Programs

All programs presented by Cicatelli Associates Inc.
505 Eighth Avenue New York, NY
Funding is provided by the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute

Interpersonal Psychotherapy Training Day 1: March 27, 2012 Day 2: March 28, 2012 Location: New York, NY Description Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is a brief and evidence-based psychotherapy that addresses interpersonal issues in depression. IPT was initially developed by Klerman and Weissman to treat major depression in twelve – sixteen sessions. It has subsequently been modified and researched in a number of different age groups and with a wide variety of diagnoses. IPT’s effectiveness in treating depression has been demonstrated in several large scale randomized control trials. The American Psychiatric Association has included IPT in the clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of depression, as well as in the Guidelines for the Treatment of Depression in Primary Care Settings and Guidelines for the Treatment of Eating Disorders. This two day training is designed to provide an intensive, introductory training to use IPT with clients. Follow up to the training is available to help clinicians as they implement the model. This training is designed for experienced clinicians. Objectives As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:       Explain the theoretical underpinnings of IPT and discuss the empirical evidence for IPT Make a treatment plan based on the three phases of IPT Explain the four IPT problem areas to clients Develop at least one goal for each IPT problem area, and describe up to 3 core techniques to achieve that goal Develop and implement a contract with clients in IPT Evaluate when IPT is or is not the suitable treatment for a particular client Compile an interpersonal inventory Develop an interpersonal formulation and present it to a client Integrate IPT into their individual therapy with clients Motivational Interviewing Level One: A Training Program for Mental Health Counselors, Social Workers, and Therapists Working with HIV+ Patients February 1, 2012 Location: New York, NY March 14, 2012 Location: New York, NY Description Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, client-centered approach developed by Dr. William Miller and Dr. Steve Rollnick to help guide a client towards positive behavior change. MI offers practical strategies and techniques especially applicable for helping ambivalent clients increase their motivation for change, or for helping clients increase their commitment to make the changes they are attempting. Fundamental to the success of MI is using client-centered strategies to engage and support the client. Level One will provide a basic foundation of behavior change and the spirit of motivational interviewing, and introduces the basic skills and key concepts of MI. Using case studies and role plays representing diverse PWHA client populations of all ages, participants will practice integrating these key concepts and strategies into mental health counseling and treatment. Objectives As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:         Identify a client’s stage of change in relationship to an established therapeutic goal. Choose and use up to three behavior change interventions specific to the client’s stage of change Apply basic motivational interviewing skills to build motivation among clients including open ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening, and summarizing Recognize change talk in clients and be able to differentiate commitment language from other types of change talk. Incorporate up to three different strategies for eliciting client change talk into their work with clients.                     Motivational Interviewing Level Two: A Training Program for Mental Health Counselors, Social Workers, and Therapists Working with HIV+ Patients February 10, 2012 Location: New York, NY March 23, 2012 Location: New York, NY Description Motivational Interviewing (MI) Level Two is designed for participants who have completed Motivational Interviewing Level One, or a similar introductory workshop on MI and have experience using MI with clients. MI Level Two build upon the basic skills and key concepts of MI and will provide in-depth practice in MI skills and strategies including complex reflective listening and other strategic interventions to increase a client’s commitment to change. Using case studies, role plays and video demonstrations, participants will practice using MI techniques and strategies with challenging clients, and explore ways to effectively integrate MI into mental health counseling and treatment. Participants will have numerous opportunities to receive supportive coaching and feedback on their use of MI.  Objectives As a result of attending this workshop participants will be able to:    Increase their use of reflective listening and describe when to use different types of reflection including simple, double-sided, amplified, coming along side, and shifting focus Use three types of open ended questions (strength based, disarming, and change talk focused) to motivate clients towards positive behavior change Incorporate use of up to three different types of reflective listening to lead a client towards positive behavior change Integrate MI strategies and techniques into their work with HIV positive clients with mental illness HIV/AIDS, Mental Health and Trauma Day 1: February 15, 2012 Day 2: February 29, 2012 Location: New York, NY Description The goal of this workshop is to enable mental health clinicians to effectively identify and treat clients who are affected by trauma. The first day of this two day workshop will provide information on trauma and review current research, present clinical issues and strategies for addressing clinical challenges, explore the impact of trauma and clients with HIV/AIDS, discuss considerations when working with special populations including children and adolescents, discuss assessment and screening tools the clinician can use and review evidence based treatment strategies. Using role plays and case studies participants will practice screening clients and addressing challenges. Day two will focus on Seeking Safety, an evidence-based treatment for working with clients affected by trauma and substance abuse developed by Lisa M. Najavits. Participants will review the Seeking Safety intervention, learn and practice some of the key skills and techniques used in the treatment such as grounding, maintaining boundaries, asking for help. Participants will view a demonstration of the model and will then practice presenting the topics and sessions in the intervention. Participants will also explore how to implement the intervention in their setting. All participants will receive a copy of Seeking Safety: Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse. Objectives As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to: Describe one to three ways trauma has a psychological and behavioral impact on clients they work with Identify at least one evidence based intervention that they can use for addressing trauma and/or PTSD Integrate at least three strategies to address trauma and/or PTSD into their work with clients Select up to three screening tools to help identify clients impacted by trauma Incorporate screening tools for trauma and/or PTSD into their work with clients Using a case studies, explain how to identify and address client issues and apply this to their work with clients Apply key skills ,including grounding and maintaining boundaries to help clients manage their symptoms Incorporate Seeking Safety into individual and group therapy sessions for clients   For More Information For more information about our workshops, contact Edward Rowlands at erowlands@cicatelli.org.

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