Date: 06/02/25 @ 8:45-12pm (EST) Cost: $75
Instructor: Ann Knecht, MS, LPCC-S
CE Credit Hours: 3
Program Description: This training provides a foundational understanding of trauma's effects on brain development in relation to sensory development and experience. Through experiential activity, participants will gain an understanding of how to include work with the senses (smell, sight, touch, taste, hearing, vestibular, proprioceptive, interoceptive) into their clinical work to aid in healing of attachment, trauma, and other mental health needs.
Goal:
• Learn methods for healing trauma and other wounds through creative sensory work.
Objectives:
Learn why sensory work is so powerful when working with a brain that has experienced trauma.
Explore how sensory experiences can work to reawaken dulled senses and improve emotional regulation.
Explore the use of senses as grounding tools.
Name ways to use each of the senses in therapy with children and adults in developmentally appropriate ways.
Workshop Outline:
8:45-9:00 am Check In and Topic Introduction
9:00-9:30 am Brain development and the effects of trauma and other wounds on mental health
9:30-10:00 am Introduction to the senses
10:00-10:30 am Experiential activities
10:30-11:00 am Wrap-up/questions
Level: Introductory/Intermediate
Mid-Ohio Psychological Services, Inc. has been approved as a CE provider by the Ohio Psychological Association (#311358292), the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board (RCS060502), and as a NBCC ACEPTM No. 7265.
- Teacher: Ann Knecht
Date: 06/30/25 @8:45am-4pm (EST) Cost: $10
Instructor: Tatia Williams, Psy.D., LPCC-S, Psychologist and Samantha Black, Psy.D., Psychologist
CE Credit Hours: 6
This training is available to you at a significantly reduced cost through grant funding provided by the Ohio State Bar Foundation.
Program Description:
This foundational training equips mental health providers with essential knowledge and skills for working with youth diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders in outpatient settings. Participants will explore core diagnostic criteria, learn to distinguish between similar presenting issues through differential assessment, and apply evidence-informed treatment strategies tailored to this population. Emphasis will be placed on the pivotal role of parenting and family dynamics in both diagnosis and intervention, as well as practical techniques for addressing client resistance—an often-encountered challenge in this work. The training is designed to build providers’ confidence and competence in fostering positive treatment outcomes.
Goals:
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Enhance participants’ understanding of the underlying causes, diagnostic considerations, and prevalence of disruptive behavior disorders in youth.
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Strengthen providers’ ability to implement evidence-informed treatment strategies and effectively engage youth and families in outpatient settings.
Objectives:
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Identify key etiological factors contributing to disruptive behavior disorders in youth.
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Differentiate between disruptive behavior disorders and other behavioral or emotional conditions through the use of clinical assessment tools.
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Describe at least two evidence-informed treatment approaches, including parent management training and social-emotional skills development.
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Apply strategies for addressing resistance and increasing client engagement in treatment.
Workshop Outline:
8:45-9:45 Etiology of Disruptive Behavior
9:45-10:30 Differential diagnosis & prevalence
10:30-10:45 BREAK
10:45-12:15 Factors to assess for Dx & treatment
12:15-1 BREAK
1-3 Evidence-informed treatment techniques
· Parent modification/management training
· Social-emotional skills training
2:15-2:30 BREAK
3-3:30 Addressing resistance in treatment
3:30-4 Synthesis and application
Level: Introductory
Mid-Ohio Psychological Services, Inc. has been approved as a CE provider by the Ohio Psychological Association (#311358292), the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board (RCS060502), and as a NBCC ACEPTM No. 7265.
- Teacher: Samantha Black
- Teacher: Tatia Williams
Date: 7/7/25 @8:45am-1pm (EST) Cost: $100
Instructor: Tatia Williams, Psy.D., LPCC-S, Psychologist
CE Credit Hours: 4
Program Description:
This training will introduce the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) approach as a therapeutic intervention aimed at reducing disruptive or difficult behavior for children and youth. This training is designed to explain how CPS may help youth strengthen emotion regulation skills, facilitate supportive relationships, enhance communication between youth and guardians, and improve their ability to solve problems together. The training will cover the research the supports the use of CPS as an evidenced-based treatment intervention and help participants identify ways that the approach could be used in their own clinical work.
Goals:
- Introduce the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) approach, how it conceptualizes disruptive or difficult behaviors, its components, and its clinical application
- Introduce participants to clinical research that supports the effectiveness of CPS as an evidenced-based treatment intervention for addressing difficult behaviors in children and youth
- Illustrate the practical application of CPS in clinical settings and provide participants with resources to help them apply this approach in their own clinical work
Objectives:
· Participants will be able to identify primary components of CPS and intervention strategy
· Participants will understand the clinical utility and assumptions of collaborative problem solving
· Recognize and anticipate how cultural factors may impact the use of CPT
· Participants will be able to demonstrate how to use CPS using a role-play scenario
Workshop Outline:
Introduction to the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) approach techniques/components (8:45-9:15)
CPS as a “neurodevelopmentally sensitive” and “trauma informed” approach (9:15-9:45)
Review of research that supports the effectiveness of CPS as an evidenced-based treatment (9:45-10)
Discussion on how cultural factors may impact the use of CPT (10-10:15)
Review of CPS resources for clinicians (10:15-10:45)
15-minute break (10:45-11:00)
Role-play scenarios using CPS (11-12)
Discuss application to own clinical practice (12-12:45)
Questions and wrap-up (12:45-1)
Level: Introductory
Mid-Ohio Psychological Services, Inc. has been approved as a CE provider by the Ohio Psychological Association (#311358292), the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board (RCS060502), and as a NBCC ACEPTM No. 7265.
- Teacher: Tatia Williams
