Date: Friday, November 30 Time: 1/2 day p.m. 1:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Presenter: Grover C. Gilmore, Ph.D. Dean and Professor, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, CWRU. As a normal part of growing older, our sensory systems change. For example, these changes bring about reductions in our ability to see small details and hear high frequency sounds. Some diseases, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, exacerbate these sensory changes. The workshop will describe changes that occur in visual perception as part of healthy aging and in Alzheimer’s Disease. Many examples of changes in vision that can affect every-day life will be presented. Methods for recognizing these changes in our own lives and those for whom we care will be discussed. The workshop is meant for anyone who plans to grow older and/or who cares for a person who is growing older. It will also be of particular interest to individuals who are working with persons diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Date: Friday, November 30 Time: 1/2 day a.m. 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Presenter: Richard Lightbody, M.D. Training and Supervising Analyst of the Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center; private practice and Ms. Jacqueline Goodin, LISW, BCD. Education Program Coordinator, Cleveland Psychoanalyst Training Program of the Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center; private practice at River’s Edge, Cleveland Ohio. Fee: $60 Location: MSASS This three hour workshop will introduce participants to what it takes to start and maintain a successful psychotherapy practice. Practice can be exciting and profitable, but at times can also be overwhelming or discouraging. There are ways to even out the experience in a continuous practice that can bring a deep satisfaction. Participants will deal with some questions about personal motivation or interest, as well as learn some of the ‘nuts and bolts’ pragmatics. These would include models of practice, insurance, office space, record keeping, risk management, fee setting, billing, marketing, and ethics. We intend this as an introduction to a complex process – any of the above topics could be a full workshop in its own right. The workshop is for recent graduates as well as for seasoned mental health professionals who want to move in a different direction in their careers.

Date: Monday, November 19 Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m Presenter: Jeremy P. Shapiro, Ph.D. Clinical Child Psychologist, Research Consultant, Psychotherapist and Adjunct Instructor, Case Western Reserve University Department of Psychology and Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Fee: $116 Location: MSASS This workshop will equip participants to teach youth the psychosocial skills necessary for avoiding violence by working out interpersonal problems in a socially competent manner. We will begin by reviewing the research on causes of youth violence to identify the risk factors that interventions need to address. Then, we will review the outcome research to identify intervention strategies that do and do not work. Most of the day will be spent training participants in techniques to use with youth. There will be an emphasis on specific points and statements, to make to young people struggling with aggressive impulses. These techniques are effective both in prevention programs in schools and in treatment conducted in clinical and juvenile justice settings.

Date: Friday, November 16 Time: 1/2 day p.m. 1:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Presenter: Ms. Celeste E. Terry, M.S.S.A. Assistant Executive Director, Special Projects, United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland, Inc. She also created and hosts a weekly internet radio talk show, “Demystifying Non-Profits†on www.globaltalkradio.com. Fee: $116 Location: MSASS The purpose of this workshop is to expose participants to new media forms and enable them to “think outside the box†and take action to market non-profit organizations differently. You will learn to see “Possibilities†not challenges and learn how to build aâ€brand identity†in the marketplace. It will familiarize participants with new media opportunities and how to take action and apply a new media form to organize marketing efforts within 90 days.

Date: Friday, November 16 Time: 1/2 day a.m. 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Presenter: Matthew Capezzuto, Ph.D., LISW. President and Owner of Allied Behavioral Health Services, Inc. Fee: $116 Location: MSASS This workshop is intended for clinicians in practice and/or clinicians in training interested in learning how to utilize traditional interventions in a constrictive managed care environment. Given the current push for utilization of short-term and structured treatment approaches in the managed care environment, it may be difficult to successfully practice traditional intervention styles that typically require longer duration and result in foundational change vs. symptom management. The major topics covered in this workshop are:

• History and development of the Managed Care Industry
• Support of treatment recommended by Managed Care and the opposition to these treatment models
• How to use open ended and relationship oriented treatment approaches in the Managed Care environment
• Meeting treatment plan criteria to both satisfy Managed Care demands and client individual needs, including personal growth, foundational change, and insight
• Efficient utilization of time constraints to maximize client treatment success rates.

Date: Monday, November 12 Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m Presenter: Ms. Amy Burzinski, M.S.W., LISW. Ms. Burzinski works with children and adolescents at several schools. She also runs empowerment groups for adolescent girls in a residential treatment facility and serves in overnight camps, developing and running creative and psychoeducational groups for campers and staff. Ms. Burzinski has also worked with adult victims of domestic violence and abuse. Fee: $116 Location: MSASS School is supposed to be a safe haven in which children are educated and nurtured. But how can a child develop their mind and spirit if their feelings of safety, well being and security is being threatened? The “Eye for an Eye†workshop will examine, create awareness of and provide skills to combat bullying behavior. Participants will learn:

• The root causes and telltale signs of bullying behavior.
• How to intervene with the bully and to empower the target who is being bullied.
• How to coordinate with teachers, staff and parents to prevent and respond to bullying behavior; and
• How to teach individual children and entire classes to be aware of and responsive to bullying.
• The class will encompass instruction periods, role play, film clips and discussion.

Date: Friday, November 9 Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m Presenter: Mr. Ray Isackila, LPCC, LICDC. Assistant Administrator Director, Addiction Recovery Services, University Hospitals of Cleveland. Fee: $116 Location: MSASS This client-centered approach acknowledges that clients are capable of changing harmful behaviors such as substance abuse, non-compliance with psychiatric care, etc. The therapist seeks to draw upon the client’s own resources in order to move towards healthy changes that are self-motivated. Motivational Interviewing is especially effective with resistant clients. The participant will learn the concepts of Motivational Enhancement Therapy and the Solution Focused approach to working with clients who are resisting change. Treating clients with co-morbid disorders (substance abuse and other mental health disorders) will be stressed during the workshop. The overlap of mood disorders and addiction will be covered as well as current data regarding prevalence and innovative approaches to counseling of the dually-diagnosed client.

Date: Friday, November 9 Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m Presenter: Mr. Ric Kruszynski, M.S.S.A., LISW, CCDCIII. Associate Director of Clinical Training for Ohio SAMI CCOE. Fee: $116 Location: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, 10501 Euclid Ave., CLEVELAND. Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) is based on ten guiding principles. Also known as the New-Hampshire Dartmouth Dual Disorder Treatment Model, IDDT is being widely disseminated in Ohio and across the nation as the Evidence Based Practice of choice for people with co-occurring severe mental and substance use disorders. This workshop will provide practical conceptual material and skill building exercises that begin to prepare clinicians, supervisors, and program managers for providing integrated treatment according to this evidence based model.

Date: Monday, November 5 Time: 1/2 day a.m. 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Presenter: William L. Hegarty, J.D. Deputy Director, Ohio Counselor, Social Worker on the Marriage & Family Therapist Board. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Emory University School of Law. Fee: $60 Location: MSASS This workshop will prepare mental health professionals to think in an ethical and moral manner in all of their professional activities. As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Describe the role of a state regulatory board.
• Explain the new ethical rules that are in place.
• Recognize the role of the investigative/disciplinary board.
• Debate issues that will hopefully prevent licensees from violating the code of professional conduct.