision, the Social Work and LPC Codes of Ethics, implications of diversity in practice and supervision, supervision of practice within the Social Work and LPC professions, legal and ethical issues in supervision, risk management, techniques of supervision, developing an effective supervision contract, and evaluation of practice.

NOTE: This seminar is offered in two 20-hour blocks. Classroom sessions (16 hours) will be held on Friday and Saturday with pre-course reading and writing assignments (4 hours) to be turned in to the Professional Development Program office at check-in on Friday, the first day of the classroom sessions. The reading and writing assignments will be emailed to you approximately 2 weeks prior to the seminar. Assignments MUST be turned in prior to attending the classroom session. If you do not turn in your assignment at registration check-in, you will NOT be allowed to begin the classroom hours.

Seminar Number: 0911                        Part I: Friday-Saturday, January 20-21
Registration deadline: January 16         Fee: *$265
Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Part I qualifies for 6 hours (0.6 CEUs) toward ethics requirement. 
Approved for LMSW, LCSW and LPC

Seminar Number: 0912                        Part II: Friday-Saturday, April 20-21
Registration deadline: April 16              Fee: *$265
Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Part II qualifies for 6 hours (0.6 CEUs) toward ethics requirement. 
Approved for LMSW, LCSW and LPC   

Seminar Number: 0913                        Part I: Friday-Saturday, July 20-21
Registration deadline: July 16              Fee: *$265
Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Part I qualifies for 6 hours (0.6 CEUs) toward ethics requirement. 
Approved for LMSW, LCSW and LPC

Seminar Number: 0914                        Part II: Friday-Saturday, September 21-22
Registration deadline: September 17     Fee: *$265
Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Part II qualifies for 6 hours (0.6 CEUs) toward ethics requirement. 
Approved for LMSW, LCSW and LPC

* A deposit of $100 for each of the two parts is due by the registration deadline, balance of $165 is due the first day of the seminar.

Preparation for the LMSW, LCSW, & AP Exams
Instructor—Norman H. Cobb, Ph.D., LCSW, Associate Professor, UT Arlington

This two-day seminar prepares individuals for the Intermediate (Licensed Master Social Worker), Advanced Clinical (Licensed Clinical Social Work), and Advanced Generalist Practice (Advanced Practice) exams. It provides a comprehensive review of the six areas included in the examination: Direct Practice, Human Behavior, Research, Administration, Ethics, and Policy. You are presented with knowledge, additional resources, and test-taking strategies that should greatly enhance your likelihood of passing.

**If you do not pass the licensing exam, you may take this course again! There is no registration fee for the repeat course, however a $35 administrative fee will be charged. The course must be repeated within a year of the original course date.  Contact the Professional Development Program office for further details to qualify for this offer, 817-272-3921.

Fee: $170  As of January 1, 2012                                                       
1.2 CEUs approved for LMSW, LMSW-AP, LCSW, and Oklahoma State Board of Licensed (#20120138)
Social Workers (0.3 CEUs approved for ethics)

LIMITED SEATING - REGISTER EARLY!

#0900  Thursday-Friday, January 26-27, 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. 
Registration deadline: January 16

#0901  Thursday-Friday, March 22-23, 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. 
Registration deadline: March 12

#0902  Thursday-Friday, April 26-27, 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. 
Registration deadline: April 16

#051012 Thursday-Friday, May 10-11, 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.        NEW DATE
Registration deadline: April 30

#0903  Thursday-Friday, June 7-8, 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. 
Registration deadline: May 28

#0904  Thursday-Friday, July 26-27, 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. 
Registration deadline: July 16

#0905  Thursday-Friday, September 27-28, 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. 
Registration deadline: September 17

#0906  Thursday-Friday, October 18-19, 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. 
Registration deadline: October 8

#0907  Thursday-Friday, November 15-16, 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. 
Registration deadline: October 29

LIMITED SEATING - REGISTER EARLY!

