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Development and Evaluation of Mental Health Clinicians: Application of a Conceptual Model for Supervision

Friday, September 29, 2017

Richmont Graduate University

1815 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404

9:00am – 4:30pm

*lunch on your own*

 Registration: Click HERE

Presented by

Sonja A. Sutherland, Ph.D. LPC, NCC, CPCS

Sonja Sutherland is an Assistant Professor of Counseling at Richmont Graduate University, a Visiting Professor for Uganda Christian University, and the founder and Executive Director of Legacy Changers, LLC.   She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Georgia, a Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor (CPCS), and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC).  She is also a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), the Southern Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors (SACES), the Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC), and the Licensed Professional Counselor Association of Georgia (LPCAGA).

Course Description:  Using an interactive group format, this workshop provides practical information on how supervisors can help supervisees to improve the effectiveness and outcomes of their clinical service provision. Topics include considerations for developing and evaluating supervisees of differing skills levels through the application of an evidence-based model of supervision. Utilizing thought-provoking case vignettes addressing issues such as race, sexual orientation and religious values, ethical decision-making in supervision will also be touched on.

Course Objectives:  Within the context of this 6 hour workshop, participants will:

• Develop proficiency in supervision implementation through role-play
• Apply supervision model to case vignettes for increased understanding of stages and process of supervisee development
• Gain greater understanding of ethical considerations relevant to clinical supervision through vignette discussion & role plays
• Apply supervision model to cases involving race, sexual orientation and religious values for greater understanding of cultural considerations in supervision

Registration Information

Continuing Education: Six supervision CE clock hours awarded.

Fees:

• Richmont Graduate University Legacy and Founding Alumni Association Members, Clinical Supervisors, Faculty, Staff, and Students receive FREE
• Basic Alumni Association Members: $30.00
• Nonmembers/Friends of Alumni: $75.00

Registration: Click HERE

For questions, please contact Martha Busby at mbusby@richmont.edu

Refunds will only be issued if requested prior to September 29.

Richmont Graduate University has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 4534. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identifited. RGU is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Richmont Graduate University is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Richmont Graduate University maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Along with

Restoring the Pleasure

Saturday, June 24, 2017

9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Richmont Graduate University

1900 The Exchange, Building 100, Atlanta, GA 30339

This event is not sponsored by the Alumni Association and does not fall under the benefits of Founding Membership status.

Registration: click here

PRESENTERS

Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner are sexual therapists, educators and the authors of ten books. They work together as a team:

• Counseling individuals and couples,
• Leading sexual enhancement seminars for couples,
• Teaching sex-education for pre-teens and their parents,
• Speaking with men’s and women’s groups,
• Lecturing at universities, and
• Training fellow professionals throughout the world.  In addition to Canada, Mexico and the U.S., they have taught in Jamaica, Kenya, the Philippines, Singapore, Bali, Jakarta, Australia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France.

Cliff Penner, PhD

Cliff Penner, PhD is a clinical psychologist, received a B.A. from Bethel College, St. Paul, MN; earned a M.A. in theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, and has his Ph.D. from Fuller’s Graduate School of Psychology, Pasadena, CA.

Joyce Penner, MN

Joyce Penner, MN is a clinical nurse specialist has a B.S. in nursing from the University of Washington and a master’s degree in psychosomatic nursing and nursing education from U.C.L.A.

The Penners are best known for their pioneer work in encouraging people of all faiths to connect their sexuality with their belief system ─ helping them embrace sex as good and of God, opening the topic of sexuality within churches of many denominations.You may reach them at 626.449.2525 or penners@attglobal.net and learn more about them and their associates.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Sexual problems do not heal themselves; in fact they perpetuate themselves & fuel tension in marriage. Talk therapy alone rarely reverses these negative sexual patterns. Family of origin factors, which frequently contribute to sexual issues, need to be understood, but understanding does not change negative sexual interactions. Likewise, the person with past trauma or habituated responses must process the impact these have on sexual intimacy and be empowered to overcome those consequences. However, their sexual patterns often do not change as the result of that therapy. Restoring the Pleasure presents a comprehensive, systematic approach in which the couple is retrained to behave and communicate with each other in ways that reduce demand, enhance mutual pleasure and, facilitate the natural physiological sexual responses.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Within the context of this 6-hour workshop, participants will be able to:

• Assess updated knowledge, principles, information, and tools to be utilized in treating couples presenting with distressing sexual issues.
• Explain the multiple domains of negative sexual issues.
• Observe course presenters demonstrate how to apply this knowledge, information, and interventions into clinical practice.
• Practice applying this knowledge, information, and interventions in dyads.
• Recognize and practice safe therapeutic boundaries when dealing with sexual issues in the clinical setting.
• Explain the accuracy and utility of materials presented, limitations of content, and most common risks when practicing sex therapy.

