Post-graduate programs
JSSA offers two post-graduate courses annually.
These courses emphasize the biopsychosocial approach and are taught by an interdisciplinary faculty of psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers from area research, academic and care institutions. The curriculum of the child and adolescent course addresses normal child development, psychopathology, principles of assessment, techniques of psychotherapy, psychopharmacology and case presentations. The adult course covers biological research and etiologies of a range of mental disorders, assessment approaches, psychopathology, psychopharmacology, psychotherapy techniques and case presentations.
Register Now for the January-June 2009 Session! Child and Adolescent Assessment and Treatment: A Biopsychosocial Approach. This program is eligible for 60 CEUs. The fee is $1,050 for the 6 month program.
Save the Date for the 2009 Fall Session! September-December*: Adult Assessment and Treatment: A Biopsychocial Approach. This program is eligible for 40 CEUs. The fee is $900 for the 4 month program. (*Check back in the summer for more details...)
Register Now for the January-June 2009 Session!
JSSA announces this new six-session, 18 CEU program for mental health professionals: Early Development, Psychopathology and Treatment of Infants and Young Children
Objectives:
• To become familiar with the Diagnostic Classification: 0-3 Revised (DC: 0-3R) as a diagnostic tool that
guides understanding and treatment of young children aged birth to five years and their families.
• To understand the meaning of child-specific disruptive behavior disorders using the DC: 0-3R with
special focus on how co-occurring diagnoses guide understanding and treatment.
• To become familiar with new research in neurodevelopment that guides understanding and treatment
of children with typical development and those with behavior disorders.
• To gain a better understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of six subtypes of feeding disorders.
• To understand and treat young children with problems in self-regulation, feeding and sleep.
Selection of Students:
Applicants are asked to submit a résumé.
Faculty:
Irene Chatoor, M.D., professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine; vice chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Children's National Medical Center; co-director, Infant and Toddler Program, Children's National Medical Center.
Jean M. Thomas, M.D., professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine; co-director Infant and Toddler Program, Children's National Medical Center.
Laurence Fabre-Welmond, LCSW-C, MSPH, JSSA early childhood specialist.
2009 Schedule
Dates: Mondays: January 26, February 9, March 16, April 6, May 11, and June 1
Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Fees: $495 for all 6 sessions
Location: 6123 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852
For more information and to register, please contact Susan Loughman at 
301-816-2617 or send an 
email inquiry.
Save the Date for the Fall 2009 Session! September-December*: JSSA's four-session, 12 CEU program for mental health professionals will include sessions covering new ideas in systems family therapy; psychoeducational family therapy and cognitive-behavioral family therapy with children, adolescents, adults, seniors and their families. The faculty will provide select reading materials prior to each seminar and will use a didactic, case study and discussion format.(*Check back in the summer for more details...)
For more information and to register, please contact Susan Loughman at 301-816-2617 or send an email inquiry.
On-site Bi-monthly CEU Trainings
NOW OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY!
JSSA is pleased to offer mental health professionals in the community access to its bimonthly in-house Category 1 staff CEU training sessions. The three hour sessions will be presented by a variety of mental health professionals expert in their fields from the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. Sessions will include a wide variety of topics related to children, adolescents, adults and seniors.
2008 And 2009 Schedule:
December 2, 2008: Forensics and Ethics for your Psychotherapy Practice.
Presented by: Lee Haller M.D., nationally recognized expert in mental health and the law.
February 3, 2009: Group Psychotherapy for Tweens, Teens and Young Adults.
Presented by: Britt Rathbone, LCSW-C.,specialist in the treatment of adolescents.
Training times: 9:00-12 noon
Fees: $60/per 3-hour session. $50/per 3-hour session for groups of 4 or more.
Location: 200 Wood Hill Road, Rockville, MD 20850
View the Winter 2008/Spring 2009 JSSA Training Institute brochure.
For more information and to register, please contact Susan Loughman at 301-816-2617 or send an email inquiry. Symposia
JSSA traditionally holds two annual day-long professional symposia in Maryland and Northern Virginia for social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, counselors, educators and other health professionals.