Preparation for the LBSW Exam
Instructor—Norman H. Cobb, Ph.D., LCSW, Associate Professor, UT Arlington

This one-day seminar prepares individuals for the basic level Licensed Bachelor Social Worker exam. It provides a comprehensive review of the six areas included in the examination: Direct Practice, Human Behavior, Research, Administration, Ethics, and Policy. You are presented with knowledge, additional resources, and test-taking strategies that should greatly enhance your likelihood of passing the exam.

**If you do not pass the licensing exam, you may take this course again! There is no registration fee for the repeat course, however a $35 administrative fee will be charged. The course must be repeated within a year of the original course date.  Contact the Professional Development Program office for further details to qualify for this offer, 817-272-3921.

Fee: $115  As of January 1, 2012                                       
0.6 CEUs approved for LBSW and Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)  

#0908 Friday, April 20, 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Registration deadline: April 9

#0909 Friday, July 20, 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Registration deadline: July 9

#0910 Friday, November 9, 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Registration deadline: October 29

LIMITED SEATING - REGISTER EARLY!

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Basic Skills
Instructor—Tommy L. Lee, LCSW, LMFT, LPC

Learn what Solution-Focused interviewing is, how it differs from problem oriented models of therapy, and how it makes for more effective therapy.  Acquire knowledge of the assumptions, rules, guides, styles of questions and session structure. Presentation format includes lecture, PowerPoint, video, and group discussion.
Approved for LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for LBSW CEUs but not eligible for certification
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

Seminar Number: SFT 1124                 0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Date: Friday, January 20                       Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.
Fee: $105                                           Registration deadline: January 16
Instructor: Tommy L. Lee

#SFT 1125-1   Solution-Focused Skills Practicum I
Instructor—Peter J. Lehmann, Ph.D., LCSW and Tommy L. Lee, LCSW, LMFT, LPC

This practicum in Solution-Focused Therapy fulfills one of two practicum classes required for the Solution-Focused certification. You MUST bring your required 15 minute presentation (on tape or DVD) of a Solution-Focused Therapy session which will be evaluated by the presenter.  Feedback from other participants is encouraged to further the knowledge of the Solution-Focused Therapy process and to provide support. Accommodations can be made at the Community Service Clinic to participants who do not have access to video taping. Contact Peter Lehmann 2 weeks prior to the seminar date (817-272-2165). Please visit our website at http://www.uta.edu/ssw/pd for the “Client Permission to Video Tape” form. This form must be submitted with your registration.

Both Practicums I and II will be held on the same day.

Date: Friday, June 8                             0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                           Registration deadline: June 4
Fee: $105                                           Approved for LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#SFT 1125-2   Solution-Focused Skills Practicum II
Instructor— Peter J. Lehmann, Ph.D., LCSW and Tommy L. Lee, LCSW, LMFT, LPC

This seminar represents your final demonstration of skill development.  You MUST bring your completed video presentation (on tape or DVD) which will be evaluated by the instructors.  You pick the portion of the tape which best demonstrates your use of Solution-Focused interviewing skills for micro-analysis. At the conclusion of this seminar you will be informed whether or not you have successfully gained the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy knowledge and completed all requirements for certification. Accommodations can be made at the Community Service Clinic to participants who do not have access to video taping. Contact Peter Lehmann 2 weeks prior to the seminar date (817-272-2165). Please visit our website at http://www.uta.edu/ssw/pd for the “Client Permission to Video Tape” form. This form must be submitted with your registration.  Both Practicums I and II will be held on the same day.

Date: Friday, June 8                             0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                           Registration deadline: June 8
Fee: $105                                           Approved for LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#SFT 1126   The Role of Art and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: The Tree of Life
Instructor—Peter J. Lehmann, Ph.D., LCSW

The tree of life is an art therapy exercise that explores the many untold and forgotten strengths and histories each client brings to therapy. In this seminar you will learn about and complete your own tree of life as well as discover how this exercise can be useful in creating solution building conversations.
Note: This seminar is 3 hours.