BASIC TOPIC SCHEDULE

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Continuing Education: 6 CE clock hours available

Workshop Level: Beginner

Course Schedule: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

One 15 minute morning break | One hour lunch break | One 15 minute afternoon break

Fees

$150.00 per registrant.

Or

Register for Restoring the Pleasure and the Sexual Ethics CE (Friday, June 23^rd) and receive a $50.00 discount. Attend both CE events and receive 12 CE clock hours for only $250.00 per registrant.

Registration

For registration click here

For CE or registration questions, please contact Martha Busby at

mbusby@richmont.edu

For other questions, please contact Mallory Reynolds or Cory Taylor at

m.reynolds@sexualwholeness.com

c.rodgers@sexualwholeness.com

Also

The Penners are inviting you to email them at penners@attglobal.net with any topics, questions, and client situations related to Sexual Retraining that you would like them to address during this 6 hour work-shop. Please email before the week of June 24^th, 2017

Richmont Graduate University is approved by the American Psychologist Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Richmont Graduate University maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Compassion Stress Management

Registration: Click Here.

This event is not sponsored by the Alumni Association and does not fall under the benefits of a Founding Membership.

When: February 3, 2017

8:30am -5:00pm (lunch on your own)

Where: Richmont Graduate University- Atlanta Campus, 1900 The Exchange SE, Suite 100

Continuing Education: 6 NBCC CE Clock Hours Awarded. 6 approved CE Clock Hours Awarded to Psychologists. Partial attendance is not awarded.

Certification Criteria:  This course satisfies the criteria for Certified Compassion Fatigue Therapist.

Target Audience:  This is an intermediate level training for professionals, students, and laypersons working with traumatized populations, including disaster survivors.

Fees:

• Students= $80.00
• Professionals= $120.00

Presenter: Vanessa Snyder, PhD

Dr.Vanessa Snyder is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist, Certified Traumatologist and AAMFT Approved Supervisor in Training.. She received her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University in VA. Her areas of research interests include: sexual abuse and trauma; trauma effects on the God perception; trauma treatment with play/art therapy, assessment in treatment of adults who experience trauma/complex trauma; secondary traumatic stress, complex trauma model protocol used for human trafficking and dissociative disorders. She is currently working with on research and program evaluations of trauma treatment models in sex trafficking shelters.

Topic: This workshop will enable each course participant to effectively build a therapeutic alliance and focus on the professional’s current self-care status, building a commitment to wellness and the motivation to fundamentally transform his or her work life style. This transformation to wellness includes but is not limited to teaching effective compassion stress management methods for both containment/control of unwanted distress and finding and applying effective desensitization methods in therapy.

Learning Objectives: As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Articulates the developmental history of compassion fatigue including countertransference, caregiver stress, burnout, vicarious traumatization, and secondary traumatic stress.
• Differentiates between compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, and vicarious traumatization.
• Articulates the unique array of symptoms indigenous to compassion fatigue.
• Assesses and identifies symptoms of compassion fatigue in self and others.
• Recognizes compassion fatigue triggers and early warning signs
• Articulates current theoretical models for the etiology and transmission of compassion fatigue.
• Articulates and teaches others the potential effects of traumatic stress upon systems (marriage, family, workplace, etc).
• Identifies and utilizes resources and plans for resiliency and prevention for self and ability to facilitate this plan with others.
• Knowledge of what is required to create and maintain a self-care plan for self and others and familiar with the Academy of Traumatology’s Standards of Self Care for Traumatologists
• Knowledge of what is required to facilitate a self-care plan for self and others.
• Knowledge about providing psycho-education on the causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment of compassion fatigue.
• Knowledgeable of and abides by the Academy of Traumatology Standards of Practice and Ethics

Agenda:

Registration: Click Here.

For questions regarding this course, please contact Dr. Vanessa Snyder at vsndyer@richmont.edu.

For questions about registration or Continuing Education, please contact Martha Busby at mbusby@richmont.edu.

Refunds must be requested prior to the start of the course.

Richmont Graduate University has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 4534. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Richmont Graduate University is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

Richmont Graduate University is approved by the American Psychologist Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Richmont Graduate University maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Registration: click HERE

 This event is not sponsored by the alumni association and does not fall under the benefits of founding membership status.

When: January 4, 2016, 9:00am- 5:30pm (lunch on your own)

Where: Richmont Graduate University

                 1900 The Exchange SE, Building 100

                 Atlanta, GA 30339

Continuing Education: 6.5 NBCC-approved CE Clock hours Awarded. 6.5 approved CE Clock Hours Awarded to Psychologists.

Fee: $100.00

Presenter: DeAnne Terrell, Ph.D.

 Registration: Click HERE

Please direct your questions regarding registration to Autumn Stephenson at astephenson@richmont.edu.

