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 via snail mail: ATTN: Continuing Education, New England Psychologist, P.O. Box 1202, West Chatham, MA 02669; or by email: ce@nepsy.com.
June
June 3: Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Hyannis, MA, 7:30am-4pm, $199.99, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: processing problems, communication and interaction strategies, and how to apply strategies. Sponsored by PESI, CMI Education Institute. Contact 800-844-8260.
June 4: Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Taunton, MA, 7:30am-4pm, $199.99, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: processing problems, communication and interaction strategies, and how to apply strategies. Sponsored by PESI, CMI Education Institute. Contact 800-844-8260.
June 7: Therapeutic Agents of Change: Dissonance, Disillusionment and Detoxification. Newton, MA, 8:45am-4:30pm, $225, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: use of dissonance, disillusionment, and detoxification to promote change, and examination of the therapist’s “use of self” to process and integrate unmastered psychic content. Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
June 8: Child’s Mind: Integrating Mindfulness into Clinical Work with Children and Teens. Newton, MA, 9am-4:30pm, $135, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: scientific research and rationale behind mindfulness practices in a clinical setting; specific mindfulness practices that can be taught to young people; and specific practices to help with stress and burnout as a professional. Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
June 11: Personality Disorders in Social Work & Health Care. Portland, ME, 8am-3:30pm, $189, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: general characteristics of personality disorders; diagnostic approaches; interventions, treatment and management; and expectations and outcomes. Sponsored by Cross Country Education. Contact 800-397-0180.
June 12: Personality Disorders in Social Work & Health Care. Manchester, NH, 8am-3:30pm, $189, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: general characteristics of personality disorders; diagnostic approaches; interventions, treatment and management; and expectations and outcomes. Sponsored by Cross Country Education. Contact 800-397-0180.
June 12: Using the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI). Norwalk, CT, 8:30am-4:30pm, $189, 7 CE Credits. Workshop is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the use of this instrument as well as provide participants a working ability to utilize it in their practice. Sponsored by Specialized Training Services. Contact 800-848-1226.
June 13: Testifying in Court: Survival Skills for Professionals. Norwalk, CT, 8:30am-4:30pm, $189, 7 CE Credits. Topics include: understand the legal context in which testimony is seated; anticipate typical patterns of cross-examination; and comfortably manage attorney efforts at intimidation and bullying. Sponsored by Specialized Training Services. Contact 800-848-1226.
June 13-15: Psychiatry in 2013. Boston, MA, 8am-5pm, $795, 20 CE Credits. Conference is designed to update clinicians on revolutionary advances in the knowledge base of psychiatry. Sponsored by McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Depts. of Continuing Education. Contact 617-855-3152.
June 14-15: Assessing Psychopathy with the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R). Norwalk, CT, 8:30am-4:30pm, $399, 14 CE Credits. Topics include: history and development of the PCL-R, the PCL:SV, and the PCL:YV; conducting a PCL-R interview and review records; and scoring and interpreting. Sponsored by Specialized Training Services. Contact 800-848-1226.
June 17-21: Anxiety across the Lifespan. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $599, 15 CE Credits. Topics include: neurobiology of anxiety; treating children; panic and calming the high physical arousal of anxiety; and case studies and additional techniques. Sponsored by Professional Learning Network, LLC. Contact 888-394-9293.
June 20: Movie and Dialogue. Watertown, MA, 7pm-10pm, no charge, no CE Credits. Viewing of the film “The Master” followed by discussion. Sponsored by Therapy Training Boston and the Public Conversations Project. Contact 617-924-9255.
June 21: Focusing and Mindfulness: Awareness Practices for Psychotherapy. Newton, MA, 9am-1pm, $85, 4 CE Credits. Workshop presents the theories and practices and demonstrates the application of these complementary methods in psychotherapy and in the self-care of therapists. Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
June 21: Your Clinical Practice: The New DSM-5 and ICD. Warwick, RI, 8:30am-4pm, $169, 6 CE Credits. Overview of the newly published DSM-5 and an introduction to the ICD for day to day clinical practice. Sponsored by the Rhode Island Psychological Association. Contact 401-736-2900.
June 21: 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, ext 10.
June 24-28: Clinical Psychopharmacology: Overview and Recent Advances. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $589, 15 CE Credits. Symposium will review the current status of psychotropic drug treatment of major mental illnesses with emphasis on research base on which sound clinical practice should rest. Sponsored by New England Educational Institute. Contact 413-499-1489, ext. 1.
June 24-28: Intentional Use of Self: Strategies and Skills for Consulting, Coaching and Change. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $599, 15 CE Credits. Workshop uses conceptual input, self-reflection and highly interactive exercise to learn about key concepts such as reframing, feedback, support, agency and self-efficacy within a systems context. Sponsored by Professional Learning Network, LLC. Contact 888-394-9293.
