Module 1: Ethics and Telemental Health

 

Georgiana Bagley, LPC, Military Family Life Consultant/Trainer

S. Bernard Bagley, LMSW, APEX Clinician, Odyssey Family Counseling Center

 

Objectives:

By the end of this training participants will:

• Understand the definitions, provisions, and requirements set forth by the Office of Health and Human Services, HSS (HIPAA and High-Tech Act of 2010, Final Omnibus Rule of March 2013), and the technical guidelines set forth by NASW, LPCA and EAPA, and state statutes and rules

• Grasp the competencies necessary for providing an effective practice within today’s high-tech world including the use of cellular telephones, emails, video conferencing and related technologies.

• Comprehend the importance of confidentiality of our client’s protected health information, PHI, to insure maximum security while minimizing exposure to litigation for outdated practices and/or “willful neglect”.

• Identify specific client groups that may necessitate the use of TeleMental Health services.

• Comprehend the components of the ethical decision making process, including stage of ethical decision making, models of ethical decision making, and the ethical decision process worksheet, as applied to the ethical use of Telemental health services.

• Know the indications and contraindications of client selections for possible provision of Distance Counseling services based on their diagnosis, technical skills and other important factors.

 

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Module 2: Blended Families: From His and Hers to Ours

 

Georgiana Bagley, LPC, Military Family Life Consultant/Trainer

S. Bernard Bagley, LMSW, APEX Clinician, Odyssey Family Counseling Center

 

Objectives:

By the end of this training participants will:

• Comprehend how to assess the prior concerns and emotional baggage each spouse brings with them

• Grasp the key research studies about blended families and success rate

• Learn the effects of sibling rivalry in the blended family

• Know the systems problems related to the sharing of parents

• Apply skills in teaching parents how to present a united front

• Understand the special complexities around family holidays and traditions

• Comprehend the primary importance of facilitation effective communication

 

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Module 3: Take Off the Mask: Healing for Clinicians

 

Dorothy Hutchinson, LCSW Proprietor, Phoenixx Love, Healer’s Haven Holistic Health and Wellness Solutions

 

Objectives:

By the end of this training participants will:

• Understand relevant theoretical framework for trauma and clinician self-care

• Grasp the effects of compassion fatigue and emotional burnout on the clinician’s capacity to effectuate and effective therapeutic relationship

• Apply trauma informed solutions and holistic interventions specific to clinician self-care

 

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Module 4: Domestic Violence and Its Effects on Children and Families

 

Dr. Lafils Rivers, LPC  Military Family Life Counselor

 

Objectives:

By the end of this training participants will:

• Grasp short-term effects of domestic violence on three key populations and implications for successful treatment and intervention: Children in preschool, School age, Teen

• Learn the long-term effects of domestic violence on three key populations and implications for successful treatment and intervention: Children in preschool,School age, Teen

• Understand keys to recovery from the short- and long-term effects of domestic violence

• Apply techniques to help domestic violence survivors achieve feelings of safety and security