CONTINUING EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES

We hope you find the resources you need here. This list is not intended to be exhaustive. To list other groups or events go to the bottom of this page. Each of the groups listed offer continuing education opportunities throughout the year.

Continuing Education Opportunities

 

JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE
58th Institute for Spirituality and Medicine
May 12-14, 2008. Baltimore, MD
Brochure: http://www.hopkinscme.net/pdfs/80018650.pdf

WESTERN PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE AND CLINIC -
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Search for Treatments in Early Psychoses (STEP): Fifth Biennial Symposium
May 30, 2008. Pittsburgh, PA
Leading experts will focus on recent studies suggesting that early identification
and intervention may favorably influence the short and long term outcome of
psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia.
Phone: 412-802-6917
E-mail: penajordanmi@upmc.edu
Web site: http://www.wpic.pitt.edu/oerp/conferences

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
2008 Update in Psychiatry: Mental Health Issues in Women and Children
May 30 - 31, 2008. Charleston, SC
Topics include depression, bipolar, sleep, Asperger’s, anxiety, genetic testing theories, HIV behavioral risk reduction, addictions. Continuing education for physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other health professionals.
Phone: 843-792-0028
Web site: http://www.musc.edu/psychiatry/update.htm

BEN FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
Summit for Clinical Excellence - Advanced Treatments for Eating Disorders
Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa, in Las Vegas, NV
June 5-8, 2008
Clinical Recipes for Success on issues such as Childhood Obesity, Body Image, Gender Issues, Anorexia, Bulimia, Psychopharmacology, Alternative Therapies, Substance Abuse,
Obesity, Future Trends and more! Presenters include Christopher Fairburn, MD; Kathryn Zerbe, MD; Craig Johnson, PhD; Judith Brisman, PhD; Carolyn Costin, MFT; Anita Johnston, PhD, and many others.
Phone: 800.643.0797
Web site: http://www.bfisummit.com

HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
Self-Harming Behaviors: Prevention and Treatment
June 6 - 7, 2008, in Boston, MA
For mental health and medical practitioners, researchers, educators
Brochure: http://cme.med.harvard.edu/cmeups/pdf/00282440.pdf

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Fourth Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision
June 12-14, 2008, in Amherst, NY
Web site: http://www.socialwork.buffalo.edu/csconference

JEAN BAKER MILLER TRAINING INSTITUTE, WELLESLEY COLLEGE
2008 Summer Advanced Training Institute
Practicing Responsiveness: The Transformative Power of Presence
Thursday, June 19 - Saturday, June 21, 2008. Wellesley, MA
Earn 15 CE credits. Register early or with a friend and save!
At the core of growth-fostering relationships is responsiveness to one another's ideas, feelings and values. Learn how to overcome immobilization and powerlessness and find ways to encourage effective action and emotional authenticity. Presenters include: Judith Jordan, Maureen Walker, Amy Banks, Janet Surrey, and Peggy McIntosh.
Phone: 781-283-3800
For more information, visit: http://www.jbmti..org

TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Posttraumatic Stress in Preschool Children: Assessment and Evidence-Based Treatment
June 27-28, 2008. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Brochure: http://www.cme.tulane.edu/0806ptsd_bro.pdf

AMERICAN MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION
Annual Conference: Embracing Diversity - Relationships Across Cultures and Generations
July 17 - 19, 2008. San Diego, CA
Early bird registration by May 15
Speakers include Jose' Szapocznik, PhD, Lisa Boesky, PhD, and Barry J. Jacobs, PhD
E-mail: lmorano@amhca.org
Web site: http://www.amhca.org

EMDR INSTITUTE, INC.
Offers a two-part basic training at locations throughout the world.
Trainings include didactic and practica for mental health
professionals who are certified or licensed to provide treatment.
E-mail: inst@emdr.com
Web site: http://www.emdr.com

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
Power Abused, Power Healed: The Home Study Course
A home study course offering 4 CE credits. Utilizing the medium of both educational and soul-touching stories, the text for this course explores a variety
of potential abuses of power in therapeutic and healing arts contexts, and in public and private life, as well. With an emphasis on the concept that healing childhood wounds to the root heals the misuse of power on an individual and global scale, the text reveals the roots of the temptation to abuse our authority as professionals, the impact that abuse can have on our clients, and the healing that is possible. Chapters are divided into three sections: the first exposing the initial childhood trauma, the second exploring the consequences and healing of that trauma, and the third, entitled “Here And Now,” which contains questions designed to inspire the reader to search within for the roots of his/her own relationship with power.
Target Audience: Health & Mental Health Professionals
Click here to visit the website.