Date: Friday, March 2                           0.3 CEU/3 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – Noon                             Registration deadline: February 27
Fee: $59                                            Approved for LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for LBSW CEUs but not eligible for certification
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#SFT 1127  Solution-Focused Therapy with Females From Youth to AdulthoodAnger
Instructor—Amy Revett, MSSW, LCSW

Females struggle with various issues throughout their lives, including self-esteem, body image disorders, problem-solving, relational issues, bodily harm and suicidal thoughts. Solutions-Focused Therapy equips professionals with a strengths-based approach where the client is the expert and has the answer within them. Despite the societal pressures placed on females of all ages, the therapist is able to pull from the Solution-Focused model to provide an empathetic tap on the shoulder with life-changing solutions. 

Date: Friday, March 9                           0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                           Registration deadline: March 5
Fee: $105                                           Approved for LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for LBSW CEUs but not eligible for certification
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#SFT 1128  Ethics and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Instructor—Sarah Feuerbacher, Ph.D., LCSW-S

In this seminar you will focus on ethics and how a practitioner may prepare or intervene when faced with ethical dilemmas that reflect a solution-focused approach. This seminar highlights the current guidelines, identifies ethical dilemmas when working with certain populations, briefly discusses solution-focused therapy theoretical models and general characteristics relating to ethics and ethical dilemmas and identifies current community resources to assist practitioners.

Date: Saturday, May 12                         0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                            Registration deadline: May 7
Fee: $105                                            Approved for LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for LBSW CEUs but not eligible for certification
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#SFT 1129   Narratives and Solutions for Families Struggling with Substance Use
Instructor—Blaine F. Moore, MSSW, LCSW

One of the habits of highly effective problems such as substance use/abuse/misuse in a family is to trick everyone into believing that one person in the family is the “problem”. Once the family is tricked by the problem, an illusion is created and the diagnosis of the “problem person” which many times lead to flat and linear “interventions” through confrontation and education. Using Solution Focused and Narrative practices, this seminar will explore ways to invite the family to collaborate and work systematically to take a stand against the “problem” not the person.

Date: Friday, June 29                          0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – Noon                            Registration deadline: June 25
Fee: $105                                          Approved for LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for LBSW CEUs but not eligible for certification
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#0918    Child Custody Evaluation Issues For The Lone Star State: Probate Social Studies For Adoption And Contested Cases
Instructor—Aaron Robb, M.Ed., NCC, LPC-S

Over the last decade Texas jurisprudence has caught up with the ever-growing body of research regarding child custody issues and the professional consensus on best practices for mental health professionals making recommendations to the courts. This is a highly specialized area where even experienced professionals may find themselves inadvertently blurring professional boundaries and crossing over from therapeutic or social service rolls into the forensic arena. It can also be a highly stimulating and rewarding area of practice for those who can make the mental shift to the strictures of the forensic realm. This seminar outlines current legal and professional standards and provides an overview of how non-forensic practitioners can set clear boundaries for themselves and their clients in order to minimize risk of ethical transgressions.

Date: Friday, January 27                     0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: January 23
Fee: $99                                          Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)
Approved for 3 hours (0.3 CEU) of Ethics

#0919   Ethics: Reporting, Recording, Risk Management, and Reconciling the Options
Instructor—Thomas L. Hartsell Jr., J.D., Attorney at Law           

Absolute confidentiality is a myth. Certain events must ethically and legally be reported. Do you know what, when, to whom, and how to report? How to respond to a subpoena? What to include and how to document a file? You must consider reporting child abuse, elder abuse, abuse of the physically or mentally handicapped, abuse of inpatients, an unethical colleague and many other situations covered in this seminar. Receive information on reporting your own ethical violations to the licensing board, insurance carriers, hospitals when seeking a job or completing an application, etc. Confidentiality is compromised in all these situations. The handout will include relevant statutes and legal and ethical guidelines.

