4/13: Armour Family Therapy Lecture Series with Karl Tomm

The Thirteenth Annual Armour

Family Therapy

Lecture Series

Friday, April 13, 2012

9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Bringing Forth Mutual

Acknowledgement and

Respect in Troubled Relationships

Featuring

Karl Tomm, MD, FRCP (C) LMCC
Mercer University School of Medicine

Dr. Karl Tomm is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Calgary where he founded the Family Therapy Program in 1973. He is well known in the field of Family Therapy for his work in clarifying and elaborating new developments in systems theory and clinical practice. For many years he was at the forefront of a new approach to therapy that emerged from systemic, constructivist, and social constructionist ideas. This approach is collaborative rather than hierarchical and emphasizes therapeutic conversations to deconstruct problems and to co-construct healing and wellness. Dr. Tomm has organized many workshops, conferences, and seminars at the University of Calgary. He has also conducted numerous workshops throughout North America and in Europe, Australia, Asia, and South America. His articles have been published extensively in the international family therapy literature and he has been on the editorial boards of several family therapy journals. In 2006, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Family Therapy Academy.

This workshop will focus on the importance of acknowledgement, its different forms, how it can be fostered and how it contributes to the mutual respect that enables healing in a troubled relationship. In addition, participants will be introduced to two specific communication exercises that could be used to generate conditions for participants to move beyond their differences.

Workshop participants will be able to: identify multiple strategies for interrupting escalating conflict in couple relationships; distinguish three types of acknowledgement: existential, affirming, and aversive; and describe the steps involved in two communication exercises (reciprocal reflective listening and unilateral negative inquiry).

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Mercer University School of Medicine and Department of Psychiatry. The Mercer University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCMEA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Marriage and Family Therapy Program of Mercer University School of Medicine is a recognized provider of Core CE credits for Marriage and Family Therapists and related hours for professional counselors and social workers.

Credit

Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spends in the activity.

The program is approved for a total of 6 hours of Core CE credits for LMFTs and 6 hours of core CE credits for LCSWs and LPCs.

Cost: $75 Due 3/30/12

To be held at:

Mercer University School of

Medicine Auditorium

1550 College Street

Macon, GA 31207

Lunch not included

Inquiries/Registration to:

Mercer University School of Medicine

Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science

655 First Street

Macon, GA 31201

Phone: 478-301-4048

Fax: 478-301-5337

E-mail: hall_kj@mercer.edu

2/17: Lunch and Learn, Therapy with the Deaf Community

NASW

CENTRAL GA UNIT

PRESENTS

THERAPY WITH THE DEAF COMMUNITY

DR. DAPHNE STEVENS, PHD & MONICA STEVENS KIRBY LMFT

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17^TH 2012

COLISEUM CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

340 HOSPITAL DRIVE MACON 478-741-1355

NOON -1:00PM

LUNCH PROVIDED BY COLISEUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

TO CONFIRM ATTENDANCE & RESERVE A LUNCH CONTACT GAYE ETHRIDGE, LCSW @

478-464-8138 OR Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

ASAP

1 CORE CEU

RIVER EDGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER

in conjunction with

COLISEUM CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

and NASW Central Georgia Unit

is sponsoring

“ETHICAL PRACTICE IN THE GRAY AREAS”

Friday, March 16, 2012

Registration 8:15-9:00am

Presentations: 9:00-3:00

Location: River Edge Behavioral Health, 175 Emery Highway, Macon

Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance by email to gstark@river-edge.org or or call him @ 478-803-7750

This event meets criteria for 5 hour continuing education ETHICS requirements for licensure.

Open House at Coliseum Behavioral Senior Center January 13

Coliseum Behavioral Health invites you

to join us as we celebrate the opening

of our new
Senior Center Space

Friday, January 13th
11:00-2:00 pm

340 Hospital Drive
Building E
Macon, Georgia

Heavy hors d'oeuvres served

Proudly presented by
Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Serving Middle Georgians since 1984
with care and compassion

Lunch and Learn 1/20/2012: Self Directed Violence Classification System with Eric Hornick MSW

NASW Central Georgia Unit

LUNCH ‘N LEARN

“Self Directed Violence Classification System”

Presented by:

Eric Hornick, MSW

*** January 20, 2012 ***

Noon to 1:00 PM

Lunch provided by & meeting held at
Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health
340 Hospital Drive Macon 478-741-1355

Confirm attendance ASAP by email
Or call 478-464-8138 Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

**The lunch order is placed a week prior to the meeting. It is critical to confirm BEFORE that time in order to assure enough lunch for everyone.

