PCB: Spring 2009 Training

Do you dread seeing that client you just don’t want to deal with? Are the pain and problems of patients so great that you need to process the issues yourself? Are pressures of agency work, the need to see enough patients to make financial ends meet, and endless paperwork leading you towards burnout? Do you remember what it was like to be thrilled to do your job? This training will look at the causes of professional stress and some strategies to manage the madness. New ways will be offered to handle difficult clients and colleagues who drive us nuts. The training will discuss fostering self-care and real-life ways to avoid burnout and stay fresh in your approach to your career. You’ll gain new insights so you can be refreshed and renewed in the high calling of counseling.
PCB Approved for 6 hours.

Tuesday, December 1, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Holiday Inn Express, Harrisburg- Directions
Presenters: Gregory Krausz, CAC Diplomate
Bruce Bowen, CAC Diplomate

PHILADELPHIA

ADDRESSING THE EFFECTS OF COMPLEX TRAUMA IN EARLY RECOVERY - NOT AVAILABLE - TRAINING FULL

This training will assist participants in recognizing the differences between those with simple trauma (meeting the diagnosis of PTSD) versus those with complex trauma (DESNOS), along with those techniques and interventions most suitable to increase stabilization in the early recovery process. Participants will gain an increased understanding as to the complications that complex trauma presents for those in early recovery and an increased comfortability in providing for the biopsychosocial needs of those with complex trauma.
PCB Approved for 6 hours.

Thursday, December 3, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Eagleville Hospital, Eagleville - Directions
Presenter: William Poray, CAC Diplomate

DRUG SUBCULTURE COMPETENCY – PARAPHERNALIA AND ROUTES OF INGESTION - NOT AVAILABLE - TRAINING FULL

This training will increase the participant’s awareness of the drug subculture. Participants can expect to learn both the various routes of substance ingestion and further their understanding of drug paraphernalia through seeing the actual items. There will be discussion of the beliefs and behavior of various substance abusers, as well as signs and symptoms of abuse. The substances that will be reviewed will include: PCP, narcotics, stimulants, ecstasy and marijuana. Through this training, the participant will learn to understand the client and his/her behavior, thus increasing their ability to establish a therapeutic relationship.
PCB Approved for 6 hours.

Wednesday, December 16, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Eagleville Hospital, Eagleville - Directions
Presenter: Bruce Schaffer, CCJP