Courses will be held onsite at the USC School of Social Work on the
University Park campus and run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a few half-day
sessions from 9 a.m. to noon.

Location USC School of Social Work Montgomery Ross Fisher Building 669 West 34th Street Los Angeles, CA 90089

An Overview of Crisis Intervention in Schools: National Policy and Practice
January 26, 2008
Marleen Wong, PhD
Director of Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services, Los Angeles Unified School District Director/Principal Investigator, LAUSD/RAND/UCLA Trauma Services Adaptation Center for Schools
The national context for the practice of school crisis intervention has been informed by more than 600 school shootings and acts of terrorism in Oklahoma and New York. This seminar of three continuing education units will discuss psychological first aid for schools, threat assessment and management protocols.

Licensed Clinical Social Work Examination Preparation Workshop: Standard Written Exam
February 23, 2008
Carol Cole, LCSW, BCD
Author of “A Practical Guide to DSM-IV Diagnosis & Treatment” and “Everything You Wanted to Know to Pass the LCSW” 
Learn strategies for passing the authorized examination for the practice of social work as a licensed clinical social worker. Content areas include biopsychosocial assessment, diagnostic formulation, treatment plan development, resource coordination, therapeutic application and legal/ethical responsibilities.

Law and Ethics
February 23, 2008
Marci Siegel, MSW, LCSW, BCD
This course provides an overview of laws and ethics, including specific California laws and regulations affecting clinical practice such as privacy, confidentiality, testimonial privilege, mandatory reporting, record-keeping and responding to subpoenas. The presentation also covers ethical decision-making processes, which can be utilized to resolve ethical dilemmas. The instructor utilizes case examples, videos, group exercises and resource materials.

Personality Disorders
March 22, 2008
Margaret Fetting, PhD, LCSW
This workshop will address a rapidly growing and controversial field – the psycho/social/biological phenomenon of personality disorders. All of us have a pattern of deeply embedded and broadly exhibited cognitive, affective and overall behavioral traits. This course will look at normal (healthy) versus abnormal (unhealthy) personality traits and provide current information about the nature of personality disorders as well as the relationships between personality disorders and marriages and partnerships, personality disorders and compulsive behaviors. The instructor also will highlight the most prevalent personality disorders in clinical settings and address treatment and management issues.

Licensed Clinical Social Work Examination Preparation Workshop: Clinical Vignettes
April 11-12, 2008
Carol Cole, LCSW, BCD
Author of “A Practical Guide to DSM-IV Diagnosis & Treatment” and “Everything You Wanted to Know to Pass the LCSW” 
Learn strategies for passing the authorized examination for the practice of social work as a licensed clinical social worker. Content areas include biopsychosocial assessment, diagnostic formulation, treatment plan development, resource coordination, therapeutic application and legal/ethical responsibilities.

Brief Therapy and Crisis Intervention
May 17, 2008
Rose Monteiro, LCSW, BCD
Brief Therapy and Crisis Intervention is a six-hour continuing education course designed to teach participants the theory and practice of short-term treatment models. The course will offer a variety of models of time-limited treatment that can be applied to a variety of clinical settings. The course will be structural in a manner, allowing participants to apply the information for work with individuals, couples, families, groups and organizations within a cultural competency framework.

Clinical Supervision
June 27-28, 2008
Rose Monteiro, LCSW, BCD
This course meets the Board of Behavioral Science examiners’ criteria for supervision of LCSWs and MFTs and can earn attendees 15 units of continuing education. Participants will develop a personal model of culturally competent supervision, look at the legal mandates and forms for supervising NSWs and MFTs and review basic practice principles and theoretical models. Utilizing lecture, discussion, video material and small group discussion, the instructor will provide definitions, process and content of supervision, in addition to introducing several supervisory models.

Substance Dependence and Abuse
July 12, 2008
Margaret Fetting, PhD, LCSW
Substance dependence and abuse is one of the most rapidly expanding areas of mental health. Increasingly, people of all ages, sexes, races and cultures are dependent upon or experimenting with a variety of legal and illegal substances. Treatment providers are faced with how to treat substance sufferers using expansive, complex treatment literature and research that is sometimes contradictory. This seminar will give participants an overview of the substance dependence and abuse research and treatment field with an emphasis on empowering clinicians with knowledge about psychoactive substances, models of treatment and controversies in the field. In addition, guidelines will be given about diagnosis and treatment from different theoretical perspectives. 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Therapy: Thinking About Thinking and Thinking About Doing
August 23, 2008
Margaret Fetting, PhD, LCSW
This workshop is designed to enhance awareness of the power of cognition and its impact on all aspects of human behavior, with an emphasis on using cognitive behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy in the field of clinical supervision. The instructor uses experiential exercises and gives attendees a sense of how cognitive therapy can be used to enhance work with others and in one’s own life.

Introduction to Play Therapy
September 20, 2008  
Jodi Smith, LCSW
This interactive workshop will provide a basic overview of play therapy, practical tools and techniques to utilize with clients and an understanding of how and why play therapy works with children. The format features a combination of lecture, case examples and group experiential activities to help participants expand their knowledge of play therapy techniques across modalities for various clinical and therapeutic issues. 

A Laugh a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: The Positive Role of Humor in Enhancing Health and Happiness
October 18, 2008
Joan Weiss, MPH
This interactive workshop includes both lecture and fun interactive activities that will give participants a chance to learn about the psychological and physical benefits of humor while gaining practical tips on how to increase humor and laughter in one’s own life and the lives of others.

The Causes & Effective Resolution of Conflict
November 15, 2008
Jon Simon Sager, PhD
Conflict is commonplace and typically unavoidable. This workshop focuses on understanding the causes of conflict and effective approaches for resolving it. The course will present information useful for understanding and resolving conflict on the individual, group and organizational level. The overall objective is to provide participants with general and specific skills for effectively managing conflict.