Date: Friday, February 3                      0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: January 30
Fee: $99                                          Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)
Approved for 6 hours (0.6 CEU) of Ethics

#0921   Ethical Issues for Social Workers in Child Welfare Practice
Instructor—Vicky Hina, LMSW, MSSW, BA           

Conducting ourselves in an ethical manner sounds obvious and reasonable, but social workers often find themselves in ethical dilemmas in the work environment. Perhaps our personal values conflict with our agency policy or perhaps we don’t even realize something is against the Code of Ethics. Knowing your professional code of ethics is just a first step in sound ethical practice. We will review and discuss situations of unethical behavior including issues of boundaries, sexual harassment and cultural responsiveness. Comparing the NASW Code of Ethics to other professional codes, we will list and understand the similarities among helping professions. Provoking thought and discussing actions, this seminar will leave you better prepared to recognize and respond to ethical dilemmas in your profession.

Date: Saturday, March 10                   0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: March 5
Fee: $99                                          Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)
Approved for 6 hours (0.6 CEU) of Ethics

#0924   Selected Ethical Topics for Mental Health Professionals
Instructor—Thomas L. Hartsell Jr., J.D., Attorney at Law           

This course will cover two distinct subject areas:

1.  The Ethical and Legal Issues Confronted by Mental Health Professionals When Treating Adolescents (3hrs): This segment will address common ethical and legal issues that mental health professionals must work through in providing treatment to adolescents. Specific references will be made to relevant ethical rules and Texas statutes that mental health professionals should be aware of. Learn how to effectively treat adolescents with less risk of making an ethical or legal mistake.

2.  The Ethical and Legal Intricacies of Informed Consent for Talking Therapists (3hrs): A common theme woven through malpractice cases and claims against mental health professionals involves informed consent and the failure to secure informed consent to prior treatment. This seminar will include discussion on the many legal and ethical components of informed consent. Learn specific information on how to ethically secure informed consent and how to effectively document it.

Date: Friday, April 13                          0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: April 9
Fee: $99                                          Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)
Approved for 6 hours (0.6 CEU) of Ethics

#0928    What's Happening To Me?... Alzheimer's, Dementia and Other Conditions That Effect Capacities of Adults
Instructors—Patricia A. McArdle, LMSW, ASW-G, National and Texas Certified Guardian and Elizabeth Hart, LMSW, National and Texas Certified Guardian 

Once considered a rare disorder, Alzheimer’s disease is now seen as a major public health problem that is affecting millions of older Americans and their families. This workshop will explore the different types of Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, causes, treatment and care options - as well as challenges – that this diagnosis brings to those living with the disease, their families and professionals.

Date: Friday, June 15                         0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: June 11
Fee: $99                                          Approved for LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for LBSW CEUs but not eligible for certification
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#0920    The Keys to Effective Grant Proposal Development
Instructor—Emily Spence-Almaguer, Ph.D., MSW

This seminar provides an introduction to grant proposal development and emphasizes skills necessary to write federal, municipal and state grants. You will learn key ingredients to increase competitiveness and will begin constructing the basic logic model for a proposal.

Date: Friday, February 10                    0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: February 6
Fee: $99                                          Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#0922    Adult Sex Offenders: Intervention Strategies in REBT
Instructor—Jorge Medina, MSSW, LMSW, ASOTP

This seminar is designed to help therapists working with sex offenders or other resistant client groups gain knowledge of Albert Ellis’ Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. REBT is a clear-cut theory of personality disturbance or human “demandingness” which hypothesizes that various people so not get upset so much by external forces, rather, they largely upset themselves by insisting that they should be unconditionally loved; that other people should be incredibly fair to them; and that the world should be exceptionally easy and overgenerous toward them. This seminar will help clinicians identify clients’ schemas or demands which are the main cause of clients’ emotional disturbances. By learning and employing strategies in REBT, clinicians will be in a better position to help clients develop insights into the nature of their own thinking and feelings, thereby promoting emotional and behavioral change.

Date: Friday, March 23                       0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: March 19
Fee: $99                                          Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#0923    No More Drama! Intervention for the 21st Century Bully!    CANCELLED
Instructor—Louis d. Laster, Ph.D., LMSW

This seminar addresses the current dilemma of female bullying both physical, and in relation to cyber-bullying. Learn the issues and problems at the state, federal, and international levels. Emphasis is on describing the inherent differences between male and female bullying from a research and practice perspective. Implications for policy and direct practice are explored. Interactive group exercises will prepare social workers, law enforcement, teachers, and others to address the special needs of female delinquents.

