February 19, 2016 - Austin, TX

This workshop focuses on the theoretical and clinical advances in psychotherapy within the trauma-based, self-psychology, developmental psychopathology, and attachment disorders perspectives. The topics are primarily oriented to improving clinicians' skills with patients presenting with depression, anxiety, relationship and life-interfering behaviors, eating disorders, paraphilias or sexual disorders and addictions.

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe the impact of loss/trauma on grief.
• Apply therapeutic interventions to consolidate positive effects of complex post-traumatic stress.
• Discuss treatment interventions for the stabilization of sexually reactive behavior.
• Describe the three types of Body Dysmorphic Disorder symptoms.

Target Audience & Instructional Level: Professional clinicians in the mental health field who are counselors, social workers, psychologists, and therapists. Advanced Level.

Satisfactory Completion Statement: Participants must complete and return an evaluation form for all sessions attended. Participants will also be required to sign-in and sign-out of the workshop. A Certificate of Attendance will be e-mailed to participants that meet these requirements within one week following the workshop.

Continuing Education Credits:

Social Workers (6 Hours) - This program was approved for 6.0 Clinical hours of continuing education credit by the National Association of Social Workers – Louisiana Chapter as authorized by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners.Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners – Provider No. 6667. The New Orleans Institute at River Oaks Hospital SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0153. (6 Hours). This course meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (PCE 2597).

River Oaks Hospital has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5479. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. River Oaks Hospital is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

The New Orleans Institute at River Oaks Hospital is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The New Orleans Institute at River Oaks Hospital maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

If you are seeking continuing education credits for a specialty not listed above, it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification board directly to determine eligibility of this training to meet your continuing education requirements.

Ethical Disclosures:

1. Presenters are employees of The New Orleans Institute at River Oaks Hospital.
2. There is no commercial support of the presenters and they are not promoting any goods for sale at the workshop that might constitute a conflict of interest. There is no financial interest or relationship that would constitute a conflict of interest between the presenters and any of the research presented or references used in this presentation

Refund Policy: It is the policy of River Oaks Hospital to honor requests for refunds of fees paid by participants for any workshop if the following condition has been met: The cancellation of participant must be received in writing at least 1 week prior to the date of the workshop. No requests for refunds will be honored if received within 1 week of the date of the workshop. If a participant does not cancel within the time frame specified in order to receive a full refund, that participant will be offered the opportunity to attend a comparable workshop hosted by River Oaks Hospital. In the unlikely event of River Oaks Hospital having to cancel the workshop, it is our policy to refund the fee in full.

NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP.