Bryn Mawr College

FRIDAY, March 19, 2010

9:00am-12:00pm - $60 – 3 CEUs

 

B2645

Communicating Across Language Barriers

Language and culture barriers can create a tiring and frustrating problem. Our half-day workshop begins with a discussion of "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" by Anne Fadiman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, September 1998), a tragic account of how everyone with the best of intentions -- family, social worker, doctors, nurses --  could not overcome cultural differences to treat a Hmong girl with severe epilepsy. To build on the book discussion, participants consider strategies for working with non-native speakers of English (clients or coworkers), and ways to become more aware of differences in cultural practices and expectations. Participants are encouraged to share their own experiences and suggestions. Reading of the book is not a pre-requisite of the class. However, those who read the book and submit their response to the posted online questions to the Continuing Education Office by midnight, March 15,  will receive three extra CEU credits.

Jennifer Beer, a PhD anthropologist, teaches negotiation at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School.  She has mediated disputes and led mediation training for 25 years, and authored The Mediator's Handbook.  Her consulting practice focuses on negotiating conflicts and cross-cultural issues in organizations

 

B9245

Sex, Drugs, and Technology:  Ethical, Liability, and Practice Issues in Adolescent Psychotherapy                   

Although psychotherapy holds a great deal of promise for most adolescents, and it can be exciting to work with youth before behaviors and personality traits become entrenched, adolescents are often daunting to even experienced clinicians. This workshop focuses on some of the common clinical challenges and dilemmas encountered in therapy with teens, viewed through the lens of potential ethical and legal issues, with an emphasis on the “new media”.  An ethical framework, based on a developmental model of psychotherapy, is used to guide the discussion, highlighting difficult behavioral situations frequently encountered in working with troubled youth, followed by small group problem-solving exercises and a question/discussion period to expand upon the issues presented.  Upon completion of this course, participants are able to: (1) distinguish between ethical principles, professional codes, and state regulations and how they apply to work with adolescents;  (2) discuss the limits of confidentiality in psychotherapy with youth, and the merits of signed informed consent forms with both adolescents and their families; (3) identify methods of working clinically with difficult and potentially destructive behaviors and decisions of adolescent therapy participants; and (4) recognize the impact of the ever-changing technological world on the clinical realities of working with youth. This workshop applies to the Advanced Integrated Adolescent Psychotherapy Certificate. Completion of all five sessions of the program results in the Advanced Integrated Adolescent Psychotherapy Certificate. Other certificate sessions are scheduled on January 22, February 5, and February 19 and the afternoon of March 19. The workshop also satisfies the ASWB ethics requirement for social work license renewal.

Thomas Hurster MSS, LCSW, CGP, is a clinical social worker who has conducted therapy groups for children and adolescents in a variety of settings. He divides his time between Benchmark School, private practice, and as an adjunct instructor at Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research.

 

B2650

Using Dreams in Psychotherapy

Dreams are an important aspect of psychological health, and offer a window into the deeper affective states, fantasies and conflicts of our clients. While dreams offer valuable information, their meaning is often obscure and difficult to decipher. Using case examples, and an object relations framework, this seminar focuses on the practical use of dreams in clinical work. Upon completion of this seminar, participants have: (1) increased their ability to use dream material in understanding their client’s internal world; (2) developed an understanding of the function of dreaming in psychological health; and (3) expanded their clinical skills in receiving and using dream material to inform their work with clients. This seminar is appropriate for all levels of experience.

Karen Fraley, LCSW, BCD, is in psychotherapy practice for adults and couples in Exton, PA. She is a faculty member of the International Psychotherapy Institute in Washington, DC, as well as its Philadelphia satellite, and is a Fellow member of the Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work.

 

1:00pm-4:00pm - $60 – 3 CEUs

 

B9250

Advanced Integrated Adolescent Psychotherapy Certificate Symposium

This symposium is open to all, but gives participants who have completed all the Advanced Adolescent Psychotherapy Certificate courses the opportunity to integrate the knowledge gained, with a focus on implementing and sustaining new approaches to clinical work with adolescents.  Particular focus is on difficult diagnostic situations and working with complex situations, and on integrated conjoint, combined, and concurrent therapy.  There is an opportunity for participant case presentations. The symposium brings together the three instructors from the four certificate courses as co-presenters and consultants.  Completion of the five sessions of the certificate program results in the Advanced Integrated Adolescent Psychotherapy Certificate.

Peter Capper, MSW, MA, LCSW

Thomas Hurster, MSS, LCSW, CGP

David Wohlsifer, Phd, LCSW

 

 

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