Date: Friday, April 6                           0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: April 2
Fee: $99                                          Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#0925    The Domestic Violence Perpetrator: Understanding the Dynamics of Violence and Control in Intimate Relationships
Instructor—Thomas J. Tiefenwerth, Ph.D., MPS, MA, MPA, LPC-S, LSOTP-S, AAC,
ADC-III, CCHP             

This didactic and experiential presentation is designed to acquaint medical and mental health professionals, along with law enforcement and criminal justice professionals, with the domestic violence perpetrator and the cycle of violence. The physical, emotional-psychological, and sexual abuse behaviors, as well as the socio-demographic characteristics of these perpetrators will be examined. It will offer a brief overview of the issues and terms associated with the domestic violence perpetrator. The salient, behavioral, characterological, personality, and temperamental dysfunctions will be examined through a relevant case study of domestic violence. Topics to be discussed, and illustrated, will include: the roles of various types of abuse/violence in childhood and adolescence, the role of substance abuse/addiction, varying degrees of psychopathy, maladaptive lifestyle patterns of disregard and violation of the boundaries/rights of others, intimate partner abuse, battered woman syndrome, and GLBT domestic violence.

Date: Friday, April 27                          0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: April 23
Fee: $99                                          Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#0926    Trauma Grief and Chronic Sorrow: An Emerging Connection
Instructors—Janica Harris Lord, MSSW, LCSW-ACSW, LPC and Susan Roos, Ph.D., LCSW, BCD

Trauma grief, often perceived as re-enacted terror and helplessness following a sudden, often violent death differs from chronic sorrow, which usually begins with a traumatic event, but the person does not die, living on in a diminished state. This seminar explores each construct and proposes strategies to enhance treatment effectiveness when both are involved.

Date: Friday, May 18                          0.3 CEU/3 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – Noon                           Registration deadline: May 14
Fee: $59                                          Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#0927    What's Your Story? An Introduction to Narrative Therapy
Instructor—Robin Dickey, MA, LPCi                         

This interactive seminar provides an introduction and overview of Narrative Therapy as it is practiced and applicable in counseling sessions today.  You will leave with an understanding of Narrative Therapy, the techniques utilized in the therapy sessions, as well as the tools available for visual interaction with clients.  You will be given the opportunity to participate in mock-therapy sessions to see how this therapeutic process works and how the tools allow clients to visualize the effects of the identified problem on their lives in an extrinsic manner.  This seminar outlines how a therapist collaborates with their clients to identify strengths, values, and beliefs as opposing forces against the problem, and the unwanted effects of that problem. You will be able to better understand the post-constructivist viewpoint of Narrative Therapy, which assumes the client is not the problem, the problem is the problem.     

Date: Friday, June 1                           0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: May 28
Fee: $99                                          Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

An Introduction to Solution-Focused Victim Assistance
Instructors—Emily Spence-Almaguer, Ph.D., MSW; Alicia Barker, LMSW and Jessica Hooks

SOLUTION-FOCUSED VICTIM ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST PROGRAM

This two-day training provides an introduction to a solution-focused model of victim assistance. This model combines the philosophy and key skills associated with solution-focused brief therapy with the structure of case management/victim assistance (i.e., service planning, referrals-linkages, advocacy, and crisis intervention).  Presentation format includes didactic presentation, small group discussions, dialogue and case reviews.

#SFVA #7000 - DAY 1   RESCHEDULED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 30
Date: Friday, February 17                    0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: February 13
Fee: $105                                        Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#SFVA #7001 - DAY 2    RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY, MARCH 31
Date: Friday, February 24                    0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: February 20
Fee: $105                                        Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#SFVA 7002   Solution-Focused Approaches to Advocacy and Self-Care in Victim Assistance
Instructors—Derrelynn Perryman, MSSW, LCSW and Mona Abdullah, NM, HICAP Counselor, MEPAP 1           

SOLUTION-FOCUSED VICTIM ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST PROGRAM

This seminar covers two primary topics. The morning component addresses the use of advocacy in an interdisciplinary context. Lean solution-focused and strengths based strategies to advocate for client’s well-being and promote productive collaboration. The afternoon addresses self-care and provides solution-focused group activities to support the resiliency and career longevity of victim assistance providers.  

