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.
February
Feb. 10: Imago: Strategies for Helping Couples Connect, Heal and Grow. Farmington, CT, 9am-4pm, $129, 5.5 CE Credits. Workshop will present Imago theory and techniques that apply to a range of conflicted couples, with emphasis on the unconscious purpose of clients. Sponsored by the Master Therapists Program. Contact 860-679-3789.
Feb. 10: Violence, Psychiatric Disorders and Substance Abuse in Adolescents and Adults. Westborough, MA, 9am-4pm, $119, 6 CE Credits. Discussion of clinical and ethical challenges. Sponsored by The Bridge Training Institute. Contact Stephen Murphy, 508-755-0333.
Feb. 10: Suffering and Sacrifice in the Therapeutic Encounter. Rockville, MD, 9am Fri.-1pm Sun., $505, approximately 15 CE Credits. Will examine the concepts of suffering and sacrifice in historical, mythological and anthropological forms to seek the psychic significance they possess for the patient and therapist. Sponsored by International Psychotherapy Institute. Contact 301-215-7377.
Feb. 10: The Last Taboo: Exploring Religion and Spirituality in Clinical Work. Billerica, MA, 8:30am-4pm, $119, 6 CE Credits. Workshop will focus primarily on the approaches to taking a religious history, issues of counter transference and case studies. Sponsored by Center for Professional Innovation. Contact 339-883-2118.
Feb. 16: Job Stress and Burnout: Get Out or Go Back In? Springfield, MA, 8:30am-4pm, $119, 6 CE Credits. Learn how to build resiliency and coping skills to have the energy and passion for life inside and outside the workplace. Sponsored by Center for Professional Innovation. Contact 339-883-2118.
Feb. 16: Movie and Dialogue. Watertown, MA 7pm-10pm, $45, 3 CE Credits. Showing and discussion of film, “Where the Wild Things Are.” Sponsored by Family Therapy Training Boston. Contact 617-924-9255.
Feb. 16-19: Creativity & Madness: Psychological Studies of Art & Artists. Santa Fe, NM, 8:30am-12:45pm, and 4-6 Thurs, Fri, Sat, $525, 22 CE Credits. Topics include: personality integration; love, work and dreams in the establishment of integrity. Sponsored by American Institute of Medical Education. Contact 800-348-8441.
Feb. 17: Know and Then Don’t Know: Conversion, Repression and Disassociation in Hysteria. 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.
Feb. 17-19: Metaphors, Meaning, and Mindfulness. Barre, MA, 7:30pm Fri. to 1:30pm Sun., $198, 12 CE Credits. Experiential and language-based approach to learning mindfulness and Buddhist psychology. Sponsored by Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Contact 978-355-2347.
Feb. 18-20: Stens Professional Biofeedback Certificate Program. Anaheim, CA, 9am-6pm, $1295, 48 CE Credits. Course accepted by BCIA for both certification and recertification. Sponsored by Allied Products/Biofeedback Instrument Corp. Contact 212-222-5665.
Feb. 20-24: Resilience across the Lifespan. Marco Island, FL, 9am-12:15pm, $575, 15 CE Credits. Strength-based strategies to nurture balance, self-discipline and hope in ourselves and others. Sponsored by New England Educational Institute. Contact 413-499-1489 ext. 1.
Feb. 20-24: Spirituality and Care of the Soul in Psychotherapy. Marco Island, FL, 9am-12:15pm, $575, 15 CE Credits. A way to practice therapy with a rich and positive philosophy of life while including paradoxes and challenges will be presented. Sponsored by New England Educational Institute. Contact 413-499-1489 ext. 1.
Feb. 20-24: Advances in Psychopharmacology and Instrumental Treatments. Marco Island, FL, 9am-12:15pm, $575, 15 CE Credits. Symposium will provide a state-of-the-art review of the scientific basis for and the practical use of modern psychopharmacological and related therapies. Sponsored by New England Educational Institute. Contact 413-499-1489 ext. 1.
Feb. 23: Explosive Noncompliant Disruptive Aggressive Kids. Dedham, MA, 8am-4pm, $199.99, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: assess the various cognitive skills found lacking in challenging kids, and the three basic mechanisms by which adults handle problems and unmet expectations in kids. Sponsored by PESI. Contact 800-844-8260.
