Friday, January 19th, 2018, 8:30am-12:30pm, Mercer County Behavioral Health, Mercer County, PA
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018, 8:30am-12:30pm, Venango County Human Services, Franklin, PA 

Despite the well-meaning efforts of therapists, there are many children with severe emotional and behavioral problems who do not improve regardless of the treatment program in which they are enrolled.  In fact, some seem to get worse the longer they have been in treatment.  This workshop addresses how this happens, giving focus to commonly missed clues about the root psychological and contextual causes of challenging behavior.  Session videotapes and case discussions are used to highlight principles and practices that can help improve outcomes through more developmentally informed case conceptualizations and treatment.

Objectives:

1. Describe the characteristics of children with SED
2. Describe the consequences of treatment failure for children with SED
3. Identify the main reasons troubled children do not improve
4. Identify seven strategies for improving treatment outcomes

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Wednesday, 7/12/17 – Harrisburg, PA
9:00am-12pm, 1:00pm-4:00pm (6 Contact  Hours)

Learning Goals & Objectives

1. Describe the scope of family violence
2. Identify the red flags of neglect, abuse and intimate partner violence
3. Identify the link between coercive interactional patterns and family violence
4. Identify the differences between situational couple violence and violence associated with characterological issues
5. Identify strategies for having direct conversations with families about family violence
6. Describe the use of meaningful targeted crisis plans to prevent and/or manage crises related to family violence

Tuesday, 9/19/17 – Harrisburg, PA
9:00am-12pm, 1:00pm-4:00pm (6 Contact  Hours)
Trainer: Dr. Susan McGroarty

Development and maintenance of our multicultural competence is an APA ethical mandate.  Researchers have identified recent changes in how multicultural issues are discussed and addressed in both real time and via social media.  These changes can seem overwhelming to busy psychologists and set up the possibility of “diversity burnout.”  Using a PowerPoint slideshow, interactive exercises and opportunities to dialogue, this presentation will outline current challenges, review ethical principles and present some suggestions for maintaining and developing cultural competence.  The facilitated discussion will integrate findings from the literature.   Participant will be presented with a rubric for preventing diversity burnout.

Learning Goals & Objectives

1.      Define cultural competence

2.      Identify two challenges to  maintaining cultural competence

3.      Identify common psychologists’ responses to diversity challenges

4.      Describe the signs of “diversity burnout”

5.      Identify two strategies for managing diversity burnout