12/16/2011 12noon Lunch and Learn: Therapy Dogs

NASW-GA

Central Georgia Unit
invites you to its monthly

Lunch n' Learn ~

"Therapy Dog Adventures in Middle Georgia"
Presented by Jo Caywood, MSW

 

Lunch provided by & meeting held at
Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health
340 Hospital Drive, Macon, 478-741-1355

** December 16, 2011 **
Noon to 1:00 PM

 

To register for this event - DO NOT REPLY TO SENDER. 

Instead, confirm attendance ASAP by email: Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com or call 478-464-8138.

 **The lunch order is placed a week prior to the meeting. It is critical to confirm BEFORE December 9th in order to assure enough lunch for everyone.

Lunch and Learn: November 18 on PTSD in a Combat Setting with Mjr Karen Arnold, MD

NASW Central Georgia Unit

LUNCH ‘N LEARN

“PTSD IN A COMBAT SETTING”

Presented by:

MAJOR KAREN M. ARNOLD, MD

ROBINS AFB MENTAL HEALTH CENTER

Friday *** NOVEMBER 18, 2011 ***

Noon to 1:00 PM

Lunch provided by & meeting held at Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

340 Hospital Drive, Macon

478-741-1355

Confirm attendance ASAP by email Or call 478-464-8138 Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com **The lunch order is placed a week prior to the meeting.**

It is critical to confirm BEFORE that time in order to assure enough lunch for everyone.

Lunch and Learn on 9/16: Jan Yates on Trauma Informed Care

NASW Central Georgia Unit

LUNCH 'N LEARN

"Trauma Informed Care"

Presented by:

Jan Yates, LCSW

Friday

*** September 16, 2011 ***

Noon to 1:00 PM

Lunch provided by & meeting held at

Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

340 Hospital Drive Macon 478-741-1355

Confirm attendance ASAP by email

or call 478-464-8138 Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

The lunch order is placed a week prior to the meeting. It is critical to confirm BEFORE that time in order to assure enough lunch for everyone.

8/19 Lunch and Learn: Narrative Therapy with Dr. Paul Gallant

NASW Central Georgia Unit

LUNCH 'N LEARN

"An Overview of Narrative Therapy"

Presented by:

Dr. Paul Gallant, PHD, LCSW

Friday

*** August 19, 2011 ***

Noon to 1:00 PM

Lunch provided by & meeting held at

Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

340 Hospital Drive Macon 478-741-1355

Confirm attendance ASAP by email

Or call 478-464-8138 Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

The lunch order is placed a week prior to the meeting. It is critical to confirm BEFORE that time in order to assure enough lunch for everyone.

9/11 Training on Vets/Families

Veterans and Families Under Fire Workshop Online Registration

August 6, 2011

Please Join VETERAN’S HEART Georgia and LPCA-GA as we widen our lens and adjust our focus to include all that are affected by an individual’s military service.

Tremendous amounts of concern, effort and resources are directed towards helping “The Veteran” adjust to the transition home from war and military service. But despite research indicating that social engagement and support from one’s closest relationships have a profound influence on healing from the visible and invisible wounds of war, families and others connected to our service personnel may receive less attention, information and support and often feel left to their own devices to find help.

VETERANS AND FAMILIES UNDER FIRE:

Clinical and Ethical Practices for Treating the Effects of War

On Friday September 9, 2011 (nearly 10 years to the day from the impetus for our country’s longest war), Dr. Blaine Everson*, co-author of Families Under Fire, will lead us in an exploration of a Family Systems-based approach to working with our veterans, their families, and others with whom they are connected.

Some of our objectives and goals for this workshop include:

1. gaining a deeper understanding of how military culture and language impact individual and relational problems experienced by veterans and their family members seen in clinical practice, and recognition that this understanding is necessary for ethical practice.
2. developing a thorough understanding of the ethics associated with assessing, evaluating, and treating veterans and their families from a systemic perspective
3. enhancing our work through utilizing knowledge of in-depth ethical approaches to therapeutic conversations and interventions with military veterans and family members in a way that balances the sometimes divergent needs of the service member with those of their families.
4. A lunchtime panel discussion and dialogue with veterans of military service, and military family members will allow us to broaden our perspective and approach to working with those who have guarded and protected us and their families who have also uniquely served.

4.5 Core, 1.25 Ethics CEU’s
Approved for GAMFT, NSAW-Ga, and LPCA-Ga (1.5 ethics approved for LPCA-Ga)
And a delicious lunch are included in the fee:
$95.00 ($75 for LPC members)
Students-$50

Friday, September 9, 2011

9:00 am-3:30 pm

Registration begins at 8:30

Mercer University, Atlanta
Atlanta Administration and Conference Center
2930 Flowers Rd. South
Atlanta, GA 30341

For more information please call

Dr. Diane Clark, Mercer University

678-547-6047

Or

Kaye Coker, LCSW, Veteran’s Heart Ga.