June 24-28: Mindfulness: An Educational Retreat. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $589, 15 CE Credits. Symposium will examine how mindfulness practice can enhance therapeutic presence and transform our understanding of the causes of psychological suffering across the diagnostic spectrum. Sponsored by New England Educational Institute. Contact 413-499-1489, ext. 1.
June 25: Personality Disorders in Social Work & Health Care. Warwick, RI, 8am-3:30pm, $189, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: general characteristics of personality disorders; diagnostic approaches; interventions, treatment and management; and expectations and outcomes. Sponsored by Cross Country Education. Contact 800-397-0180.
June 26: Personality Disorders in Social Work & Health Care. Leominster, MA, 8am-3:30pm, $189, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: general characteristics of personality disorders; diagnostic approaches; interventions, treatment and management; and expectations and outcomes. Sponsored by Cross Country Education. Contact 800-397-0180.
June 27: Personality Disorders in Social Work & Health Care. Windsor Locks, CT, 8am-3:30pm, $189, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: general characteristics of personality disorders; diagnostic approaches; interventions, treatment and management; and expectations and outcomes. Sponsored by Cross Country Education. Contact 800-397-0180.
June 28: The Collaborative Problem-Solving Approach: Understanding and Helping Kids with Social, Emotional and Behavioral Challenges. Newton, MA, 8:45am-4:30pm, $225, 6 CE Credits. Participants will gain an understanding of the underpinnings of the CPS model, along with practical assessment and intervention tools that can be used in these diverse settings. Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
July
July 1-5: Psychological Treatment of Anxiety Disorders. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $589, 15 CE Credits. Throughout symposium there will be emphasis on the state-of-the-art innovations in treatment and role of acceptance and emotional tolerance. Sponsored by New England Educational Institute. Contact 413-499-1489, ext. 1.
July 1-5: Embedded Relational Mindfulness: The Dyadic Repair of Attachment Failures and Unresolved Trauma. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $599, 15 CE Credits. Topics include: introduction to embedded relational mindfulness; attachment-related developmental movements; and sensorimotor sequencing interventions. Sponsored by Professional Learning Network, LLC. Contact 888-394-9293.
July 8-12: Resilience Across the Lifespan: Strength-Based Strategies to Nurture Balance, Self-Discipline, and Hope in Ourselves and Others. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $589, 15 CE Credits. Topics include: concept of resilience; importance of empathy; understanding and managing obstacles to empathy; and the features of a resilient mindset. Sponsored by New England Educational Institute. Contact 413-499-1489, ext. 1.
July 8-12: Frontiers of Trauma Treatment. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $599, 15 CE Credits. Topics include: trauma and developmental psychopathology; affective neuroscience for thoughtful clinicians; and specific stabilization and trauma processing techniques. Sponsored by Professional Learning Network, LLC. Contact 888-394-9293.
July 15-19: DSM-5: Challenges, Controversy, and Enhanced Ways of Describing Human Behaviors. Eastham, MA, 9am-12:15pm, $589, 15 CE Credits. Participants will gain understanding of concepts that motivated the changes in the DSM-5 and seminar will address the impact these changes will have on service delivery systems. Sponsored by New England Educational Institute. Contact 413-499-1489, ext. 1.
July 15-19: 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; IFS 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.
August
Aug. 9-13: EEG Neurofeedback Certification Series. Hawthorne, NY, 9am-6pm, $995, 36 CE Credits. A 4-day program meets all 36 didactic hours required by BCIA for neurofeedback certification. Sponsored by Allied Products/Biofeedback Instrument Corp. Contact 212-222-5665.
Aug. 18-22: BCIA Biofeedback Certification Courses. Hawthorne, NY, 9am-6pm, $1195, 48 CE Credits. A 5-day program meets all 48 didactic hours required by BCIA for biofeedback certification, including 24 hours of training and supervised evening sessions. Sponsored by Allied Products/Biofeedback Instrument Corp. Contact 212-222-5665.
September
Sept. 5-7: Sports Psychology Training for Practitioners. Boston, MA, 9am-4pm, except Sat. 9am-12pm, $800, 15 CE Credits. Expand your practice to join the emerging field of sports and performance psychology. Sponsored by Professional Sports Psychology Group. Contact 401-368-8921. www.ProFormance-inc.com
Sept. 13-15: Treating Mindfulness to Young People: Learning and Sharing. Barre, MA, 4pm-6pm check-in Fri. – 12pm Sun., $198, 12 CE Credits. Experiential and active weekend workshop which will teach proven practices including awareness, movement, games and expressive activities that can be used by anyone who wants to teach mindfulness to young people in range of settings. Sponsored by Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Contac 978-355-2347, ext. 10.