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Date Time	Location	Price	Event	Presenter	Hosted By
2/7/12 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22 9:30 - 10:30 am Add to Outlook		Free - $20	Schema Therapy and Its Relationship to Control Mastery Theory II More Info »Control Mastery theory is a powerful approach to understanding maladaptive behaviors, psychopathology and the therapeutic processes in which a person works in treatment. Jeffrey Young’s Schema Therapy is a highly useful complement to Control Mastery theory in understanding a patient’s specific pathogenic beliefs and maladaptive coping behaviors as well as tailoring more specific techniques to disconfirming pathogenic beliefs and passing a patient’s unconscious tests in therapy. Schema Therapy is compatible with and augments Control Mastery Theory.	Hetrick, Larry M.D.	San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group
2/8/12 8-4pm Add to Outlook	oakland	$189	Families in Crisis: Strategies for Defusing, Defining & Problem-Solving Seminar	TAIBBI, BOB LCSW	PESI
2/10/12 7-9:30pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$15-$25	David Abram in Conversation with Patricia Damery More Info »David Abram is a cultural ecologist and environmental philosopher whose lyrical evocations in his books, The Spell of the Sensuous and Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology, have captivated a generation of readers. Patricia Damery, an analyst member of the C.G. Jung Institute, first learned to love the land as a child growing up on a farm in the Midwest and now farms a Biodynamic ranch in Napa, California. Patricia’s memoir, Farming Soul: A Tale of Initiation, as well as her novel, Snakes, address the preservation of our connection to the environment and explore the interconnected fabric of consciousness. She and David Abram will explore the interplay of the embodied psyche and the destruction of whole ecological systems. What is the nature of the challenges with which we are presented? Is there evolutionary potential? This dialogue promises to be generative and exploratory in spirit—a truly unique event.	Abram, David Ph.D. Damery, Patricia M.A.	The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco
2/10/12 12:00-1:30pm Add to Outlook	Marin	free for members; $10 for non-members	Therapy And Technology: Opportunities And Challenges	Hodson, Simon MFT	California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
2/10/12 8-4pm Add to Outlook	Palo Alto	$189	Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Differential Diagnosis & Treatment Seminar		PESI
2/11/12 9am-4pm Add to Outlook	Oakland	$100-$145	Idealization and Authority in the Supervisory Relationship More Info »The format of the colloquium offers participants an opportunity to actively examine their personal relationship to idealization and authority. A clinically focused presentation will be followed by small group discussions aimed at exploring personal reactions to the material. The afternoon will feature a live case presentation utilizing a unique method of revealing the supervisor’s and the supervisee’s inner experiences as they occur during the session. The final segment of the symposium will involve small group consultations that will highlight and integrate the discussions of the day.	Rubinstein, Terri M.A., MFT Gallagher, Shira LCSW	The Psychotherapy Institute
2/11/12 10:00AM-5:00PM Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$120-150	Attached: Using the Science of Adult Attachment to Find Love and Build Fulfilling Relationships More Info »The science of attachment is a powerful tool for both diagnosing relationships and greatly improving them. In this workshop, participants will learn a set of practical and effective core relationship competencies: Your brain on relationship "drugs": Understand the basic neuroscience of why we choose someone out from the crowd and make them special to us Learn the language of attachment-figure out your attachment style and that of others around you Uncover the hidden perceptual biases of each attachment style Analyze the relationship dynamics that emerge when different attachment styles come together Learn how to avoid relationship pitfalls including: "protest behavior" and "deactivating strategies" Together forever: Adopt secure relationship strategies for building stronger, more fulfilling connections with the people you love.	Levine, Amir MD Heller, Rachel Masters Degree	California Institute of Integral Studies
2/11/12 2/12 9:30AM-4:30PM Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$275/$225 members	Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Mindfulness Meditation for Therapists More Info »In this workshop with renowned dharma teacher and psychotherapist Sylvia Boorstein, we develop a familiarity with the techniques of mindful attention; and we alternate periods of didactic instruction with sitting, walking, and eating meditation practices. Through instruction and practice, this two-day intensive focuses on the four perspectives that the Buddha suggested for developing keen, balanced attention-and then applies these to psychotherapy. The emphasis is on experiencing authentic insights that in turn liberate the mind from its habits of suffering. The second day emphasizes loving kindness meditation as a formal practice. Particular attention to the presence (or absence) of good will is central to any healing relationship. While insight and advice matters, the presence of an empathic bond based on the feeling of mutual respect and attention is central to effective therapy. The techniques and approaches presented here will help practitioners evolve this capability.	Boorstein, Sylvia PhD	California Institute of Integral Studies
2/11/12 Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$78	The Art of Openness More Info »In this workshop, we will explore strategies and methods to help people increase their capacities to connect, while decreasing their perceived need to defend. This exploration will include forays into attachment theory, self-concept development (identity), neuroscience, mindfulness practice, linguistics, and communication theories February 11, 2012, 9 – 1 PM,, 1330 Lincoln Ave, Suite 201, San Rafael 4 CEUs approved for MFTs & LCSWs and Psychologists. More information & registration click http://www.cipmarin.org/pages/dev/development/study_groups.htm or call (415) 459-5999x101	Ellenberg, Daniel PhD	Community Institute of Psychotherapy
2/12/12 3:45-6pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	free for members	Using Attachment Theory and Mindfulness in Couples Therapy	Fisher, Rob MFT	California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
2/12/12 10-5pm Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$100-140	A Day of Psychodrama More Info »Spontaneity and creativity are essential for survival. What happens when we feel "stuck" and unable to access those parts of ourselves? Join us for a day of growth and renewal as we reconnect with our resources - cultural, spiritual and interpersonal. Psychodrama philosophy and history will be reviewed.	Israel,, Sylvia MFT	Center for Creativity and Healing
2/17/12 9am-5pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$215	Child Abuse and Incest: Assessment, Reporting and Treatment More Info »Learn to place child abuse and neglect within its historical and cultural context, then proceed to a review of the requirements of California child-abuse reporting laws. Learn how to identify the signs of abuse and neglect. You also learn guidelines for assessment and discuss the special challenges of interviewing children.	Robbins, Julie M.S.W., LCSW	UC Berkeley Extension
2/20/12 9:00am-12:00pm Add to Outlook	Santa Clara University	$70	Interventions for High Conflict Couples: Stacking the Odds for Success More Info »-Learn how to get out of the middle of their cross complaining. -Smoothly create a structure to keep the focus on their personal growth even when that is not the initial goal. -Integrate practical strategies from Neuroscience, Attachment and Differentiation theory to get couples therapy off to a strong start.	Bader, Ellyn Ph.D. Pearson, Peter Ph.D.	Santa Clara University
2/22/12 6-7:30pm Add to Outlook	535 Pacific Avenue; 3rd Floor, San Francisco 94133	Free	ADHD and Social Anxiety in the School Environment More Info »LMFT Lexi Frank will be presenting oabout ADHD and social anxiety in the classroom. The workshop is open to anyone and will take place on our campus at Fusion Academy. Please forward along to clients and colleagues that this might apply to! 535 Pacific Avenue; 3rd Floor Please RSVP to: amoshayedi@fusionacademy.com	Frank, Lexi LMFT	Fusion Academy
2/24/12 2/25, 2/26 9am-4pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$595	Introduction to Loss and Grief Issues: Refreshing Old Skills, Learning New Skills More Info »Loss and grief provide an opportunity to transform deep emotion into healing. This three-day workshop provides an overview of some of the recent approaches to grief counseling and focuses on key topics in the field, including community violence, long-term illness, sudden death, cross-cultural grief, family grief, children and grief and somatic aspects of grief.	Moore, Susan M.A., FT	UC Berkeley Extension
2/24/12 -2/26 6.30-9.30pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$575	Transforming Trauma with EMDR: Part I More Info »Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful therapeutic method for healing trauma-based problems. Shedding new light on trauma survival, including sexual and physical abuse, accident and surgical trauma, and grief, EMDR is opening doors of the heart to genuine spiritual transformation.	Parnell,, Laurel PhD	Alliant International Universit