770-338-7463

7/15 Lunch and Learn with Dr. Figueroa on Bipolar Disorder

NASW Central Georgia Unit

LUNCH 'N LEARN 

 

"Bipolar Disorder" 

 

Presented by: 

Dr. Cesar Figueroa, MD  

 

Friday 

*** July 15, 2011 *** 

 

Noon to 1:00 PM 

  

Lunch provided by & meeting held at 

Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

340 Hospital Drive, Macon

478-741-1355 

 

Confirm attendance ASAP by email 

Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

or call 478-464-8138

1 CEU

Heartland Hospice Job Opportunity

Heartland Hospice is dedicated to providing patients with care wherever they consider home. Whether care is desired in the home a patient has lived in for years, a skilled nursing center or an assisted living facility, we tailor our caregiving to fit the patient's and family's unique needs.

 

Heartland is currently looking for a full time licensed Social Worker to help serve this special group of people. We are interested in employing someone who is as passionate as we are about ensuring that our patients and residents receive the care and support services they need and deserve. Competitive salary and benefits are available.

 

I can be reached at 706-836-2389 (C) or at gtyson97@gmail.com.

Thank you.

Gary Tyson LMSW

Heartland Hospice

Lunch and Learn: 6/17/2011 "Meditation Matters" by Dawn Howerton, LMSW

NASW Central Georgia Unit

LUNCH 'N LEARN

Mediation Matters

Presented by:

Dawn Howerton, LMSW

Friday

*** June 17, 2011 ***

Noon to 1:00 PM

Lunch provided by & meeting held at

Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

340 Hospital Drive Macon

478-741-1355

Confirm attendance ASAP by email Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

or call 478-464-8138

1 CEU

5/20, Lunch and Learn: Motivational Interviewing

NASW Central Georgia Unit

LUNCH ‘N LEARN

“A Taste of Motivational Interviewing”

Presented by:

Alan Lyme, LCSW, ICCS, ICADC

Friday

*** May 20, 2011 ***

Noon to 1:00 PM

Lunch provided by & meeting held at

Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

340 Hospital Drive Macon 478-741-1355

Confirm attendance ASAP by email

Or call 478-464-8138 Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

1 CEU

Job Opening at Heart of Georgia Hospice

Now Hiring: Full-Time Social Worker
Heart of Georgia Hospice is a non-profit Hospice provider that has been serving the Middle Georgia area for over 26 years.  We exist to provide quality end-of-life services to our patients, their families and the community at large, promoting dignity and respect. 
 
Minimum Qualifications:
1.  Graduate of a Master's program in social work (LMSW) accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and licensed/certified by the state.
2.   One year experience as a social worker. Previous hospice or homecare experience preferred.
3.   Knowledge of the process of death, dying and bereavement.
4.   Licensed driver with good driving record and unlimited access to reliable automobile.  Ability to travel per job requirements.
5.  Schedule flexibility and availability.  (Will be "on call" occasionally)
6.  Must possess strong communication skills, to include the ability to facilitate grief support group for adults and children.
 
Job Description:
This person will provide individual counseling and crisis intervention for our patients and families during their most difficult time.  Must act as an advocate for patients and families as needed and also assist at times with advance directives, assessing available community resources, etc.  Assesses the needs of the patient/family unit, evaluates the family's coping skills, and makes recommendations to the Interdisciplinary Team for necessary interventions.  Is supportive to the patient/family throughout active hospice and follows the case for minimum of thirteen months of bereavement after the death of the patient.  Leads and facilitates our grief support group as well as our annual "Camp WINGS", a camp for children who have lost a loved one. 
 
Please send or fax a resume to:
Heart of GA Hospice
Attn: Sherry Robinson
103 Westridge Drive
Warner Robins, GA 31088
Phone:  478-953-5161
Fax:  478-953-5232
www.heartofgahospice.org (to print out an application)

5/25 Armour Family Therapy Series: Working Effectively with Children and Families of Color

The Twelfth Annual

Armour Family Therapy

Lecture Series

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

9 AM – 4:30 PM

Atlanta, Georgia

AGAINST THE ODDS:

Working Effectively

with Children and

Families of Color

Featuring

Kenneth V. Hardy, Ph.D

Cost: $75

Mercer University Atlanta Administration and Conference Center

2930 Flowers Road South

Atlanta, GA

Lunch not included

6 Core CEUs (MFT); 6 Related CEUs (SW and PC)

Kenneth V. Hardy is a Professor of Family Therapy at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA and is the Director of the Eikenberg Institute for Relationships in New York City. He is an internationally recognized clinician, author, educator, and consultant. An engaging workshop leader, Dr. Hardy presents workshops nationally and internationally on family therapy with oppressed populations.

