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• The Therapist's Guide to Divorce Mediation: Supporting Clients

  • When
    Friday, September 28, 2018
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Sunrise Senior Living 8300 Burdette Road Bethesda MD 20817
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  Presenters: Kathleen Landers, LCSW-C & Donna Duquette, J.D.
  

  Category 1 | 3 CEUs 

  Workshop Description: 

  This workshop is co-led with Donna Duquette, J.D., experienced Montgomery County mediator and Kathleen Landers, LCSW-C, therapist and Director of Sequence LLC. Together they will explore the complexities of divorce, the types of divorce processes available, with a comparison of each. There will be an in-depth review of the mediation process and its benefits for participants. They will then explore the role of the therapist working with a divorcing individual or couple, and the value of emotion coaching to increase the success of the mediation process. Other skills to help build such as listening and clear communication techniques under stress will be reviewed as well.

  Objectives:

  1. Identify the emotional stages of divorce for each party.
  2. Identify the challenges faced by divorcing adults.
  3. Identify the 5 Divorce process options.
  4. Describe the pros and cons of these options.
  5. Compare and contrast mediation from therapy.
  6. Understand the benefits of mediation for immediate and long term psychological health of individuals and the family system.
  7. Explore specific techniques and strategies for the therapist to use to support divorcing clients, specifically those choosing mediation.

  Schedule:

  9:00-9:15 | Introductions
  9:15-9:40 | Setting the Stage:A Review of the emotionally overwhelming experience that is divorce
  9:40-10:15 | Divorce 101:Review of the decisions inherent to divorce and the options of divorce process
  10:15-10:25: BREAK
  10:25-11:00 | Divorce mediation described
  11:00-11:45 | Supporting Clients: The role of the therapist as emotional coach
  11:45-12:00 | Conclusion, Q & A, Evaluations

  Recommended Reading:
  

  • Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, Roger Fisher and William Ury, Penguin Books, 1991
  • More Time To Think: A way of Being In The World, Fisher King Publishing, 2009
  • Nonviolent Communication, A Language of Life, Marshall Rosenberg, PHD, PuddleDancer Press 2003 
  • The Power of A Positive No: How To Say No and Still Get To Yes,William Ury, Bantam Books, 2007

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• Book Club Meeting: A Discussion of Emma and Her Selves: A Memoir of Treatment and a Therapist’s Self-Discovery

  • When
    Friday, October 05, 2018
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    1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Home of author, May Benatar: 8913 Ellsworth Court, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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  Presenter: May Benetar

  May Benatar has written a short book about a long relationship with a woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). The book focuses on the twenty year relationship with all of the drama, mystery, and redemptive power that characterized the process.

  The consequences of extreme childhood trauma and the concept of dissociation are discussed, particularly as they pertain to Emma, the young woman struggling with the legacy of her trauma . As this was May’s first DID patient, her own steep learning curve in managing a confusing and chaotic treatment process is an important part of the narrative.

  The idea of universality of parts, how we all have parts that are more or less integrated to the whole is addressed in the book and in our discussion of the book.

  Workshop Objectives: At the end of this class participants will be able to:

  1. Understand dissociation, and how this appears in someone with a dissociative disorder.
     
  2. Dissociative disorders are not as rare as we might think, so recognizing this as part of a trauma history should be in the toolbox of all clinicians.
     
  3. The phenomenology of DID, how this might present as a clinical picture
     
  4.  Identify some of their own parts or ego states.
     

  • 1:00 pm to 1:15: Introducing myself and my background as a clinician.
  • 1:15 to 2:00 p.m.: Motivations for writing the book
  • 2:00 to 2:30: Non-clinical examples of parts as we encounter them in ourselves and in public life
  • 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm: Q & A, open discussion
  • 3:30 pm to 3:30: Reading from the book.

  
  Category: 2 | CEUs: 2.5
  

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• Wine & Cheese Social

  • When
    Friday, October 12, 2018
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    5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Kennedy Counseling Collective 508 Kennedy St NW (Suite #300) Washington, DC 20011
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  The Wine & Cheese Committee invites you to join clinicians of all levels for our first social of the fall! This month's event will be held at Kennedy Counseling Collective, the practice of GWSCSW members Erica Greenspan and Heidi Vanderwerff. Enjoy fall favorite snacks, as well as tasty bevs from local cidery, Anxo. Come mingle with fellow social workers; make connections, make friendships!

