Contact:
Debbie StaleyBrook Lane Health Services
deborah.staley@brooklane.org
301-733-0331 x 1189
Where
Mount St. Mary's University-Frederick Conf. Center5350 Spectrum Drive
Frederick, MD 21703
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In recognition of Social Work Month, Brook Lane presents:
Self-Injurious Behaviors:
Understanding & Treating the Self-Injurer
Thursday, March 23, 2017
8:30 am - 3:45 pm
8:00 am: Check-in & Continental Breakfast
Complimentary Bistro Lunch will also be provided
This program is funded in part by the Willliam B. and Sylvia A. Hunsberger Fund
Over the past decade, self-injury has grown from an obscure psychiatric symptom to a mainstream problem. Clinicians sometimes find themselves feeling unprepared to work with teens and adults who engage in self-directed violence. It is important for mental health providers to have a good understanding of the etiology, behavioral indicators, treatment protocols and management of self-injury, as well an understanding of their own emotional reactions to self-directed violence. This workshop will challenge some of the participants’ concepts about self-injurers, traditional treatment methods and counter-transference reactions. Therapeutic strategies and treatment modalities, including the Impulse Control Log, will be presented.
At the conclusion of the program, participants should be able to:
- Explain three meanings and functions of the self-injurious act;
- Describe possible cultural, familial and biological underpinnings of self-injury;
- Describe four goals of treatment;
- Utilize the Impulse Control and other logs to help self-injurers differentiate thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
Featured Presenter:
Wendy Lader, PhD is CEO of Mending Fences, a residential dual diagnosis program in Ocala, FL. She is also co-founder and clinical director of the S.A.F.E. (Self Abuse Finally Ends) Alternatives® Program. An internationally recognized expert on the treatment of self-injury, she lectures extensively on the subject and is co-author of the book, Bodily Harm: The Breakthrough Healing Program for Self-Injurers as well as Self Injury: A Manual for School Professionals. She also served as the expert for a training video on Self-Injury for the American Psychological Association. Dr. Lader is co-founder of the Self-Injury Foundation and a founding member of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury. Dr. Lader earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Nova Southeastern University.
Professional Continuing Education Credits:
An important message about Continuing Education Credits: Brook Lane seminars are approved for continuing education credits as an entire event. PARTIAL CREDIT WILL NOT BE AWARDED. To assure that you receive continuing education credit, you must be on time and complete the entire seminar.
Counselors/Therapists: Brook Lane Health Services has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP TM) # 5452. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Brook Lane solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. This program will provide 6 clock hours; partial credit will not be awarded.
Social Workers: Brook Lane Health Services is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland. This program will provide 6.0 credit hours of Category I continuing education; partial credit will not be awarded.
Psychologists: The Maryland State Board of Examiners for Psychologists will accept continuing education hours provided by Brook Lane, an approved CE sponsor by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.
Other Healthcare Professionals and Attendees: A certificate of completion noting the number of educational/contact hours will be provided for other disciplines to allow attendees to apply for CE credit as an individual.
Seminar Fee: $ 109.00 (includes continental breakfast, lunch and CEUs)
Attention Brook Lane Staff Members: If you registered online, it is your responsibility to complete the process by submitting a yellow TRAINING REQUEST FORM to your supervisor for approval and signature. A copy of the full program description & learning objectives must be attached to the yellow Training Request Form. This documentation becomes apart of your HR training file.