Date: 1/20/25 @8:45am-4pm (EST) Cost: $10 Instructor: Tatia Williams, Psy.D., LPCC-S, Psychologist
CE Credit Hours: 6 (ethics)
Program Description:
According to the World Health Organization, an overwhelming majority of people with mental and psychosocial disabilities are living in poverty, experience poor physical health, and are subject to human rights violations. In order to adequately address mental health, it cannot be understood in isolation, but rather requires a broader context of social determinants of health and culture. In this training, participants will broadly learn about the concept of poverty/economic marginalization, the culture of economic class and related impact on thinking and behavior, and an ethical service model for working with clients living in poverty.
Goals:
- Build awareness of the complexity of economic marginalization and its various causes and consequences.
- Assist mental health service providers in expanding their self-awareness of bias related to economic class.
- To develop culturally-sensitive skills that will enable mental health providers to deliver proficient services to individuals experiencing economic marginalization.
Objectives:
- Differentiate between various types of poverty and develop awareness of a holistic definition of poverty
- Identify factors that increase risk for experiencing poverty and the various contributing factors for poverty
- Identify personal biases and expand self-awareness related to socioeconomic status
- Explain how economic realities and mental models of poverty, middle, and wealth class affect patterns of living
- Examine why and how poverty shapes brain development, leading to an array of neurocognitive and health outcomes
- Identify and apply considerations for providing ethical and effective services to individuals who experience low income or economic marginalization
Training Outline (with tentative timeframes):
- Training goals, objectives, disclaimers, and self-reflection activity (8:45-9am)
- Current statistics: US Federal Poverty Guidelines and the Ohio Poverty Report (9-9:10am)
- Contextual differences related to poverty (absolute vs relative poverty, urban vs rural poverty, and generational vs situational poverty) (9:10-9:45am)
- Risk factors for experiencing poverty (9:45-10am)
- Multilayered factors that cause poverty (10-10:15am)
- BREAK (10:15-10:30am)
- Holistic definition of poverty (10:30-10:40am)
- Interactive poverty simulation: Play Spent, debriefing, and discussion (10:40-11:15am)
- Comparing and contrasting culture aspects and resources of generational poverty through examination of poverty class vs middle class vs wealth class mental models (11:15am-12:00pm)
- BREAK (12-12:45pm)
- Common social class worldviews related to driving forces, possessions, time, food, clothing, personality, social emphasis, education, humor, family structure & housing, money, destiny, power, and language (12:45-1:30pm)
- Criticisms of cultural aspects of poverty (1:30-1:35pm)
- Economic stability’s impact on health, mental illness, and all other social determinants of health (1:35-1:45pm)
- Neurobiological impacts: interplay between poverty, material deprivation, stressors, and environmental toxins on resulting biological mechanisms, brain impacts, and neurocognitive outcomes (1:45-2:15pm)
- BREAK (2:15-2:30)
- Video case example reflection and discussion (2:30-3:00)
- Logistical barriers and challenges to engaging in therapy for individuals in poverty (3-3:10pm)
- Humanistic and social justice framework for ethical therapy: I-CARE Model (3:10-3:40pm)
- Integration of social class culture and I-CARE Model into one’s professional role and client conceptualization (3:40-3:50pm)
- Wrap up, questions, post quiz, and training evaluation (3:50-4pm)
Level: Beginner/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: Tatia Williams
Date: 1/27/25 @8:45am-1pm (EST) Cost: $100 Instructor: Ann Knecht, MA, LPCC-S
CE Credit Hours: 4
Program Description: As there can be barriers to providing or receiving benefit from traditional talk therapy, it is often beneficial to utilize creative therapeutic interventions to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. This hands-on workshop will provide an overview of several evidence-informed creative art interventions utilizing a variety of mediums to inspire mental health providers' work and offer alternatives to traditional talk therapy.
Goals:
- Understand the purpose, utility, and appropriateness of using art in therapy.
Objectives:
- Participants will identify the difference between process and product art, and the appropriateness of each.