  
  

  We would love to see you! 

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• Trauma Informing the 12 Steps: Empowerment in Substance Misuse & Addiction Recovery

  • When
    Saturday, October 13, 2018
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    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Forest Hills of DC | 4901 Connecticut Ave Washington, DC 20008
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  Presenter: Eryca Kasse

  Category 1 | 3 CEUs 

  Clients living with substance misuse & addiction often have histories of emotional, physical and/or sexual trauma. The 12 Step groups AA and NA are the most widespread and available peer support groups for addiction recovery, though some language of the 12 Steps may be contraindicated for survivors of trauma.
  
  This training:

  • provides an introduction to broadened definitions of trauma with examples throughout the lifespan and the key principles of Trauma Informed Care by SAMHSA; 
  • explores the relationship between unhealed trauma and the development of substance use disorders through an overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACES); 
  • analyzes language of the 12 steps through a trauma informed lens, offering alternative language options to promote healing empowerment & prevent re-traumatization; 
  • and provides resources to refer clients seeking peer support alternatives to 12 step.* 
    

  Note:  This training has no affiliation with AA, NA or any 12 step program or entity.
  

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• Effective Tools for Working with Clients Diagnosed with and Treated for Cancer

  • When
    Friday, October 19, 2018
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    8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Smith Center for Healing and the Arts 1632 U St Washington, DC 20009
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  Presenters: Erin Price, LGSW, Jennifer Bires, LICSW, OSW-C,  Julia Rowland, PhD, Kiersten Gallagher

  
  

  Category 1 | 3 CEUs 

  Workshop Description: Advances in the early diagnosis and effective treatment of cancer, along with the aging of the US population have resulted in growing numbers of individuals living with, through and beyond cancer. It is currently estimated that there are 16.5 million cancer survivors in the US alone, representing close to 5% of the population. Among older individuals (85+) the proportion of males with a history of cancer is over a third, and almost half of women this age have a cancer history. The result is that a typical social work practice may include several clients who are cancer survivors.

  At the same time, cancer treatments themselves have changed dramatically. Most involve multi-modal therapies (combinations of surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and/or immuno-therapy), are delivered largely on an out-patient basis, increasingly rely on administration of oral medications (and adherence to these), and can last for weeks or months. Cancer patients and their families are expected to be active participants in complex decision-making and care, and manage the competing demands of cancer, family and school or work. Several national reports note that despite advances in the physical care of cancer patients, we are lagging behind in meeting their psychosocial needs during and after treatment. Ensuring a cadre of adequately prepared mental health professionals is an important first step in bridging this gap.

  The proposed training is for any level practitioner and will offer tools for effectively working with clients who have been diagnosed with or are early ( < 5 years) post-treatment for cancer. During the training we will provide an overview of cancer epidemiology, describe common treatments and clinical pathways, and discuss current quality standards for survivorship care. We will then examine the psychosocial and emotional ramifications of cancer on the individual at various points along the cancer continuum from diagnosis and treatment to survivorship. Information on specific risk factors for psychosocial distress and screening for these will be reviewed. The training will include the opportunity for participants to explore and experience various integrative modalities that are helpful in working with those affected by cancer, including mindful movement, stress reduction techniques, and creative expression.

  Objectives:

  1. Describe current demographic trends in the prevalent population of cancer survivors.
     
  2. Enumerate some of the acute, long-term and late effects of cancer that may affect cancer survivors’ well-being and recovery.
     
  3. Identify individuals at high risk for poor psychosocial outcomes in the context of cancer.
     
  4. Discuss different integrative strategies for helping survivors better manage the psychosocial challenges imposed by cancer.

  Schedule:

  8:00-8:30 am – Registration & Breakfast
  8:30-9:00 am – Welcome and Mindful Movement (experiential)
  9:00-9:45 am – Cancer 101: Epidemiology, Common Treatments & Clinical Pathways, Care Delivery Trends & Standards
  9:45-10:00 am – Break
  10:00-10:30 am – Stress Management (experiential)
  10:30 am-noon – Psychosocial and Emotional Effects of Cancer
  12:00-12:30 pm – Creative Expression (experiential)

  Recommended Reading:

  • Andersen BL Rowland JH, Somerfield MR. Screening, assessment, and care of anxiety and depressive symptoms in adults with cancer: An American Society of Clinical Oncology Guideline Adaptation. J Oncol Pract 2015; 11:133-134.
    
