Continuing Education
New England Psychologist lists as many continuing education conferences as space allows. Listings with incomplete information will not be printed. CE credits listed are for psychologists. Deadline to submit information is the 1st of the month prior to the month listing appears in. (For example: Jan. 1st deadline for listing in Feb.). Conference information may be submitted by fax: 781-237-1703; snail mail: ATTN: Continuing Education, New England Psychologist, P.O. Box 812068, Wellesley, MA 02482-0013; or by email: ce@nepsy.com.
May
May 4: The Transformative Power of Hope. Billerica, MA, 8:30am-4pm, $129, 6 CE Credits. Workshop will discuss a creative repertoire of strategies to enhance communication with our clients. Sponsored by Center for Professional Innovation. Contact 339-883-2118.
May 10: Better Sleep – Better Memory. Sturbridge, MA, 7:45am-3:30pm, $81, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: biorhythms; dreaming and memory; sleep deprivation, insomnia and the heart; and stress and memory. Sponsored by Institute for Natural Resources. Contact 877-246-6336.
May 10: Dangerous Sex Offenders: Strategies for Mental Health Professionals. Foxborough, MA, 8:30am-4pm, $129, 6 CE Credits. Workshop will focus on evidence-based treatment of sex offenders and the challenging issues that arise in the ethical treatment of sex offenders. Sponsored by Center for Professional Innovation. Contact 339-883-2118.
May 11: Case Formulation: The Value of Understanding Clients’ Personalities in Depth. Holyoke, MA, 8am-4pm, $160, 6 CE Credits. Workshop will explore case formulation process as it has evolved from both clinical experience and recent research, emphasizing its practical, therapeutic value. Sponsored by Brattleboro Retreat. Contact 802-258-4359.
May 11: What’s New in Healthcare Reform & Electronic Records: Prepare Yourself. Wellesley, MA, 9am-12pm, $100, 3 CE Credits. Workshop will look at the moving target that is called healthcare reform as well as the role of electronic health records in the emerging systems. Sponsored by Massachusetts Psychological Association. Contact 781-263-0080.
May 11: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for the Practicing Clinician. Westborough, MA, 9am-4pm, $119, 6 CE Credits. Discussion Mindfulness-based stress reduction. Sponsored by The Bridge Training Institute. Contact Stephen Murphy, 508-755-0333.
May 11: Better Sleep – Better Memory. Waltham, MA, 7:45am-3:30pm, $81, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: biorhythms; dreaming and memory; sleep deprivation, insomnia and the heart; and stress and memory. Sponsored by Institute for Natural Resources. Contact 877-246-6336.
May 11: Unstuck: Dealing Effectively With Your Most Difficult Clients. Farmington, CT, 9am-4pm, $129, 5.5 CE Credits. Participants will learn how to widen their clinical lens to be with clients’ ambivalences and contradictions that results in the possibility that things could be different by giving therapists five methods to reach those possibilities and learn from clinical failures. Sponsored by the Master Therapists Program. Contact 860-679-3789.
May 11: Creating New, Healthy Links: Breaking the Generational Chain of Addiction. Auburn, ME, 9am-4pm, $130, 5 CE Credits. Discussion of effects of prenatal and early childhood brain development and relationships on the stress response system, risk of substance dependence, addictive behaviors, etc. Sponsored by Maine Association for Infant Mental Health. Contact 207-375-8184.
May 11-12: Meditation and Psychotherapy: Practicing Compassion for Self and Others. Boston, MA, 8am-5:30pm, $275, 14 CE Credits. Objective of course is to explore how principles and practices of meditation, especially acceptance and compassion, can be integrated into patient care and support the therapist’s own wellbeing. Sponsored by The Dept. of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization. Contact 617-503-8445.
May 12: Countertransference and Internal Family Systems: Releasing the Therapist’s Self Energy. Watertown, MA, 9am-4:45pm, $125, 6 CE Credits. Workshop is geared to therapists who have familiarity with IFS. Sponsored by Family Therapy Training Boston. Contact 617-924-9255.
May 17: Practical Tools for Helping Couples Navigate Marital Change. Billerica, MA, 8:30am-4pm, $129, 6 CE Credits. Attendees will learn clinical tools to implement in couples counseling to help couples move through marital struggles. Sponsored by Center for Professional Innovation. Contact 339-883-2118.
May 17-18: Mindful Self-Compassion: Core Skills Training. Brattleboro, VT, 8am-4pm, $280, 12 CE Credits. Workshop presents the theory and core practices of the empirically-supported, 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion training. Sponsored by Brattleboro Retreat. Contact 802-258-4359.