2/25/12 9:30am-1:30pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$50-$115	The Future: Analytical Psychology and the World More Info »What will the future bring? And what role might analytical psychology play in that future? These questions are vitally important for all who make depth psychology a part of their world view. Craig San Roque, PhD and Thomas Singer, MD will lead an in-depth exploration of these questions. This workshop provides a forum to consider the ways in which culture affects the practice of analytical psychology and the ways in which analytical psychology might affect culture.	San Roque, Craig Ph.D. Singer, Thomas M.D.	The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco
2/25/12 9:30am-1:30pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$100	The Future of Analytical Psychology and the Future of the World More Info »In this workshop we will explore whether or not analytical psychology has anything to offer the world at large. Should analytical psychology be confined to the consulting room, a balm only for individuals in distress? Or ought analytical psychology be concerned with more than the psychological depth of the individuation process? What is the applicability of analytical theory and practice today—and tomorrow?	San Roque, Craig Ph.D. Singer, Thomas MD	The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco
2/25/12 2/26 9-5pm Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$150-235	Metaphor and Symbols: The World of Sandtray and Expressive Arts More Info »Through the use of Sandtray and the Expressive Arts, we will give form to images that live in our unconscious and in our daily waking life. We will also explore the inner knowing and wisdom that live inside each of us. Our work will begin with the sandtray and expand to include an inter-modal approach (writing, art, drama/ psychodrama and movement), expressing what we discover through the power of the arts.	Sopko,, Jo MFT Israel,, Sylvia MFT	Center for Creativity and Healing
2/25/12 9am-4pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$195	Assessing Levels of Care and the Use of Family Therapy in the Treatment of Eating Disorders More Info »When a patient with an eating disorder presents in an outpatient setting, the clinician needs to know how to assess the appropriate level of care needed by the patient. Get an overview of the levels of care available, and clarify admission and discharge criteria at each level. Examine selected modalities of psychotherapy successful in the treatment of eating disorders—including the Maudsley method and the family systems approach—with an emphasis on the role of family therapy.	Holmes, Jacquelyn M.Ed., MFT	UC Berkeley Extension
2/25/12 9am-4pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$90-$130	"Sex Addiction" What is it? How do we treat it? More Info »A spate of recent literature and media reports on “sexual deviance” has left many clinicians unsure about what kinds and quantity of sexual behaviors actually constitute pathology. What are we to call the various disorders and how are we to treat them? Not least of these is the broad category of “sex addiction” which even the DSM revision committee is hotly debating. Through didactic presentation and group discussion, participants in this workshop will examine the range of behaviors loosely grouped under the umbrella of “sex addiction,” learn to diagnose and develop clinical strategies for individuals and couples, and explore their own personal attitudes.	Cohn, Ruth MFT, Certified Sex Therapist	The Psychotherapy Institute
2/25/12 9:00 AM to 1:15 PM Add to Outlook	Mountain View	$60	Maximizing The Power Of Group Psychotherapy More Info »The multiple interactions which take place in group psychotherapy present countless opportunities for therapeutic change through skillful group facilitation and the effective application of clinical concepts. (Yalom, 2005). This presentation will cover the important clinical methods for maximizing the therapeutic power of psychotherapy groups. To maximize fully the benefits of group psychotherapy, several important issues must be addressed in establishing the psychotherapy group. (Friedman, 1994). These include: 1) The selection and screening process for potential group members 2) Defining, developing, and articulating the group norms and group process (Barlow, 2008). There will be a discussion of the therapeutic advantages and disadvantages of short term psychoeducational groups vs. long term psychotherapy groups.( MacKenzie, 1990,Wheelan, 1997).	Wesson, Nancy Ph.D.	Santa Clara County Psychological Association
2/25/12 3/3 12-4 pm Add to Outlook	Oakland	$160-200	Psychopharmacology for Therapists: Biochemical and Psychoanalytic Considerations More Info »A two part course that will familiarize you with common psychotropic medications used to treat depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder and psychosis. You will become acquainted with the fundamentals of pharmacology, how antidepressants, anxiolytic drugs (Xanax, Klonopin), psychostimulants & antipsychotics work—what they do and what they don’t do. In the second week, psychosocial and analytic meanings of medications are considered. Through reading and discussion we'll explore the role of meds in the therapeutic relationship, as both transitional and fantasy objects, as well as the meaning of medical-izing emotional and psychological states. Melissa C. Anderson, MFT, Ph. D. Neurobiology is adjunct faculty in Community Mental Health at the California Institute for Integral Studies. She is currently in practice in both Berkeley and San Francisco specializing in trauma, long-term depth work and severe mental illness	Anderson, Melissa PhD, MFT
2/26/12 9-4pm Add to Outlook	Burlingame	$100	Borderline Personality Disorder More Info »Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the most prevalent and most widely researched of all the personality disorders, yet it remains the most controversial with regard to diagnosing, treating, dealing with liability issues and high risk behaviors, and countertransference. In this workshop, participants will gain a more comprehensive and realistic understanding of the etiology and dynamics of Borderline personality, including childhood attachment issues. Assessment information will be presented, in addition to differential diagnoses, dual diagnoses and common co-morbid disorders. Treatment models will include a range of approaches, with a special emphasis on problem solving techniques, social skills training, core mindfulness, and case management strategies using DBT.	Kalikman, Alexis MA, MFT	Gerry Grossman Seminars
3/2/12 3/3 9-6pm Add to Outlook	San Jose	$239	Human Sexuality More Info »Gain a basic understanding of human sexuality. Topics include the study of physiological-psychological and social-cultural variables associated with sexual identity, sexual behavior and sexual disorders. This course contains explicit material and challenging clinical issues. It will prepare participants to address a variety of issues related to sexuality that may arise in clinical practice.	Mattioli, Maria MFT	JFK university
3/3/12 9-4:15pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$50	Introduction to Control Mastery Theory More Info »This course is intended for therapists and therapists in training who wish to deepen their understanding about how psychopathology develops and how psychotherapy works. The conceptual framework is Control-Mastery theory, an integrated cognitive-psychodynamic-relational theory that has been empirically supported. In addition to lectures and clinical case material presented by the instructor, there will be question and answer periods that offer participants an in-depth dialogue with the presenter. The participants will 1) learn how pathogenic beliefs are acquired and how they produce psychopathology; 2) learn the patient’s primary motivation in psychotherapy; 3) learn how patients work unconsciously in therapy to solve their problems and how the therapist can help them in their work; 4) learn how to infer a patients plan; and 5) learn how patients treat their pathogenic beliefs in the therapeutic relationship.	Forman, Steven MD Kanofsky, Steven Ph.D Schrieber, Jan PhD	San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group
3/3/12 9am-12:30pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$95	Licensure Workshop on Aging and Long-Term Care More Info »Get an overview of some of the most important aspects of geriatric neuropsychology and geropsychology. This workshop exceeds the relicensure requirement for a course in the biological, psychological and social aspects of aging and long-term care.	Ginne, Melinda Ph.D.	UC Berkeley Extension
3/3/12 9-4pm Add to Outlook	San Jose	$100	Clinical Supervision More Info »Clinical Supervision: Avoid Pitfalls and Maintain Legal, Ethical Supervision This course will provide an overview of the basic regulations and procedures surrounding supervision as well as the more subtle challenges a supervisor faces that sometimes cause trouble in the complex supervisor, supervisee, and patient relationship.		Gerry Grossman Seminars
3/3/12 -3/4 9am-4:30pm Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$490-550	Fundamentals Of Family Law For Mediators And Therapists More Info »In two days, you will learn the basic substantive California family law on community property, parenting and custody, child and spousal support and Federal tax law applicable in divorces. The format is lecture and discussion with some small group exercises. A manual with detailed information on each subject area is included. This is an introductory course directed toward non-attorneys, although attorney-mediators new to family law will find it very helpful.	Foster, Nancy J.D. Killingsworth, Sarah J.D.	Northern California Mediation Center
