Working with Men for Mental Health Professionals: Counseling and Therapy 

This three hour presentation will focus on skills and ideas for helping male clients. Theories, interventions, skills, and suggestions for specific male related therapy issues will be discussed. Evidenced base practices will be used for working with male clients. While most of the material will focus on adult male clients, some information on adolescent and younger males will also be addressed. The major goal of this workshop will be to help mental health professionals improve their skills with the male client populations. Developmental, gender, cultural, and environmental factors will be highlighted. How to engage with what we call "the highly resisted" male will be a focus as well. Teaching methods will include didactic group discussions, case vignettes, and audience engagement. The time is 9:00 am to 12:15 pm including one fifteen minute break.

The Objectives Include:

1. Participants will learn suggestions on how to connect with adult male clients from various backgrounds. 
2. Participant will learn varied theoretical models for working with men. 
3. Participants will learn how to work with men in groups and individual therapy. 
4. Participants will learn how to understand how men view change and making changes. 
5. Participants will learn how to work with men in couple and family therapy.

Marvin Clifford, Ph.D

Dr. Marvin W. Clifford has been with the Ochsner Health System for 28 years as the Director of Group Therapy and The Director of the Employee Assistance Program. He is also an Adjunct Professor with the Tulane University School of Social Work for the last 27 years. His experience as a social worker spans almost five decades. He has done clinical work, supervision, administration, publication and research, and teaching. His clinical interests are working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and groups. He is skilled in mental health, addictions, and co-occurring disorders. He has done presentations at the local level, state, and national events.

Registration
The registration fee is $80. Please fill out the online form to register. Payments can be made via credit card or via check or money order (payable to Tulane School of Social Work). 

Only MasterCard and Visa accepted. If you pay by check, payment should be mailed immediately after completing the online registration form. Your registration is NOT complete until we have received your payment.  Please mail your payment to:

ATTN:  Jessica St. Pierre
School of Social Work
Tulane University #8906
127 Elk Place
New Orleans, LA 70112-2627

Please fill out the registration form.  Our final registration is predicated on receiving your payment. Once your payment is received, you will receive an e-mail confirming your registration into the program, and you will be guaranteed a spot at the workshop.

CANCELLATION POLICY -- In the event you cannot come to our program, it is important for you to notify us 24 hours before the program begins, either by email (preferred) at jstpierre@tulane.edu or via phone at 504-247-1446.  We will refund the registration fee if notified 24 hours prior to the workshop. 

Parking Information
The Tulane School of Social Work is located at 127 Elk Place. Please see the location map.

There are various surface lots in close proximity to the school that you use if you would like. The Saratoga Parking Garage is the closest parking garage and is located at 111 S. Saratoga St. The daily rate for the garage is $8, but the garage does have direct access to the school via the skywalk on the second floor. 

Questions?
For more information, please contact Jessica St. Pierre at 504-247-1446