  • Benegas MP, Dickerson JF, Kent EE, et al. Exploring barriers to the receipt of necessary medical care among cancer survivors under age 65 years. J Cancer Surv 2018; 12: 28-37
    
  • Carter J, Lachetti C, Rowland JH. Interventions to Address Sexual Problems in People With Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Adaptation Summary. J Oncology Practice. 2018; 14: 173-179.
    
  • Christ G, Messner C, Behar L (eds). Handbook of Oncology Social Work: Psychosocial Care for People with Cancer. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015.
    
  • Dizon DS, Suzin D, McIlvenna S. Sexual health as a survivorship issue for female cancer survivors. Oncologist 2014;19:202-210.
    
  • Institute of Medicine (IOM). Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2008.
    
  • Katz A, Dizon DS. Sexuality after cancer: a model for male survivors. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2016;13:70-78.
    
  • Mehnert A. Employment and work-related issues in cancer survivors. Critical reviews in Oncology/Hematology 2011;77:109-130.
    
  • Lerner, Michael. Choices in Healing; MIT Press; 1994.
    
  • Mullan F. Season’s of survival: reflections of a physician with cancer. N Engl J Med 1985;313:270-273.
    
  • O’Toole, Carole, Hendricks, Carolyn B. Healing Outside the Margins: The Survivor’s Guide to Integrative Cancer Care. Lifeline Press, 2002.
    
  • Pirl WF, Fann JR, Greer JA, et al. Recommendations for the implementation of distress screening programs in cancer centers: report from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) joint task force. Cancer 2014;120:2946-2954.
    
  • Rowland JH. Cancer survivorship: new challenge in cancer medicine. In Bast RC Jr, Croce CM, Hait WM, Hong WK, Kufe DW, Piccart-Gebhart M, Pollock RE, Weichselbaum RR, Wang H, Holland JH (eds), Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine, 9th Edition (pp. 909-916), Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2017.
    
  • Stanton A, Rowland JH, Ganz PA. Life after cancer diagnosis and treatment in adulthood: contributions from psychosocial oncology research. Am Psychol 2015:70:159-174.
    
  • Zafar SY. Financial toxicity of cancer care. It’s time to intervene. J Natl Cancer Institute 2016; 108 (5): djv370

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• Medical Marijuana: Ethical Decisions for Mental Health Providers

  • When
    Saturday, October 20, 2018
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    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Aspenwood Senior Living 14400 Homecrest Road Silver Spring, Maryland
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  Presenter: Linda Friskey, LCSW-C
  

  Category 1 | 3 CEUs (Qualifies for Ethics CEUs)

  Workshop Description: This workshop will be presented by Linda Friskey, LCSW-C, who presented previously for GWSCSW on the topic of medical marijuana. The focus of this new workshop will be the ethics of discussing medical marijuana with clients/patients and colleagues. It is recommended for mental health professionals working in Maryland who want to be current regarding rapidly changing laws, regulations and attitudes regarding the use of medical marijuana for treatment of health and mental health conditions. Timely information about current status of laws and regulations for Maryland will be presented, as well as an overview of federal laws and regulations. Potential for ethical dilemmas related to the clinician's role in providing information or guidance to clients/patients and colleagues will be explored. Clinicians will gain knowledge of how to guide clients to information and resources. DSM V cannabis use diagnoses and a basic introduction to differentiating between self-medicating versus regulated and monitored cannabis use and related assessment and treatment implications will be discussed. A glossary of terms and definitions as well as a bibliography will be provided.

  About the Presenter: The workshop will be presented by Linda Friskey, LCSW-C, who specializes in the intersection of biological/somatic and emotional/psychological concerns. Linda is a seasoned clinician practicing at Linda Friskey, LLC in Columbia, Maryland. 

  Objectives:

  1. Participants will gain knowledge of current laws regulating medical marijuana in Maryland.
     
  2. Participants will learn what the DSM V says about cannabis and medical cannabis.
     
  3. Participants will be able to identify some of their personal and professional values and biases regarding the use of medical marijuana through presented case vignettes.
     
