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February 2020

February 19, 20 and 21

Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Certification Training

Sponsor:  Pesi, Inc

Location:  2/19:  Hilton Garden Inn Columbia/Harbison, 434 Columbiana Drive, Columbia, SC, 29212

2/20:  Marriott Riverfront Savannah, 100 General McIntosh Blvd, Savannah, Ga.  31401

2/21:  DoubleTree Jacksonville Airport,  2101 Dixie Clipper Dr., Jacksonville, Fl.  32218

Fee:  $249.99

6.25 core hours for LMFT’s

Contact:  Contact: Lori Manning, 800-844-8260

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February 19

Responding to Compassion Fatigue

Brodie Paterson, Ph.D., M.Ed.

Sponsor:  The Methodist Home for Children and Youth

Location:  The Methodist Home, 304 Pierce Ave, Macon, GA  31204

Fee:  $100

Contact:  Cameron Bishop, LCSW, 478-737-9601

2 core hours for LMFT’s

 

February 20

Reducing Restrictive Practice

Brodie Paterson, Ph.D., M.Ed

Sponsor: The Methodist Home for Children and Youth

Location: The Methodist Home, 304 Pierce Ave, Macon, GA 31204

Fee:  $100

Contact: Cameron Bishop, LCSW, 478-737-9601

2 core hours for LMFT’s

 

February 20-21

Telemental Health Professionals:  2 Day Distance Therapy Training

Joni Gilbertson, LCPC

Sponsor:  Pesi, Inc.

Location:  Holiday Inn Atlanta/Roswell, 909 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Roswell, GA  30076

Fee:  499.99

12.5 core hours for LMFT’s

Contact:  Abby Klingenberg  800-844-8260

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February 21

Competent Care for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming

Ren Massey, PhD

Sponsor:  The Knowledge Tree

Location:  Hilton Garden Inn, 3045 Windy Hill Rd., Atlanta, GA  30339

Time:  9 am -4:30 pm

Fee:  $135 before 2/7, $155 after

Contact:  Jordan Barbeau,  404-913-2005

6 core hours for LMFT’s

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February 21

Co-Occurring Disorders with Youths and Adults

Amy Jones, LPC

Location:  Administrative Offices of Avita, 4331 Thurmon Tanner Pkwy, Flowery Branch, GA  30542

Time:  9 am – 4:30 pm

Fee:  $100

Contact:  Gail Smith, 678-513-5712

6 core hours for LMFT’s

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February 26, 27, 28

Art Therapy Based Toolbox:  Creative Techniques for Children and Adolescents with ODD, ADHD, Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Janet Bush, ED.S, ATR-BC

Sponsor:  Pesi, Inc

Locations:  2/26:  Hilton Atlanta Hotel and Conference Center, Marietta, Ga

2/27:  Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Decatur Downtown, Decatur GA

2/28:  Hilton Garden Inn Athens Downtown, Athens, Ga

Fee:  $249.99

Contact:  Abby Klingeberg  1-800-844-8260

6.25 core hours for LMFT’s

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February 28-29

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP):  The Gold Standard in Anxiety and OCD Treatment

Becky Beaton, Ph.D.

Sponsor:  The Knowledge Tree

Location:  Hilton Garden Inn, 3045 Windy Hill Rd, Atlanta, GA  30339

Time:  9 am – 430 pm each day

Fee:  $295 before Feb. 14, $315 after

Contact:  Jordan Barbeau, 404-913-2005

12 core hours for LMFT’s

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February 28

Introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model:  Innovation in the Alleviation of Human Suffering

Jenn Reimersman, LPC, CSAT-S, CMAT-S, EMDR, IFS, NCC

Sponsor:  Richmont Graduate University

Location:  Richmont Graduate University, 1900 The Exchange SE, Bldg. 100, Atlanta, GA  30339

Time: 8:30 – 5 pm

Fee:  $125 for students, $160 for Alumni, Faculty and Staff, $175 for guests

Contact:  Martha Busby, 404-835-6121

7 core hours for LMFT’s

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March 2020

March 3

When Marital Intimacy Protects:  Chronic Female Sexual Problems

Michael Sytsma, Ph.D. and Marti Witherow, LPC, LMFT

Sponsor:  Building Intimate Marriages, Inc.

