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SUMMARY:Fall 2024 IDD Seminar with Craig Escudé\, MD
DESCRIPTION:ACER\, IDD Services & LIDDA Present: Fall 2024 IDD Seminar with Craig Escudé\, MD\nSession One\nRecognizing Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) & Mental Health (MH) Challenges  \nSession Two\nEvaluating Mental Health Conditions When Someone Does Not Use Words To Communicate \n  \nAbout Our Presenter\, Dr. Craig Escudé:\nDr. Craig Escudé is a board-certified Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and President of IntellectAbility. He has more than 20 years of clinical experience providing medical care for people with IDD and complex medical and mental health conditions\, serving as medical director of Hudspeth Regional Center in Mississippi for most of that time. While there\, he founded DETECT\, the Developmental Evaluation\, Training\, and Educational Consultative Team of Mississippi. He is the author of “Clinical Pearls in IDD Healthcare” and developer of the “Curriculum in IDD Healthcare\,” an eLearning course used to train clinicians on the fundamentals of healthcare for people with IDD\, and the host of the IDD Health Matters Podcast. \nWhat you will learn:\nIn this program\, you learn about assessing and diagnosing non-verbal individuals with IDD and Mental Health concerns\, how to recognize trauma among this population\, and care for individuals with IDD & Mental Health concerns. \n \nRegistration Cost: $25.00\nRegister Here\nSpace is limited. \n 
URL:https://www.metrocareservices.org/event/fall-2024-idd-seminar-with-craig-escude-md/
LOCATION:Texas Women’s University Health Sciences Center (Auditorium)\, 5500 Southwestern Medical Avenue\, Dallas\, 75235\, United States
CATEGORIES:Acer Training
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SUMMARY:Cognitive behavioral techniques for addressing maladaptive patterns of clients experiencing depression: Low Motivation & Lack of Interest
DESCRIPTION:Do you serve clients with depression who are stuck due to low motivation and lack of interest? In this session\, we will discuss how these patterns can keep clients stuck and introduce some cognitive-behavioral techniques to introduce to your counseling practice. \nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n\nExplain presenting symptoms and common cognitive and behavioral patterns associated with depression as outlined in the DSM-5-TR\nDiscuss the specific challenges related to low motivation and lack of interest\nIdentify evidentially supportive cognitive intervention models used by counselors and helping professionals for the treatment of depression\nImplement cognitive behavioral intervention techniques into their counseling practice that will address low motivation and lack of interest in depression\n\nRegister Here!\nCost: $25 \nThis virtual event is limited to 30 participants.  Please ensure you are registered no later than Monday\, September 16th to secure your spot. \nPlease be sure to review our policy and procedure for any questions regarding cancellations\, refunds and confidentiality. \nContinuing Education Hours: \nLPCs Earn 3 CE (Continuing Education) hours \n  \n \n___________________________________________________________________ \nSpeaker: Erin Kaszynski\, PhD\, LPC \nDr. Kaszynski is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas (#74929) with a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision. She is the Associate Director of Clinical Education and Research at Metrocare. Dr. Kaszynski received training in CBT through the Beck Institute and has experience providing Cognitive-behavioral interventions across multiple counseling settings. Her professional experience extends to teaching and supervising master’s level counseling students and providing professional development training for licensed practitioners. \n____________________________________________________________________ \nAgenda: \n12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Cognitive behavioral techniques for addressing maladaptive patterns of clients experiencing depression: Low Motivation & Lack of Interest
URL:https://www.metrocareservices.org/event/cognitive-behavioral-techniques-for-addressing-maladaptive-patterns-of-clients-experiencing-depression-low-motivation-lack-of-interest/
CATEGORIES:Acer Training
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SUMMARY:Counseling LGBTQIA+ Individuals from a Trauma-informed Multiculturally Oriented Framework