Date: Friday, April 13                          0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: April 9
Fee: $105                                        Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#SFVA 7003   Solution-Focused Approaches to Safety Planning
Instructor—Emily Spence-Almaguer, Ph.D., MSW and Derrelynn Perryman, MSSW, LCSW        

SOLUTION-FOCUSED VICTIM ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST PROGRAM                     

This seminar utilizes a solution-focused perspective on safety planning. Safety plans are developed around the expert knowledge and abilities of clients. You will learn questions that aid in identifying client’s safety resources and skills. Presentation format includes discussions, video, role playing, and dialogue.

Date: Friday, May 4                            0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: April 30
Fee: $105                                        Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)  

#SFVA 7004   A Solution-Focused Approach to Work With Survivors of Trauma and Those Self-Medicating With Substances
Instructors—Richard Godoy, MSSW, LCSW and Peter Lehmann, PhD., LCSW

SOLUTION-FOCUSED VICTIM ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST PROGRAM

Experiencing trauma is an essential part of being human. People who have experienced a trauma, or who witness trauma, may experience symptoms of traumatic stress and utilize a variety of ways to cope: some helpful and some not so helpful. A solution-focused approach provides a strengths-based perspective to help clients recover and promote their resiliency. Learn the characteristics of substance use and self-medication, how to assess and intervene with traumatized clients using a solution-focused approach, identify and articulate the relationship between trauma and substance use and much more.  Presentation format includes group discussion, didactic presentation, and role playing.

Date: Friday, June 1                           0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: May 28
Fee: $105                                        Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
Approved for Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)      

#MIL 5008   Neuroscience Underpinnings of the Impact of Trauma on Military Populations
Instructor—Alexa Smith-Osborne, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW, ACSW

This seminar will review the latest neuroscience research literature and the impact of trauma on individuals and families in military populations.  Neurological underpinnings related to lifespan development issues will be reviewed and discussed.  A special emphasis will be placed on later adulthood reviewing the brain and behavioral distinctions between depression, delirium, and dementia.  Assigned readings, case presentations, and group discussions will be used to demonstrate application of the complicated neurological information.       

Date: Saturday, February 25                0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: February 20
Fee: $105                                        Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT

If you are part of the Military/Veteran Certificate Program, only the following are approved: LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#MIL 5016   Assessment and Diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in combat Veterans, Part I
Instructor—Charles T  Overstreet, Ph.D., MS, LCSW, LMFT

This seminar focuses on the assessment for and diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptomology specific to combat veterans returning from operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.  There is a critical need for mental health professionals to assess and treat veterans and their families who are suffering from the stresses and psychological injuries common in combat operations.  Assessment instruments for relevant DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria will be described and discussed.

Date: 2012 TBA                                 0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: 2012 TBA
Fee: $105                                        Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT

If you are part of the Military/Veteran Certificate Program, only the following are approved: LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#MIL 5005   Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Restructuring Therapy Skills Practicum I
Instructor—Jose Carbajal, MSW/MTS, LCSW

This seminar is designed for social workers at all levels of experience and across practice levels and settings.  The focus is on demonstration and skills rehearsal of specific cognitive-behavioral intervention techniques to treat people with PTSD.  The evidence suggests that the active element of these techniques is in vivo or imaginal prolonged exposure, with efficacy found for a number of methodologies in which the exposure may be embedded and the following habituation sessions for each traumatic event may be conducted.  Therefore, this seminar will be interactive to ensure the core techniques, as well as variant methodologies in which they are embedded, are correctly applied.  The seminar will be conducted as an introductory skills lab in the application of these interventions.