May 18: Beyond “Thank You for Your Service.” Meeting the Needs of Returning Veterans and Their Families. Shrewsbury, MA, 9am-4:30pm, $150, 6 CE Credits. Conference invites mental health professionals to acquire evidence-based skills and knowledge to meet the needs of those who have served our country. Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
May 18: Why We Get Happier as We Age: Positive Emotion and Late-Life Wellbeing. Brookline, MA, 1:30pm-3pm, $18, 1.5 CE Credits. One in a series of Grand Rounds lectures. Sponsored by Boston Institute for Psychotherapy. Contact 617-566-2200.
May 18: Expanding Trauma Interventions: Family, Culture, and Community. Natick, MA, 8:30am-4pm, $125, 5.25 CE Credits. Topics will include understanding family trauma through assessment of family needs and strengths, and cross-cultural effectiveness in treating trauma within the family. Sponsored by Riverside Trauma Center. Contact Becky Suttle, 781-433-0672, ext 5694.
May 18: Update on Eating Disorders. Providence, RI, 10am-4:30pm, $139, 5.5 CE Credits. Program will bring participants up-to-date with current information on all aspects of eating disorders including diagnosis, psychotherapy treatment options, psychotropic medications and other medical considerations. Sponsored by Rhode Island Psychological Association. Contact 401-736-2900.
May 18: We Are The Tools of Our Trade: How The Therapist’s Own Attachment Patterns Shape Therapy. Somerville, MA, 8:30am-4:30pm, $149, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: what attachment research teaches us about therapy; and identifying the therapist’s attachment patterns. Sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars. Contact 888-992-9199.
May 18: Grief & Mindfulness: Evidence-Based Tools for Typical & Complicated Grief. Dedham, MA, 8am-4pm, $79.99, 6 CE Credits. Objectives include: describe characteristics of prolonged grief and proposed new DSM-5 guidelines; and identity risks and tools to address caregiver fatigue. Sponsored by CMI Education Institute, Inc. Contact 800-844-8260.
May 18: Life After Anxiety Disorders: From Surviving to Thriving. Springfield, MA, 8:30am-4pm, $129, 6 CE Credits. Discussion of treatment interventions that will draw from various approaches including solution focused, psychodynamic, mindfulness, mind-body, spiritual and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Sponsored by Center for Professional Innovation. Contact 339-883-2118.
May 18-19: Addictions in 2012. Boston, MA, 7am-5pm, $450, 14.5 CE Credits. Objectives include: use of medications in treating alcohol and opioid dependence; customize treatments for women and pregnant women; diagnose and treat Internet and gambling addictions. Sponsored by McLean Hospital Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Contact 617-384-8600.
May 19: Bringing Courageous Love to Intimate Relationships Using the Internal Family Systems Model. Boston, MA, 9am-4:30pm, $155, 6 CE Credits. Workshop will be very practical so that participants will walk away with new perspectives and methods for even their most difficult clients. Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
May 24: Love, Lust and Limerence: Helping Clients Learn to Love and to be Loved. Holyoke, MA, 8am-4pm, $160, 6 CE Credits. Participants will learn effective techniques for engaging clients in the emotional management of learning to love and receive love. Sponsored by Brattleboro Retreat. Contact 802-258-4359. http://www.regonline.com/lovelustandlimerence
May 24: Movie and Dialogue. Watertown, MA 7pm-10pm, $45, 3 CE Credits. Showing and discussion of film, “Babies Bébé(s).” Sponsored by Family Therapy Training Boston and Public Conversations Project. Contact 617-924-9255.
May 24: Better Sleep – Better Memory. Dedham, MA, 7:45am-3:30pm, $81, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: biorhythms; dreaming and memory; sleep deprivation, insomnia and the heart; and stress and memory. Sponsored by Institute for Natural Resources. Contact 877-246-6336.
May 25: Pharmacological Management of Chronic Pain. Montpelier, VT, 9am-4pm, $185, 6 CE Credits. Workshop will look at pharmacological management of chronic pain. Sponsored by Vermont Psychological Association. Contact 802-229-5447.
June
June 1: The Addiction/Trauma Connection: Spirals of Recovery and Healing. Holyoke, MA, 8am-4pm, $160, 6 CE Credits. Training offers a theoretically-based comprehensive treatment model that integrates theories of addiction, psychological development, and trauma. Sponsored by Brattleboro Retreat. Contact 802-258-4359.
