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• Beyond the Alphabets: Polyvagal-informed Common Factor Approach to Working with Trauma

  • When
    Saturday, September 23, 2023
  •  
    10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Michael's at Shoreline, 2960 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA + ONLINE

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  Presented by Ling Lam, PhD, MFT
  

  Includes 3 CE credits for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and LCSWs.
  This event will be in-person, live streamed, and recorded. A recording will be made available to all registrants. For those who can't attend live, CE credit is available by watching the recording and passing a test. There will be a lunch break from 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM.

  EMDR (1.0/2.0), DBT, PE, ACT, TF-CBT, CPT, SE, SP, AEDP, IFS, IPNB, BSP, PAP... and more. There are many modalities that show effectiveness in working with trauma - but what are the common factors that they share and that research has demonstrated are important ingredients in treating trauma? In the age of AI, it is increasingly important for clinicians to go beyond techniques and manualized treatment plans to uplevel their clinical thinking. This workshop synthesizes the alphabet soup of treatment modalities into core principles for more effective case conceptualization and clinical interventions. Polyvagal Theory and Phase-Oriented Treatment provide the overall scaffolding for the common factor treatment approach. 

  Specific topics that will be covered include:
  

  • Using DBT/ACT for Phase 1 and CBT for Phase 3 Work
  • Integrating EMDR/Somatic/Ego State Therapies for Phase 2 Work
  • Explicit/Implicit Trauma Memory Processing
  • Neurobiologically-informed Therapeutic Relationship Building For Complex PTSD Clients
  • Leveraging Client's Resilience and Inner Healing Intelligence, and
  • Case Conceptualization in Working with Shame/Dissociation

  Learning Objectives

  By the end of this course participants will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of three neurobiologically-based trauma responses and their clinical implications.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of phase-oriented treatment approach in working with trauma.
  3. Specify three interventions for regulating autonomic arousal.
  4. Employ three interventions that ensure safe, successful memory processing.
  5. Determine the role of shame as an adaptation to trauma in relation to treatment planning.

  Educational Goals

  This presentation prepares participants to use an integrative, evidence-based framework to conceptualize working with trauma and provide more effective and appropriate clinical interventions.

  About the Presenter

  Ling Lam is a lecturer in Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University (teaching classes on complex trauma, couple therapy, family therapy and LGBTQI+ counseling). He has a Ph.D. in psychology from Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, M.A., in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University, M.S. and B.S. (with distinction) in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. Ling also has a Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy and Research from CIIS. He has a private practice in addition to his teaching responsibilities. More info can be found at: TheRealLing.com.
  

  Class Schedule

  10:30 AM -11:15 AM Overview of Phase-oriented Treatment and Polyvagal Theory
  11:15 AM -12:00 PM Neurobiologically-informed Case Conceptualization Framework
  12:00 PM -12:30 PM Lunch Break
  12:30 PM -1:00 PM Phase 1 Interventions and Clinical Examples
  1:00 PM -1:45 PM Phase 2 Interventions and Clinical Examples
  1:45 PM -2:00 PM Integration and Conclusion
  

  References

  De Jongh, A., Resick, P.A., Zoellner, L.A, van Minnen, A., Lee, C.W., Monson, C.M., Foa, E.B., Wheeler, K., Ten Broeke, E., Feeny, N., Rauch, S.A.M., Chard, K., Mueser, K.T., Sloan, D.M., van der Gaag, M., Rothbaum, B.O., Neuner, F., De Roos, C., Hehenkamp, L.M.J., Rosner, R, Bicanic, I.A.E. (2016). A critical analysis of the current treatment guidelines for complex PTSD in adults. Depression and Anxiety, 33, 59–369. https://doi.org/10.100/da.22469
  
  Healy, C.J., Lee, K.A. & D’Andrea, W. (2021). Using Psychedelics With Therapeutic Intent Is Associated With Lower Shame and Complex Trauma Symptoms in Adults With Histories of Child Maltreatment. Chronic Stress, 5.  https://doi.org/10.1177/24705470211029881
  
  Ogden, P., Pain, C., & Fisher, J. (2006). A sensorimotor approach to the treatment of trauma and dissociation. Psychiatric Clinic of North America, 29, 263–279.
  