3/4/12 9-4pm Add to Outlook	San Jose	$115	Domestic Violence More Info »Providing for client safety is a critical concern for therapy. This workshop focuses on the assessment and management of domestic violence. It includes sections on intimate partner abuse, distinctions between male and female batterers, and ethical and legal concerns as well as cross-cultural and same-gender partner abuse issues.		Gerry Grossman Seminars
3/5/12 -3/9, 10/29-11/2 9am-6pm Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$1,200-1,400	Essentials Of Mediation and Divorce Mediation More Info »Learn to mediate with skill and heart. Two dynamic master mediators share their knowledge, experience and philosophies about guiding parties to better understanding and durable resolutions. Practical skill-building grounded in theory and research. Lectures, demonstrations, exercises and role plays. Extensive manual with forms included. Participants may attend one or both parts of the course.	Foster, Nancy J.D. Notini, Jessica J.D.	Northern California Mediation Center
3/5/12 3/6-3/9 9:00am-6:00pm Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$600-$1400	Essentials of Mediation and Divorce Mediation	Foster, Nancy J. J.D. Notini, Jessica J.D.	Northern California Mediation Center
3/5/12 3/6, 3/7, 3/8, 3/9 or 10/29 - 11/2 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$600-850	ESSENTIALS OF MEDIATION and DIVORCE MEDIATION More Info »Learn to mediate with skill and heart. Two dynamic master mediators share their knowledge, experience and philosophies about guiding parties to better understanding and durable resolutions. Practical skill-building grounded in theory and research. Lectures, demonstrations, exercises and role plays. Extensive manual with forms included. Participants may attend one or both parts of the course.	Foster, Nancy J. J.D Notini, Jessica J.D.	Northern California Mediation Center
3/9/12 10-5pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$75-150	Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) Training More Info »Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based new model of behavioral treatment that emphasizes acceptance of emotion and thought while maintaining a focus on positive behavior change that is meaningful and consistent with personal values. ACT uses a variety of verbal, experiential and homework techniques plus mindfulness to help patients make experiential contact with previously avoided private events (thoughts, feelings, sensations), without excessive verbal involvement and control – and to make powerful life enhancing choices.	D. Walser,, Robyn Ph.D.	Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
3/9/12 12-1:30pm Add to Outlook	Marin	free for members; $10 non-members	What Couples Need Most: How To Keep Your Couples Therapy On Track And Focused	West, Tim Ph.D., MFT	California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
3/10/12 10-5pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$75-150	Gottman Method Couples Therapy Training More Info »Today, Heterosexual USA divorce rates are approaching 67%, and same-sex couples are working hard to have long-lasting, committed relationships. Clinicians and couples are facing a real challenge, when dealing with the problem of relapse in all couple therapies. Clinicians need very specific tools to help people build a basis for a lasting relationship, as well as knowledge to determine when a relationship is over. A scientifically sound therapy can help to do both. The Gottman therapy model is based on solid research that includes seven longitudinal studies with a total of 677 couples, recent relationship interaction experiments, couples' workshops and couple's therapy. The Gottman Method was developed by Dr. John and Julie Gottman to provide professionals with practical interventions that can be use right away as part of their practice. The focus of the treatment is on emotion, skills building for managing conflict, developing new skills for enhancing friendship, and helping couples to create a system of shared meaning.	Gomez,, Marcia LCSW	Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
3/10/12 3/17 9am-5pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$295	Clinical and Ethical Approaches to End-of-Life Care More Info »Care for those approaching death is an integral and important part of health care. Learn how to assess the overall quality of such care and to identify sources of suffering, as well as ways of alleviating them and determining what decisions need to be made and who needs to be involved in making and implementing them. Gain the skills and understanding necessary to achieve standards of care for mental health services at life’s end, including interpersonal strategies, clinical knowledge, technical proficiency and respect for individuals and their culture.	Jull-Patterson, David Ph.D.	UC Berkeley Extension
3/10/12 9:30am-1:30pm Add to Outlook	Mill Valley	$250 - $350	Topical Mentoring: Dream Analysis More Info »Topical Mentoring classes are half-day experiential-coaching intensives. They provide a great opportunity for you to hone your skills and see clinical work in action. This session is devoted to Dream Analysis - we are inviting case presentations. Students may sign up to present patient dreams or their own dreams.	Dr. Patricia Frisch Ph.D., MFT, Orgonomic Therapist	The Orgonomic Institute of Northern California
3/10/12 5/5,6/9 9am-4:30pm Add to Outlook	Oakland	$250-450	Collaborative Couple Therapy Intensive More Info »Dan begins with a role-play demonstration of couple therapy. Then everyone who wishes takes a turn as the therapist. We stop the action at various points in the role plays to discuss what the therapist feels about each partner, the immediate therapeutic problem, and strategies for dealing with it. In between these role plays, Dan describes the underlying theory of his approach, the set of interventions he uses, and his methods for fighting off the powerful temptation to take sides. During this intensive, you will learn how in your couple therapy work to: • Help partners find their voice • Turn fights into intimate conversations • Create a vantage point above the fray • Empathize with the less likeable partner • Appeal to partners as consultants in dealing with the problems that arise in the therapy	Wile, Dan PhD	Collaborative Couple Therapy Books
3/10/12 9-5pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$120	Tiger Mom with a Heart: Empowering Ourselves to Raise Healthy Children in a Multicultural Family and Society More Info »This training is designed to help mental health professionals meet the needs of their multicultural patient populations by addressing some of the problems encountered in working with patients of diverse cultural backgrounds. The focus is on the dilemmas facing those who raise children in today’s complex society.	Murphy-Shigematsu, Stephen	Alliant International University
3/10/12 3/24 9am-4pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$295	Treatments That Work: Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents More Info »The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in school-age children is estimated to be 20–30 percent and growing. Many of these psychiatric disorders do not remit spontaneously and appear to become more complex and treatment-resistant with time, underscoring the importance of training clinicians in treatments of established efficacy. This two-day workshop presents guidelines for conducting evidence-based psychotherapy and reviews psychosocial treatments proven to be efficacious for the most common childhood and adolescent disorders. For each condition, the efficacy of various treatments, the primary treatment targets and components and a typical treatment plan are presented. The workshop emphasizes treatments for anxiety and mood disorders, as clinicians commonly encounter these conditions in typical outpatient psychotherapy.	Owen, Daniela Ph.D.	UC Berkeley Extension
3/10/12 3/11 9am-4pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$295	Overview of Trauma-Informed Assessment and Intervention More Info »Learn how trauma is defined socially, culturally and clinically, as well as how to assess and identify trauma histories in your clients. Examine strategies to clinically explore these histories in healing ways with your clients, including specific interventions you may use in supporting clients in the clinical hour and managing your own feelings as you hear stories of trauma from your clients. You learn helpful self-care strategies for clients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as psychoeducational materials that can help support clients to begin to reframe their trauma histories and start along the path to healing. Teaching techniques include large and small group discussions, exploration of vignettes and a guest speaker.	Nizzardini, Rick J.D., M.S.W.	UC Berkeley Extension
3/11/12 10-5pm Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$100-140	Recovery & Healing More Info »Rebuilding spiritual, social and emotional connections, reclaiming self-esteem and getting in touch with feelings are ongoing tasks for those whose lives have been touched by addiction. Psychodrama is uniquely suited to address these tasks, facilitating the expression of a full range of emotions and increasing awareness of self and others. This workshop/training is applicable for psychotherapists, addiction and pastoral counselors, health care providers and anyone whose life has been touched by addiction. Participants will learn powerful tools to use in their own recovery process or in their work with others.	Israel,, Sylvia MFT	Center for Creativity and Healing