  4. Participants will be given a lengthy bibliography covering many aspects of cannabis research and facts and a copy of the Maryland Code of Ethics.

  Schedule:

  8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Registration
  9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Introduction of participants, presenter,topic and learning objectives
  9:30 to 10:30 History of laws and regulations in Maryland regarding medical marijuana through 2018
  10:30 to 10:45 Break
  10:45 to 11:30 Current status of medical marijuana availability in Maryland and how patients/clients may obtain it. DSM V cannabis diagnoses. 11:30 to 12:30 Case vignettes and discussions

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• Emergency Instructions - Alumni Session

  • When
    Friday, October 26, 2018
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    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Aspenwood Senior Living 14400 Homecrest Road Silver Spring, Maryland
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  Presenters: Melinda Salzman, MSW
  

  Category 1 | 3 CEUs 

  Workshop Description:  Have you started a "professional will," but never completed it? Do you need to update yours? Join us to brainstorm sticky questions and support one another in "getting it done." This workshop is open to participants in previous Emergency Instructions for Your Practice workshops.

  Objectives:

  1. Devise a "to do" list for finishing or updating their Emergency Instructions.
     
  2. Create a timeline for competing tasks and distributing the document.
     
  3. For support work groups, if desired.

  Schedule:

  Bring in your drafts and previous versions. We'll brainstorm together.

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• One Couple Two Faiths: Working with Interfaith Couples

  • When
    Thursday, November 01, 2018
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    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Forest Hills of DC | 4901 Connecticut Ave Washington, DC 20008
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  Presenter: Marion L. Usher, MSSW, Ph.D

  Category 1 | 3 CEUs 

  Description: This is for social workers who are working with couples who are experiencing religious difficulties. Coming from different religions they have yet to confront the many issues when backgrounds are different and they see no possible resolution to their problems. Co-creating a religious life together requires new skills and the capacity to tolerate loss and disappointment.

  Objectives:

  
  

  Participants will: 
  

  1. Learn about the various conflicts that can arise when two religions are in the home and decisions have not yet been made as to what will occur in the home.
     
  2. Learn how to help the couple acquire the skills necessary to navigate the process.
     
  3. Learn how to help the couple examine what each person values and how their own religion guides them in their daily life.
     
  4. Teach the couple different ways in which they can improve their marriage.
     

  Agenda:

  • Describe a model for how to do this type of work e.g. "Love and Religion: A Workshop for Jews and Their Partners."
    
  • Participants will look at the role religion plays in their own lives.
    
  • The components of a religious identity will be explored.
    
  • A review of the effectiveness if an early intervention model will be presented.
    

  Recommended Reading:

  
  

  Marion L. Usher, Ph.D. "One Couple Two Faiths; Stories of Love and Religion." available from the instructor or on Amazon. 

  
  

  Gabrielle Glaser, "Strangers to the Tribe."

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• Equine Assisted Psychotherapy: Accentuating Bond Between Horse and Human

  • When
    Friday, November 02, 2018
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Greenbelt Library | 11 Crescent Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20770

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  Presenter: Leah Chiaverini, LGSW

  Category: 1
  CE Hours: 1.0

  Workshop Description: 

  Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP), particularly the Eagala model, is a new, largely untapped resource. The Eagala model uses a team-based approach and is performed by a mental health practitioner and an Eagala-trained equine specialist. The model has been found to be particularly useful with clients who are largely unresponsive to typical office treatment. This brown bag lunch workshop will begin to scratch the surface on some of the research studies that have already been conducted, the basic framework of EAGALA model (one of many EAP programs), and how this continuingly developing therapy is currently being used with different populations. This workshop is appropriate for any level of clinician.

  
  

  Workshop Objectives: At the end of this class participants will be able to:
  

  1. Understand the Eagala model's four tenets (team approach, ethics, ground-based, and solution-focused). 
  2. Think about potential populations that could benefit from this type of complementary treatment. 
  3. Understanding the major findings of selected research studies on EAP in practice. 
  4. Define how the roles of the mental health practitioner and the equine specialist overlap and differ.

