JSSA is pleased to offer mental health professionals in the community access to its bimonthly 3 hour in-house Category 1 staff CEU training sessions. The 3-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.
UPCOMING 2012 3-HOUR CEU TRAININGS
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Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
3-Hour CEU Training for Mental Health Professionals
Instructor: Kathryn Rheem, Ed.D. LCMFT, Director, Washington/
Baltimore Center for EFT. Founder, together with Dr. Sue Johnson, of Strong Bonds, Strong Couples.
Participants will:
- Learn how to name the goal for each stage of EFT
- Learn the application of EFT interventions
- Learn how to contain strong negative emotions
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: JSSA, 200 Wood Hill Rd, Rockville, MD 20850
Cost: $65/per person per 3-hour session
Registration: Pre-registration required.
and pay by credit card! Or send check (made payable to JSSA) to: JSSA Training Institute - Attn: Barbara Higdon, 6123 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852. Please include your mailing address and contact information.
NEW! The Bipolar Child: Assessment, Research Update and Treatment
3-Hour CEU Training for Mental Health Professionals
Instructor: Lisa M. Cullins, MD, Director of Psychiatric Services, Child and Family Services, JSSA
Participants will:
- Learn how to comprehensively assess children and adolescents for Bipolar Disorder.
- Learn about the epidemiology, phenomenology and co-morbidities of Bipolar Disorder in children and adolescents.
- Learn about recent research advances for this disorder.
- Explore practical treatment approaches and psychotropic medication management of Bipolar Disorder in children and adolescents.
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: JSSA, 200 Wood Hill Rd, Rockville, MD 20850
Cost: $65/per person per 3-hour session
Registration: Pre-registration required.
and pay by credit card! Or send check (made payable to JSSA) to: JSSA Training Institute - Attn: Barbara Higdon, 6123 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852. Please include your mailing address and contact information.
Child Therapy: Assessment, Parent Work and Treatment
3-Hour CEU Training for Mental Health Professionals
Instructor: Aimee Nover, Ph.D., Child Analyst, Training and Supervising
Analyst, Baltimore Washington Institute of Psychoanalysis.
Participants will:
- Learn how to organize an assessment plan, including evaluation and feedback
- Learn how to identify specific techniques of psychodynamic play therapy
- Specific techniques for working with parents
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: JSSA, 200 Wood Hill Rd, Rockville, MD 20850
Cost: $65/per person per 3-hour session
Registration: Pre-registration required.
and pay by credit card! Or send check (made payable to JSSA) to: JSSA Training Institute - Attn: Barbara Higdon, 6123 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852. Please include your mailing address and contact information.
Sexual Addictions
3-Hour CEU Training for Mental Health Professionals
Instructor: Christopher Kraft, Ph.D., licensed psychologist, faculty, Johns Hopkins Medical Center/University, certified sex therapist and specialist in treating sexual addictions/compulsive disorders and problematic attention to Internet pornography.
Participants will:
- Define and assess out-of-control sexual behaviors
- Identify various treatment modalities for hypersexual behaviors
- Identify the various ways people can get caught up with problematic sexual behaviors through the Internet and social media outlets.
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: JSSA, 200 Wood Hill Rd, Rockville, MD 20850
Cost: $65/per person per 3-hour session
Registration: Pre-registration required.
and pay by credit card! Or send check (made payable to JSSA) to: JSSA Training Institute - Attn: Barbara Higdon, 6123 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852. Please include your mailing address and contact information.
Clinical Ethics and Risk Management
3-Hour CEU Training for Mental Health Professionals
Instructor: David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP, professor of psychology and ethics teacher at The Catholic University of America. Dr. Jobes is an international expert in clinical suicidology and provides professional consultations to a range of clinical settings. He maintains a private clinical and forensic practice at the Washington Psychological Center.
Participants will:
- Develop an ethical sensibility towards all implicated parties in ethically complex scenarios
- Learn how to effectively use informed consent, consultation, and documentation to decrease risk and liability.
- Learn to develop a “professional backbone” and understand your professional sense of self.
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: **Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road,
Rockville, MD 20852
Cost: $65/per person per 3-hour session
Registration: Pre-registration required.
and pay by credit card! Or send check (made payable to JSSA) to: JSSA Training Institute - Attn: Barbara Higdon, 6123 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852. Please include your mailing address and contact information.
** Please note that the June 5 training will take place at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington (JCCGW), 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852. All other CEU trainings will be held at JSSA’s 200 Wood Hill Road, Rockville, MD office.
Are you a group of 4 or more? Call: 301-816-2645 or email traininginstitute@jssa.org for group rates.
JSSA is authorized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to sponsor Category 1 continuing education programs. The D.C. and Virginia Boards of Social Work usually recognize the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ approval. Please contact your state board for verification.
JSSA is an approved NBCC provider of continuing education activities. Provider #6457. JSSA maintains responsibility for its program content. Please visit www.jssa.org/traininginstitute for complete information about JSSA Training Institute policies.
Cancellation Policy for CEU Training Programs:
JSSA does not refund registration fees for CEU training program cancellations. However, a credit can be issued if JSSA receives a registrant’s cancellation up to two business days prior to the training date. This credit can be applied towards a future CEU training, symposium or post-graduate course up to one year from the issue date.
JSSA Training Institute Programs:
3-Hour On-Site Bimonthly CEU Trainings WINTER/SPRING 2012 
