Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Armour Family Therapy Lecture, October 16, 9am-4:30pm, featuring Mary E. Olson, PhD, LICSW

The Fifteenth Annual Armour Family Therapy Lecture Series
     Friday, October 16, 2015
       9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
      
“Open Dialogue: It’s Principles and Practices”
 featuring
Mary E. Olson, PhD, LICSW
      
         

   Mercer University School of Medicine

Mary Olson, Ph.D. is a family therapist and a researcher. She is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Adjunct Professor at the Smith College School for Social Work, and Founding Director of the Institute of Dialogic Practice, Haydenville, MA.  

She has become recognized as the leading US authority on Open Dialogue, a language-based, network approach to severe psychiatric crises developed at Keropudas Hospital in Tornio, Finland. She is Co-Principal Investigator (Douglas Ziedonis, MD: PI) of the Open Dialogue adaptation study at UMMS.  

Mary was a Senior Fulbright Scholar (2001-2002) to Finland in the Department of Psychology at the University of Jyvaskyla. From 1990-1995, she was Director of Clinical Externship in Systemic Family Therapy at Berkshire Medical Center during the chairmanship of Carlos Sluzki, MD. She has published several key articles in international journals on Open Dialogue and dialogical therapy. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Therapists; she maintains a private consulting and clinical practice with a specialty in family-centered approach to adolescents and young adults. She has been a keynote and plenary speaker at national conferences and is an international lecturer and workshop leader in the fields of family therapy and communication.

A graduate of Wellesley College, she has an MA, with high honors in English and comparative literature from Columbia University and a MSW from Smith College. She received her PhD in communication from the University of Massachusetts.

In this workshop, participants will:
  • Acquire an overview of principles of Open Dialogue
  • Learn the  outcomes associated with first-episode psychosis and what patients report
  • Learn details of the Adaptation Study at  the University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Observe the skills and practice of Open Dialogue with video illustration

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.

For more info:
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

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

6/19/2015 NASW Lunch and Learn: Supervision in Social Work presented by Don Tillman, LCSW

Please RSVP to join us at the Coliseum Behavioral Health Center and receive a CE Certificate for:


NASW Central Georgia Unit LUNCH ‘N LEARN

“Supervision in Social Work”

presented by

Don Tillman, LCSW

Friday, June 19, 2015
(Lunch and learns are held the 3rd Friday every month)

Plan to arrive before the presentation starts. 

Noon-1:00PM

(1 core CE clock hour) approved by NASW-GA

*Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance by email to
Dawn Howerton, LMSW

*if you have special dietary needs feel free to bring your own lunch

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

3/20/2015 NASW Lunch and Learn: Jan Yates on Organizational Ethics: Oxymoron or Possiblity

NASW Central Georgia Unit LUNCH ‘N LEARN

Organizational Ethics: Oxymoron or Possibility
presented by
Jan Yates, LCSW

Friday, March 20, 2015
(3rd Friday every month)
Noon-1:00PM 

Plan to arrive before the presentation starts.

One ethics (or core hour) approved by NASW-GA
Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance by email to

Dawn Howerton, LMSW
DawnHowertonLMSW@gmail.com

Note: If you have special dietary needs, feel free to bring your own lunch.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

2/20/2015: Lunch and Learn with Dr. Figueroa on Suburban Drug Use and Drugs of Choice

Please RSVP if you intend to join us and receive a CE Certificate for 

NASW Central Georgia Unit LUNCH ‘N LEARN

Suburban Drug Use and Drugs of Choice

Presented by

Cesar Figueroa, MD

Friday, February 20, 2015
(3rd Friday every month)

Plan to arrive before the presentation starts. 

Noon-1:00PM (1 CEU)

*Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance by email to
Dawn Howerton, LMSW


*if you have special dietary needs feel free to bring your own lunch

Tuesday, January 06, 2015

Mindfulness: an Eight-week Introductory Course

Tuesdays starting January 27, 2015 at 7:00 PM through Tuesday, March 17, 2015

at Bare Bulb Coffee
1117 Georgia 96 
Kathleen, GA 31047

This class is available to clients as well as clinicians.
There are nine hours of CEUs available over the eight week class!


The Class: Each class will consist of a time of learning about why a technique works, how to use it, and a time to practice the technique. There will be group discussion, but do note that this will be more of a class than a group therapy session.

The Book: We will be using a book entitled Mindfulness: An eight-week plan for finding peace in a frantic world by Mark Williams and Danny Penman. Purchase of the book will also enable you to download an audio version of the exercises so that you can practice at home. More information about the book and authors at http://franticworld.com/. Purchase of the book is strongly encouraged, but not required. Books can be ordered through Gottwals Books for $14.97 or via your preferred bookseller.

Cost and registration: Payment for the class is due prior to class to ensure registration. You can pay through Eventbrite or contact Jason directly. Payment is also accepted via Paypal or check, but you must FIRST coordinate with Jason to verify registration. If you register through Eventbrite, you will be charged their fee. There are a limited number of early registration tickets, so registering earlier is better.

Who can register: The class is expected to primarily be adults, but late teens may also benefit from the material presented.

Continuing Education: The class was approved for continuing education units for social workers and other allied professionals through the Georgia Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. If you wish to use the class for CEUs, know that we will have two additional session of 30 minutes each at the end of class on February 17 and March 17 to discuss using the material in a clinical setting. You will receive nine (9) hours of CEUs for the class if you are in attendance for all sessions. There is an extra charge for using the class for CEUs.

Presenter: Jason is a clinical social worker and pastoral counselor at Wellston Behavioral Medicine in Warner Robins. His first encounters with meditation came out of studying contemplative and centering prayer while in seminary. Later he studied mindfulness meditation through the writings of Jon Kabat-Zinn, Daniel Siegal, and Thich Nhat Hahn, recently having the chance to hear Nhat Hahn teach first hand. He has used mindfulness techniques to assist patients with anxiety and depression in his work with adolescents and adults.

1/16/2015: Lunch and Learn with Jan Yates, LCSW, on "What's BAD about S.A.D"

NASW Central Georgia Unit LUNCH ‘N LEARN


"What’s BAD about S.A.D."


Presented by
Jan N. Yates, LCSW


Friday, January 16, 2015

(3rd Friday every month)

Plan to arrive before the presentation starts. It is usually from 12Noon-1:00PM (1 CEU)

*Lunch provided by Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health

Confirm attendance by email to
Dawn Howerton, LMSW

*if you have special dietary needs feel free to bring your own lunch