Dr. Hardy is a fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and is the 2005 recipient of the American Family Therapy Academy’s Distinguished Contributions to Social Justice Award for his groundbreaking work in the areas of family, diversity, and social justice. He is also the recipient of the International Association for Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC) Distinguished Contribution to Marriage and Family Counseling Award. Dr. Hardy is a frequent presenter of conferences on the topics of diversity and oppression and has published prolifically. He is co-author several books. In addition to his publications, he is also featured several therapy videotapes as well as a documentary devoted to slavery. His videotape “The Psychological Residuals of Slavery” has been well received by both professional and lay communities for serving as a catalyst to promote conversations about race relationships.

This workshop will review the dynamics of the racial oppression and will examine the features of an orientation toward survival. Specific attention will focus on studying the unique developmental tasks children and families of color must negotiate to ensure their survival within a racially oppressive environment. Workshop participants will learn how to distinguish developmentally appropriate behaviors from those that are cause of concern. Pitfalls that undermine effective therapy with children of color and their families will be explored and specific clinical strategies will be explicated, particularly those that involve working effectively with the unique developmental tasks children and families must negotiate to survive against the odds.

For additional info:

Phone: 478-301-4048

Fax: 478-301-5337

E-mail: hall_kj@mercer.edu

4/15/2011 Lunch and Learn: Mental Health Court

 

NASW Central Georgia Unit

LUNCH 'N LEARN

Mental Health Court: Innovations in Treatment for the Mentally Ill Offender

Presented by:

Greta O'Dell & Mental Health Court Team

River Edge Behavioral Health

Friday, April 15, 2011

 

Noon to 1:00 PM

Lunch provided by & meeting held at

Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

340 Hospital Drive Macon 478-741-1355

Confirm attendance ASAP by email

Or call 478-464-8138 Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

1 CEU

Networking Luncheon, Thursday, 3/24/2011, 12PM-1:30PM

JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES FOR A

NETWORKING LUNCHEON

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011

12 noon – 1:30pm

COLISEUM NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL

400 CHARTER BOULEVARD

MACON, GA  31210

(First Floor Conference Room)

Kindly RSVP by Friday, March 18^th to:  Rita Cowart at

Rita.cowart@hcahealthcare.com or 478-326-1050

SPONSORED BY:

Rita Cowart with COLISEUM CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, Macon, GA

(Specializing in Adult Psychiatric and Addictive Disease and Senior Services)

Lisa Lucas with RIVER OAKS HOSPITAL, New Orleans, LA

(Specializing in the treatment of Eating Disorders, Trauma, and Sexual Addiction)

Linda Smith with WILLINGWAY HOSPITAL, Statesboro, GA

(Specializing in the Treatment of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction)

BRING YOUR BUSINESS CARDS AND PRACTICE INFORMATION!

(Feel free to share this invitation with other professionals in behavioral health)

 

 

3/18 Lunch and Learn: The DOJ Settlement

NASW Central Georgia Unit

 

LUNCH 'N LEARN

 

 

The Department of Justice Settlement: Implications for the Professional Community

 

Presented by:

Shannon Harvey, LCSW    

CEO River Edge Behavioral Health

 

Friday, March 18, 2011

 

 

 

Noon to 1:00 PM

 

 

 

Lunch provided by & meeting held at

Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

340 Hospital Drive Macon 478-741-1355

 

Confirm attendance ASAP by email

Or call 478-464-8138Gaye.Ethridge@HCAhealthcare.com

1 CEU

Job Opportunity: Licensed Individuals

Licensed Individuals:

 

S&T Assessment and Counseling Service is interested in contracting with individuals licensed in the State of Georgia to provide services primarily to youths.  We are a state wide provider of Medicaid services and often have cases requiring assessments by a licensed individual in your counties.

 

If you are interested, please contact Susan Rooks in order to submit a criminal background check.  This will begin the process.

 

After receiving the background check back cleared we can then provide you with more information and also request all other needed information to complete your contractor packet.

 

Should you have any questions, please contact me.

 

 

Susan Rooks

Administrative Assistant

S & T Assessment and Counseling Service, Inc.

37J Calumet Parkway

Suite 201

Newnan, GA  30263

 

Office - (770) 251-0530

FAX - (770) 251-8656

e-mail:  srooks@stassessment.com