CONTINUING EDUCATION   September 26, 2008 FROM CONFLICT TO CONNECTION: INTRODUCTION TO GOTTMAN METHOD COUPLE THERAPY SCOTT WOLFE, Ph.D.   Participants will learn about Dr. John Gottman's research findings concerning relationships and about many Gottman couple interventions. This workshop is designed to help you describe the Sound Relationship House theory and its seven levels and use it to assess and intervene with couples; identify the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and their antidotes; describe the difference between perpetual and solvable problems; learn ways of helping couples to self-soothe, avoid flooding/escalations, and develop a secure emotional bond and learn ways to help couples avoid relapse and stay emotionally connected after therapy ends. Scott Wolfe, Ph.D. is a Certified Gottman Couple Therapist and Workshop Leader who was trained personally by Drs. John and Julie Gottman in Seattle at the Gottman Institute. His private practice is in Columbia, Maryland.   October 24, 2008  EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION: HOW TO HELP THE DISORGANIZED CHILD AND FAMILY LAURIE DIETZEL, Ph.D. After defining the broad array of cognitive control, self-regulatory skills described as the executive functions, Dr. Dietzel will outline a two-pronged approach to helping children and families with executive weaknesses. Using case examples, she will focus on appropriate supports and interventions at home and at school as well as the need for parent support and training. Laurie C. Dietzel, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in the assessment of children, adolescents and adults with neurodevelopment and emotional disorders. Dr. Dietzel is in private practice in Silver Spring, Maryland.   November 14, 2008  ASSESSING AND MANAGING VIOLENCE IN SCHOOL AND WORK SETTINGS KELLY ZINNA, PsyD. Mental health professionals with increasing frequency are being asked to determine the violence risk potential of adolescents and adults. This workshop offers clinical and behaviorally based insights into the phenomenon of targeted violence; investigates the parallels between school and workplace offenders; highlights the Idea-to-Action continuum and provides short and long-term strategies to monitor risk and deter violence. Participants will learn threat assessment techniques; how to identify potential perpetrators; and how to evaluate, manage and decease violence risk . Kelly Zinna, Psy.D. is a forensic psychologist who conducts violence risk assessments of students and adults. She has authored numerous articles on school and workplace violence as well as a book based on her experiences at the Columbine High School tragedy. Dr. Zinna has a private practice in Gaithersburg, Maryland.     REGISTRATION FORM Click here for brochure and registration form Adobe PDF Reader is required to read, complete, and print the brochure.   FALL  2008 CONTINUING EDUCATION     THREE WORKSHOPS:   GOTTMAN METHOD COUPLE THERAPY EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION ASSESSING AND MANAGING VIOLENCE Each workshop provides three hours of continuing education credit.  The Child Center and Adult Services is approved by the Maryland Board of Examiners in Psychology and the National Board for Certified Counselors.  The Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners certifies that each workshop meets the criteria for three credit hours of Category 1 continuing education for social workers and associates licensed in Maryland.   Child Center and Adult Services, Inc. 16220 Frederick Road, #502 Gaithersburg, MD   20877-4022 Tel.: 301-978-9750   --------   Fax: 301-978-9753 E-mail:  info@ccascounseling.org www.ccascounseling.org   PROGRAMS HELD AT: Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Center - Gilchrist Hall 9601 Medical Center Drive Rockville, Maryland   Getting there from I-270: Take Exit 8 (Shady Grove West). Once on the exit ramp, stay in the left lane.  At the light make a left turn onto Shady Grove Road.  Proceed approximately 0.4 miles to Key West Avenue.  Turn right at Key West and follow to first intersection.  Make a left on Medical Center Drive.  The Montgomery County Campus is on the right at 9601 Medical Center Drive.   Getting there from Route 355:  Take Shady Grove west (turn right onto Shady Grove if you have been traveling south on 355; turn left onto Shady Grove if you have been traveling north on 355).  Turn right at Key West Highway.  Turn left at Medical Center Drive to 9601.  Please do not park in reserved spaces.     SIGN-IN AND COFFEE:  8:30 A.M. PROGRAM:  9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.   The Child Center and Adult Services, Inc. (CCAS) is a private, non-profit agency in its 30 th year of providing mental health services to children, adults and families.  CCAS also offers clinical services to women with post-partum depression and has recently started a Positive Aging Program for older adults at Holiday Park Senior Center.

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