  Paulsen, S., & Golston, J. (2014). Stabilizing the relationship among self states. In U.F. Lanius, S. L. Paulsen, & F. M. Corrigan (Eds.), Neurobiology and treatment of traumatic dissociation: Toward an embodied self (pp. 321–340). New York: Springer.
  
  Porges, S. W. (2008). The polyvagal theory: New insights into adaptive reactions of the autonomic nervous system. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 75 (Suppl. X), 81–85.
  
  Schore, A.N. (2009). Right brain affect regulation: An essential mechanism of development, trauma, dissociation, and psychotherapy. In D. Fosha, D. Siegel, & M. Solomon (Eds.), The healing power of emotion: Affective neuroscience, development, & clinical practice (pp. 112–144). New York: W. W. Norton.

  This is an intermediate level course.
  TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs
  
  If you miss any of the presentation, you will not be eligible for the CEUs. This course meets the qualifications of 3 continuing education credits for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. SCV-CAMFT is a CAMFT-approved continuing education provider (CEPA 052466).
  
  The views expressed in presentations made at SCV-CAMFT meetings or events are those of the speaker and not, necessarily, of SCV-CAMFT. Presentations at SCV-CAMFT events do not constitute an endorsement of the vendor or speaker's views, products or services.

  
  

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• Law and Ethics: Therapeutic Ethics in the Movies, 26 Ways to Protect your License, and Ethical-Moral Junctions in Therapy

  • Start
    Friday, October 06, 2023
  •  
  • End
    Saturday, October 07, 2023
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    ONLINE

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  Presented by Ofer Zur, Ph.D.
  

  Includes 6 CE credits. You must attend both days, no partial credit offered.
  

  A recording will be made available to all registrants. For those who can't attend live, CE credit is available by watching the recording and passing a test.

  
  

  Dr. Zur uses vignettes from popular movies and television shows to teach therapists about boundaries and ethical issues, highlighting and clarifying ethical ambiguities. He examines what constitutes ethical practice, including current issues on digital and telehealth ethics. Dr. Zur will outline common licensure complaints and lawsuits and the steps to take to protect oneself against these common complaints. He also explores the significance of context, personal values, and moral junctions faced by mental health professionals.

  Having a licensure complaint or lawsuit filed usually cause a lot of stress and anxiety for a clinician; therefore, learning the things to do (and not do) in order to avoid these experiences is ideal. In the second section, Dr. Zur will outline “Over 20 Ways to Protect Your License from Licensing Board Complaints.” This section ensures that participants are equipped to understand the ethical, legal, and clinical risks impacting them. Topics will also include some of the complex issues related to therapists engaging with clients via texting and social media and some of the main ethical considerations surrounding telehealth.

  “Is It Ever Ethical or Moral? Ethical-Moral Junctions in Psychotherapy,” Dr. Zur focuses on ethics in psychotherapy, exploring the significance of context, personal values, and moral junctions faced by mental health professionals. He will discuss challenging hypothetical questions and scenarios for clinicians such as...
  Is it ethical or moral to bring about..
  

  • Increased probability of patients' suicides?
  • Denying peoples· wish for 'End of Life' option?
  • Denying help for women patients seeking abortions?
  • Increase the chance of client . . . death?
  • Execution of death-row inmates?
  • Racially based pathological diagnoses?
  • Denial of civil liberties for sex offenders?
  • Denial of lifesaving organ transplants to 'receivers'?
  • Increased prisoners' risk for abuse or death?

  Learning Objectives

  By the end of this course participants will be able to:

  1. List 3 ethical concerns that arise from the use of telehealth.
  2. Identify 2 common behaviors that lead to complaints being filed against their state license(s).
  3. Identify 3 moral junctions that therapists may face in their line of work.
  4. Define at least 2 competing concerns that therapists may face when deciding to recommend involuntary hospitalization for suicidal clients.

  Educational Goals

  Therapists’ benefit is, hopefully, to increase their efficacy, understand the complexities of the standard of care, be flexible to work effectively in different settings according to the context of therapy and avoid boards’ complaints.

