Date: 9/22/25 @ 8:45am-1pm (EST) Cost: $100
Instructor: Miranda Zircher, M.S., LPCC-S
CE Credit Hours: 4
Program Description:
Sexual abuse is a significant public health problem in the United States and across the world. Significant physical, emotional, social, cognitive and behavioral problems are related to sexual abuse trauma. This course will equip mental health providers with a foundation for treatment of sexual abuse survivors by providing the basic components of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) as well as discuss methods used by this agency in the treatment of trauma.
Goals:
- Gain an understanding of the impact of sexual abuse on survivors and their families.
- Gain knowledge and develop skills for the diagnosis and treatment planning of sexual abuse survivors.
- Gain knowledge of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), it’s effectiveness in treating victims of sexual abuse and practice therapy techniques associated with the treatment model.
Objectives:
- Give two examples of the emotional, physical, cognitive and social impact of sexual abuse.
- Describe characteristics of children and families who would benefit from TF-CBT.
- Describe the treatment components of TF-CBT and demonstrate skills relevant to each treatment component.
- Given a case scenario, evaluate the role of family in the treatment process and propose an appropriate course of action.
Workshop Outline:
- Introductions and overview (8:45 – 9:00)
- Impact of Sexual Abuse: Education and Statistics (9:00 – 9:15)
- How survivors and their families are affected (9:15 –9:45)
- Treatment of Sexual Abuse Survivors: Treatment goals, Interventions, Discharge criteria (9:45 – 10:00)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) (10:00 – 10:45)
- Break (10:45 – 11:00)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) (11:00 – 12:00)
- Applying the techniques (12:00 – 12:30)
- Family involvement (12:30 – 1:00)
Level: Foundational
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: Miranda Zircher
Date: 10/6/25 @ 8:45am-1pm (EST) Cost: $100 Instructor: Elaine Parsons, MA
CE Credit Hours: 4
Training Description: Motivational Interviewing is an empirically supported clinical practice used to address ambivalence with clients who are in the process of change. This training will introduce participants to an overview of motivation interviewing and the populations and symptoms that have it has been demonstrated to be effective with. An introduction to the basic underlying assumptions and principles, as well as the specific skills associated with motivational interviewing, will be presented using a variety of learning modalities. Opportunities to practice the skills of MI will be woven throughout the training.
Goal:
- Increase understanding of what motivational interviewing is and when to use it.
- Understand the foundational concepts of motivational interviewing.
- Understand the assumptions, principles and skills of motivational interviewing.
Objectives:
- Define "motivational interviewing".
- Identify the specific populations that have empirical evidence for effectiveness.
- Identify the basic principles of motivational interviewing.
- Match stages of change with examples of behavior.
- Demonstrate proficiency in implementing the skill/techniques associated with motivational interviewing.
Workshop Outline:
Coming Soon
Level: Foundational
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: Elaine Parsons