- Participants will be able to identify the appropriateness of various art materials based on client needs/abilities.
- Participants will learn at least ten art-based interventions.
Outline:
1. Introduction to creative interventions, their purpose, and utility (9-930)
2. Explore the difference between process and product art (930-10)
4. Learn about art material selection (10-1030)
5. Experience various art projects (1030-1215; 15 min break at 11)
6. Use vignettes to practice concepts learned (1215-115)
Level: Beginner/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: 2/3/25 @8:45am-12pm (EST) Cost: $10 Instructor: Tyffani Monford, Psy.D., Psychologist
CE Credit Hours: 3 (general)
Program Description:
This training provides mental health professionals with the knowledge and tools necessary to work effectively with adolescents who have caused sexual harm. Participants will explore underlying factors contributing to harmful sexual behaviors, evidence-based practices, strategies for fostering accountability, and strategies for promoting positive behavioral change while supporting the adolescent’s growth within their family and community systems.
Goals:
- Develop a Comprehensive Understanding of Adolescents Who Cause Sexual Harm (AWCSH)
- Enhance Competency in Risk Assessment and Treatment Planning for AWCSH
- Expand Knowledge of Effective Treatment Approaches for AWCSH
Objectives:
- Identify/define Adolescents who Cause Sexual Harm
- Gain understanding of pathways that are prevalent in AWCSH and the role of each of these areas in assessing and establishing treatment needs
- Identify the role of the Risk-Needs-Responsivity principle in the assessment and treatment of AWCSH
- Identify common assessment measures utilized and their role in individualizing treatment
- Explore various treatment modalities/interventions in working with AWCSH
- Address issues of healthy sexuality and intimacy in the treatment of AWCSH
Training Outline:
8:45-9:15 Who are AWCSH-prevalence, definitions
9:15-9:30 Myths/What we have learned
9:30-10 Pathways
10-11 Assessment (15 minute break around 10:30)
11-11:45 Treatment Interventions
11:45-12 Questions and wrap up
Level: 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.
Date: 2/10/25 @ 8:45am-4pm (EST) Cost: $150 Instructor: Tatia Williams, Psy.D., LPCC-S, Psychologist
CE Credit Hours: 6
Training Description:
While the notions of years of psychoanalysis or 1x weekly outpatient psychotherapy are still part of our larger social awareness of therapy, the reality is that, for most of us and our clients, therapy is in fact brief. Brief therapy occurs for a variety of reasons, both intentionally and unintentionally, and sometimes less really can be more. In this age of managed care, there is a great deal of pressure to engage in brief therapy even when an individual could more greatly benefit from prolonged psychotherapy. Brief therapies tend to be strength-based, harnessing clients' strengths/resources with a future focus, as opposed to insight-oriented, but have marked effectiveness, nonetheless. In this workshop, Solution-focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and many of its accompanying interventions will be explored and practiced.
Goal:
- To introduce clinical mental health professionals to Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and initiate the development of skills through hands-on practice in order to provide its interventions effectively.
Objectives:
- Attendees will be able to describe the mechanisms of change that accompany brief therapy modalities and verbalize the appropriateness of their use.
- Attendees will be able to implement at least 3 new evidence-based brief interventions.
Workshop Outline:
8:45-10 Introduction and the rise of brief therapies and brief therapy goals; Diversity Considerations when applying SFBT
10-1030 SFBT mechanisms of change
1030-1045 BREAK
1045-1130 Ten principles of SFBT and important types of questions
1130-1215 Session one and subsequent session strategies
1215-1 BREAK
1-115 Nonverbal strategies
115-145 Responding to "I don't knows"
145-215 Homework suggestions
215-230 BREAK
230-3 Concluding sessions and discontinuation
3-4 Application and skill practice
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.
