January 2019
A Walk in My Shoes: Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Children and Adolsecents
The speaker for this event is Audrina Jones Bunton, MA, LPCS Trauma-focused CBT is a short-term, skills-based therapy that integrates humanistic, cognitive behavioral, and familial strategies to help youths with PTSD or functional impairments as a result of trauma. TF-CBT has been proven to be effective with short-term distress, depression, anxiety, and externalizing behaviors. In this workshop, Audrina Bunton will introduce TF-CBT interventions specifically tailored to meet the needs of traumatized children and adolescents experiencing emotional and psychological difficulties. Audrina will…
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The speaker for this event is Morgan Parlier, MSW, LCSW, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities The Focus on Family and Disability Seminar series is a forum to educate diverse audiences about current issues, policies, research, and evidence-based approaches in health, education, and disability to improve outcomes for children with disabilities/special needs and their families. Target audiences include graduate students, faculty, service providers, community stakeholders, and family members.
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Acceptance, Commitment, and Value-Based Living
The speaker for this event is Jennifer Plumb Vilardaga, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke and Licensed Clinical Psychologist Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based approach that encourages 1) increased awareness of avoidance patterns that paradoxically exacerbate, rather than reduce, suffering, 2) practicing openness to personal experiences (thoughts, feelings, body sensations, and memories) as they occur in the here and now, and 3) focusing energy on doing what matters in line with personal values.…
Find out more »Trauma Informed Care: Applications for Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
The speaker for this topic is Andrea Winkler, LCAS, LCSW, Duke Health The Focus on Family and Disability Seminar series is a forum to educate diverse audiences about current issues, policies, research, and evidence-based approaches in health, education, and disability to improve outcomes for children with disabilities/special needs and their families. Target audiences include graduate students, faculty, service providers, community stakeholders, and family members.
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Person-Centered Planning and Social Networks
The speaker for this event is Tanya Richmond, MSW, LCSW, The Learning Center for Person-Centered Practices The Focus on Family and Disability Seminar series is a forum to educate diverse audiences about current issues, policies, research, and evidence-based approaches in health, education, and disability to improve outcomes for children with disabilities/special needs and their families. Target audiences include graduate students, faculty, service providers, community stakeholders, and family members.
Find out more »Integrating Spiritual Sensitivity into Your Therapeutic Practice
The speaker for this event is Andrea Murray-Lichtman, MSW, LCSW Spirituality and religion are powerful forces in many people’s lives, yet they are often relegated to the periphery of psychotherapeutic research and practice. In this workshop, Andrea Murray-Lichtman explores how spirituality can inform, challenge, and deepen psychotherapeutic work with diverse populations. This includes how to engage with clients’ beliefs and existing spiritual traditions within the framework of psychotherapy. She will also address the interplay of spirituality, meaning, and values, and their…
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