CIC - PD - Professional Workshops

Professional Development Committee

Professional Workshops

Workshops

Sponsored by MCCD

Introduction to Multiculturalism Training (CPD160) Thursday, January 13 , 2000 at Rio Salado Community College in the 2nd floor conference room, from 1-4 p.m. Please RSVP to Debra Glasper(480)732-7305 or debra.glasper@cgcmail.maricopa.edu

Sponsored by Other Organizations

Treating Difficult Patients: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach March 23-24, 2000 at Phoenix, AZ Attend this workshop and enhance your ability to: Conduct assessment of comorbid disorders. Use a rish and protective factors case conceptualization model Perform the "core tasks" of psychotherapy Treat specific disorders such as PTSD, substance abuse and anger-control problems from a life-span perspective. Implement specific cognative-behavioral interventions. Perform various "memory-based" interventions Address issues of treatment nonadherence Earn 12 CE/CME Credit Hours For complete information visit the IAHB website at http://www.ibh.com
How to Handle People with Tact and Skill March 9, 2000 at Tucson, AZ March 14, 2000 at Phoenix, AZ March 15, 2000 at Mesa, AZ March 16, 2000 at Scottsdale, AZ You'll learn why they act the way they do. Youll find out exactly what to say and do in specific situations. You'll become less of a target for their barbs and antics. You'll see how to bring out the best in even the worst offenders. For complete information visit the website at http://www.careertrack.com
Preventing Violence In Our Schools April 12, 2000 at Phoenix, AZ Objectives: Develop a safe school action plan Detemine appropriate disciplinary action for students Describe student and staff rights regarding student violence Identify the behavioral signs that warn of a student's potential to commit vilence Develop a legally-sound weapons policy that is appropriate for today's changing educational environment To Register call (715) 836-9900
50 Ways to Leave Your Lectern: Active Learning Strategies to Engage First-Year Students April 14, 2000 at Phoenix, AZ Workshop Content If lecturing is "out" what is "in"? How does one move from one "empty vessel" to active learning? How can we truly motivate and engage today's student? Accountability, assessment, learning styles research, new technologies For more information, call: 800-400-7609

Breaking the Patterns of Depression In Individuals and Families April 14-15, 2000 at Phoenix, AZ Attend and enhance your ability to: Idendify the most and lease relevant theoretical models for understanding the disorder of depression. Identify the key patterns that cause and maintain depression. List and describe the role of attributional style patterns as depressive risk factors. Develop specific active intervention strategies for facilitating recovery Design structured homework assignments to facilitate the development of life-enhancing skills to reduce relapses. For complete information visit the IAHB website at http://www.ibh.com
14th National Conference on The Family in Stress and Crisis April 17-20, 2000 at Santa Fe, New Mexico Offers a unique opportunity to participate in an intensive study of the troubled family system from many perspectives, including analysis of disruptive, complusive and addictive behaviors. Individual experiences, couple dynamics and multigenerational patterns will be considered in developing effective and innovative treatment and intervention strategies. For complete information call, 800-544-9562

2nd Annual Conference Anger and Rage May 11-13, 2000 at Washington, D.C. Program Objectives: To identify specific treatment approaches successfully used in the treatment of the many different dimensions of anger and rage. To understand anger across the continuum from childhood, adolescents, and adults with emphasis on the family. Participate in experiential skill building workshops and/or sample a menu of different clinical techniques and styles that are helpful tools for helping clients resolve and/or manage anger. To identify the treatment of anger as a sympton of an underlying psychiatric disorder such as PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, etc. To explore the clinical and parental issues around childhood anger and other difficult behaviors. For complete information call, 800-441-5569 or visit website at http://www.usjtconferences.com