  Specific Agenda:

  • Introduction (10 minutes)
    
  • Summary of Research (15 minutes)
    
  • EAGALA (5 min)
    
  • Example of a Session (15 min)
    
  • Application in Clinical Setting (10 min)
    
  • Qs and As (5 min)
    

  Recommended reading: 
  EAGALA Training Manual 8th Edition ($20.00 on EAGALA website)
  

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• Alice Kassabian Memorial Conference | "When LGBTQ+ 'Cured' Psychiatry: The History You Never Knew! An Ethical Retrospective"

  • When
    Saturday, November 03, 2018
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Cosmos Club 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC

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  Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work in Alliance with American Association of Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work

  INVITES YOU TO THE SEVENTH ANNUAL ALICE KASSABIAN MEMORIAL CONFERENCE

  Presented by: William S. Meyer, MSW
  

  This year’s lecture, “When LGBTQ+ ‘Cured’ Psychiatry: The DSM History You Never Knew: An Ethical Retrospective,” will explore the psychiatric diagnosis of homosexuality as a treatable psychopathology and the civil rights struggle that got it deleted from psychiatry’s official nomenclature. Over the years, many people suffered severe psychological injury by the very people who were ostensibly there to help them. Some of this tragic legacy continues today. This multi-media presentation begins in the 1950’s and takes the audience through the tumultuous 60’s and 70’s up to the present to demonstrate the legacy and implications of psychiatry’s once implacable position that “homosexuality is treatable psychopathology.”

  About the Presenter: Our presenter, William S. Meyer, MSW, is Director of Training for the Department of Social Work and an Associate Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Ob/Gyn at Duke University Medical Center. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including Duke’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award for exceptional leadership and commitment, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work. He has presented for the military and at universities all over the country and is recognized as an outstanding teacher and supervisor.

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  Continuing education credit: ­This Conference provides 3 LGBTQ+ and 3 Ethics CEU credits. Continuing Education sponsored by the Greater Washington Society of Clinical Social Workers is accepted by the DC, Maryland and Virginia Boards of Social Work. The GWSCSW accepts responsibility for this program. Note:  Virginia Licensees need 15 CE's by June 30, 2018.

  Training sponsored by the Greater Washington Society of Clinical Social Workers is accepted by the DC, Maryland and Virginia boards of social work to offer continuing education to social workers. 
  
  

  GWSCSW honors the memory of Dr. Alice Kassabian, a former president of our Society, clinician, advocate for social justice and excellence in clinical practice. Dr. Kassabian was an active member of the Diversity and Social Action Committee of American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work (AAPCSW) which promotes excellence in clinical practice by providing opportunities for expanded conversations regarding the centrality of focused attention to culture and issues of diversity.
  

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• Fall 2018 New Member Brunch!

  • When
    Sunday, November 11, 2018
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    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    7313 Millwood Road Bethesda, MD

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  Who: Any GWSCSW member who has joined in the past 2 years are warmly invited to join us! And all current members are invited to come meet new members!

  What: A chance to learn more about what the GWSCSW can provide you, how you can get involved, plus a chance for us all to get to know each other better and enjoy a beautiful brunch!

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• CBT for OCD – Practical Techniques and Usable Insights

  • When
    Thursday, November 15, 2018
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Aspenwood Senior Living 14400 Homecrest Road Silver Spring, Maryland
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  Presenter: John Chamberlain, Ph.D.

  Category 1 | 4 CEUs 

  Workshop Description: This workshop is designed for clinicians familiar with basic prinicples of cognitive-behavioral therapy to have a better understanding of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and OC-spectrum disorders -- how the OC sufferer's mind works and how it can be counteracted. Dr. Chamberlain will give an overview of the CBT model for understanding OCD and the treatment applications of exposure with response prevention, including the cognitive foundation for behavioral work and the application of mindfulness practice, to a variety of OC problems and obsessional themes (including contamination, harm to self or others, sexual deviance, perfectionism, religious or morally based obessions, relationship OCD, and other variations).