Date: 2/17/25 @ 8:45-11:00am (EST) Cost: $50 Instructor: Kelly Capitini, MSW, LSW, PMH-C
CE Credit Hours: 2
Training Description:
Society and media often emphasize the positive outcomes from pregnancy and the welcoming of a new child, though birthing parents and their partners are at a statistically significant risk for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. While ‘the baby blues’ are a normal postpartum experience, many parents experience significant physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral changes during and after pregnancy which exceed the ‘norm.’ This training will provide mental health providers with a general understanding of what typical perinatal experiences may look like, as well as symptoms associated with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders for proper diagnosis and treatment to support recovery.
Goals:
- Gain knowledge and develop skills for the diagnosis and treatment planning of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders.
- Gain knowledge on resources for birthing and supporting parents experiencing Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders to support treatment.
Objectives:
- Define key terms associated with perinatal mental health.
- Described protective and risk factors for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
- Identify symptoms which differentiate perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
- Describe treatment options for each perinatal disorder and specific methods for addressing symptoms.
- Given a case scenario, provide a diagnosis for the birthing parent, identify strengths, and propose an appropriate treatment plan.
Outline:
- Introduction and overview (8:45am-9:00am)
- Key terms for perinatal mental health providers (9:00-9:10am)
- Statistics for Perinatal Mental Health in the US (9:10am-9:20am)
- Protective and Risk Factors for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (9:20am-9:30am)
- Postpartum Depression (9:30am-9:40am)
- Postpartum Anxiety (9:40am-9:50am)
- Postpartum OCD (9:50am-10:00am)
- Postpartum PTSD (10:00am-10:10am)
- Postpartum Bipolar Disorder (10:10am-10:20am)
- Postpartum Psychosis (10:20am-10:30am)
- Case vignette break-away groups (10:30am-10:45am)
- Group discussion, resources, and time for quiz (10:45am-11:00am)
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: Kelly Capitini
Date: 3/10/25 @ 8:45am-4:00pm (EST) Cost: $10 Instructor: Kimberly Blair, MA, LPCC-S, Claire Robitaille, Ph.D., LSW, Psychologist, and Guest Speaker
CE Credit Hours: 6
Program Description:
Working with court-ordered clients is often a challenging and overwhelming prospect for clinicians as courts have their own culture, which seems very different than the culture associated with traditional mental health environments and being called to testify in court can be even more unnerving. This training is designed to assist mental health practitioners with understanding court processes within Ohio and clarifying their role within the courts, providing treatment for court-ordered clients, responding to subpoenas, and preparing for court as well as providing effective testimony once they are called to court.
Goals:
1. Gain an understanding of the various courts and court processes
2. Understand the role of mental health practitioners in the court process
3. Develop an understanding of how to engage court-ordered clients and what courts are looking for in treatment
4. Increase confidence in skills associated with responding to subpoenas and providing effective testimony
Objectives:
· Correctly assign case examples to the appropriate court
· Identify specific techniques for engaging court ordered clients and critical elements of court ordered treatment
· Identify how and when to respond to a subpoena
· Identify the difference between experts and witness of fact in a court process, differentiating the roles of independent practitioners and supervised practitioners in court
· State at least 3 specific strategies for preparing for court
· Demonstrate effective testimony skills
Workshop Outline:
Introduction & Goals/Objectives (8:45-9:15)
Identification of various courts and their functions (9:15-9:45)
Court Process (9:45-10:15)
Break (10:15-10:30)
Court Terms (10:30-11:15)
Mental Health Practitioner Role (11:15-12:15)
Break (12:15-1:00)
Guest Speaker Regarding Tips for Testimony (1:00-2:00)
Witness of fact vs. expert witness and Independent practitioner vs. supervised practitioner (2-2:30)
Break (2:30-2:45)
Expectations of courts, client engagement, & designing court programs (2:45-3)
Subpoenas (3-3:15)
Preparing for court (3:15-3:30)
Arriving to court & providing testimony--techniques to manage the situation (3:30-3:45)
Wrap Up (3:45-4)
Level: 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: Kimberly Blair
- Teacher: Claire Robitaille
Date: 3/17/2025 8:45am-4pm (EST) Cost: $150 Instructor: Tatia Williams, Psy.D., LPCC-S, Psychologist
CE Credit Hours: 6 (supervision)
Program Description:
This training is designed to help clinicians who are seeking their supervisory designation or maintaining their supervisory designation to develop/enhance their supervisory skills, which includes models of supervision, learning models, stages of development, and transitions in supervisee/supervisor development.