Feb. 24: Eating Disorders: Practical Considerations in the Diagnosis, Assessment and Treatment of Children, Adolescents, Adults and Families. Boston, MA, 9am-4:30pm, $135, 6 CE Credits. Participants will learn how to develop comprehensive treatment plans. Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
Feb. 25: Overcoming the Immunity to Change: Opening a New Pathway to Improvement. Boston, MA, 9am-4:30pm, $135, 6 CE Credits. Participants should come expecting to have a good time while doing some hard and valuable introspective work. Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
March
March 1: Dialogue and Support for Families Facing Domestic Violence. Billerica, MA, 8:30am-4pm, $119, 6 CE Credits. Modes of intervention for children and families will be considered, highlighting the safety risks and challenges of working with domestic violence. Sponsored by Center for Professional Innovation. Contact 339-883-2118.
March 1-4: Professional EEG Neurofeedback Certificate Program. Baltimore, MD, 9am-6pm, $1095, 36 CE Credits. Course accepted by BCIA for certification; day 1 of the course can be attended by itself as an introduction to EEG at cost of $225. Sponsored by Allied Products/Biofeedback Instrument Corp. Contact 212-222-5665.
March 2: Working with Clients in Stepfamily Relationships. Westborough, MA, 9am-4pm, $119, 6 CE Credits. Discussion around untangling the blended family. Sponsored by The Bridge Training Institute. Contact Stephen Murphy, 508-755-0333.
March 5-7: Stens Professional Biofeedback Certificate Program. Baltimore, MD, 9am-6pm, $1295, 48 CE Credits. Course accepted by BCIA for both certification and recertification. Sponsored by Allied Products/Biofeedback Instrument Corp. Contact 212-222-5665.
March 6: Food & Mood. Woburn, MA, 8am-4pm, $79.99, 6 CE Credits. Learn nine steps to calm the anxious mind, improve mood and end cravings. Sponsored by CMI Education Institute. Contact 800-844-8260.
March 8: Self Care for Clinicians: Creative Coping Strategies. Foxborough, MA, 8:30am-4pm, $119, 6 CE Credits. Workshop explores impediments to clinicians developing a healthy self-care lifestyle as well as specific ways to help foster comprehensive and healing self-care initiatives. Sponsored by Center for Professional Innovation. Contact 339-883-2118.
March 9: From Mad to Sad: Assessment and Treatment for Children and Adolescents Suffering from Bipolar Disorder. Farmington, CT, 9am-4pm, $129, 5.5 CE Credits. Participants will learn psychosocial interventions to manage both the internalizing and externalizing symptoms, as well as treatment strategies. Sponsored by the Master Therapists Program. Contact 860-679-3789.
March 9-10: Treating the Addictions. Boston, MA, 8am-5pm, $275, 14 CE Credits. Objective of course is to present the latest clinical, theoretical, and research findings on the addictions. Sponsored by The Dept. of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization. Contact 617-503-8445.
March 12: Mindfulness with Children and Teens in a Health Psychology Setting. Boston, MA, 3pm-5pm, $45, 2 CE Credits. Will examine the research and rationale behind integrating mindfulness practices into health psychology settings. Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
March 15: Movie and Dialogue. Watertown, MA 7pm-10pm, $45, 3 CE Credits. Showing and discussion of film, “The King’s Speech.” Sponsored by Family Therapy Training Boston. Contact 617-924-9255.
March 16: Psychopharmacology for Adults: A Guide for Non-Medical MH Professionals. Billerica, MA, 8:30am-4pm, $119, 6 CE Credits. Workshop will provide a practical overview of the use of commonly prescribed medications. Sponsored by Center for Professional Innovation. Contact 339-883-2118.
March 16-18: New Developments in Psychoanalysis: Theory, Development and Treatment. Salt Lake City, UT, 9am Fri.-1pm Sun., $505, approximately 15 CE Credits. Participants will be led in the study of several aspects of analytic thinking including critique of neo-Bionian and Relational theory, narcissism, suicide and new developments in Transference Focused Psychotherapy. Sponsored by International Psychotherapy Institute. Contact 301-215-7377.
March 17: “You Can Have Your Opinion” The Sandwich Model of Therapeutic Action. Boston, MA, 8:45am-4:30pm, $195, 6 CE Credits. Will describe a model of therapeutic action, the “Sandwich Model,” that represents the use of insights from infant research to complement psychoanalytic theory. Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
March 22: Suicide & Self-Mutilation: Stopping the Pain. Worcester, MA, 8am-4pm, $79.99, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: how intent differentiates self-mutilation from suicide attempts, basic treatment strategies, and role of addictions in this population. Sponsored by CMI Education Institute. Contact 800-726-3888.