3/11/12 9-4pm Add to Outlook	Burlingame	$100	Law and Ethics More Info »A thorough understanding of current laws and ethical standards pertaining to psychotherapy is critical for therapists. In this workshop you will learn to differentiate between "law" and "ethics." This class will also present a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of issues such as privilege and confidentiality, danger to self or others, treatment of minors, mandated responsibilities and other legal issues related to MFT and LCSW practice. Recent changes in the law are highlighted.		Gerry Grossman Seminars
3/11/12 3/12 9-6pm Add to Outlook	San Jose	$205	Hakomi Skills II More Info »Perhaps the greatest revolution in the practice of psychotherapy occurs in the movement from 'talking about' a client's difficulties, to exploring them in the present moment through therapeutic experiments. Experiential psychotherapies bring a client's challenges to life in the therapy room by utilizing the client's verbal (words, inner thoughts, beliefs and behaviors) and nonverbal (posture, movement, gesture, sound, and touch) expression, revealing deep inner issues and liberating the resources necessary for change.	Heckler,, Richard PhD	JFK university
3/11/12 3:45-6pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	free for members	Contemporary Psychoanalytic Theory	TBA	California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
3/11/12 10-5pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$75-150	Maudsley Approach: Family Based Treatment for Eating Disorders with Adolescents More Info »Eating disorders have long been considered to be chronic and intractable mental illnesses that are difficult to treat. However, the introduction of Family-Based Therapy (FBT) or “Maudsley” for Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa has changed the way we think about the treatment of these disorders. FBT has been found to be effective with children and adolescents, who have been ill for less than three years and are under age 18, with between 50-70% of patients achieving recovery after a year of treatment. FBT works to empower parents to manage their child’s eating disorder through a firm, compassionate focus on renourishment efforts. The treatment emphasizes the importance of parental efforts at renourishment, then the transition of control back to the adolescent. The importance of a return to normal development, both in eating and in the child or adolescent’s daily living, is essential for preventing relapse and founds out the end of treatment. Endorsed by the NICE guidelines as the first line of treatment for child and adolescent eating disorders.	Fitzpatrick,, Kara Ph.D.	Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
3/15/12 6:30-9pm Add to Outlook	Marin	Free-$15	Dyadic Developmental Psychology- A Dan Hughes Attachment and Intersubjective Model for Working with Foster, Adoptive Children and Families More Info »To start the 120 minute presentation there will be a brief introduction to the theory of attachment and then transition into the development of the DDP model. Next the presentation will include understanding the intersubjective experience and its application to dyadic work, the introduction to PACE, co-regulation of affect, the development of a coherent narrative, and the affective-reflective dialogue. Subsequently, there will be 20-25 minute video presentation of Dan Hughes’ work. Time permitting there will be an opportunity for questions and answers.	Maier, Mervin MA, MFT	Association of Family Therapists of Northern California
3/16/12 3/17 9-6pm Add to Outlook	San Jose	$205	Hakomi Skills I More Info »Somatic Psychotherapy has recently gained consideration as one of the state of the art approaches to psychological healing in western culture (Hartley, 2009). The Hakomi Method will be introduced, one of the central contemporary body-centered psychotherapies that synthesize western psychology, systems theory, and eastern meditative practices with diverse populations in clinically effective ways. Key concepts of the Hakomi Method will be discussed, including mindfulness, non-violence, limbic resonance and affect regulation, as well as research on mindfulness and the brain and its application in trauma work (Levine, 1997. Eckberg & Levine, 2000. Ogden, 2000. Hartley, 2009.). Begin to learn how to apply this collaborative and non-confrontational approach with individuals, couples and families.	Heckler,, Richard PhD	JFK university
3/17/12 3/18 10:00AM-5:30PM Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$175-220	Expressive Remix: Digital Media Art as a Therapeutic Intervention More Info »In today's society digital technology plays an integral part in everyday life, and unlike past generations, the current generation of children is being reared in a true digital age. In this workshop you explore how to use digital media art as a therapeutic intervention with children. This workshop also provides you with a variety of online digital resources that can be used with children in individual and group counseling sessions. Below are digital art exercises explored in the workshop: • Learn how to create a digital story • Learn how to use digital comic voice • Learn how to create online digital animation • Learn how to create online digital music • Learn how digital media art is used in a group sessions with "at-risk youth"	Jamerson, Jeffrey MA	California Institute of Integral Studies
3/17/12 8.30-8pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$189	Explosive, Noncompliant, Disruptive, Aggressive Kids Seminar	GREENE,, ROSS PH.D	PESI
3/18/12 6:30-9pm Add to Outlook	Lafayette	$50	Dementias and Implications for Clinical Practice	Friedman,, Howard Ph.D., ABPP	Contra Costa Psychological Association
3/18/12 8.30-4pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$25	Clinical Innovations in Substance Abuse Treatment		San Francisco Treatment Research Center
3/21/12 8-4pm Add to Outlook	Palto Alto	$79	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques for Everyday Clinical Practice Seminar	GREGORY,, BARRY M. M.ED., ED.D., LMHC, NCC	PESI
3/22/12 8-4pm Add to Outlook	Oakland	$189	Over 75 Quick, On-The-Spot Techniques for Children with Emotional and Behavior Problems Seminar	OLIVAS,, STEVEN T. PH.D	PESI
3/22/12 3/23 8-4pm Add to Outlook	South San Francisco	$199-369	Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond AND Advanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy Seminar	MOONSHINE, CATHY PHD, MAC, CADC III	PESI
3/23/12 -3/25 6.30-9.30pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$575	Transforming Trauma with EMDR: Part II More Info »Participants learn how to work deeply and effectively with more complex cases and how to best integrate EMDR into their clinical work and therapy style. Dr. Parnell presents techniques for ego strengthening including the development and installation of resources, advanced techniques for the development of EMDR targets, techniques for working with blocked processing and abreactions, the use of imaginal and cognitive interweaves, and how to use EMDR with adults traumatized as children.	Parnell,, Laurel PhD	Alliant International University
3/23/12 3/24,25,26 Add to Outlook	San Francisco		EMDR Training (Part 2)		Alliant International University
3/24/12 9:30am-12pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$35-$75	Mindscapes and Landscapes: A Relational Perspective on Immigration, Exile and the Intercultural Analytic Couple More Info »In this course we will explore the topics of immigration and cultural differences from a psychoanalytic perspective. The complex relationship between geographic dislocation and psychic disruption will be illustrated through clinical material. We will consider the various ways in which a therapist’s cultured (and gendered) self, as it inevitably becomes “involved” in the emotional currents of analytic interaction, is used (and transformed) by the client to discover, heal and grow. A view of clinical process that forefronts dissociative phenomena in both patient and analyst/therapist, and their enactment in the therapeutic relationship, will help us explore forms of psychic “exile” that may emerge in intercultural analytic couples.	Harlem, Andrew Ph.D.	The Psychotherapy Institute
3/24/12 9:00 to 4:00 pm Add to Outlook	Four Points By Sheraton Hotel, San Rafael	Marin CAMFT Members, $89 / Non MCAMFT Professionals, $99 / Licensed Psychologists, $109 / Students and Interns, $79	Applied Brain-Based Therapy - Marin CAMFT’s 2012 Conference More Info »The conference presenter will: • Discuss the role of attachment in the development of affect regulation and hemisphere asymmetry • Explain how attachment styles and temperament influence later behavior • Help clinicians recognize how activity in the brain's right and left frontal lobes affect mood • Describe the effects of chronic stress on memory • Discuss the differences between implicit and explicit memory and their roles on memory • Illustrate how mindfulness meditation affects the brain • Examine brain-based therapy approaches to treating anxiety disorders and depression • Translate knowledge of the brain into client education and motivation strategies	Arden, John Ph.D., author & international speaker	Marin CAMFT