  Objectives:

  Participants will be able to:

  1. Differentiate OCD from other similar-appearing problems
     
  2. Utilize strategies for building rapport with clients who suffer from OCD
     
  3. Understand, and explain to clients, a clear and plausible theory of why they have OCD and what perpetuates it
     
  4. Explain the CBT treatment approach of exposure with response prevention (E/RP) and why it is well-designed to target OCD
     
  5. Name and explain four ways in which exposure works on OCD
     
  6. Identify the most common obsessional themes - including violence, sexual perversions, contamination, perfectionism, religious and moral scrupulosity, and relationship OCD - and develop E/RP strategies designed for each
     
  7. Distinguish classic OCD from Tourettic OCD
     
  8. Know what makes for a good exposure
     
  9. Provide an approach for handling OCD in day-to-day life, including the role of mindfulness
     
  10. Know the most common treatment complications and what to do about them
      
  11. Be conversant in the role of medication and its pros and cons
      
  12. Apply E/RP principles to other OC-spectrum disorders
      

  Agenda: 

  
  

  9:00-9:05 Introduction
  9:05-9:15 A brief overview of and rationale for cognitive-behavioral therapy
  9:15-9:35 OCD: Differential diagnosis, causes, subtypes, and treatment approaches
  9:35-9:40 Basic principles of CBT for anxiety
  9:40-9:45 Basic principles of exposure with response prevention (E/RP)
  9:45-9:50 Quantitative assessment
  9:50-10:00 Laying the cognitive foundation
  10:00-10:05 Developing an exposure hierarchy
  10:05-10:20 In vivo vs. imaginal exposure with loop tape demo
  10:20-10:25 Tips on response prevention
  10:25-10:35 Elements of a good exposure
  10:35-10:55 E/RP applied to specific themes Part I
  10:55-11:10 BREAK
  11:10-11:30 E/RP applied to specific themes Part II
  11:30-11:35 Tourettic OCD
  11:35-11:55 Managing OCD in day-to-day life
  11:55-12:05 Maintenance and "cure"
  12:05-12:20 Complicating factors and how to handle them
  12:20-12:30 Other treatment considerations
  12:30-12:35 Treating sub-clinical OC tendencies
  12:35-12:50 Treating OC-related disorders
  12:50-1:00 Summary

  Q&A welcomed throughout presentation

  Recommended Reading:

  • Stop Obsessing by Edna Foa and Reid Wilson Freedom from OCD by Jonathan Grayson 
  • Treatment of OCD by Gail Steketee 
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: A Complete Guide to Getting Well and Staying Well by Fred Penzel 
  • Concepts and Controversies in OCD -- Jonathan Abramowitz and Arthur Houts (Eds.)

  Dr. Chamberlain specializes in treating anxiety disorders, primarily utilizing cognitive-behavioral therapy. He earned his doctoral degree in clinical psychology at American University in 1999, completing his predoctoral internship training at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, DC. He was a staff psychologist at the Catholic University Counseling Center for 11 years, including 2½ years as Director of Internship Training. Dr. Chamberlain also spent 7 years on staff at the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, where he received state-of- the-art training in CBT, with a focus on OCD and OC-spectrum disorders. He works with adolescents, adults, and couples. Dr. Chamberlain was voted a Top Therapist for both OCD and Social Anxiety Disorder in Washingtonian’s 2009 survey of DC-area practitioners. He is a member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the International OCD Foundation, the Society for Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
  

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• Passing the Right Laws Does Matter: The Increased Importance of GWSCSW’s Participation in Legislation and Advocacy

  • When
    Saturday, November 17, 2018
  •  
    11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Normandie Farms Restaurant in Potomac, MD
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  FOURTH ANNUAL LEGISLATION AND ADVOCACY LUNCHEON

  FREE PROGRAM AND LUNCH-REGISTRATION REQUIRED! 

  ALL MEMBERS INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND! THIS LUNCHEON PROGRAM IS A MEMBER BENEFIT.
  

  2 CATEGORY 2 CEU’S AVAILABLE FOR $40 EXTRA CHARGE

  Our Society needs YOU to help us advocate and impact legislators in many different ways, or our messages simply will not get out. 

  
  

  Sue Rowland (our Virginia lobbyist), Pam Metz Kasemeyer (our Maryland lobbyist), Margot Aronson (DC Chair), Judy Ratliff (VA chair), and Judy Gallant, (MD chair and program director), discuss potential new laws and how our voice can make a difference. This is your opportunity to speak about topics you think GWSCSW should be addressing with lawmakers and to find out about issues likely to come up in the next legislative sessions. You will leave the program informed about current issues in each jurisdiction, the impact our local elections have and how you can participate to support our Society, your profession and your principles. Come learn-and help educate us about what’s on your mind!
  