Date: Friday, January 13                     0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: January 9
Fee: $105                                        Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT

If you are part of the Military/Veteran Certificate Program, only the following are approved: LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#MIL 5006   Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Restructuring Therapy Skills Practicum II
Instructor—Alexa Smith-Osborne, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW, ACSW

This seminar is designed for social workers at all levels of experience and across practice levels and settings.  This is the second skills practicum in the military certificate program, building on the skills foundation provided in MIL 5005 Practicum I, and must be taken and passed in order to receive the certificate of completion. The focus is on advanced application of evidence-based prolonged exposure with cognitive restructuring and processing intervention techniques (aka trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy [CBT]) to treat people with PTSD. Therefore, this seminar will be interactive to ensure the techniques are correctly applied. Participants are required to bring (or submit online) videotape(s) of a prolonged exposure therapy session (s) they have conducted with a live or simulated client with all identifying information redacted. This seminar will be devoted to coaching in refining the prolonged exposure and associated CBT intervention techniques, with particular attention to the application of cognitive restricting and processing techniques which are used in sessions following completed prolonged exposure treatment of a single trauma episode. Time permitting, topics of atypical case presentations and working with specific issues such as dissociation will also be addressed.

Date: 2012 TBA                                 0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: 2012 TBA
Fee: $105                                        Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT

If you are part of the Military/Veteran Certificate Program, only the following are approved: LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#MIL 5007   Overview of Primary and Adjunct PTSD Treatments for Military and Their Families, Part II
Instructor—Charles T  Overstreet, Ph.D., MS, LCSW, LMFT

This seminar focuses on the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in combat veterans returning from operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.  There is a critical need for mental health professionals to assess and treat veterans and their families who are suffering from the stresses and psychological injuries common in combat operations.  Biological, Cognitive and Behavioral theories of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries and related Cognitive-Behavioral treatment strategies will be discussed.

Date: Friday, February 10                    0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                        Registration deadline: February 6
Fee: $105                                        Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT

If you are part of the Military/Veteran Certificate Program, only the following are approved: LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#MIL 5009   Art Therapy for Survivors of Trauma and Disaster
Instructor—Linda L. McCarley, MSSW, LCSW, ATR-BC, RPT-S

This experiential and didactic seminar provides art therapy training to mental health professionals who work with survivors of trauma and disasters. Participants will learn how art therapy techniques can be utilized for effectively treating those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, dissociation, nightmares or an overwhelming sense of grief and loss. For children, art making is the most natural way to communicate overwhelming experiences, and for people it can be a way to express that which cannot be adequately conveyed with words. Art expression is a universal language and has the ability to cross the barriers of all languages and cultures to communicate painful and traumatic experiences to others. Participants will also learn how to use art making to protect themselves from secondary trauma and burnout. Presentation format includes lecture, case presentation, discussion, experiential art making, and group processes.

Date: Saturday, March 3                  0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                      Registration deadline: February 27
Fee: $105                                      Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT

If you are part of the Military/Veteran Certificate Program, only the following are approved: LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#MIL 5010   Advanced Applications in Evidence-Informed Practice for Substance Use Disorders in Military Populations
Instructor—Alexa Smith-Osborne, Ph.D., MSSW, LCSW, ACSW

This seminar is designed for social workers at advanced levels of experience and across practice settings.  The focus is on critical examination and analysis of specific cases with substance use disorders, substance misuse, and dual diagnoses, application of the newer practice theories/models, and the evidence for best practices in military social work, including active duty, military family, and veteran client systems they are serving in today’s social environment. The practice theories/models to be applied are the transtheoretical model, motivational interviewing, harm reduction, and psychosocial rehabilitation. It is recommended that, before taking this advanced seminar, military certificate participants take the elective on Ethical Issues in Evidence-Informed Practice for Substance Use Disorders and Common Comorbid Conditions: A Review of Contemporary Theoretical Models.

Date: Saturday, March 31                   0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: March 26
Fee: $105                                        Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT

If you are part of the Military/Veteran Certificate Program, only the following are approved: LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#MIL 5011   EMDR and Frazer's Dissociative Table: An Advanced Trauma Reprocessing Technique
Instructors—Jose Carbajal, MSW/MTS, LCSW

This seminar is designed for experienced clinicians who are familiar with or trained in EMDR. The theory on dissociation will be reviewed. Frazer’s Dissociative Table will be presented and demonstrated. You will receive the protocol to implement Frazer’s Dissociative Table.