3/25/12 6:30 - 9:00 pm Add to Outlook	Lafayette	$40	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness: The Third Wave	Yagenah,, Robin Ph.D.	Contra Costa Psychological Association
3/29/12 7:00pm - 9:00pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$20/$16 Members	Culturally Appropriate Therapeutic Models: Understanding Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome More Info »DeGruy authored the book Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Enduring Legacy of Injury and Healing, which addresses the residual impacts of trauma on African Descendants in the Americas. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome lays the groundwork for understanding how the past has influenced the present, and opens up the discussion of how we can use the strengths we have gained to heal. The book has been praised by Randall Robinson, Bill Cosby, Al Sharpton, and many more. Susan Taylor, Editorial Director of Essence Magazine says that "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome is a master work...Her book is the balm we need to heal ourselves and our relationships. It is the gift of wholeness." Adelaide Sanford, Vice Chancellor of the Board of Regents for the State of New York states that "Dr. Joy Leary's mesmerizing, riveting book is vital reading for our time...With Dr. Leary's potent words we can and will heal."	DeGruy, Joy	California Institute of Integral Studies
3/30/12 10-2pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$125	The Marriage Meeting Program: A Strengths Based Approach for Successful Relationships More Info »Clinicians who take this course will gain a practical, cognitive-behavioral self-help tool demonstrated to increase relationship happiness: the Marriage Meeting Program. Not a replacement for psychotherapy, marriage meetings often enhance the process.	Naomi Berger,, Marcia LCSW	Alliant International University-
3/31/12 9-4 p.m. Add to Outlook	Corte Madera	CIP Members: $65 or $75, Non-Members: $100 or $110	Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy More Info »In this workshop, Dr. Levenson will illustrate the principles and practice of Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy (TLDP) and Dr. Jinich Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT). This introductory / intermediate workshop will give practical information to therapists who wish to “make every session count” with their clients. These approaches privilege accessing deep emotion and experiential learning as well as new reflective, narrative learning. Video segments of actual therapy sessions with real clients will be shown. The emphasis in the presentations will be on a pragmatic “how to do it” focus, creating a bridge from the specifics of theory to the reality of practice. Ongoing interaction with workshop participants will keep the learning experience active and relevant.	Levenson, Hanna PhD Jinich, Samuel PhD	Community Institute for Psychotherapy
3/31/12 9am-4pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$90-$130	Men Unplugged: Working Effectively with Men in Psychotherapy More Info »Based on theoretical frameworks and current research derived from gender socialization theories, male development, archetypal psychology, and brain science this course will provide clinicians with assessment, treatment, and intervention tools to work more effectively with men in psychotherapy in individual and couple configurations.	Nisenbaum, Jaime Ph.D.	The Psychotherapy Institute
3/31/12 9am-4pm Add to Outlook	Corte Madera	$65-$110	Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy More Info »In this workshop, Dr. Levenson will illustrate the principles and practice of Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy (TLDP) and Dr. Jinich Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT). This introductory / intermediate workshop will give practical information to therapists who wish to “make every session count” with their clients. These approaches privilege accessing deep emotion and experiential learning as well as new reflective, narrative learning. Video segments of actual therapy sessions with real clients will be shown. The emphasis in the presentations will be on a pragmatic “how to do it” focus, creating a bridge from the specifics of theory to the reality of practice. Ongoing interaction with workshop participants will keep the learning experience active and relevant.	Levenson, Hanna PhD Jinich, Sam PhD	Community Institute of Psychotherapy
4/6/12 9am-5pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$215	Advances in Human Brain Science for Clinicians More Info »Through discussion of the structure and function of the human nervous system, brain-imaging technologies, advances in understanding sensory perception and the neuroscience of the mind, you gain an intuitive appreciation for how the brain operates and how it changes as a result of experience. This one-day class provides a solid foundation for further learning about neuropsychology, enables clinicians to incorporate the latest neuroscientific knowledge into practice and presents the latest research on the mind-body connection.	Presti, David Ph.D.	UC Berkeley Extension
4/7/12 9am-5pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$205	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Assessment and Treatment More Info »It is estimated that as many as 7.7 million adults may have PTSD, and it can occur at any age, including childhood. The primary purpose of this workshop is to define PTSD, identify clinical manifestations and highlight treatment considerations. Participants gain a thorough understanding of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for PTSD; recognize clinical manifestations of the disorder; and review considerations for treatment, including psychotherapy and medications.	Balabanis, Mark Ph.D.	UC Berkeley Extension
4/13/12 12-1:30pm Add to Outlook	Marin	free for members; $10 non-members	Dispute Resolution Opportunities For Mental Health Professionals	Sulmeyer, Steve Ph.D.	California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
4/13/12 4/14 9-6pm Add to Outlook	San Jose	$205	Foundations of Buddhist Psychology More Info »Contemplative Buddhist practice is very psychological in focus. It examines how the mind works, how various states of mind affect body and spirit, and how the quality of our thoughts and awareness directly determine the experience of happiness and suffering. In this course, explore fundamental constructs of Buddhist psychology and ways they can be applied in clinical practice. Topics will include theoretical concepts such as the Four Noble Truths, the 12 Links of Dependent Origination, Impermanence and an introduction to mindfulness. Learn how Buddhist psychology differs from Western psychology, and also how they can be used together when working with clients.	Heckler,, Richard PhD	JFK university
4/14/12 9am-12pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$35-$75	Acculturation and Assimilation: Gain and Loss from a Queer Perspective More Info »Joel Crohn’s Cultural Connectedness chart from his book Mixed Matches, 1994, will be used as the beginning point of an intellectual and clinical exploration of the acculturation process for individuals and groups within the Queer community. As most people have mixed identities there will also be a focus on the place of gender, race, color, ethnicity, class and fringe groups to make the tapestry of the experience rich and meaningful.	Jeannette, Claire MFT	The Psychotherapy Institute
4/14/12 9am-4pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$195	Neurobiology of Complex Trauma More Info »Learn how complex trauma (repeated trauma) affects the chemistry, functioning and anatomy of the brain. You study these effects in the context of attachment, affect regulation and normative brain development, as well as how trauma disrupts each of these. You also examine some of the trauma symptomology and presentations that arise from these disruptions. Finally, you review a range of interventions that can help impact the neurophysiological effects of trauma. Plan to practice these interventions in the workshop. Teaching methods include lecture, case presentations, modeling and experiential exercises.	F. Smith, Stefanie Ph.D.	UC Berkeley Extension
4/14/12 10:00AM-5:00PM Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$135/$108 Members	Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion Exercises into Psychotherapy More Info »In this workshop we engage in several mindfulness and compassion contemplative practices, examine scientific evidence of the effects of these practices, and investigate a framework for how to integrate these practices into psychotherapy. The goal is to understand how these practices work and how best to introduce and incorporate contemplative practices into clinical interventions.	Goldin, Philippe PhD	California Institute of Integral Studies
4/15/12 9-4pm Add to Outlook	San Jose	$100	Core Mindfulness & Anxiety More Info »This workshop integrates key concepts of mindfulness-based theory from Eastern Zen philosophy, Western Contemplative practices, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, as well as Dr. Marsha Linehan’s Dialectical Behavior Therapy - not simply to treat anxiety disorders, but to help clients reconstruct a non-pathologizing life narrative. Core mindfulness skills such as non-judgmental self-observation, radical acceptance, balancing emotion mind with reasonable mind, nonattachment to thoughts and feelings, meditative practices, participating in reality in the moment, and affect regulation training will be addressed. Practical, clinically applicable experiential exercises and case illustrations will be included.	Wilford, Anne MA, MFT	Gerry Grossman Seminars
