Register for Training and Programs
Professional Development opportunities in 2010:
- Booked out in 2008 and 2009 and back again by popular demand
- Now available nationally as a distance learning package
- Starts 20 April 2010
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Advanced Clinical Workshops * NEW! *
- Relevant to any Psychologist working with adolescents.
- An ideal compliment to the Clinical Seminar program
- Starts 1 June 2010 **Places are still available!**
Fees: Clinical Seminar Program - $575
Advanced Clinical Workshops - $90 each (or $340 for all 4)
Both Seminar program + Advanced workshop package - $850
Enquiries: training@neopsychology.com.au
Venue: Neo Psychology, 378 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn
NB - Past participants of Clinical Seminars receive 5% disc. for Advanced Workshops
- APS Professional Development points may apply
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OR register by mail using the downloadable registration form. |
Clinical Seminars for School & Educational Psychologists
Seminars are interactive and specifically designed for school & educational psychologists to enhance their effectiveness in their roles in relation to clinical and mental health issues that such psychologists encounter, and need to consult on in their work. A maximum of 25 places ensures active involvement and learning, and enables focus on the specific needs of participants. Intended to integrate with the optional Advanced Workshops. Feedback for the last 5 years has been very enthusiastic - the program has been booked out for the last two years.
Presenters: Dr. Simon Crisp & Amelia King
Example feedback: "The seminars were the most useful post-Masters education I could have done! Thank you." (educational & school Psychologist)
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OR register by mail using the downloadable registration form. |
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Date / Time* |
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Clinical Psychology in School & Educational settings / Child & Adolescent Assessment
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Introduction to the program; shifting contexts; Frameworks of developmental psychopathology; planning and conducting a clinical assessment; clinical perspectives in psycho-educational assessments. Framework of clinical assessment; conducting a clinical interview; Mental Status Examination. – Presenter: Dr. Simon Crisp |
Tuesday 20 April 5.30pm to 7.45pm |
Child & Adolescent Assessment cont. / Assessing Parenting & Family Issues |
MSE cont.; incorporating formalised clinical assessment tools. Systems theory and psychopathology; assessing the parental relationship; assessing family psychopathology; addressing parent issues; addressing family issues in a school and educational context. – Presenter: Dr. Simon Crisp |
Tuesday 18 May 5.30pm to 7.45pm |
| Diagnosis, Case Formulation & Management Planning |
Comprehensive bio-psycho-social developmental assessment; clinical case formulation; role of diagnosis in case formulation; intervention planning and case management. – Presenter: Dr. Simon Crisp |
Tuesday 15 June 5.30pm to 7.45pm |
| Internalising Disorders: Assessment & Treatment |
Assessment and treatment of: Depression; suicidal & self-harming behaviour; anxiety disorders; PTSD; somatoform disorders. – Presenter: Amelia King |
Tuesday 20 July 5.30pm to 7.45pm |
| Externalising Disorders: Assessment & Treatment |
Assessment and treatment of: ADHD; oppositional defiant disorder; conduct disorder; truancy; teacher / parent conflict; bullying; peer relationship problems. – Presenter: Amelia King | Tuesday 10 August 5.30pm to 7.45pm |
Substance Abuse / Psychiatric Disorders: Assessment & Treatment |
1. Assessment and treatment of substance use from a developmental perspective 2. Assessing psychiatric disorders: psychosis; bi-polar disorder; medication issues; Mental Health Act; referral pathways. – Presenter: Dr. Simon Crisp |
Tuesday 7 Sept. 5.30pm to 7.45pm |
Eating Disorders / Systemic Issues: Parents, Teachers, External Agencies |
1. Anorexia & bulimia nervosa assessment & treatment. – Presenter: Amelia King 2. Pathological systems: system intervention consulting to schools; collaboration with private practitioners, CAMHS, other services. – Presenter: Dr. Simon Crisp |
Tuesday 12 October 5.30pm to 7.45pm |
Pharmacological Treatments / Trauma, Sexual Abuse Personality Disorders |
1. Pharmacotherapy for depression, anxiety and ADHD. - Presenter: A/Prof Noel Cranswick, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Childrens Hospital 2. Assessment and treatment of: trauma; sexual & physical abuse; emerging personality disorder. – Presenter: Dr. Simon Crisp |
Tuesday 9 November 5.30pm to 7.45pm |
*times and dates are subject to change
Advanced Clinical Workshops
Workshops are highly practical and focus on imparting clinical skills and are designed to complement the Seminar program or can be done as a stand-alone training. All workshops are facilitated by Dr. Simon Crisp who has well over a decade of experience in training mental health professionals and has lectured at Monash University in postgraduate Counselling and Ethics & Professional Issues. Drawing on Simon’s extensive and broad clinical experience with adolescents, participants can expect to build their confidence in working with the many challenging issues of adolescents, and increase their repertoire of effective interventions and clinical skills.
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OR register by mail using the downloadable registration form. |
Topic |
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#1 - Advanced Skills in Adolescent Counselling and Therapy |
Strategies for engaging adolescents in counseling and therapy, dealing with resistance, turning grunts into goals, provocative therapy and therapeutic use of humor. How to match your approach to different adolescent presentations and needs. |
Tuesday 1 June 5.30pm to 7.45pm |
#2 - Adolescent Risk Assessment and Crisis Management |
Suicide & self-harm risk assessment; assessment of the potentially violent adolescent; crisis management; strategies for managing and reducing risk issues such as suicidal behavior, self-harm, substance abuse, high-risk behavior. Learn from the experience of a Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist with over 20 years experience. |
Tuesday 27 July 5.30pm to 7.45pm |
#3 - Designing and Running Group Programs (focusing on schools) |
Group-based programs for indicated high-risk groups are effective ways of intervening early and preventing further morbidity. This workshop gives the practical ‘how to’ of every aspect of school-based groups: designing an effective program, recruiting participants, creating an effective group, leadership “do’s and don’ts,” generalizing learning beyond the group, evaluation and ensuring lasting benefit. |
Tuesday 17 August 5.30pm to 7.45pm |
#4 - Responding to the Traumatised and Bereaved Adolescent |
Traumatic incidents, acutely stressful events and loss significantly impact on adolescents who are especially vulnerable to such experiences. A skilled and informed response can rapidly mitigate these effects and assist young people to cope well and overcome intense destabilization and loss, and improve stress resilience. |
Tuesday 23 November 5.30pm to 7.45pm |
*times and dates are subject to change
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