March 23: Adventures on the Electronic Frontier: Ethics and Risk Management in the Digital Era. Norwood, MA, 9am-4:30pm, $150-$250, 6 CE Credits. APAIT risk management series sequence IV. Sponsored by Massachusetts Psychological Association. Contact 781-263-0080.
March 23: Suicide & Self-Mutilation: Stopping the Pain. Dedham, MA, 8am-4pm, $79.99, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: how intent differentiates self-mutilation from suicide attempts, basic treatment strategies, and role of addictions in this population. Sponsored by CMI Education Institute. Contact 800-726-3888.
March 23-24: The Therapeutic Action of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Current Concepts of Cure. Boston, MA, 8:30am-5pm, $350, 12 CE Credits. Overriding goal will be to deepen understanding of the curative process, with special attention to the contributions of both patient and therapist in the unfolding of the “cure.” Sponsored by Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Contact 617-244-1682.
March 26: Anxiety: Treatment Techniques that Really Work. Woburn, MA, 8am-4pm, $79.99, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: how to motivate anxious and reluctant clients, implement practical approaches for overcoming social anxiety disorder. Sponsored by CMI Education Institute. Contact 800-844-8260.
March 27: Anxiety: Treatment Techniques that Really Work. Waltham, MA, 8am-4pm, $79.99, 6 CE Credits. Topics include: how to motivate anxious and reluctant clients, implement practical approaches for overcoming social anxiety disorder. Sponsored by CMI Education Institute. Contact 800-844-8260.
March 29-31: Improving Healthcare Leadership, Communication & Outcomes through Writing & Publishing. Boston, MA, 7am-5pm, $995, 16.5 CE Credits. Course provides the tools medical professionals need to publish health-related content beyond the scope of traditional medical journals. Sponsored by Harvard Medical School Dept. of Continuing Education. Contact 617-384-8600.
March 30: Race, Class and Culture in Clinical Work. 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.
April
April 6: Girls in Crisis. Westborough, MA, 9am-4pm, $119, 6 CE Credits. Discussion around nourishing strength to build connection. Sponsored by The Bridge Training Institute. Contact Stephen Murphy, 508-755-0333.
April 12-15: Anxiety and Disorders Association of America Annual Conference. Arlington, VA, 9am-5pm, $685, up to 28 CE Credits. Annual conference with workshops focusing on emerging science connecting the brain and body, and the impact of anxiety and stress on related mental and physical disorders. Sponsored by the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. Contact 240-485-1032.
April 13: The Ten Best Ever Anxiety Management Techniques. Farmington, CT, 9am-4pm, $129, 5.5 CE Credits. Workshop will present neurobiological basis and treatment on anxiety disorders with emphasis on fast and effective methods both for immediate relief and long-term management of anxiety. Sponsored by the Master Therapists Program. Contact 860-679-3789.
April 13-15: Creativity as a Family Affair in Couple and Families. Rockville, MD, 9am Fri.-1pm Sun., $505, approximately 15 CE Credits. Weekend will feature explorations of couple, family and child therapy from many aspects. Sponsored by International Psychotherapy Institute. Contact 301-215-7377.
April 20-23: Professional Neurofeedback Certification Series. Hawthorne, NY, 9am-6pm, $995, 36 CE Credits. 4-day program meets all the didactic hours required by BCIA for neurofeedback certification. Sponsored by Allied Products/Biofeedback Instrument Corp. Contact 212-222-5665.
April 23-26: Freedom & Recovery: Integrated Mental Health and Addiction Treatment for Service Members. San Diego, CA, 8:30am-5pm, except 4/26: 8:30am-12pm, $449, after 3/31: $499, up to 21 CE Credits. Participants will learn evidence-based practices for treating trauma and addiction, methods of integrating families into treatment, suicide prevention strategies and more. Sponsored by Foundations Recovery Network. Contact 877-345-3360.
April 27: Longing to Belong: Attachment in Group Therapy. 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
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: 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 5 methods to reach those possibilities and learn from clinical failures. Sponsored by the Master Therapists Program. Contact 860-679-3789.
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.