Location:  Synchronous Online Workshop

9am-1:15 pm

Fee:  $159

Contact:  Michael Sytsma, PhD, 770-822-4505

4 core hours for LMFT’s

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March 4, March 5 and March 6

Internal Family Systems Therapy:  Step by Step Procedures for healing Traumatic Wounds and Alleviating Anxiety

Sponsor:  Pesi, Inc

Location:  March 4:  DoubleTree Jacksonville Airport, 2101 Dixie Clipper Dr.  Jacksonville, FL  32218

March 5:  Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 1805 West Hill Ave, Valdosta, GA  31601

March 6:  Residence Inn Tallahassee Universities at the Capitol, 600 West Gaines St, Tallahassee Fl.

Fee:  $249.99

Contact:  Abby Klingenberg, 800-844-8260

6.25 core hours for LMFT’s

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March 6

Beyond Sexual Silencing

Sponsor:  WholeHeart Psychotherapy, LLC

Location:  WholeHeart Psychotherapy, 6 Lenox Pointe NE, Atlanta, GA  30324

Time:  9:30-12:30 pm

Fee:  $65

Contact:  Erika Pluhar, PhD, LMFT, EdS, CST, 404-869-0040

3 core hours for LMFT’s

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March 6-7

Moving Beyond the Pain:  Embracing a Holistic Approach to Therapy

Sponsor:  Turning Point

Location:  Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine South Ga. Campus, 2050 Tallokas Rd., Moultrie, GA  31768

8:30 am – 5:30 pm each day

Fee:  $99

Contact:  David Griner, 229-873-6481

11 core hours for LMFT’s and 5 hours ethics

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March 6

Professional Ethics and Clinical Practice:  Common Case Scenarios

William Doverspike, Ph.D.

Sponsor:  Ridgeview Institute Smyrna

Location:  Pro North Building Auditorium, 3995 South Cobb Dr., Smyrna, GA  30080

Time:  9:30 am – 4 pm

Fee:  $100

Contact:  Latosha Lawlor, 770-434-4568, ext 3001

5 ethics hours

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March 8-11

31st Annual National Youth-at-Risk Conference

Sponsor:  Georgia Southern University

Location:  Hyatt Regency Savannah, 2 W. Bay Street, Savannah, GA  31401

Fee:  $365

Contact:  Michel Blitch, 912-478-2584

18 core hours for LMFT’s

 

March 9, 10, 11

Mental Health Issues in the Classroom:  Practical Strategies for Helping Children and Adolescents Succeed

Jay Berk, Ph.D.

Sponsor:  Pesi, Inc

Locations:  3/9:  Hilton Garden Inn Athens Downtown, 390 E. Washington St, Athens, GA  30601

3/10:  Hilton Atlanta Hotel & Conference Ctr, 500 Powder Springs Rd, Marietta, GA  30064

3/11:  Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Decatur Downtown/Emory, 130 Clairemont Ave, Decatur, GA  30061

Fee:  $249.99

Contact:  Michele Bogen

6.25 core hours for LMFT’s

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March 11-14

SAHM 2020 Annual Meeting

Sponsor:  Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

Location:  Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, 1380 harbor Island Dr., San Diego, CA  92101

Fee:  $1135.00

Contact: Tracy Sandstrom, 651-789-3719

21.5 core hours for LMFT’s

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March 13

Hypnotherapy with Memory Reconsolidation (Level 1)

Dr. Beaton

Sponsor:  The Knowledge Tree

Location:  Hilton Garden Inn, 3045 Windy Hill Rd, Atlanta, GA  30339

Time:  8 am – 4:45 pm

Fee:  $295 before 2/28, $315 after

Contact:  Jordan Barbeau, 404-913-2005

7 core hours for LMFT’s

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March 19-20

MBSR:  Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Sponsor:  Pesi, Inc

Location:  Marietta, Ga, also live video webcast

Contact:  Abby Klingenber, 800-844-8260

12 core hours for LMFT’s

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March 20

The Closer We Are the More We Have It?  Relational Intimacy and Sexual Frequency

Michael Sytsma, PhD and Marti Witherow, LPC, LMFT

Sponsor:  Building Intimate Marriages, Inc.

