Professional Learning Center

Training

Sessions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Series of 5 Sessions

Series begins October 16, 2009

This series will look at the basic principles, functional analysis, cravings and thoughts, high-risk circumstances and psychopharmacology of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

This series will be led by Dr. Petros Levounis the Director of The Addiction Institute of New York (formerly Smithers) and Chief of Addiction Psychiatry at St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals in New York City.

Participants must register and commit to attending all five sessions. CASAC credits will be awarded based on participation in all five sessions.

Registration conditions: You may not register for this series if you attended the same series last year. We may also limit registrations to two persons per organization, depending on demand.

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Sessions

Keeping It Positive: Using Contingency Management in Addiction Treatment

November 19, 2009 | 9-11am

Contingency management is a science-based intervention that has been repeatedly found to have a significant impact on substance use and treatment attendance when used in an effective manner.

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Kristin Riley, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Children and Family Services, will lead a discussion on the impact of clinic reform on children's clinics. These sessions are open to Coalition Members only.

Sessions

Impact of Clinic Reform on Children's Clinics

November 20, 2009 | 10:00am - Noon | OMH Field Office, 330 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor

Impact of Clinic Reform on Children's Clinics

November 20, 2009 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm | OMH Field Office, 330 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor

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Sessions

Introduction to Dialetical Behavioral Therapy

December 1, 2009 | 9am - Noon

Dialetical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is a comprehensive principle driven cognitive behavioral therapy developed in the early 1990s by Marsha M. Linehan Ph.D. DBT treatment seeks to help patients understand and effectively deal with the problem of emotion dysregulation seen as central to the various behavioral and interpersonal problems associated with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

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Funding for these programs was made available through the New York City Council and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.