Saturday, September 26, 2009

Law & Ethics with an LGBT Focus

Saturday, November 7, 2009



Complete the 6-hour BBS requirement for LCSW's & MFT's in a queer-friendly environment.

With special attention to situations that often come up in working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and

transgender clients, this seminar offers a thorough review of the legal and ethical responsibilities

that all therapists need to be aware of. We will cover all stages of relating to clients and the

community, including advertising, accepting clients, obtaining consent, protecting

confidentiality, keeping records, making mandated reports, creating boundaried therapeutic

relationships, maintaining client safety and welfare, and terminating therapy. Vignette

discussions, focused on LGBT clients, will challenge participants to think about complex legal

and ethical problems in ways that can be applied to real-life clinical practice.



Jeanne Courtney, MFT, began presenting this seminar in 2002. Participants have consistently

expressed appreciation for the unique LGBT focus, as well as the small, informal setting, and the

ease they felt asking questions and speaking freely about complex issues.



10 am to 5 pm - 6 CEUs

$130 - must be paid/postmarked by Oct 28
$125 early registration if paid/postmarked Oct 8

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www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com

MONEY MATTERS! with Private Pay Clients

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Working with private pay clients is an great way for a therapist to enjoy financial freedom as well

as professional satisfaction. But it's challenging to do business with clients and form empathic

personal bonds at the same time, isn't it?

Do you ever find it uncomfortable to . . .

. . . name your fee, without hesitation, when a prospective client calls?

. . . raise your fees on a regular basis?

. . . handle conflict over fee raises or cancellations?

Do you feel uncertain about . . .

. . . exactly how much you need to earn?

. . . why you and others should place a high value on your services?

. . . how to attract the clients you most want to serve and get paid by them?

It really is possible to market your practice, and navigate finances within therapeutic

relationships, in ways that honor the needs of your business as well as the needs of your clients.

This workshop will use concrete suggestions, vignettes, and role-plays, to give you a fresh

perspective on how to handle money and the feelings you and your clients have about it. You can

do the work you love and earn the income you need and deserve. In a safe, non-judgmental

environment, we will discuss a variety of specific ways to:

1) assess your income needs,

2) value your time and talents,

3) use low cost niche marketing to attract clients who can and will pay for your services,

4) maximize your income by setting clear, consistent policies and fees, and

5) talk meaningfully with clients about the business aspects of therapy.



Our discussion will draw on concepts from the clinical anthology, For Love or Money: The Fee

in Feminist Therapy; Jerrold Mundis's Earn What You Deserve: How to Stop Underearning &

Start Thriving, and Lynn Grodzki's Building Your Ideal Private Practice.



Jeanne Courtney, MFT, has maintained a private practice since 1992 without managed care, and

developed ways to think and communicate about money that have helped her business prosper,

while keeping her dealings with clients fair and respectful. She began teaching this class in 2005.
 
 

12 noon to 4 pm - 4 CEUs
11:30am Networking and refreshments
$90 - must be paid/ postmarked by Oct 7*



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www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com

Aging & Long Term Care: Issues in Psychotherapy with Older Clients

Saturday, October 24, 2009


The largest growing segment of the population will soon be 65 and older. Learn to work with older

clients, and their families; the difference between dementia and depression, how grief & loss, and

anxiety show up in a cohort traditionally unaccustomed to seeking ““professional”” help. We will

also consider issues impacting adult children who become default caretakers, including elder abuse

and trauma.



The instructor, Melissa C. Anderson, MFT, Ph. D. (Neurobiology), was Elder Abuse Specialist at the Institute on

Aging in San Francisco for five years, and worked with elders traumatized by physical,

psychological, emotional, and financial abuse. Her research background is in the biological basis

of trauma and anxiety. Melissa has conducted trainings statewide for Adult Protective Services

and has taught graduate level classes and workshops on the neurobiology of trauma,

psychopharmacology and drug interactions. She is currently in practice in both Berkeley and San

Francisco specializing in trauma, long-term depth work and workplace/relational issues.


12 noon to 4 pm - 4 CEUs
11:30am Networking and refreshments
$90 must be paid/ postmarked by Oct 14

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www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Large Women Celebrate Their Size

I was interviewed this summer for the Oakland Tribune on body image

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Psychopharmacology for Therapists Parts I & II -- Sept 19 & 26 -- with Melissa Anderson, PhD, MFT

Biochemical & Psychoanalytic Considerations
A two part course that will familiarize you with common psychopharmaceuticals such as antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, psychostimulants & anti-psychotics, and how they work. You will become acquainted with the fundamentals of psychotropic drugs, what they do and what they don't do. We also consider drug interactions and so called side effects. In the second week, the psychosocial and analytic meanings of medications are considered. Through reading and discussion we'll explore the role of meds in the therapeutic relationship, as both transitional and fantasy objects, as well as the meaning of medical-izing emotional and psychological states.
Melissa C. Anderson, MFT, Ph. D. Neurobiology, teaches psychopharmacology at the California Institute for Integral Studies, does research on Prenatal Determinants of Schizophrenia at Kaiser in Oakland, and was Elder Abuse Specialist at the Institute on Aging for 5 years. She is currently in practice in both Berkeley and San Francisco specializing in trauma, long-term depth work and workplace/relational issues.


Each course (Parts I and II) meets the qualifications for 4 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.


12:00 - 4:00 pm
11:30 am Networking and refreshments


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Friday, September 4, 2009


facilitated by
Jeanne Courtney, MFT &
Sarah Josef, RD
$60
1:00 to 5:00 pm
Registration and payment must be received by Sept 12
Optional Follow-Up Workshop, Sunday, Sept 27
1-3 pm., $50, or $45 if paid with Sept 19 registration ($105 total)

Is it really possible to love your body at any size? To enjoy eating the foods you love? To have fun with physical activity?


Read more and sign up at
https:/FeministTherapyAssociates.com/LoveYourBodyWorkshop.html