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Clearview Treatment Programs: Strategies for Treating Multi-Problem Adolescents, Young Adults and Their Families
When treating adolescents and young adults, it is critical to offer support and treatment to their families. Dr. Alec L. Miller, PsyD, co-founder and clinical director of Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants (CBC) in New York and internationally noted expert in DBT for adolescents and families, will teach you skills to enhance your work with younger clients and their families.
This Los Angeles workshop will focus on teaching orientation and commitment strategies to a younger client population, conducting a first session, targeting behaviors that interfere with treatment in clients and families, and addressing parent and teen/young adult life challenges and dialectical dilemmas.
The strategies and techniques in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provide useful insights and tools in working with adolescents and young adults and are linked to successful outcomes.
The workshop is appropriate for both trained DBT therapists as well as those interested in applying DBT strategies into their work.
By attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Alec L. Miller, PsyD, is co-founder and clinical director of Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants (CBC), a large group practice and training center based in White Plains and New York City, N.Y. He is also Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY.
Since 1995, Dr. Miller has conducted clinical research and published extensively on DBT, including three books: DBT with Suicidal Adolescents, DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents and DBT Skills in Schools (DBT STEPS-A). He was also a lead trainer and co-investigator of the first randomized controlled trial of DBT with suicidal adolescents, published in 2014.
COST (Includes 6.0 CE credits and continental breakfast):
$150 for individuals
$120 each for groups of 4 or more
$120 for students (limited space)
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS: 6
This Los Angeles workshop will focus on teaching orientation and commitment strategies to a younger client population, conducting a first session, targeting behaviors that interfere with treatment in clients and families, and addressing parent and teen/young adult life challenges and dialectical dilemmas.
The strategies and techniques in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provide useful insights and tools in working with adolescents and young adults and are linked to successful outcomes.
The workshop is appropriate for both trained DBT therapists as well as those interested in applying DBT strategies into their work.
By attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Create a plan to build and strengthen a client's commitment to treatment.
- Demonstrate knowledge of how to incorporate families in your work with teens and young adults, using a case study example.
- Explain how to target therapy-interfering behaviors in individual clients and family members.
- Describe several of the new skills taught in DBT and how to incorporate them into your practice.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Alec L. Miller, PsyD, is co-founder and clinical director of Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants (CBC), a large group practice and training center based in White Plains and New York City, N.Y. He is also Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY.
Since 1995, Dr. Miller has conducted clinical research and published extensively on DBT, including three books: DBT with Suicidal Adolescents, DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents and DBT Skills in Schools (DBT STEPS-A). He was also a lead trainer and co-investigator of the first randomized controlled trial of DBT with suicidal adolescents, published in 2014.
COST (Includes 6.0 CE credits and continental breakfast):
$150 for individuals
$120 each for groups of 4 or more
$120 for students (limited space)
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS: 6
Clearview Treatment Programs: Strateg...
Date and Time
Friday Jun 22, 2018
8:00 AM - 4:45 PM PDT
Friday, June 22nd
8:00 am - 4:45 pm
Schedule:
8:00-8:30 am: Registration and continental breakfast
8:30-9:00 am: Introductions
9:00-12:00 pm: Lecture
12:00-1:15 pm: Lunch (on your own)
1:15-4:15 pm: Lecture
4:15-4:45 pm: Q&A
Location
Marina del Rey Marriott
4100 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA
Fees/Admission
$150 for individuals
$120 each for groups of 4 or more
$120 for students (limited space)
Register here
Contact Information
Kim Cartwright 310-422-6847