Location:  Synchronous Online Workshop

Time:  9 am – 4 pm

Fee:  $249

Contact:  Michael Sytsma, PhD, 770-822-4505

6 core hours for LMFT’s

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March 20

Entitlement:  A Hurdle to Recovery

Diana Clark, JD, MA

Sponsor:  Skyland Trail

Location:  Skyland Trail, 1961 N. Druid Hills Rd., Atlanta, GA  30329

Fee:  $80

Contact:  Dawn Collinge,  404-709-3171

3 core hours for LMFT’s

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March 20

Ethics 2.0:  When Clinical Goes Digital

Jeff Ashby, Ph.D., ABPP

Sponsor:  Eagle Ranch

Location:  Eagle Ranch Lodge, 5500 Union Church Rd, Flowery Branch, GA  30542

Time:  8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Fee:  $100 early bird, $125 general admission

Contact:  Krista Martin, 770-967-8500

6 ethics hours approved

 

 

April 2020

April 14, 15, 16

Personality Disorders:  The Challenges of the Hidden Agenda

Gregory Lester, Ph.D.

Locations:  4/14:  DoubleTree Columbus Hotel, 5351 Sidney Simons Blvd, Columbus, GA  31904

4/15:  Holiday Inn and Conference Center, 1805 West Hill Ave, Valdosta, GA  31601

4/16:  DoubleTree Jacksonville Airport, 2101 Dixie Clipper Dr., Jacksonville, FL  32218

Time:  8 am – 4 pm

Fee:  $249.99

Contact:  Abby Klingenberg, 800-844-8260

6.25 core hours for LMFT’s

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April 17

High Impact Couples Therapy:  How to Produce Deep Change Quickly in Troubled Clients

Sponsor:  Society for the Integration of Spirituality and Psychotherapy (SISP)

Location:  Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3003 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta, GA  30307

Fee:  $145 early registration, $165 late

Contact:  Murray Dabby, LCSW, 404-545-2285

6 core hours for LMFT’s

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April 17

Not Your Everyday Ethics Talk:  What to do When Your Client’s Attorney Calls (and You Didn’t Even Know They Had an Attorney)

Allison B. Hill, JD, Ph.D.

Sponsor:  Avant Training

Location:  Roam Buckhead, 3365 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA  30305

Time:  9 am – 12:15 pm

Fee:  $125

Contact:  Morgan Chislett, 404-965-3035

3 ethics hours approved

 

April 21

Trauma, PTSD & Complicated Grief:  Effective Assessments and Immediate Interventions for Children, Adolescents and Adults

Michael S. Prokop, M.Ed., CCTP, CSP, LPC, BCPC

Sponsor:  Pesi, Inc.

Location:  DoubleTree Hotel Chattanooga, 407 Chestnut St., Chattanooga, TN  37402

Time:  8 am – 4 pm

Fee:  $249.99

Contact:  Abby Klingenberg, 800-844-8260

6 core hours for LMFT’s

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April 22-24

3 Day:  Dialectical Behavior Therapy Certification Training

Charles Jacob, Ph.D.

Sponsor:  Pesi, Inc.

Location:  Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Decatur Downtown/Emory, 130 Clairemont Ave., Decatur, GA 30030

Time:  8 am – 4:40 pm each day

Fee:  $599.99

Contact:  Abby Klingenberg, 800-844-8260

21 core hours approved for LMFT’s

April 28-29

2 Day:  Somatic Interventions for Treating Complex Trauma

Janina Fisher, Ph.D.