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  Normandie Farm’s offers fine dining including vegan options in an elegant dining room with cathedral beamed ceilings, distinctive and rustic french decor and a classic and unforgettable ambiance .
  

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• You Don’t Have to Be a Sex Therapist to Talk About Sex

  • When
    Monday, December 03, 2018
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Sunrise Senior Living 8300 Burdette Road Bethesda MD 20817
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  Presenter: Gail Guttman, LCSW
  

  Category 1 | 3 CEUs 

  Workshop Description:  Intermediate clinicians and above.

  About the Presenter: 

  Objectives:

  1. Identify sexual messages that effect a therapist’s ability to bring up the discuss the topic of sexuality
     
  2. Name four factors to explore in any case of sexual dysfunction/difficulty
     
  3. Name four components of the PLISSIT Model
     
  4. Describe three central concepts in Sensate Focus
     
  5. Identify themes in individuals or couples which provide opportunities to explore sexuality issues

  Schedule:

  9:00 to 9:30 | Introduction and Exploration of Sexual Messages
  9:30 to 10:30 | Components of Sex Therapy
  10:30 to 10:45 | Break
  10:45 to 11:45 | Basic Skills in Sex Therapy
  11:45 to 12:15 | Identify Themes in Couples Therapy Which Can Lead to Sexuality Exploration and Learnings

  Recommended Reading:

  • Basson, Rosemary. “The Female Sexual Response Cycle”. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy. An updated version of the sexual response cycle.
    
  • Binik, Yitzchak M. and Hall, Kathryn, editors. The Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy, 5th Edition. New York: Guildford Press, 2014. An updated version of the diagnosis and treatment of sex therapy, by leading authorities in the field.
    
  • Buehler, Stephanie. What Every Mental Health Professional Needs to Know About Sex Therapy. New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2013. A practical guide for mental health practitioners on how to comfortably discuss, assess, and treat sexual issues that arise in practice.
    
  • Joannides, Paul. The Guide to Getting It On. Oregon: Goofy Foot Press, 2012. A complete guide to the wide range of sexuality. Goofy Foot Press, 2015.
    
  • Love, Patricia and Robinson, Jo. Hot Monogamy. New York: Plume Book, 1994. Exercises to improve both the couples’ emotional and sexual relationship, with a focus on low sexual desire.
    
  • Kaplan, Helen Singer. The Illustrated Manual of Sex Therapy. Florence, Kentucky: Routledge Press, 1988. Reviews the nature and causes of male and female sexual dysfunctions, and describes and portrays the various erotic techniques and exercises employed in sex therapy.
    
  • Klein, Marty. Sexual Intelligence. California: Harper Collins, 2012. A guide to remove the obsession with sexual normalcy and teach people how to bring the focus back to intimacy.
    
  • Kerner, Ian. She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman. New York: William Morrow Publishing, 2009. A guide to pleasuring a woman through other methods than intercourse.
    
  • Nagowski, Emily. Come as You Are. NY: Simon and Shuster, 2015. Research that normalizes and enhances female sexuality.
    
  • Nelson, Tammy, Getting the Sex You Want. Massachusetts: Quiver Books, 2008. An integration of Imago relationship therapy and sex therapy.
    
  • Perel, Esther. Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence. New York: Harper Perennial, 2007. Explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire, and explains what it takes to bring lust back into a home.
    
  • Weeks, Gerald, Gambescia, Nancy, and Hertlein. A Clinician’s Guide to Systemic Sex Therapy. New York: Routledge: 2016. Overall guide to sex therapy.
    
  • Weiner, Linda and Avery-Clark, Constance. Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy: The Illustrated Manuel. New York: Routledge, 2015. An in-depth look at sensate focus.
    
  • Zilbergeld, Bernie. The New Male Sexuality. New York: Bantam Books, 1993. This book describes all aspects of make sexuality and has exercises.

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• Board Meeting (January 2019)

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    Saturday, January 12, 2019
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    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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    River Road Unitarian 6301 River Road Bethesda

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• Board Meeting (April 2019)

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    Saturday, April 13, 2019
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    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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• Annual Member Dinner - June 2, 2019

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    Sunday, June 02, 2019
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    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    River Road Unitarian 6301 River Road Bethesda

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  Meet New Members and Network!

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