4/15/12 3:45-6pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	Free	Digital Media: Implications for Clinical Practice	TBA	California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
4/15/12 3:45-6pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	free for members	Digital Media: Implications for Clinical Practice	TBA	California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
4/19/12 6:30-9pm Add to Outlook	Alameda	Free	Assessing and Treating Self-Injuring Adolescent Clients More Info »In this workshop we will provide a brief overview of self-injurious behavior in adolescents with a focus on diagnosis and treatment. To treat self-injuring clients, it is vital to do a thorough assessment of the history of the behavior and the maturity level of the adolescent, which then informs the treatment approach. We will discuss the application of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, an empirically validated treatment, and Safe Alternatives, which is a treatment currently being reviewed for its empirical evidence. We will also discuss the role of the family in treatment of self-injuring adolescents and the contagion effect on siblings and working with the peer system.	Martarella, Heather Psy.D.	Bay Area Therapists Specializing in Adolescents
4/21/12 9am-4pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$195	Ethical Decision Making in Complex Cases More Info »Clinical dilemmas can present mental health professionals with circumstances in which they may have no clear legal, ethical or policy directives to guide them. This highly interactive workshop, designed by the American Psychological Association, teaches you a model to use in making sound, ethical decisions and provides practice in using the model with difficult cases.	Jull-Patterson, David Ph.D.	UC Berkeley Extension
4/21/12 9-4.3pm Add to Outlook	San Jose	$149	Essentials for Leading Successful Psychotherapy Groups More Info »In this intermediate course, learn how to start and lead effective psychotherapy groups. Topics include: how to screen and prepare clients for group psychotherapy, advantages and disadvantages of different types of groups, how to maximize therapeutic factors in psychotherapy groups, strategies for handling clinical dilemmas which may arise, and methods for increasing the therapeutic benefits of group psychotherapy.	Wesson, Nancy PhD, CGP	JFK university
4/21/12 9:30am-5:30pm Add to Outlook	Mill Valley	$500 - $750	Clinical OINC Community Days More Info »OINC Community Days are clinical experiential classes where students practice differential diagnosis, present cases, and where advanced students may present articles or other topics.	Frisch, Patricia Ph.D., MFT, Orgonomist	The Orgonomic Institute of Northern California
4/27/12 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1, 6/8, 6/15 9am-12pm; 10am-12pm; 9am-5pm Add to Outlook	Marin	$575	Somatic Ecotherapy Consultation Seminar More Info »Join this seminar to explore and learn: •How to engage the body and Nature in alive-in-the-moment, experiential therapeutic work •How to use natural objects as therapeutic resources and evoke unconscious material •Apply weekly readings in Nature-based psychology to assessment and treatment planning •Clinical implications and legal/ethical considerations for indoor & outdoor ecotherapy •Work with personal and collective grief about ongoing damage done to the natural world		Wilderness Reflections
4/27/12 8.30-4pm Add to Outlook	Oakland	$79	Aging & Mental Health Seminar	RUBIN,, STEVEN MD	PESI
4/27/12 9am-5pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$215	Treatment of the Traumatized Child More Info »Examine the more common forms of trauma seen in psychotherapy, such as family violence and child abuse, in this advanced workshop. You study various interventions and treatment methodologies that can be used with children and briefly review how trauma affects a child at various developmental stages. You also study the impact of working with victims of child trauma, including secondary traumatization, countertransference and self-care. You should be prepared to give a 10-minute presentation of a case with specific questions by the end of the workshop. This workshop is designed for the clinician with at least two years of experience working therapeutically or clinically with children and adolescents.	Robbins, Julie M.S.W., LCSW	UC Berkeley Extension
4/28/12 9:30am-1:30pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	90.00	Presence Care Training: Learning Critical Skills to Guide Family Clients Through the End Stage of Dementia More Info »Presence Care Training: Learning Critical Skills to Guide Family Clients Through the End State of Dementia This workshop covers the main aspects of Presence Care, a mindfulness-based model of dementia care that can be used throughout the various stages of dementia. This is an experiential workshop with role playing of various care situations	Manteau-Rao, Marguerite LCSW	Alliant International University
4/28/12 4/29 9am-5pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$315	An Experiential Introduction to Art Therapy More Info »Learn innovative, classic and highly useful methods of engaging clients in personal and group expression of feelings, traumas, problems, insecurities and other states of the human condition. You learn psychodynamic, analytic, humanistic, behavioral and mind-body techniques that, when applied, should open up new pathways for working with your clients. This workshop includes a slide lecture, videos and discussion. You are encouraged to bring a case for discussion about how to develop an art-therapy treatment plan. Wear casual clothes for art making. This course is intended for therapists, educators, artists and those interested in the field of art; no previous art experience is required.	K. Long, Janet M.A., MFT, ATR-BC, CTP	UC Berkeley Extension
4/28/12 9am-3pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$70-$110	What is the Unconscious Anyway? More Info »One of the cornerstones of psychoanalytic theory is the idea of the unconscious, but just what this means can be elusive. This course will review major psychoanalytic theories of the unconscious, including those of Freud, Klein, Bion, and Matte Blanco. We will discuss the role of the unconscious in object relations and developmental theories. And we will consider the unconscious in light of contemporary explorations in spirituality and consciousness. Participants are encouraged to bring questions and clinical material to discuss.	Rundel, Megan Ph.D.	The Psychotherapy Institute
5/3/12 May 4 9:00am-4:30pm Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$550	Fundamentals of Family Law for Mediators and Therapists More Info »You will learn the basic substantive California family law on community property, parenting and custody, child and spousal support and Federal tax law applicable in divorces. The format is lecture and discussion with some small group exercises. A manual with detailed information on each subject area is included.	Foster, Nancy J. J.D. Killingsworth, Sarah J.D.	Northern California Mediation Center
5/3/12 - 5/4 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$490 - 550	FUNDAMENTALS OF FAMILY LAW FOR MEDIATORS AND THERAPISTS More Info »In two days, you will learn the basic substantive California family law on community property, parenting and custody, child and spousal support and Federal tax law applicable in divorces. The format is lecture and discussion with some small group exercises. A manual with detailed information on each subject area is included. This is an introductory course directed toward non-attorneys, although attorney-mediators new to family law will find it very helpful.	Foster, Nancy J.D. Killingsworth, Sarah J.D.	Northern California Mediation Center
5/5/12 9am-5pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$205	ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) Chronic Conditions and Integrated Care Model More Info »Gain an understanding of autism spectrum disorders, and review the current research in the field. Learn the assessment and diagnostic skills you need to work with children and adolescents who are exhibiting signs of autism, and examine some of the most common treatment approaches in treating this chronic disease. You also get an introduction to an integrated care model that is used in a variety of health and mental health settings. This workshop is intended for licensed clinicians, child development professionals, nurses and other allied health professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of autistic disorders.	Bernal-Estevez, Maria-Pilar M.D.	UC Berkeley Extension
5/5/12 9:30am-1:30pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$55-$95	Family Interventions: Opening, Expanding or Rupturing the Frame? More Info »When family crises arise during individual psychotherapy, they can press for our involvement. Brief family interventions can be helpful, yet can disrupt or rupture the ongoing therapy. The questions of why, when and how to initiate family interventions have only uncertain answers, so how to decide? Families are the first group we join, by birth. Bringing an understanding of group dynamics and group roles to bear on family issues can help us clarify if an intervention might be useful. We will explore brief family therapies that worked and didn’t, and then consider questions you might presently have about interventions.	Krainer, Elizabeth Ph.D., Psy.D.	The Psychotherapy Institute
