Development Counts
2910 North Druid Hills Road, Suites J & E
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-248-1557
ruby@developmentcounts.com
Continuing Education & Professional Learning Workshop Series
Our workshops have been designed for Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Educators. The 2011-12 workshop series information is available below. All of the following workshops are available for your organization upon request. Request more information.
Providing Guidance: A Counseling Supervisor's Ethical Responsibility To Follow GA LPC Licensing Laws
The purpose of this workshop is to increase participants’ knowledge and awareness of the GA Composite Board’s licensing regulations for LAPC’s & LPC’s. The objectives will include (1) understanding licensure and supervisor eligibility at different levels of education; (2) the explore the relationship between the NBCC & LPC process in GA and lastly the provision of (3) effective guidance for supervisees regarding the licensure process
Date & Time
Friday Mar 23rd, 2012
12:00pm to 4:30pm
(Approved for 4 Ethics and Supervision Related CE's (SE) Hours LPCA of GA)
Ethical Considerations in Clinical Supervision
This workshop addresses ethics in the delivery of Clinical Supervision in Counseling and Psychotherapy. The American Counseling Association’s division of Counselor Education and Supervision’s ethical guidelines will be reviewed; case studies in supervision will be explored along with the latest research findings on effective supervision. The workshop content and case examples will give provide a 360 view of various dilemmas. A small group format will be employed to maximize learning.
Date & Time
Friday April 27, 2012
10:00am-4:30pm
A Relational Model for Clinical Supervision: Knowledge, Power and Authority
This workshop presents a psychodynamic or relational approach in the practice of clinical supervision. It explores how supervisors and supervisees co-construct meaning in the treatment relationship and the supervisory relationship. It will also address issues related to power and authority; along with parallel process as an informative tool for clinical supervisors.
Date & Time
Friday March 30, 2012
10:00am-4:30pm
(5 CE’s approved by the LPCA of GA)
Structure Matters: The Tasks of Effective Clinical Supervision
This workshop addresses the tasks necessary to provide intentional comprehensive clinical supervision- the objectives include: (1) identifying a supervision model for practice; (2) goal setting with supervisees; (3) the supervisory agreement; (4) problem solving and relationship building; and (5) evaluation methods and techniques.
Date & Time
Friday February 24, 2012
10:00am-4:30pm (5 CE’s approved by the LPCA-GA)
Multicultural Competencies In Counselor Supervision: Supporting The Supervisory Process & Understanding Clinical Implications
The purpose of this workshop is to address multicultural competencies in counselor supervision. The objectives are to (1) to define multicultural counseling; (2) to define multicultural supervision; (3) understanding the supervisees multicultural counseling competence; (4) to explore the dynamics related to cross cultural phenomenon.
Date & Time
Friday, January 27, 2011.
10:00am-4:30pm
(Approved for 5 Supervision CE's (SF) Hours LPCA of GA)
Additional Workshops
Taming the Media Giant
The purpose of this workshop to provide you with an overview for conceptualizing the impact that exposure to media and popular culture has on youth, adults, families and communities. It addresses modern social and cultural foundations and the intangibles that impact the core of treatment with our clients.
Don’t Believe the Hype!
Provide an in depth look at the pervasive impact that media and popular culture has on people’s perception of substance use and addictive behavior. We go beyond exploring the problem to what “we” as Helping Professionals can do about it.
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
This workshop examines the consequences of a culture that has been inundated with images and messages that contribute to our culture’s understanding or experience of violence, aggression, unhealthy relationships, and isolation/ depression. We will examine the current landscape and address tools that can be used with client’s to help them change their thoughts and change their lives.
Collision: Ethics, Supervision, Clients and Systems: Intentional Approaches for Conflicting Roles
This is an experiential workshop designed to address ethics in the practice of counseling and psychotherapy with consideration for the multiple roles that Counselors embody as Treatment Providers, Administrators, and Clinical Supervisors. The workshop content and case examples will give you 360 view of the dilemma; you employ intentional strategies in a group format to resolve a variety of interesting ethical dilemmas.
Detailed Information
Workshop Location:
All supervision workshops will be held at the office of Development Counts located at 2910 North Druid Hills Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, Suite E.
Continuing Education credits have been approved by the LPCA of Georgia for the clinical supervision series.
Two of the workshops also provide ethics hours: Ethical Considerations in Clinical Supervision and Providing Guidance: a Counseling Supervisor's Ethical Responsibility to Follow GA LPC Licensing Laws
Cost:There are no refunds for missed workshops or cancellations. You will be offered opportunities to attend other workshops within the same 12 month period.
Continuing Education credits have been approved by the LPCA of Georgia for the clinical supervision series and ethics hours have been approved for the workshop The Ethics of Being A Clinicians in Court.Cost:
The workshop "Providing Guidance" is $80.00 ($100.00 the week of the workshop)when you register two weeks in advance.
The workshop fees go up $10.00 per week until the week of the workshop after the two week early registration deadline that ends to Fridays prior to the workshop date.
The workshops "Structure Matters", "A Relational Model", "Ethical Considerations", and "Multicultural Competencies" are all $100.00 ($120.00 the week of the workshop) each if you register two weeks in advance of the workshop.
There are no refunds for missed workshops or cancellations. You will be offered opportunities to attend other workshops within the same 12 month period.Three ways to register
1. Pay online by selecting the workshop you are interested in attending and paying online.2. Download the registration forms and mail payment.
3. Fax your payment to our secure fax line.