Sponsor:  Pesi, Inc.

Location:  DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Atlanta-Galleria, 2780 Windy Ridge Pkwy SE, Atlanta, GA  30339, live webcast

Time:  8 am – 4 pm

Fee:  $499.99

Contact:  Abby Klingenberg, 800-844-8260

12.5 core hours for LMFT’s

 

April 29, 30 and May 1, 2020

Suicidal Clients and Self-Harm Behaviors:  Clinical Strategies to Confidently Address 2 of the Most Daunting (and potentially Lethal) Scenarios You’ll Work With

Meagan Nicole Houston, Ph.D., SAP

Sponsor:  Pesi, Inc.

Locations:  4/29:  Macon Marriott City Center, 540 Coliseum Dr, Macon, GA  31217

4/30:  Hilton Garden Inn Athens Downtown, 390 Washington St., Athens, GA  30601

5/1:     Holiday Inn Atlanta/Roswell, 909 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Roswell, GA  30076

5/1:     Live Webscast

Time:  8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Fees:  $249.99

Contact:  Lori Manning:  800-844-8260 x) 5257

6.25 core hours for LMFT’s

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May 2020

May 8

Essentials of Male Sexual Problems: What Every Psychologist/Counselor Needs to Know

Michael Sytsma, PhD and Marti Witherow, LPC, LMFT

Sponsor: Building Intimate Marriages, Inc.
Location: Synchronous Online Workshop
Time: 12 pm – 2 pm
Fee: $79
Contact: Michael Sytsma, PhD, 770-822-4505
2 core hours for LMFT’s

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May 8

Essentials of Female Sexual Problems: What Every Psychologist/Counselor Needs to Know

Michael Sytsma, PhD and Marti Witherow, LPC, LMFT

Sponsor: Building Intimate Marriages, Inc.
Location: Synchronous Online Workshop
Time: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Fee: $79
Contact: Michael Sytsma, PhD, 770-822-4505
2 core hours for LMFT’s

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June 2020

June 5

The Closer We Are the More We Have It?  Relational Intimacy and Sexual Frequency

Michael Sytsma, PhD and Marti Witherow, LPC, LMFT

Sponsor: Building Intimate Marriages, Inc.
Location: Synchronous Online Workshop
Time: 9 am – 4 pm
Fee: $249
Contact: Michael Sytsma, PhD, 770-822-4505
6 core hours for LMFT

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June 6

PTSD, Sexual Trauma and Childhood Abuse

Maritza Garza, MA, LMFT

Sponsor:  The Institute for Rapid Resolution Therapy, Inc.

Location:  Courtyard Atlanta Perimeter Center, 6250 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA  30328

Time:  10 am – 4 pm

Fee:  $99

Contact:  Teri Bowers, 800-587-2623

5 core hours for LMFT’s

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August 2020

August 7

Combat PTSD & Military Sexual Trauma

Kendra Simpkins, MSW, LCSW

Sponsor: The Institute for Rapid Resolution Therapy, Inc.

Location:  Columbus Marriott, 800 Front Ave, Columbus, GA 31901

Time:  9 am – 5 pm

Fee: $99

Contact: Teri Bowers, 800-587-2623

6.5 core hours for LMFT’s

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September 2020

September 11

When Marital Intimacy Protects: Chronic Female Sexual Problems

Michael Sytsma, Ph.D. and Marti Witherow, LPC, LMFT

Sponsor: Building Intimate Marriages, Inc.
Location: Synchronous Online Workshop
9am-1:15 pm
Fee: $159
Contact: Michael Sytsma, PhD, 770-822-4505
4 core hours for LMFT’s

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October 2020

October 1-5

Rapid Resolution Therapy Fundamentals, Intensive 40 hour Course

Jon Connelly, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW

Location:  Courtyard Atlanta Perimeter Center, 6250 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA  30328

Times:  9:00 am – 6:30 pm each day

Fee:  $1850

Contact:  Teri Bowers, 800-587-2623, ext 4002

40 core hours for LMFT’s