March 2018 RC Trainer Consult Group

The Importance of Fathers and Male Caregivers in Healing Trauma Survivors 

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Training Description 

Why are fathers and male caregivers so absent in the treatment of children in our agencies?  Sometimes it’s because there are few men in our clients’ lives. Sometimes men are the perpetrators of violence for which our clients are seeking treatment. But even when there ARE important male figures in the lives of the clients we serve, they often stay away from our programs.  

In this RC Trainer Consult, we will explore these behaviors and circumstances by considering some familiar RC questions: What happened (to these fathers and men) that explains their behavior? How do we as treaters (and agencies) contribute to and reinforce such behavior? The answers to these questions will help us identify attitudes and practices for being more father/male-inclusive in our delivery of trauma-informed care.

Join us for the first RC Trainer Consult Group of 2018.

Learning Outcomes Include:

 

Presenters

John Engel is a Program Coordinator for the Traumatic Stress Institute. John approaches the topic of fatherhood through multiple roles, including: 1) An engaged father and co-parent of an 8-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter, 2) Writer of ’The Fatherhood Journey’ column, which includes 72 monthly columns--and counting--in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, 3) Executive Director of MERGE for Equality, which promotes healthy masculinity and male engagement in gender equality, and 4) a trauma informed care trainer for the Traumatic Stress Institute.

Steve Brown, Psy.D., is the Director of the Traumatic Stress Institute of Klingberg Family Centers and Coordinator of the Risking Connection Training Program.  He trains professionals nationally on psychological trauma, trauma-informed care, and youth with sexual behavior problems.  In addition to being a psychologist, he is a long-time sexuality educator/trainer and author of Streetwise to Sex-Wise: Sexuality Education for High Risk Youth, a sexuality education curricula used internationally by agencies and schools serving high risk youth. 

Training Cost

Per-Person Fee:  $70

Per-Person Fee + Continuing Education Units:  $80

Continuing Education Credits

This event is co-sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars to provide 2 CE hours.

Satisfactory Completion. Participants must have paid the continuing education fee, signed in, attended the entire seminar, completed an evaluation, and signed out in order to receive a certificate. Failure to sign in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available.

Psychologists. R. Cassidy Seminars is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

Social Workers. R. Cassidy Seminars, ACE Provider #1082 is an approved provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for this program. Approval Period: April 15, 2015- April 15, 2018. Social workers should contact their regulartory board to determine course approval. Social workers will receive continuing education clinical social work clock hours for participating in this course.

CA The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred the CE course approvals to APA and ASWB for its licenses. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers. 

NY R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider (#0006) of continuing education for licensed social workers.

Counselors/ Marriage and Family Therapist. 

CA The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred CE course approvals to APA and ASWB for its licenses. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers. 

Other States If your state is not specifically listed, nearly all Counselor and MFT boards accept either APA or ASWB approval, or are reciprocal with other state licensing board approvals such as those listed below. Check with your board to be sure. The Ohio Board includes Counselors.  

Chemical Dependancy Counselors. Provider approved by NAADAC Approved Education Provider Program for designated hours. Approval #000654

CA Provider approved by CFAAP/CAADAC, Provider #4N-00-434-0212 for designated CEHs. CAADAC is an ICRC member which has reciprocity with most ICRC member states.

Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often and, while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.

Cancellation Policy

Payment is expected at the time of registration.  We will refund the registration fee minus a $30 processing fee for cancellations up to two weeks prior to the training.  No refunds will be made for cancellations inside two weeks. 

 

Hotel Accommodations in the Area

Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott 400 New Britain Ave., Plainville, CT 06062, (860) 747-1188.

Hartford Marriott Farmington 15 Farm Springs Rd., Farmington, CT 06032, (860)678-1000.