June 1: Clinical Practice with Children, Youth and Families in Adoption. Westborough, MA, 9am-4pm, $119, 6 CE Credits. Discussion of clinical practices for families in adoption. Sponsored by The Bridge Training Institute. Contact Stephen Murphy, 508-755-0333.
June 1: Working with Gang-Involved Youth: A Trauma Informed Approach. Billerica, MA, 8:30am-4pm, $129, 6 CE Credits. Will discuss strategies for ddefusing treatment resistance, explore the connection with trauma as a risk factor and consequence of gang life and examine emotional causes driving the behavior. Sponsored by Center for Professional Innovation. Contact 339-883-2118.
June 1-2: The Practice of Psychotherapy: Patients in Context. Boston, MA, 8am-5:30pm, $275, 14 CE Credits. Course is designed to look at how and why societal factors impact patient behaviors and thus help therapists bridge the gap between what they do, how they do it, and what they know. Sponsored by The Dept. of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization. Contact 617-503-8445.
June 2: Summit on Disparities in Mental Health Care: Challenges and Strategies. Boston, MA, 1:30pm-4:30pm, $65, 3 CE Credits. Leaders in this work will review some of the existing efforts to extend culturally-competent mental health care to children and people from minority populations. Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
June 4: Anxiety Disorders in Children & Adolescents. Taunton, MA, 7:30am-4pm, $199.99, 6 CE Credits. Objectives include: recognize and modify the sources of stress in children and adolescents; explain anxiety management skills to use with young clients; and apply self-regulation skills and strategies to children. Sponsored by CMI Education Institute, Inc. Contact 800-844-8260.
June 5: The Art of Dying Well. Dedham, MA, 8am-4pm, $129.99, 6 CE Credits. Objectives include: recognize the role and goals of clinical ethics consultation; apply frameworks for ethical analysis; and recognize skills for assisting patients and families in coping with end-of-life decisions. Sponsored by CMI Education Institute, Inc. Contact 800-844-8260.
June 6: Anxiety Disorders in Children & Adolescents. Worcester, MA, 7:30am-4pm, $199.99, 6 CE Credits. Objectives include: recognize and modify the sources of stress in children and adolescents; explain anxiety management skills to use with young clients; and apply self-regulation skills and strategies to children. Sponsored by CMI Education Institute, Inc. Contact 800-844-8260.
June 8: Modes of Therapeutic Action: Awareness, Acceptance, and Accountability. Boston, MA, 8:45am-4:30pm, $195, 6 CE Credits. Focus of the day will be on the interface between theory and practice. Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
June 8: Motivational Interviewing in a Day. Brattleboro, VT, 8am-4pm, $160, 6 CE Credits. Participants will have opportunity to develop their motivational interviewing skills by participating in interactive exercises. Sponsored by Brattleboro Retreat. Contact 802-258-4359.
June 8: Achieving Clinical Excellence: Three Steps to Superior Performance. Farmington, CT, 9am-4pm, $129, 5.5 CE Credits. Workshop will present evidence-based qualities and practices that make a great therapist. Sponsored by the Master Therapists Program. Contact 860-679-3789.
June 15: Grand Rounds at MSPP: Treating Complex Patients. Boston, MA, 9am-12pm, $65, 3 CE Credits. A Case will be presented and discussed by the treating clinician and by senior colleagues. Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
June 15: Overcoming Overbreathing. Wellesley, MA, 9am-12pm, $100, 3 CE Credits. Workshop will introduce the concept of overbreathing; describe relevant physiology of breathing and overbreathing, as well as physiological and behavioral consequences associated with overbreathing and ways to correct them. Sponsored by Massachusetts Psychological Association. Contact 781-263-0080.
June 15: Addressing the Addicted Adolescent. Watertown, MA, 9am-4:45pm, $125, 6 CE Credits. Workshop is designed to provide those concerned about addicted adolescents with conceptual and practical tools to address the problem creatively and effectively. Sponsored by Family Therapy Training Boston. Contact 617-924-9255.
June 18-22: Zen, Mindfulness, and Therapy – Incorporating Meditation into One’s Practice. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $599, 15 CE Credits. Training will help participants become better clinicians by improving your interactions with patients, as well as offering your patients simple effective skills that will enhance their ability to overcome their suffering. Sponsored by Professional Learning Network, LLC. Contact 888-394-9293.
June 21: Movie and Dialogue. Watertown, MA, 7pm-10pm, $45, 3 CE Credits. Showing of the film “City Island” with discussion to follow. Sponsored by Family Therapy Training Boston. Contact 617-924-9255.
June 22: Ethics Update: What’s Hot and What’s Not. Montpelier, VT, 9am-4pm, $185, 6 CE Credits. Workshop addresses “What’s Hot” in terms of newly evolving issues attracting considerable recent attention; and “What’s Not” in terms of persistent ethical challenges among the mental health professions. Sponsored by Vermont Psychological Association. Contact 802-229-5447.
June 22: Parental Alienation in High Conflict Divorce. Wellesley, MA, 9am-12pm, $100, 3 CE Credits. Participants will gain knowledge of prevailing literature and research concerning parental alienation, understanding of the multiplicity of factors that contribute to alienation, and insight into the treatment of these difficult cases. Sponsored by Massachusetts Psychological Association. Contact 781-263-0080.
June 25-29: Clinical Psychopharmacology: Overview and Recent Advances. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $589, 15 CE Credits. Topics include: introduction to psychopharmacology; mood-stabilizing agents; and first and second generation antidepressants. Sponsored by New England Educational Institute. Contact 413-499-1489 ext. 1.
June 25-29: Working with Men in AEDP. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $599, 15 CE Credits. Topics include: introduction to AEDP; working with avoidant attachment; and emotional intelligence. Sponsored by Professional Learning Network, LLC. Contact 888-394-9293.
June 25-29: Mindfulness: An Educational Retreat. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $589, 15 CE Credits. Topics include: what is mindfulness really; mindfulness and compassion retreat; and beyond symptom management. Sponsored by New England Educational Institute. Contact 413-499-1489 ext. 1.
July
July 2-6: Advanced Collaborative Problem Solving for Kids Facing Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $589, 15 CE Credits. Training will begin with a review of the basic underpinnings of CPS and then move on to advanced training in the specific assessment and treatment components of the model. Sponsored by New England Educational Institute. Contact 413-499-1489 ext. 1.
July 2-6: Integrating Interpersonal Neurobiology into Clinical Care. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $599, 15 CE Credits. Participants will learn how to internalize the core principles of interpersonal neurobiology and how to embody these principles in their clinical practice. Sponsored by Professional Learning Network, LLC. Contact 888-394-9293.
July 6-8: Enhancement of Peak Performance in Sports, the Performing Arts and the Worksite. Martha’s Vineyard, MA, 8:15am-12:30pm except Fri: 4:30-6:30, $495, 10 CE Credits. Objectives include: describe the research on peak performance; perform interventions for relaxation and energizing the body. Sponsored by Dept. of Psychiatry at Massachusetts Mental Health Center and The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Contact 617-754-1265.
July 6-8: Contemporary Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: An Integrative Approach. Martha’s Vineyard, MA, 8:15am-12:30pm except Fri: 4:30-6:30, $495, 10 CE Credits. Objectives include: examine the therapist’s “use of self” to inform both understanding and intervention; and explain the therapeutic use of challenging when possible and supporting when necessary. Sponsored by Dept. of Psychiatry at Massachusetts Mental Health Center and The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Contact 617-754-1265.
July 9-13: Frontiers of Trauma Treatment. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $589, 15 CE Credits. Topics include: trauma and developmental psychopathology; affective neuroscience for thoughtful clinicians; and recognition and treatment of survival action patterns. Sponsored by New England Educational Institute. Contact 413-499-1489 ext. 1.
July 9-13: Spirituality and Care of the Soul in Psychotherapy. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $599, 15 CE Credits. Symposium will offer a way to practice therapy with a rich and positive philosophy of life while including paradoxes and challenges. Sponsored by Professional Learning Network, LLC. Contact 888-394-9293.
July 16-20: Psychological Treatment of Anxiety Disorders. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $589, 15 CE Credits. Throughout symposium there will be emphasis on state-of-the-art innovations in treatment, including exposure-based treatments, ultra-brief treatment protocols and the role of acceptance and emotional tolerance. Sponsored by New England Educational Institute. Contact 413-499-1489 ext. 1.
July 16-20: Internal Family Systems Workshop. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $599, 15 CE Credits. Topics include: introduction to IFS and overview of the process of IFS therapy; ITF applied to couples; and how to work with parts of the therapist that interfere with IFS therapy. Sponsored by Professional Learning Network, LLC. Contact 888-394-9293.
July 30-Aug. 3: Creativity & Madness: Psychological Studies of Art & Artists. Santa Fe, NM, 8:30am-11:45 with optional afternoon workshops, $525, 28 CE Credits. Topics include: arts in the Holocaust; termination issues in psychotherapy; paternity and creativity; and creative nightmares. Sponsored by The American Institute of Medical Education. Contact 800-348-8441.