Goals:
· Understand the responsibilities, functions, and qualities of an effective clinical supervisor
· Build awareness of relational dynamics in the supervisory relationship
· Become familiar with theoretical models of supervision.
· Understand methods for developing supervisee competencies.
Objectives:
· Use ADDRESSING-GSA Model to develop self-awareness of intersecting identities and identify two ways this can be used as a supervisory tool.
· Define at least two models of supervision and describe your desired personal supervision style.
· Describe the stages of supervisee and supervisor development from a developmental framework.
· Identify at least 3 intervention options for moving supervisees through developmental stages.
Workshop Outline:
8:45-9:30 Defining supervision and the qualities of “good” supervision
9:30-10:15 Functions, roles, obligations, models & modalities of supervision
10:15-10:30 BREAK
10:30-11 Relationship dynamics in the Supervisory Relationship & how to address power, privilege, race, and ruptures
11-12:15 Theoretical models of supervision, with focus on the Integrative Developmental Model (IDM)
12:15-1:00 BREAK
1-1:45 Stages of supervisee/supervisor development
1:45-2:15 Transitioning supervisees through developmental stages
2:15-2:30 BREAK
2:30-3:00 Defining core competencies
3-3:45 Interventions to promote development of competencies
3:45-4 Self-assessment of supervisory growth areas and questions
Level: 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: Tatia Williams
Date: 3/31/25 @ 8:45-4pm (EST) Cost: $10 Instructor: Amy Armstrong, MSW, LISW
CE Credit Hours: 6
Program Description:
This interactive program offers mental health professionals a focused and practical approach to navigate the complexities of working with families in high-conflict situations. Covering key topics such as complex family dynamics, court-ordered interventions, professional teamwork, parenting plans, and keys to effective conflict resolution, this training equips professionals to navigate the intricate web of family issues involved in family court. As mental health professionals play a pivotal role in supporting families through difficult times, this training serves as a valuable resource to enhance their effectiveness and contribute positively to the mental well-being of individuals as well as the family system as a whole in the context of court-involvement.
Goal:
- Increase understanding of the role mental health professionals play in working with families in high-conflict situations.
Objectives:
- List 3 factors mental health professionals should consider to formulate and maintain multiple hypotheses of complex family dynamics
- Identify 3-5 key components of a trauma-informed orientation that helps promote client engagement
- Describe 3 roles mental health professionals undertake to support families curing a high-conflict court case.
- Describe ideal teamwork on interdisciplinary professional teams to minimize confusion
- Identify 3 key factors for setting effective boundaries to personally and professionally navigating the challenges presented by high-conflict family dynamics.
Workshop Outline:
Introduction (8:45-9:15)
Complex Family Dynamics (9:15-10:30)
- Family systems – web of influence
- Multiple hypotheses
- Professional and ethical neutrality
- Trauma orientation
- IPV / Abuse allegations
- Impact of high conflict
- Dynamics when children resist or refuse contact with a parent
Break (10:30-10:45)
Interdisciplinary Teams (10:45-12:00)
- Attorneys
- Judicial officers
- Court-appointed parenting coordinator
- Court-appointed guardian ad litem
- Mental health professionals
- Educational and medical professionals
- Case Management
- Communication
Break (12-12:45)
Parenting Plans (12:45-2:15)
- Shared parenting
- Sole custody
- Parenting time schedules
- Flexibility
- Parallel parenting
Break (2:15-2:30)
Conflict Management and Resolution (2:30-3:15)
- Self-care for compassion fatigue and stress reactions
- Innovative interventions including coaching
- Boundaries
- Communication
Q&A Panel Discussion with GALs and Judge (3:15-3:45)
Conclusion, Competency Based Learning Quiz, and Evaluation (3:45-4:00)
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: Amy Armstrong
Date: 4/7/25 @ 8:45am-4pm (EST) Cost: $150 Instructor: Tatia Williams, Psy.D., LPCC-S, Psychologist
CE Credit Hours: 6 (supervision)
Program Description: This training provides a foundational understanding of clinical supervision for mental health practitioners including initial, formative, and summative assessment of supervisee knowledge, skills, and self-awareness. Incorporating components of evaluation procedures, methods for monitoring supervisee performance, formal and informal feedback mechanisms, and procedures for remediation, this training aims to help those seeking supervisory designation or wanting to maintain supervisory designation with skills to effectively supervise other mental health clinicians.
