Psychiatry Workshop Series |
September 2009 - May 2010
2nd Saturday of each month
9:00am - 12:00pm |
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| Workshop Overview |
This hands-on workshop series offers attendees the opportunity to interact with experts in a small group setting on topics related to mental health. Workshops will be interactive with an emphasis on audience participation in discussions, skill-building exercises, etc. Participation in workshops will impact attendee’s teaching, clinical, policy, and/or administrative work. |
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| Registration |
Registration fee is $150 per workshop (unless otherwise indicated).
The fee includes workshop materials, credit processing and snacks.
(3 CE/CME Credits each) |
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Other ways to register:
1) PHONE: Register by calling (843) 792-0175 or (843) 792-7340.
2) MAIL: Print and mail your completed registration form. |
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| Workshop Topics |
Recognizing Mental Illness for Non-Medical Professionals
Thomas W. Uhde, MD
Chairman and Professor; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina |
This workshop is organized for non-medical professionals who frequently work with or are contacted by people with emotional or psychiatric issues. It is appropriate for clergy, teachers and other service industry professionals.
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| Available Dates: January 9, 2010 or April 10, 2010 |
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South Carolina Mental Health Law for Attorneys: How to Proceed with a Mentally Disordered Criminal Defendant
Susan C. Knight, PhD, ABPP
Board-Certified Forensic Psychologist
Assistant Professor; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Forensics Division
Medical University of South Carolina |
This workshop will focus on South Carolina mental health laws regarding criminal competencies and mental state defenses such as criminal responsibility. A review of South Carolina mental health law and procedure will be conducted, as well as instruction in recognizing when to refer defendants for mental health evaluations. Coverage of related topics such as psychological testing for such defendants and up-to-date case law influencing current practice will also be included. Case examples will be used to highlight specific issues and facilitate participant interaction.
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| THE COST FOR THIS WORKSHOP IS $100. |
| Available Dates: January 9, 2010 or April 10, 2010 |
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Addressing Weight Management with Your Patients
Joshua D. Brown, PhD
Director of Clinical Services; Weight Management Center
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
Tonya Turner, RD, LD
Registered Dietician; Weight Management Center
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina |
This workshop is designed to help educate health care providers on how to better work with their patients towards a goal of successful weight management. The aim is to familiarize attendees with the dietary, exercise, and behavioral concepts and approaches through interactive didactics and discussions of real-life scenarios.
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| Available Dates: November 14, 2009, February 13, 2010 or May 8, 2010 |
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Motivating Clients to Change Using Brief Feedback Interventions
Josh Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
John Roitzsch, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina |
Time is at a premium in today’s healthcare industry and strategies designed to maximize the impact of brief interventions are vital. This workshop will provide participants with an overview of the utility of feedback in brief motivational interventions. Emphasis is placed on reflective listening skills, the importance of change talk in motivating behavior change, and practical ways to elicit change talk using motivational interviewing techniques.
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| Available Dates: November 14, 2009, February 13, 2010 or May 8, 2010 |
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Sexually Active Youth and Teens: What's a therapist (and parent) to do?
Elizabeth Letourneau, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina |
The goals of this workshop are to delineate normative and nonnormative sexual behavior in children and teens, to discuss methods for identifying youth unsafe sex behaviors, and to describe methods to reduce youth unsafe sex behaviors.
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| Available Dates: December 12, 2009 or March 13, 2010 |
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Group Therapy with Older Adults
Jania Sommers, MSW, LISW-CP/S
Social worker/therapist, Seasons Intensive Out Patient and Partial Hospital Program
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina |
Using interactive activities and exercises, as well as film media and handouts, attendees will learn aspects of group work with older adults who experience anxiety and depression. While the predominant theme is cognitive behavioral therapy, attendees will also be exposed to the use of poetry and mindfulness therapies.
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| Available Dates: December 12, 2009 or March 13, 2010 |
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Update on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Jim Edwards, MD, MAED
Associate Professor; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Youth Division
Medical University of South Carolina |
This hands-on workshop will engage participants in an overview of diagnosis and treatment of child, adolescent and adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
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| Available Dates: January 9, 2010 |
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Professional Ethics: Boundary Crossings in Clinical Practice
Sallie Campbell, MSW, LISW-CP/S |
Professional ethics is concerned with whether the practitioner is acting according to the standards of practice in the field. This workshop examines boundary crossings such as touch, self-disclosure, gifts, borrowing money, bartering and dual relationships. The presenter will distinguish between boundary crossings and boundary violations and will also identify the warning signs in crossing therapeutic boundaries.
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| Available Dates: February 13, 2010 or May 8, 2010 |
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Empirically Based Treatment Strategies for Severe Anxiety Disorders such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Ron Acierno, PhD
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, MUSC
Director, PTSD Clinical Team, Charleston VA Medical Center |
Methods to implement research-based interventions to reduce or eliminate symptoms of severe anxiety disorders, namely avoidance, hyperarousal, and intrusive ideation will be discussed with a particular focus on using exposure-based treatments; from provision of rationale, to creation of exposure hierarchies, to in session imaginal exposure practices.
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| Available Dates: March 13, 2010 |
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If you have any questions or need additional information regarding the Psychiatry Workshop Series, please contact us at (843) 792-0175 or via e-mail at norfleet@musc.edu. |