Date: Saturday, April 7                       0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: April 2
Fee: $105                                        Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT

If you are part of the Military/Veteran Certificate Program, only the following are approved: LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#MIL 5012   Sexual Assault: The "Silent Crime"
Instructors—Ellen J. Elliston, Ph.D., LCSW, CDVC

The U.S. has the highest reported sexual assault rate of any country that reports such information and these numbers only represent a small portion of the sexual assaults that occur. In the U.S., sexual assault has been called “the silent crime” because a large majority of the sexual assaults go unreported.  Why does this happen? Why are victims so hesitant to speak out? What can be done to help these silent victims? In this seminar you will examine the ethical issues inherent in interventions with sexual assault victims, and the myths and realities of sexual assault that affect cultural attitude. Information based on research and clinical practice will be presented to help understand why victims choose not to tell about their victimization.  You will examine the many emotional responses of victims including humiliation, self-doubt, shame and self-blame and learn methods of effective and ethical intervention. The differences in victimization in the military versus civilian life will be discussed including the unique work environment created by military service and how rank and power plays a part in the occurrence and response to assault.

Date: Friday, May 11                          0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: May 7
Fee: $105                                         Approved for 3 hours (0.3 CEU) of ethics. 

Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
If you are part of the Military/Veteran Certificate Program, only the following are approved: LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#MIL 5013   Differential Use and Ethical Implications of Complimentary and Adjunct Therapies in Working with Military and Military Families
Instructor—Alexa Smith-Osborne, Ph.D., MSSW, LCSW, ACSW

This seminar is designed for social workers at advanced levels of experience and across practice settings. The focus is on critical examination and analysis of complimentary and adjunct therapies (CAMS) and the evidence for best practices in military social work, including active duty, military family, and veteran client systems they are serving in today’s social environment. The CAMS to be examined include equine-assisted activities, affect regulation strategies, and psychosocial rehabilitation. Underlying theories and practice models will be examined.

Date: Saturday, May 19                      0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: May 14
Fee: $105                                         Approved for 3 hours (0.3 CEU) of ethics. 

Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
If you are part of the Military/Veteran Certificate Program, only the following are approved: LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#MIL 5014   Ethical Issues in Evidence-Informed Practice for Substance Use Disorders and Common Comorbid Conditions
Instructor—Alexa Smith-Osborne, Ph.D., MSSW, LCSW, ACSW

This seminar is designed for social workers at advanced levels of experience and across practice settings. The focus is on updating your knowledge and synthesis of the emerging theoretical models and empirical evidence supporting them, and performing critical examination and analysis of ethical issues confronting social workers in clinical and administrative practice with client systems with substance use disorders/comorbid conditions they are serving in today’s social environment. The theoretical models to be examined are stages of change (aka the transtheoretical mode), motivational interviewing and the harm reduction perspective.

Date: Saturday, June 16                     0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                                 Registration deadline: June 11
Fee: $105                                        Approved for 3 hours (0.3 CEU) of ethics. 

Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
If you are part of the Military/Veteran Certificate Program, only the following are approved: LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)

#MIL 5015   Military Culture and Ethical Issues for Practice with Military and Veteran Populations
Instructors—Kristen E. Conner, CI, LCSW, ACSW, and Jim Steelman, LPC

This seminar will provide the participant information about military culture in relation to the specific branches of the military, including the National Guard and veterans.  It will also provide insight into informal cultural issues which may impact the counseling process.  Ethical concerns which are specific to work with the military and exploration of military protocol will also be introduced.  The participants will be actively involved in discussion, review of audio-visual materials and role play in order to assist with implementation of information provided during the seminar.       

Date: Friday, June 22                         0.6 CEU/6 contact hours
Time: 9 A.M. – 4 P.M.                         Registration deadline: June 18
Fee: $105                                         Approved for 3 hours (0.3 CEU) of ethics. 

Approved for LBSW, LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT
If you are part of the Military/Veteran Certificate Program, only the following are approved: LMSW, AP, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (#20120138)