Goals:
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Learn methods for the assessment, evaluation, and remediation of clinical competencies within the supervisory process.
Objectives:
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Identify critical components of supervision agreements and supervision notes.
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Define formative and summative feedback and skills associated with each.
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Identify appropriate methods of monitoring supervisee performance.
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Given supervisory dilemmas, create plans for remediation.
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Create Professional Development Plans.
Workshop Outline:
8:45-9:45 Review of supervisor’s roles/responsibilities
9:45-10:15 Setting the training supervision experience up for success (clinical supervision roadmap)
10:15-10:30 BREAK
10:30-12:15 Assessment & Evaluation
· Importance of understanding supervisee’s developmental level, expected trajectory, professional/personal goals, and learning style
· Competency development plan
· How to measure a supervisee’s knowledge, skills, & self-awareness
· Summative vs Formative feedback; Formal and Informal feedback methods
· Self-Assessment and Formal Assessment Tools
12:15-1 BREAK
1-2:30 Ongoing methods for monitoring progress and performance: Direct and indirect observation methods
2:30-2:45 BREAK
2:45-3:45 Remediation Procedures
3:45-4 Application and wrap up
Level: 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: Tatia Williams
Date: 4/28/25 @ 8:45am-4pm (EST) Cost: $150 Instructor: Tatia Williams, PsyD, LPCC-S, Psychologist
CE Credit Hours: 6 (supervision)
Program Description:
This training will focus on management and administration in supervision, which often includes organizational processes and procedures for record keeping, reporting, monitoring of supervisee's cases, collaboration, research, evaluation, Ohio Law, and professional standards. Additionally, this training addresses organizational methods of performance appraisal. Performance appraisals differ throughout the industry and may be called various names such as evaluations or reviews. Appraisals are critical to the supervisee’s development; these tools provide feedback to the supervisee by identifying strengths and weaknesses and develop a plan for improvement. This training will explore the roles and responsibilities of supervisors and supervisees as well as summative and formative evaluation processes to assist mental health clinicians with developing the skills they need for successful supervision of other mental health professionals.
Goals:
- Participants will learn organizational components processes and procedures for record keeping, reporting, monitoring of supervisee's cases, collaboration, research, evaluation, Ohio Law, professional standards, and skills related to performance appraisals.
Objectives:
- Identify organizational processes and procedures for managing supervisees
- Learn specific skills related to administrative vs clinical supervision
- Apply Ohio laws and professional standards to supervisory practices
- Describe methods of conducting performance appraisals independently on staff
Workshop Outline:
9:00-10:00 Policies, Procedures, & organizational processes
10:00-10:30 Defining administrative vs clinical supervision
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00 Legal aspects of supervision processes
12:00-12:45 Break
12:45-1:30 Purpose of Performance Appraisals and Models of Performance Appraisal
- Professional Evaluations
- Academic Licensure
- Employee Evaluations
1:30-1:45 Benefits of Performance Appraisal
1:45-2:15 Assessment Ratings
2:15-2:30 Break
2:30-3:00 Completing Performance Evaluation
3:00-3:15 Discussing/Reviewing the Performance Review
3:15-3:30 Planning for Performance
3:30-3:45 Challenges of Conducting Reviews
Level: 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: Tatia Williams
