Bryn Mawr College

FRIDAY, January 22, 2010

9:00am-12:00pm - $60 – 3 CEUs

 

B2585

Personality and Leadership Performance

The unique talents and way of perceiving the world with which each person is born help to form general personality patterns, which in turn influence leadership behaviors and the way individuals interact.  Knowledge of these differences in personality and behavior patterns enables understanding of how and why one acts as they do.  That awareness of these differences provides the means to be more effective in many leadership behaviors, such as communication, planning, problem solving, and training.  This workshop analyzes the strengths one’s style gives them, and the challenges they present in managing staff whose styles differ from their own.  Participants discover how applying this knowledge creates more productive work relationships, with employees, peers, and managers. Those who complete this workshop are able to: (1) identify and describe different types of personality styles; (2) understand the impact of personality type in relation to key aspects of individual work performance; (3) recognize the strengths and limitations of different styles; and (4) appreciate the kinds of contributions each style offers to a team’s efforts. The need for sensitivity to, and value of,  differences in leadership styles is addressed throughout the program, and participants discuss the impact of culture on leadership styles. This workshop is appropriate for anyone with supervisory experience, or those hoping to move into a supervisory role.

Note: There is a $5.00 materials fee for the My BEST Leadership Style self-evaluation instrument that participants will complete as part of the class.

Margie DuBrow, PhD, is the director of the Non-Profit Executive Leadership Institute (NELI) at Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. She has conducted training programs and technical assistance in strategic planning, organizational management, and human resource development.

 

 9:00AM-3:30PM - $120 – 6 CEUs

 

B1960

Autism Across the Spectrum: Diagnosis, Intervention Strategies, and Supporting Families

The most current statistics show that autism occurs in one of every 150 children.  This seminar addresses the world of autism from the perspective of a panel of professionals that includes two psychologists and a social worker. Upon completion of this seminar, participants will: (1) understand the core deficits and diagnostic criteria of autism; (2) view autism from the perspective of a parent; (3) be aware of services the Philadelphia preschool special education system offers children with autism; (4) have shared in case discussion with a psychologist who works with families with challenged children; and (5) understand how children and adults with autism can inspire all of us.  This seminar is appropriate for advanced BSW-degreed and all levels of post-MSW degreed practitioners.

Annemarie Clarke, PhD, is the Corporate Officer for Behavioral & Developmental Services at SPIN, Inc., an organization that supports children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families. She is a licensed psychologist with expertise in the diagnosis of autism.

Robert Naseef, PhD, is an independent practitioner specializing in work with families of children with special needs. He is the author of Special Children, Challenged Parents and Voices from the Spectrum.

Wendy Schmid, MA, is director of training for the Elwyn SEEDS program.  She developed a training track in autism for preschool educators and therapists.  She was a social worker manager at CHOP for 25 years.

 

B9230

Cognitive Therapy with Adolescents

This seminar focuses on specific application of cogntive therapy with adolescents. It provides participants with an overview of the cognitive model as well as instructions on how to use it in clinical practice. Emphasis is placed on how to apply it specifically to clinical work with adolescents, and the issues typically presented by this age group in treatment. Upon completion of this course, participants have gained: (1) an improved ability to utilize the cognitive therapy model with specific adaptation to treating adolescents in therapy; (2) an increased understanding of the cognitive model;  (3) an increased sensitivity for the roles that race, sexual orientation, culture, class, gender, and faith have on adolescent development; (4) CBT techniques for work with the families of adolescent; 5) a critical analysis of the cognitive model for working with teens compared with other approaches to treatment. This seminar is appropriate for all levels of post-master’s degreed practitioners in direct practice. It applies to the Advanced Integrated Adolescent Psychotherapy Certificate program. Completion of all five sessions of the program results in the Advanced Integrated Adolescent Psychotherapy Certificate. Other certificate sessions are scheduled on February 5, February 19, and March 19.

David B. Wohlsifer, PhD, LCSW, is in private practice with Bala Psychological Resources in Bala Cynwyd, PA. He is a board member of the Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work. Dr. Wohlsifer is an adjunct professor at Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work  and Social Research and at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy  and Practice.

 

B2610

Psychopharmacology and Co-Occurring Diagnoses: The Why (and why not) of Prescribing Medications

This course takes a look at best practice as it applies to prescribing, or not prescribing, psychotropic medications for the person in recovery from co-occurring diagnoses. Major medication classes are discussed in terms of benefits and side effects and, whenever possible, recommendations of one medication type over another. Case studies are utilized to further demonstrate the importance of diagnoses as they relate to recovery and to medication as a wellness tool. Introductory material relating to the neuroanatomy and physiology of the central nervous system will also be presented and linked to why some medications should be prescribed and why others should be avoided for these persons in recovery. Upon completion of this course, participants are able to: (1) identify the basic brain structures and primary neurotransmitters involved in chronic mental illness as well as in substance abuse; (2) describe the rationale for prescribing (or not prescribing) a psychotropic medication for a consumer with a known substance abuse diagnosis; (3) list at least three non-benzodiazepine alternative pharmacotherapies for treating anxiety disorders; and (4) describe the advantages and disadvantages of commonly prescribed medications to treat sleep disorders. Within this course, every effort is made to view the individual from a person-first perspective and a partner in his or her own recovery. The course takes into account ethnic, age and gender related differences as these differences apply to medication as a treatment modality. Social workers in private and public clinical practices as well as drug and alcohol and mental health settings, and those working in inpatient and outpatient environments should benefit from this workshop. A basic knowledge of psychotropic medication and the DSM-IV are helpful, but not required. Extensive training in biology is not needed for students to enjoy the class.

Craig Strickland, PhD, is program director of the Behavioral Health Training and Education Network in Philadelphia. His teaching and research interests focus primarily on the biological etiology of mental illness and substance abuse and psychopharmacology. Dr. Strickland has lectured at local, state, and national levels on such topics as psychopharmacology for people recovering from co-occurring diagnoses, medication adherence, attention deficit disorder, herbal treatments and the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder.

 

B2420

Unconscious Communication in Psychotherapy

Enormous amounts of information are communicated both overtly and unconsciously in a typical psychotherapy session.  This seminar explores the types of communication that are easily overlooked, such as stories that appear to be non-sequiturs, jokes, slips of the tongue, where the individual or family position themselves in the therapist’s office, even the daydreams that the therapist has.  All these seemingly unimportant aspects of a typical therapy session can convey critical information about the client.  Ideas from systemic therapies and psychoanalytic object relations theory such as countertransference, reverie, the analytic third, intuition, and induction are discussed.  The views of such diverse authors and theorists as Carl Whitaker, Thomas Odgen, the Milan School, and Wilfred Bion are examined.  Data from clinical cases and videotape of actual sessions highlights this unconscious communication in action and illustrates how awareness of this provides for a more complete engagement between the therapist and client.  Upon completion of this course, participants are able to: (1) recognize multiple communications in the psychotherapy context; and (2) use this knowledge to better engage the client.  The impact of race, gender, and ethnicity on the relationship between client and therapist is addressed.  This seminar is appropriate for all levels of post-MSW degreed social workers who practice psychotherapy with individuals and families.

Neal Beatus, MSS, LCSW is a psychotherapist in private practice with GKSW/Crystal Group Associates in Wyndmoor, PA. 

Andrew Fussner, MSW is a family therapist.  He is a consultant with Pre-K HeadStart program within the School District of Philadelphia, and the family therapy consultant for the Astor Home for Children in New York.  He teaches part time at the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.

 

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