  About the Presenter

  Ofer Zur (he/him), PhD, Sebastopol, CA, is a clinical & forensic psychologist, and has been in practice for 30 years. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the founder of the Zur Institute, which offers over 150 online continuing education courses for mental health practitioners. Dr. Zur has written four books & hundreds of articles and has lectured world-wide on topics ranging from Psychotherapy Ethics, Boundaries and Dual Relationships in Psychotherapy to Psychology of Victims, Gender & War. Dr. Zur's CV: https://drzur.com/resume/ For more personal overview of Dr. Zur’s background: https://drzur.com/#zest
  

  Class Schedule

  October 6th
  9:00 am    Presentation #1 Ethics in Movies (1.5)
  “Psychotherapy & Therapeutic Ethics in the Movies.”
  10:30 am  15 minute break
  10:45 am    Presentation #1 (Cont.) Ethics in Movies (1.25)
  12:00 pm  Q & A
  12:15 pm   Program ends
  October 7th
  9:00 am    Presentation #2: Protect your license (1.25 hr)
  “Over 20 Ways to Protect Your License from Licensing Board Complaints.”
  10:15 am  Q&A
  10:30-10:45 am  15 minute break
  10:45 am    Presentation #3 Moral Junction (1.25 hr)
  “Is It Ever Ethical or Moral? Ethical-Moral Junctions in Psychotherapy”
  12:00 pm  Q & A
  12:15 pm   Program ends
  

  References

  Bonar, E. E., Koocher, G. P., Benoit, M. F., Collins, R. L., Cranford, J. A., & Walton, M. A. (2018). Perceived risks and benefits in a text message study of substance abuse and sexual behavior, Ethics & Behavior, 28:3, 218-234. DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2017.1293541

  
  

  Hoffman, J.S., Koocher, G.P. (2020). Medical child abuse hidden in pediatric settings: Detection and intervention. J Clin Psychol Med Settings, Dec, 27(4), 753-765. doi: 10.1007/s10880-019-09666-8. PMID: 31602528.

  
  

  Koocher, G. P., Benjamin, G. A. H., Bolton, J., & Plante, T. G. (2023). Medical assistance in dying (MAiD): Ethical considerations for psychologists. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 54(1), 2–13. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000500

  
  

  Reamer, F. G. (2023). Ethical practices in forensic social work: Best practices. Journal of Forensic Social Work, 7, pp. 32-43.

  
  

  Reamer, F. G. (2023). Ethical practice in a post-Roe world: A guide for social workers. Social Work, 68(2), pp. 150-158.

  
  

  Reamer, F. G., (2023). Moral disengagement in social work. Social Work, April 2023. Available at: https://academic.oup.com/sw/advance-article/doi/10.1093/sw/swad014/7142894?utm_source=authortollfreelink&utm_campaign=sw&utm_medium=email&guestAccessKey=875d5672-451f-46f5-bb11-bcea162ddf29

  
  

  Reamer, F. G., (2023). When the client is a struggling clinical social worker: Ethical challenges. Clinical Social Work Journal, 51, 153-162.

  
  

  This is an intermediate level course.

  TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs
  
  If you miss any of the presentation, you will not be eligible for the CEUs. This course meets the qualifications of 6 continuing education credits for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. SCV-CAMFT is a CAMFT-approved continuing education provider (CEPA 052466).
  
  The views expressed in presentations made at SCV-CAMFT meetings or events are those of the speaker and not, necessarily, of SCV-CAMFT. Presentations at SCV-CAMFT events do not constitute an endorsement of the vendor or speaker's views, products or services.

  
  

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• Annual Membership Celebration Brunch

  • When
    Sunday, October 29, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Michael's at Shoreline, 2960 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA

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  Save the Date!

  It's that time of year again to come together in
  celebration and recognition of our local membership!
  
  

  We are pleased to be able to meet in person this year at beautiful Michael's at Shoreline, for a delicious brunch buffet!

  FREE for all chapter members.
  

  
  Please check back for more information.
  

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