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in improving your LGBTQIA+ competency? In this session\, counselors will improve their LGBTQIA+ knowledge\, including mental health risk factors\, social/political factors\, and barriers to care. Counselors will learn how to integrate the multicultural orientation framework to provide trauma-informed care to the LGBTQIA+ clients they serve. \nAt the end of this training session\, participants will be able to: \n\nRecognize varying sexual orientations and gender identities including historically used identity development models.\nUnderstand mental health risk factors\, social/political factors experienced among the LGBTQIA+ community\, and barriers to accessing mental health services.\nAnalyze the pillars of the multicultural orientation framework and trauma-informed care principles.\nIntegrate the multicultural orientation framework when applying trauma-informed care principles to counselors’ practice with the LGBTQIA+ individuals they serve.\n\nRegister Here! \nCost: $25 \nSeats are limited. Please ensure you are registered no later than Friday\, July 12th to secure your spot. \nPlease be sure to review our policy and procedure for any questions regarding cancellations\, refunds and confidentiality. \nContinuing Education Hours: \nLPCs Earn 3 CE (Continuing Education) hours\n \n  \n  \n  \n___________________________________________________________________ \nSpeaker: Erin Kaszynski\, PhD\, LPC \nAssociate Director of Clinical Education and Research \nAltshuler Center for Education and Research \nDr. Kaszynski is the Associate Director of Clinical Education and Research at ACER. She holds a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision with an emphasis in Multicultural Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. Dr. K has experience providing trauma-focused services to a diverse population across multiple counseling settings. Trauma-focused\, multiculturally responsive care is a theme in her professional training\, teaching as a professor\, and research in the counseling field. For more information on Dr. Kaszynski\, visit her on Linkedin. \n____________________________________________________________________ \nAgenda: \n8:45 am – 9:00 am Registration and Introductions \n9:00 am – 12:00 pm Counseling LGBTQIA+ Individuals from a Trauma-informed Multiculturally Oriented Framework \n12:00 pm – 12:10 pm Closing Remarks and Survey
URL:https://www.metrocareservices.org/event/counseling-lgbtqia-individuals-from-a-trauma-informed-multiculturally-oriented-framework/
LOCATION:1345 River Bend Dr\, Dallas\, TX\, USA\, 1345 River Bend Drive\, Dallas\, TX\, 75247\, United States
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SUMMARY:Transitioning from “Conventional Counseling” to a Multiculturally Responsive Practice
DESCRIPTION:Multicultural knowledge\, self-awareness\, and skill application are the foundation for implementing and engaging competently with a diverse client population (Sue et al.\, 2022). In this session\, we will review counseling multicultural competencies\, discuss the pillars of the Multicultural Orientation framework\, and how to apply multiculturally responsive perspectives and behaviors into your practice. \nLearning Objectives: \nBy the end of this presentation\, the participant will be able to \n\nUnderstand personal and professional counseling competencies that support working with individuals from diverse backgrounds.\nDiscuss the pillars of the Multicultural Orientation Framework\nAnalyze strategies for demonstrating a multiculturally responsive practice using the Multicultural Orientation Framework\nApply multiculturally responsive perspectives and behaviors to respective theory and practice with a diverse client population.\n\nREGISTER HERE \nCost: $25  \nSeats are limited. Please ensure you are registered no later than Friday\, June 21st to secure your spot. \nPlease be sure to review our policy and procedure for any questions regarding cancellations\, refunds and confidentiality.  \nContinuing Education Hours: \nLPCs Earn 3 CE (Continuing Education) hours \n \n___________________________________________________________________ \nSpeaker: Erin Kaszynski\, PhD\, LPC \nAssociate Director of Clinical Education and Research \nAltshuler Center for Education and Research  \nDr. Kaszynski is the Associate Director of Clinical Education and Research at ACER. She holds a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision with an emphasis in Multicultural Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. Dr. K has experience providing trauma-focused services to a diverse population across multiple counseling settings. Trauma-focused\, multiculturally responsive care is a theme in her professional training\, teaching as a professor\, and research in the counseling field. For more information on Dr. Kaszynski\, visit her on Linkedin. \n____________________________________________________________________ \nAgenda: \n8:45 am – 9:00 am Registration and Introductions \n9:00 am – 12:00 pm Transitioning from “Conventional Counseling” to a Multiculturally Responsive Practice \n12:00 pm – 12:10 pm Closing Remarks and Survey \n 
URL:https://www.metrocareservices.org/event/transitioning-from-conventional-counseling-to-a-multiculturally-responsive-practice/
LOCATION:1345 River Bend Dr\, Dallas\, TX\, USA\, 1345 River Bend Drive\, Dallas\, TX\, 75247\, United States
CATEGORIES:Acer Training
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