Latino Community Services, Inc
Presents Continuing Education Credit Series
ZOOM Trainings
with Mary-K O’Sullivan, LMFT, LADC, LPC
Each Half Day Training has been approved for
3 culturally competent CECs by NASW/CT
and will be offered at a cost of $45. The cost for 2 trainings is $85—they do not need to be on the same day. Upon registration, an email invitation will be sent to the email address provided with instructions on how to join the training.
7/15/20 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. The Psychology of Suicide and Self-harmful Behavior
This training will review the etiology and symptoms of self-harmful and suicidal impulses and their impact upon the client’s thinking, emotions, and behaviors. Issues such as societal pressures, clinical prevalence of depressive disorders and substance use, and lack of equal access to resources will be reviewed. Gender specific issues such as prevalence rates, method, and intervention strategies will also be discussed.
7/15/20 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. DSM-5 Comprehensive:
Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders
This session of the DSM-5 Comprehensive will cover, in-depth, the Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders chapter from the DSM-5. The review will cover diagnostic criteria, complications and challenges within the diagnostic category, current treatments to include current medications, and issues related to gender, culture, etc. as they relate to the diagnosis and treatment of the disorders in this chapter.
8/19/20 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Cluster B Personality Disorders
This course will review the etiology and symptoms of the Cluster B Personality Disorders and their impact upon the client’s thinking, emotions, and behaviors. Effective strategies to maximize successful interactions with clients with these disorders will be discussed. Basic techniques of Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) will be overviewed to assist in an understanding of the client’s perceptions and reactions and ways to help them manage them.
8/19/20 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. DSM-5 Comprehensive:
Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
This session of the DSM-5 Comprehensive will cover, in-depth, the Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders chapter from the DSM-5. The review will cover diagnostic criteria, complications and challenges within the diagnostic category, current treatments to include current medications, and issues related to gender, culture, etc. as they relate to the diagnosis and treatment of the disorders in this chapter.
9/16/20 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Hidden Disabilities
This course will review the dynamics that exist when service providers encounter individuals with various hidden mental health issues ranging from trauma-inducing environmental challenges to sub-clinical mental health disorders and substance use disorders. Identifying strategies to de-escalate situations as well as deal with counter-transference will also be discussed.
9/16/20 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. DSM-5 Comprehensive:
Bipolar and Related Disorders
This session of the DSM-5 Comprehensive will cover, in-depth, the Bipolar and Related Disorders chapter from the DSM-5. The review will cover diagnostic criteria, complications and challenges within the diagnostic category, current treatments to include current medications, and issues related to gender, culture, etc. as they relate to the diagnosis and treatment of the disorders in this chapter.
To register, call 860-296-6400, ext. 238