Refunds must be requested prior to January 3, 2016.

Richmont Graduate University has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 4534. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Richmont Graduate University is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

Richmont Graduate University is approved by the American Psychologist Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Richmont Graduate University maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Registration: click HERE

 This event is not sponsored by the alumni association and does not fall under the benefits of founding membership status.

When: January 6, 2016, 9:00am- 5:30pm (lunch on your own)

Where: Richmont Graduate University

                 1900 The Exchange SE, Building 100

                 Atlanta, GA 30339

Continuing Education: 6.5 NBCC-approved CE Clock hours Awarded. 6.5 approved CE Clock Hours Awarded to Psychologists. No Partial Credit will be awarded.

Fee: $100.00

Presenters: Amanda Blackburn, Psy.D. and Vanessa Snyder, Ph.D.

Dr. Amanda Blackburn is Dean of Students and Assistant Professor of Counseling at Richmont Graduate University. Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. Licensed Psychologist. Psy.D., M.A.  Wheaton College; B.A., Asbury College. Specializations: Adolescent and Adult Women’s Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Grief, Spiritual Issues, Depression and Anxiety. Member: APA, CAPS.

Dr.Vanessa Snyder is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist and AAMFT Approved Supervisor in Training. She is a 2008 graduate as well as the Dean of Clinical Affairs at Richmont Graduate University. She received her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University in VA. Her areas of research interests include: sexual abuse and trauma; trauma effects on the God perception; trauma treatment with play/art therapy, assessment in treatment of adults who experience trauma/complex trauma; secondary traumatic stress, complex trauma model protocol used for human trafficking and dissociative disorders. She is currently working with Hope for Justice (Nashville, TN) on research and program evaluations of trauma treatment models in sex trafficking shelters. Vanessa is also the Academic Dean for the Institute of Sexual Wholeness

Topic: 

This introductory course explores the grief and bereavement process from psychological, interpersonal, cultural, historical, developmental, systemic, and integrative perspectives. Those in the course will learn introductory level assessment and treatment of normal, pathological, and traumatic grief by health care professionals. Participants will explore components of a theology of suffering. The signifcance of therapist self-awareness, discernment, and self-care will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives: As a result of attending this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Identify and understand the changes, losses and transitions of bereavement.
• Describe the biopsychosocial and spiritual components to grief.
• Assess the effects of grief on the family system.
• Demonstrate understanding of developmental and cultural differences that shape the bereavement process.
• Explain the effects of the grief process on the physical and psychological system.
• Apply strategies for competent grief work.

Registration: Click HERE

Please direct your questions regarding registration to Autumn Stephenson at astephenson@richmont.edu.

Refunds must be requested prior to January 5, 2016

Richmont Graduate University has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 4534. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Richmont Graduate University is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

Richmont Graduate University is approved by the American Psychologist Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Richmont Graduate University maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Registration: click HERE

Richmont is opening a portion of this course to Richmont alumni and the surrounding community for Continuing Education Credit. This event is not sponsored by the alumni association and does not fall under the benefits of founding membership status.

When: January 5, 2016, 9:00am – 5:00pm (lunch on your own 12:00-1:30)

Where: Richmont Graduate University

                 1815 McCallie Avenue

                 Chattanooga, TN 37404

Continuing Education: 6.5 NBCC-approved CE Clock hours Awarded. 6.5 approved CE Clock Hours Awarded to Psychologists.

Fees: $100.00

 Presenter: Erica Skidmore, Psy.D

Topic: The purpose of this introductory course is to develop individuals’ knowledge and skill in Dialectical Behavior Therapy with applications to individual and group mental health counseling. Participants examine theoretical foundations, research findings, basic principles, and the intervention strategies of Dialectical Behavior Therapy with emphasis on group skills’ training. Emphasis is also placed on studying Borderline Personality Disorder with particular attention paid to theories of etiology and development. Strategies for applying a Christian theological framework to the theories of this approach and application of skills in counseling will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives: As a result of this course, participants will be able to:

• Discuss a basic developmental framework for understanding the etiology of Borderline Personality Disorder, along with the DSM-IV-TR criteria and other characteristics of this disorder.
• Explain the empirically-validated uses of Dialectical Behavior Therapy across a variety of settings and diagnoses.
• Demonstrate skills in applying the theories and techniques of Dialectical Behavior Therapy in the therapeutic setting.
• Apply the 4 Skills Training Modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to their own clinical work.

Registration: Click HERE

Please direct your questions regarding this seminar to Autumn Stephenson at astephenson@richmont.edu.

Refunds must be requested prior to January 5, 2016.

Richmont Graduate University has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 4534. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identifited. RGU is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Richmont Graduate University is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Richmont Graduate University maintains responsibility for this program and its content.