 

Join 1000’s of behavioral healthcare professionals who have taken the Continued Learning online HIPAA training.
One of our customers states, “With the (April 14) deadline bearing down, the efficiency and speed of accomplishing this training online was more than we could have hoped for."
Organizations please call 1-888-249-1517 for a volume quote or demo.
Individual practitioners can purchase the training at http://www.continuedlearning.com  AND receive CEU credit!
Contact ContinuedLearning at 1-888-249-1517, or email at info@continuedlearning.com.

HIPAA workshops offered through the Clinical Social Work Federation at various locations across the U.S. For complete information and on-line registration, go to www.cswf.org. 

BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
A Challenge for the Pediatrician: The Adolescent Interview
Online CME.  Web Site: http://www.baylorcme.org/adolescent/

EMDR Institute. 
Nationwide Basic Training, Level 1
Web Site: http://www.emdr.com/sched1.htm 
Nationwide Basic Training, Level 2
Web Site: http://www.emdr.com/level2.htm 
E-mail: inst@emdr.com 

DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF DEMENTIA
American Family Physician Monograph. This AFP monograph offers CME to physicians. To learn more about the monograph, go to: http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=24

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE (ASAM)
Buprenorphine, Medical Review Officer and other CME courses
in CA, DC, DE, IL, OR, PR, NY, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI and Toronto.
E-mail:  email@asam.org 
Phone:  (301) 656-3920 Ext. 112
Web Site: http://www.asam.org

AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN Diagnosis and Management of Dementia.  This AFP monograph offers CME to physicians. http://www.athealth.com/ 

DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF DEMENTIA
American Family Physician Monograph. This AFP monograph offers CME to physicians. To learn more about the monograph, go to: http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=24

ATTACHMENT CENTER OF EVERGREEN
AMHCA Critical Incidence
Geriatric Psychiatry
Mt. St. Mary's College
Chicago Center for Family Health

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY OF CUSTODY EVALUATORS (PACE)
HOW TO CONDUCT A CUSTODY EVALUATION, a 2-1/2 day training, guiding the evaluator from the first contacts with attorneys or parents through to a possible courtroom presentation.  17 CEs from PACE at http://www.PaceHomepage.com  Custody evaluation instruments from http://www.VillagePublishingHomepage.com

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TRAUMA AND LOSS IN CHILDREN (TLC)
provides training and certification using Structured Sensory (Trauma-specific) Interventions. Currently, TLC has over 3,000 certified Trauma and Loss School Specialists, Consultants, and Consultant Supervisors practicing nationally. CEU's available. For more information, visit TLC's link at http://tlcinst.org/ad.html or call 877-306-5256, mention "CE CALENDAR" to receive member pricing.

• Association for Death Education and Counseling is a multi-disciplinary professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence n death education, bereavement counseling, and care of the dying.  Visit their website at www.adec.org.  
• American Mental Health Counselors Association works exclusively for the mental health counseling professions. To obtain more information visit their website at www.amhca.org.
• American Psychological Association is the professional organization for Licensed Psychologists. In addition you can find public resource information on their website at www.apa.org.
• Dallas Metro Counseling Association meets the first Tuesday of most months from 6:30-8 p.m. This group is the Dallas local chapter of he Texas Counseling Association- the professional group representing LPC’s and school counselors in Texas. To learn more call 800-580-8144.
• Dallas Psychological Association – more information forthcoming
• Dallas Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology – more information forthcoming
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the professional organization representing Social Workers. To obtain more information call 512-474-1454.
• North Texas EEG Forum meets the third Wednesday of each month rom 7-9:30 p.m. This group is for any clinical professional interested in networking and learning more about EEG. To learn more call 972-434-4048.
• Texas Mental Health Counselors Association is the Texas State division of TCA representing private practice LPC’s. For more information visit their website www.tmhca.org or call 800-580-8144.

 

Free Online Journals

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, at http://jcmc.indiana.edu

Journal of Technology in Counseling, at http://jtc.colstate.edu

The Journal of Virtual Environments, at
http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/index.html

Journal of Online Behavior, at http://www.behavior.net/JOB

Journal of Medical Internet research, at http://www.jmir.org/index.htm
European Journal of Open and Distance Learning, at http://www.eurodl.org