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Asynchronous Workshops

Autism:  De-Escalate Meltdowns and Diffuse Explosive Behaviors in Children

Kathy Morris, M.Ed., B.S.

Sponsor:  Pesi, Inc.

Fee:  $219.99

Contact:  Bre Schultz, 715-855-5269

6.25 core hours for LMFT’s

 

March 2020

March 20  (postponed, make up date TBD)

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

 

 

April 2020

 

April 17  postponed date TBA

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

 

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 5

Practical Ethics for Mental Health Professionals

Jeffrey S. Ashby, Ph. D., ABPP

Sponsor:  Skyland Trail

Location:  Live webcast (synchronous)

Time:  9 am – 4 pm

Fee:  $80

Contact:  Dawn Collinge, 404-709-3171

6 ethics hours approved

 

June 5

LBGTQ Community and Religious Trauma:  Ethical Considerations

Katie Leikam, LCSW, KISW-CP, BC-TMH

Sponsor: Ridgeview Institute Smyrna

Location: Ridgeview Institute Smyrna/Pro North Auditorium, 3995 South Cobb Dr., Smyrna, Ga 30080

Time: 9:30 am – 4 pm

Fee: $100

Contact: Latosha Lawler, 770-434-4568, ext. 3001

5 ethics hours approved

 

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

 

June 12

Hypno-Counting with Memory Reconsolidation for Discrete Trauma Treatment

Becky Beaton-York, Ph.D.

Sponsor:  The Knowledge Tree

Location:  Live webinar (synchronous) and/or Brawner Hall, 3480 Atlanta Rd, SE, Smyrna, GA  30080

Cost:  $160 before 5/29, $185 after

Contact:  Jordan Barbeau, 404-913-2005

7 core hours for LMFT’s

 

June 19

Essential Competencies to Work with Transgender/Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents

Dr. Ren Massey

Sponsor:  The Knowledge Tree

Location:  Live webinar and/or Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, 3045 Windy Hill Rd., Atlanta, GA  30339

Time:  9 am – 4:30 pm

Cost:  $135 before 6/5, $155 after

Contact:  Jordan Barbeau, 404-913-2005

6 core hours for LMFT’s

 

 

June 26

True Self-True Other, The healing Power of Emotion in Attachment Based Psychotherapy

Dayle Doreen Hosack, LMFT and J. Alan Graham, Ph.D.

Sponsor:  Society for the Integration of Spirituality and Psychotherapy

Location:  synchronous online webcast

Time:  9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Fee:  $110 early registration/$130 regular registration

Contact:  Philip Graffunder, 404-295-4852

5.5 core hours for LMFT’s

 

July 2020

July 29, 30, and 31

Rewire the Anxious Brain:  Neuroscience Informed Treatment of Anxiety, Panic and Worry

Daniel van Ingen, Psy. D.

Sponsor:  Pesi, Inc

Locations:  7/29:  Marriott Riverfront Savannah, 100 General McIntosh Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401

7/30:  Augusta Marriott Hotel & Suites, Two Tenth St., Augusta, Ga  30901

7/31:  Hilton Atlanta Hotel & Conference Center, 500 Powder Springs Rd, Marietta, GA  30064

Time:  8 am -4 pm

Fee:  $249.99

Contact:  Jon Lueck, 800-844-8260

6.25 core hours

 

July 31

Mind-Body Health:  A Holistic Approach to Treatment

Becky Beaton, Ph.D.

Sponsor:  The Knowledge Tree

Location:  TBD

Time:  9 am-4:30 pm

Fee:  $135 prior to 7/17, $155 after

Contact:  Jordan Barbeau, 404-913-2005

6 core hours for LMFT’s

 

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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August 21

Listening Well: Enhancing Client Engagement, Self-Efficacy and Promoting Positive Change

Denice Crowe Clark, Ph.D., LMFT

Sponsor:  The Training and Counseling Center at St. Luke’s

Location:  St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 435 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta, GA  30308

Time:  9 am – 12:15 pm

Fee:  $50

Contact:  Nineshia Mont-Reynaud, 404-876-6266, ext. 2003

3 core hours for LMFT’s

 

August 21

Remembering Why We Do What We Do:  Exploring the Realms of Post Traumatic Growth and Human Resilience

Bethany Blanco Booth, LPC

Sponsor: Ridgeview Institute Smyrna

Location: Ridgeview Institute Smyrna/Pro North Auditorium, 3995 South Cobb Dr., Smyrna, Ga 30080

Time: 9:30 am – 12:15 pm

Fee: $50

Contact: Latosha Lawler, 770-434-4568, ext. 3001

3 core hours approved for LMFT’s

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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September 1

Bottom Up Approaches to Healing Trauma and Eating Disorders

Tara Arnold, Ph.D., LCSW

Sponsor: The Knowledge Tree

Location: TBD

Time: 9 am – 3:30 pm

Fee: $115 before 4/17, $130 after

Contact: Jordan Barbeau, 404-913-2005

5 Core Hours for LMFT’s

 

September 18

Life and Death, In Between is only Death:  Existential Psychotherapy Approaches to Working with Youth

Weston Robins, LPC

Sponsor: Ridgeview Institute Smyrna

Location: Ridgeview Institute Smyrna/Pro North Auditorium, 3995 South Cobb Dr., Smyrna, Ga 30080

Time: 9:30 am – 12:15 pm

Fee: $50

Contact: Latosha Lawler, 770-434-4568, ext. 3001

3 core hours approved for LMFT’s

 

September 18

Family Law and Mental Health Forum

Sponsor:  Center for Navigating Family Change & Gwinnett County ADR Department

Location:  Gwinnett Justice and Admin Center

Time:  9 am – 4:30 pm

Fee:  $175 until 6/1, $195 after 6/1

Contact:  Diane Dierks, LMFT,  404-218-1739

6.5 core hours for LMFT’s

 

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

 

October 9

Domestic Violence Training/What Do I Need to Know?

Davine S. Ricks, Ph. D.

Sponsor: Ridgeview Institute Smyrna

Location: Ridgeview Institute Smyrna/Pro North Auditorium, 3995 South Cobb Dr., Smyrna, Ga 30080

Time: 9:30 am – 4 pm

Fee: $100

Contact: Latosha Lawler, 770-434-4568, ext. 3001

5 core hours approved for LMFT’s

 

November, 2020

November 6

Mental health Ethics and Provision of Telemental Services:  A Detailed Overview for Mental Health Clinicians

Charlie Safford, LCSW

Sponsor: Ridgeview Institute Smyrna

Location: Ridgeview Institute Smyrna/Pro North Auditorium, 3995 South Cobb Dr., Smyrna, Ga 30080

Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm

Fee: $100

Contact: Latosha Lawler, 770-434-4568, ext. 3001

6 ethics hours approved

 

December, 2020

 

December 4

Know Thyself:  How Self-Awareness and Diversity Experiences Inform Our Cultural Competence with Clients

Shatavia Alexander Thomas, DMFT, MFT, LMFT

Sponsor: Ridgeview Institute Smyrna

Location: Ridgeview Institute Smyrna/Pro North Auditorium, 3995 South Cobb Dr., Smyrna, Ga 30080

Time: 9:30 am – 4 pm

Fee: $100

Contact: Latosha Lawler, 770-434-4568, ext. 3001

5 core hours approved for LMFT’s