Offered through the Department of Counseling, Administration, Supervision and Adult Learning and the School of Nursing
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: The Forgotten Victims
Children living with domestic violence are often the forgotten victims. They are affected in so many ways, especially as the blanket of safety and security placed on them by those who are to protect them has been yanked away. Placed in harm's way, these children face numerous risks: neglect, direct abuse, and the loss of one or both parents. Exposure to violence transforms a child's view of the world, emotional landscape and basic ability to trust.
You will learn:
- Definitions of domestic violence and other abuses
- Dynamics and effects of domestic violence upon children
- Identification, assessment, treatment goals and mental health interventions
- Protective factors and the resilience of children
- Guiding principles of the work and professional resources
- March 23, 2012 Fri, 8:45 am-4:00 pm
- CNSCE 4, Section 1
- Downtown, Julka Hall
- $149 (includes handouts & lunch)
- Instructor: Paula V. Atwood, EMBA, LISW-S, LICDC
- Six (6.0) Continuing Education Contact Hours awarded to RNs, Social Workers, Counselors.
De-Escalation and Crisis Intervention Techniques with Children
Professionals working with children need a comprehensive understanding of the manifestations of abuse and neglect and effective interventions. We'll review triggers for outbursts common to these children and explore effective de-escalation techniques that can be utilized. Focus will be placed on the elements, phases, feelings and psychological effects of crises, concluding with a description of the requisites for effective crisis intervention and helpful techniques.
- May 11, 2012 Fri, 9:00 am-12:15 pm
- CNSCE 5, Section 1
- Downtown, Julka Hall
- $79 (includes handouts & refreshments)
- Instructor: Paula V. Atwood, EMBA, LISW-S, LICDC
- Three (3.0) Continuing Education Contact Hours awarded to RNs, Social Workers, Counselors.
Ethics Responsibilities When Clients Threaten Suicide or Harm to Others
Virtually all mental health professionals experience times when clients appear dangerous to themselves or to others. In fact, these situations have been identified as some of the most stressful that therapists encounter. This workshop will assist mental health professionals in identifying their ethical duties when such circumstances arise. It will also offer guidelines for responsible care, consultation and recommendations for documentation of the assessment of risk and treatments. A therapist's rights and responsibilities when clients threaten them will also be addressed.
- February 24, 2012 Fri, 9 am-12:15 pm
- CNSCE 2, Section 901
- Westlake, CSU West Center
- $89 (includes handouts & refreshments)
- Instructor: Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel, PhD
- Three (3.0) Continuing Education Contact Hours awarded to RNs, Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors. Meets ethics requirement.
Mental Health Assessment
Learn the components, process, and applications of a mental health assessment. You'll review interview techniques, the mental status examination, and factors to consider in an overall assessment. Approaches with specific patient populations will be explored, including clients with psychosis, mood disorders, dementia and delirium, a history of substance abuse, or a history of trauma. You will find the workshop helpful regardless of your practice setting.
- March 9, 2012 Fri, 8:45 am-4:00 pm
- NURSCE 7, Section 901
- Westlake, CSU West Center
- $149 (includes handouts & lunch)
- Instructor: Grace Fochtman Herwig, RN, MSN, CCDC III, MBA
- Six (6.0) Continuing Education Contact Hours awarded to RNs, LPNs, Social Workers, Counselors.
Psychotropic Medication Use with School-Aged Children
Psychotropic medications are increasingly being prescribed for school-aged children. Professionals working with students need to become familiar with the types and effects of medications, as well as incidence and trends in diagnosis and prescribing patterns. This overview will highlight recent findings related to disorders like Bipolar I Disorder in children, medications used for outbursts, and proposed changes in diagnostic criteria in the DSM-V. The role of the counselor, psychologist, and educator will be emphasized.
- April 20, 2012 Fri, 9 am – 12:15 pm
- CNSCE 6, Section 1
- Downtown, Julka Hall
- $79 (includes handouts & refreshments)
- Instructor, R. Elliott Ingersoll, PhD
- Three (3.0) Continuing Education Contact Hours awarded to RNs, Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors.
Psychological Disorders within a Trauma Framework
Post traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder and dissociative identity disorder are among the continuum of disorders that are often trauma-based. Even though DSM IV classifies these disorders as anxiety, personality and dissociative disorders, most clients with these diagnoses have a history of trauma in common. In this workshop, we'll look at disorders within a trauma framework, examining how symptoms and characteristics can be viewed as adaptive responses to the client's previous life experiences. We'll look at how this treatment approach allows a shift in focus from judgmental to compassionate, and from deficit-based to strength-based strategies that help clients learn skills to overcome their maladaptive responses.
- April 21, 2012 Sat, 8:45 am-4:00 pm
- NURSCE 6, Section 901
- Westlake, West Center
- $149 (includes handouts & boxed lunch)
- Instructor: Grace Fochtman Herwig, RN, MSN, CCDC III, MBA
- Six (6.0) Continuing Education Contact Hours awarded to RNs, LPNs, Social Workers, Counselors
Working with Resistant Clients
A client's resistance to counseling can be overwhelming for even the most experienced clinician. This workshop is for professionals who would like to increase their skills and repertoire of strategies for more successfully engaging oppositional clients. Although resistance poses significant challenges, embracing it as a natural phenomenon in the work that we do can lead to positive outcomes.
- April 28, 2012 Sat, 9:00 am–12:15 pm
- CNSCE 1, Section 901
- Westlake, West Center
- $79 (includes handouts & refreshments)
- Instructor: Paula V. Atwood, EMBA, LISW-S, LICDC
- Three (3.0) Continuing Education Contact Hours awarded to RNs, Social Workers, Counselors.
PROFESSIONAL APPROVALS
Cleveland State University, Department of Counseling, Administration, Supervision and Adult Learning, has achieved Approved Provider status through the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board. Our Approved Provider number is RCS090601. The hours earned during these courses will be acceptable to the board for license renewal purposes. Please check each individual course description to determine which courses have been approved for each discipline.
Cleveland State University is approved as a provider of continuing education for psychologists by the Ohio Psychological Association Office of Mandatory Continuing Education (OPA-MCE). Our Approved Provider # is 340966056. Please see individual course descriptions which will indicate courses which provide credit for psychologists.
Cleveland State University (OH-012/5-1-12) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
You must attend a minimum of 80% of the program and complete an evaluation form to receive contact hours. A notation appears in the "Contact Hour" line of course descriptions indicating courses designed for RNs and/or LPNs. Unless noted specifically after a presenter's name, presenters have no unresolved real or perceived conflicts of interest that relate to their presentations.
Registration Form Attached
For more information
e-mail cecasal@csuohio.edu or cenursing@csuohio.edu., or call 216-687-3867