5/5/12 5/19 9am-4pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$325	Neuropsychological Assessment, Rorschach and MMPI-2: An Update for Advanced Clinical Practice More Info »The psychological assessment field is quickly changing, and, with growing forensic demands, clinicians are expected to keep current. This course offers an advanced, up-to-date review of assessment methods. You examine specific strengths and limitations of each procedure to enhance your ability to select tests, as well as critically evaluate assessments by others. The issue of malingering, or symptom exaggerations in assessments, is explored. You examine the implications of restandardization of the MMPI for interpreting the basic MMPI-2 profile and develop an understanding of the new MMPI-2 validity scales. You also learn how to use the new structural variables, coding and interpretation and how to integrate Rorschach findings into treatment-planning recommendations. Instructors are experienced clinicians who draw extensively on current research and case material.	Erdberg, Philip Ph.D. Greene, Roger Ph.D. Lynch, William Ph.D.	UC Berkeley Extension
5/5/12 5/6 9:30am-4:30pm Add to Outlook	Berkeley	$305	Clinical Case Seminar in Loss and Grief More Info »This seminar, an integral part of the Professional Program in the Study of Loss and Grief, offers you the opportunity to apply the learning acquired in other courses and to increase your understanding of your own counseling style and skills. Using case presentations, you enhance your intervention skills and expand your ability to work with people experiencing loss and grief.	Maslan, Erika M.A., LMFT	UC Berkeley Extension
5/5/12 9am-4pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$195	Nutrition and Eating and Weight Disorders More Info »Gain an understanding of the role that hunger and satiety cues have on the development and continuation of eating disorders, and learn to identify eating behaviors on the compulsive-eating and intuitive-eating spectrum. After attending this workshop, you should have a good understanding of the physiology of digestion and absorption of nutrients and be able to identify both macronutrients and micronutrients and their importance to the body.	Liddicoat, Sandi B.S., RD	UC Berkeley Extension
5/6/12 3:45-6pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	free for members	Trauma in the Workplace	TBA	California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
5/8/12 8-4pm Add to Outlook	Concord	$179	Unlocking the Mystery of Selective Mutism and Social Anxiety Seminar		PESI
5/11/12 12-1:30pm Add to Outlook	Marin	free for members; $10 non-members	Trauma/Somatic Experiencing	Cassel, Beth MFT	California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
5/12/12 9:30am-1:30pm Add to Outlook	Mill Valley	$250 - $300	Topical Mentoring: Biophysical Demo More Info »Topical Mentoring classes are half-day experiential-coaching intensives. They provide a great opportunity for you to hone your skills and see clinical work in action. In this session, students will see the Instructor, an expert Orgonomist with over 20 yrs experience, or Accredited Orgonomists perform biophysical work on a volunteer patient.	Frisch, Patricia Ph.D., MFT, Orgonomist	The Orgonomic Institute of Northern California
5/19/12 9:00am-5:00pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$120	Introduction to Forensic Assessment and Malingering Evaulation More Info »Workshop Benefits 1) Develop an in-demand specialization for administering, scoring and interpreting Malingering Measures. 2) Gain basic knowledge which may prompt interest to seek out a new career specialization. 3) This course will cover the legal and court expectations of psychologist working in a criminal justice arena. 4) This course offers optimal design for learning which includes updates on research and other foundational material, a course Facilitator, and learning activities to use independently in practice 5) Informal case consultation from Instructor and peers in an integrated social media and e-learning environment	Dempsey, Rachyll PsyD	Alliant International University
6/1/12 6/2 9am-4:30pm Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$520-$550	Avoid Impasses with the B-E-A-R Process More Info »The B-E-A-R Process (Breathe, Empathize, Acknowledge, Respond), is a collaborative conflict resolution model providing a structured step-by-step sequence that can be used by mediators, couples therapists and divorce coaches to avoid impasses. The B-E-A-R Process enables the parties’ pre-frontal cortex to maintain dominance over the mid brain and brain stem during high conflict situations and thus reduce emotional volatility and balance power differentials between the parties. There will be video and live demonstrations and role plays with instructor feedback. The focus of this course is to not just teach the basic skills but to deepen participants’ ability to tap the underlying meaning, importance and interests of the parties and to reach resolution.	Foster, Nancy J.D. Roffers, Tony Ph.D	Northern California Meditation Center
6/1/12 -6/2 9-4:30pm Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$490-550	Avoid impasses with the B-E-A-R process More Info »The B-E-A-R Process (Breathe, Empathize, Acknowledge, Respond), is a collaborative conflict resolution model providing a structured step-by-step sequence that can be used by mediators, couples therapists and divorce coaches to avoid impasses. The B-E-A-R Process enables the parties’ pre-frontal cortex to maintain dominance over the mid brain and brain stem during high conflict situations and thus reduce emotional volatility and balance power differentials between the parties. There will be video and live demonstrations and role plays with instructor feedback. The focus of this course is to not just teach the basic skills but to deepen participants’ ability to tap the underlying meaning, importance and interests of the parties and to reach resolution.	Foster, Nancy J.D. Roffers, Tony Ph.D	Nothern California Mediation Center
6/2/12 Add to Outlook	San Francisco		Patient Therapist Interaction and New Research on Process and Outcome More Info »This workshop illuminates the effectiveness of psychotherapy through two presentations looking at the outcome of psychotherapy. Louis Breger presents patient accounts of their psychotherapy from his new book, Psychotherapy: Lives Intersecting (Transaction, 2012) in which thirty+ former patients report their experience, in their own words, in many cases a number of years after its conclusion. After a fifty-year career, Breger surveyed these patients to see if their progress, begun in therapy, had continued, expanded, or regressed, highlighting what they remembered as being most helpful, therapeutic, or curative in their treatment. The book, which primarily deals with the connections between the therapist and patient, is a unique long-term follow-up which demonstrates the effectiveness of contemporary analytic psychotherapy.	Breger, Louis PhD Gassner, Suzanne PhD Silberschatz, George PhD	San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group
6/2/12 10:00AM-5:00PM Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$108-135	Taking In the Good: Mindfully Internalizing Positive Experiences More Info »We will discuss the brain's evolved negativity bias, which makes it like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones, creating vulnerabilities for anxiety and depression. Then, drawing on contemplative neuroscience and research on implicit memory, we will explore how to teach clients the three steps of deliberately savoring positive experiences. Last, we will investigate the optional, fourth step of taking in the good: pairing positive experiences with negative ones. Throughout, there will be a mix of presentation, discussion, and internal guided experiential activities.	Hanson, Rick Ph.D.	California Institute of Integral Studies
6/9/12 9:30am-1:30pm Add to Outlook	Mill Valley	$250 - $300	Topical Mentoring: Sustaining-Building Your Clinical Practice More Info »Topical Mentoring classes are half-day experiential-coaching intensives. In this session, Dr. Frisch will coach students in how to create and maintain a healthy practice. Business and marketing coaching will be provided.	Frisch, Patricia Ph.D., MFT, Orgonomist	The Orgonomic Institute of Northern California
6/10/12 6:30-9pm Add to Outlook	Lafayette	$50	Autism Spectrum Disorders: Practicalities for Practitioners	Sadur,, Ellin Psy.D.	Contra Costa Psychological Association
6/10/12 3:45-6pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	free for members	Emergency Plans: Creating a Professional Will	TBA	California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
6/11/12 6/12, 6/13, 6/14 9am-5:30pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco Bay Area	$750	Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples: 4-Day Externship More Info »This externship is recommended to all professionals who counsel couples. The four-day externship includes observation of live interviews, theory and clinical techniques, skill training exercises, and supervision in specific areas. Participants learn to see marital distress from an attachment perspective, help partners reprocess the emotional responses that maintain marital distress, shape new interactions and bonding events, and overcome therapeutic impasses.	Johnson, Sue MD Woolley, Scott Ph.D.	Alliant International University
