Continuing Education for
Marriage & Family Therapists (MFT) and
Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW)

Current courses, Fall 2011

SUICIDE INTERVENTION (7.5 hours)
CHILD ABUSE MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING (7.5 hours)

Past courses also of interest to MFT/LCSW:

Counseling Competencies with Lesbian, Gay and Bi-Sexual Adolescents and Adults
SIERRA INSTITUTE: Wilderness Retreat (1.6 hours)

Suicide Intervention

Suicide intervention is perhaps the most stressful situation any of us are called upon to deal with, whether we are a counselor, a caregiver, a family member or friend. This one-day workshop looks at all the critical aspects one must consider to successfully intervene. We carefully look at the statistics and facts, examine our own attitudes and notions, and identify the indicators and predictors to assess the level of risk and the kind of intervention necessary. Also presented are the basics of interviewing skills needed in an interactive and practical manner. While this workshop is offered as continuing education for MFTs and LCSWs, others working in the field of health and human services are also invited to attend.

THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Rebecca Porteous, LCSW, has presented this workshop for many years in the community and was originally trained by the Suicide Intervention Skills Workshop, California Department of Mental Health using a curriculum that was created in Canada.

Suicide Intervention (7.5 hours) meets the qualification of continuing education for MFTs and LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. There is a $10 fee for cancellation prior to the course. There is no refund for non-attendance. Humboldt State University is a California Board of Behavioral Sciences approved provider of continuing education, PCE #774. Check-in is available 15 minutes prior to the workshop. You must be present for the entire workshop to receive continuing education credit.

Nursing Credit and CEUs: According to the Board of Registered Nursing, “Courses taken for college or university credit can be used for RN continuing education. To compute the number of units earned into contact hours, use the following formula: 1 semester unit = 15 contact hours (1/2 semester unit = 7.5 contact hours). The name of the college or university should be submitted with the renewal, rather than the provider number.”

Past courses

Counseling Competencies with
Lesbian, Gay and Bi-Sexual Adolescents and Adults

This six-hour course is designed for therapists to gain competencies in working with lesbian, gay and bi-sexual (LGB) adolescents and adults with issues around the coming out process; understanding and assisting families in supporting LGB youth and adults; assessment of client identity development; understanding victimization; high risk behaviors and suicidality; affirmative therapy or the creative enhancement of LGB identity; and working with internalized homophobia through the life stages.

While this course is offered for continuing education for MFTs and LCSWs – others who are interested in working more competently with LGB clients are encouraged to attend.

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CEUs MFT/LCSW

Emily Sommerman, Psy.D., is an assistant professor of psychology at Humboldt State University, teaching primarily in the Masters of Counseling and Masters of School Psychology programs. In addition, Dr. Sommerman has an independent practice in Arcata. Her background includes work in both California and New Jersey as a private practitioner therapist and as a staff psychologist at Humboldt State University and Montclair State University. She has extensive experience counseling LGB youth and adults. She has also been a school psychologist and consultant on issues of LGB students, mental health and peer support programs.

Counseling Competencies with Lesbian, Gay and Bi-Sexual Adolescents and Adults (5 hours) meets the qualification of continuing education for MFTs and LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. There is a $10 fee for cancellation prior to the course. There is no refund for non-attendance. Humboldt State University is a California Board of Behavioral Sciences approved provider of continuing education, PCE #774. Check-in is available 15 minutes prior to the workshop. You must be present for the entire workshop to receive continuing education credit.