6/11/12 -6/14 9-5pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	$750	Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples: More Info »The four-day externship includes observation of live interviews, theory and clinical techniques, skill training exercises, and supervision in specific areas. Participants learn to see marital distress from an attachment perspective, help partners reprocess the emotional responses that maintain marital distress, shape new interactions and bonding events, and overcome therapeutic impasses.	Johnson,, Sue PhD Woolley,, Scott PhD	Alliant International Universit
6/13/12 9-4.30pm Add to Outlook	San Jose	$149	Suicide Risk Assessment & Crisis Intervention More Info »In this intermediate course, learn how to identify the risk factors for suicide and intervene with adolescents and adults who are in crisis. Examine the psychological, biological, and psychosocial influences that shape your client's suicidal ideation and explore your own views regarding death and suicide. Suicide prevention, post suicide impact, and legal and ethical considerations will also be addressed.	Davis,, Terri PhD	JFK university
6/20/12 8-4pm Add to Outlook	Oakland	$189	Advanced DSM-IV-TR & DSM 5 Preview Seminar	BAER, BROOKS MA, LCPC, CMH	PESI
7/8/12 3:45-6pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	free for members	Addressing Sexual Issues in Treatment	TBA	California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
7/14/12 9:30am-1:30pm Add to Outlook	Mill Valley	$250 - $300	Topical Mentoring:Differential Diagnosis More Info »Topical Mentoring classes are half-day experiential-coaching intensives. They provide a great opportunity for you to hone your skills and see clinical work in action. This session is devoted to Differential Diagnosis and includes case presentations.	Frisch, Patricia Ph.D., MFT, Orgonomist	The Orgonomic Institute of Northern California
7/20/12 9-4pm Add to Outlook	Ssan Jose	$159	Finding Balance: Legal & Ethical Issues of Boundaries & Privacy in Psychotherapeutic Services More Info »Licensed professionals who have taken previous law and ethics courses can enhance their ability to make ethically and legally informed decisions and better manage the complexities of mental health practice through this intermediate level course. Receive an update on recent changes in ethics and legal standards and engage in in-depth discussions of ethical and legal complexities.	Taube,, Daniel JD, PhD,	JFK university
7/27/12 7/28 9-6pm Add to Outlook	San Jose	$205	Mindfulness in Psychotherapy: Clinical Application for Individuals, Couples and Families More Info »Over the past few decades, Buddhist practice has become increasingly popular in the west. Because it represents a psychological approach to understanding behavior, clinicians have begun to incorporate some of its core elements into clinical practice. Recent research has shown they have a positive impact on mental health (Kelly, 2008).	Heckler,, Richard PhD	JFK university
8/4/12 9:30am-1:30pm Add to Outlook	Mill Valley	$250 - $300	Topical Mentoring: Dream Analysis More Info »Topical Mentoring classes are half-day experiential-coaching intensives. They provide a great opportunity for you to hone your skills and see clinical work in action. This session is devoted to Dream Analysis - we are inviting case presentations. Students may sign up to present patient dreams or their own dreams.	Frisch, Patricia Ph.D., MFT, Orgonomist	The Orgonomic Institute of Northern California
8/23/12 8/25, 8/ 26 9-5pm Add to Outlook	Palo Alto	$600	Brief Treatment with Challenging Adolescents: Strategies for working with the high risk adolescent and the family More Info »Out-of-control adolescents and pre-adolescents are often brought in for therapy by parents who act like weary war veterans. The youth come in with certainty about their current choices regardless of how self-destructive they’ve become. This workshop, informed by Jerome Price’s book, Power and Compassion: Working with difficult adolescents and abused parents and over thirty years of practice treating difficult adolescents, will offer strategies for motivating parents to take effective benevolent action and encouraging teenagers to once again work within their family system. It will expand the therapist’s range of interventions that can empower parents and focus on how to disrupt the painful aggressive emotional dilemmas of teenagers. Price’s step-by-step guidelines will help professionals to set clear goals, bolster the parents’ capacity to set limits, help distressed youths to reclaim their childhoods and defuse the immediate crisis so that underlying family dynamics can be addressed. Symptoms such as suicidality, violence, school failure, substance abuse and teens caught in divorce conflicts will be addressed. In this solid no-nonsense workshop, Jerome Price lays the groundwork for his approach by demonstrating the need for both kindness and authority when working with youthful aggression, failure and high risk behavior with a specific sense of purpose.	Price, Jerome A. M.A.	Mental Research Institute
9/21/12 1pm-4pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	?	Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Treatment Resistant Depression	Eisendrath, Stuart MD	Northern California Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Network
9/22/12 9:30am-1:30pm Add to Outlook	Mill Valley	$250 - $300	Topical Mentoring: Biophysical Demo More Info »Topical Mentoring classes are half-day experiential-coaching intensives. They provide a great opportunity for you to hone your skills and see clinical work in action. This session will provide a biophysical demonstration by the Instructor or an Accredited Orgonomist on a volunteer patient.	Frisch, Patricia Ph.D., MFT, Orgonomist	The Orgonomic Institute of Northern California
9/24/12 6:30 - 9:00 pm Add to Outlook	Lafayette	$40	The Homework Battle More Info »This presentation will help therapists improve their ability to work with families who experience difficulties related to homework. Information regarding research related to the ongoing controversy regarding the utility of homework at different grade levels will be presented. It is important that practitioners who work with families are able to integrate an understanding of the role of motivation and engagement in academic success, in light of the role of family involvement. Working with the child as well as the school requires some skill in assessing learning problems, as well as coordinating with teachers, the school system, and developing effective instructional plans.	Pollack, Richard , Ph.D., O\\, Susan Ph.D., Wood,, Sarah Ph.D.	Contra Costa Psychological Association
10/6/12 9:30am-5:30pm Add to Outlook	Mill Valley	$500 - $750	Clinical OINC Community Day More Info »OINC Community Days are clinical experiential classes where students practice differential diagnosis, present cases, and where advanced students may present articles or other topics.	Frisch, Patricia Ph.D., MFT, Orgonomist	The Orgonomic Institute of Northern California
10/14/12 3:45-6pm Add to Outlook	San Francisco	free for members	The Neuroscience of Love	TBA	California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
12/4/12 10-5pm Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$100-140	Action Methods in Individual and Couples Therapy More Info »Incorporating experiential methods into individual and couple therapy can enliven and inspire both client and therapist. Participants in this workshop will learn practical action techniques including role play, use of the action time line and the many uses of concretizations. Methods for exploring the complexity of the choice-making process will be introduced. Participants will be given ample time to practice these methods. This training will focus on problem solving strategies of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): How do you get from goals to problems and from problems to treatment? This two-day workshop will teach participants to define the client’s problem, select an appropriate target, assess, and find the controlling variables that maintain the problem behavior. Specific attention will be paid to the behavioral interventions for secondary DBT targets (dialectical dilemmas) that interfere with progress in treatment. Common problems with overuse of cognitive interventions with patients in DBT will be identified. This training will be primarily a problemfocused approach to learning. The training will rely heavily on recorded sessions of live (actual) therapy conducted by Dr. Linehan that highlight the identification of the behavioral strategies used in therapy.	Israel,, Sylvia MFT	Center for Creativity and Healing
12/6/12 -12/7 9am-4:30pm Add to Outlook	San Rafael	$490-550	Parenting Coordination (Special Master) Training More Info »Parents with continuing disputes and litigation about their children following divorce present a difficult problem for courts, lawyers and mental health professionals, and increase their children’s risk of adjustment problems. For parenting coordinators, Special Masters, mediators, custody evaluators, lawyers, divorce counselors, therapists and other professionals who work with high-conflict families.	Kelly, Joan PhD	Northern California Mediation Center
12/15/12 9:30am-1:30pm Add to Outlook	Mill Valley	$250 - $300	Topical Mentoring: Differential Diagnosis More Info »Topical Mentoring classes are half-day experiential-coaching intensives. They provide a great opportunity for you to hone your skills and see clinical work in action. This session is devoted to Differential Diagnosis with case presentation.	Frisch, Patricia Ph.D., MFT, Orgonomist	The Orgonomic Institute of Northern California

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