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EMDR Basic Training (In Person!) with Carol Miles, MSW, LCSW

This is a two-part in-person CEU.

June 28-30 and July 26-28, 2023 8:30a-5p

LSU School of Public Health 2020 Gravier St. New Orleans, LA 70112

NEW pay option: Pay half now and half in a month!

Parts 1 & 2 as well as 10 hours of group consultation are included in the registration cost

EMDR Basic Training (In Person!) with Carol Miles, MSW, LCSW

This is a two-part in-person CEU.

June 28-30 and July 26-28, 2023 8:30a-5p

LSU School of Public Health 2020 Gravier St. New Orleans, LA 70112

NEW pay option: Pay half now and half in a month!

Parts 1 & 2 as well as 10 hours of group consultation are included in the registration cost

Understanding and Supporting the Perinatal Period will review common and typical developmental milestones and challenges of conception, pregnancy, birth, and early parenting for birth parents and partners. We will also discuss perinatal loss and infertility. We will review community interventions and professional evidence-based screenings and interventions.

Bess Hart, MA is a Perinatal Mental Health Specialist and a Birth & Postpartum Doula. She has spent 15 years as a social worker working in reproductive health, with a special focus on perinatal mood and anxiety disorder and perinatal loss. She has a private practice in New Orleans, where she is also raising her 3 children. Bess is a board-certified member of the Louisiana Chapter of Postpartum Support International and facilitates monthly Stillbirth & Infant Loss support groups.

THIS CEU IS SOLD OUT

Amanda Tonkovich has worked for 15 years in the field of gender-based violence. She is passionate about providing dynamic, trauma-informed support to individuals and communities impacted by sexual assault, human trafficking and intimate partner abuse. Amanda was instrumental in developing the New Orleans 24/7 Medical Advocacy program, the New Orleans Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) and the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Action Coalition. Amanda is the current co-director at Beyond Harm, which provides interventions to people who have caused domestic and sexual violence, and also provides counseling, consulting and training through her LLC. Amanda serves on the Louisianan Crime Victims Reparations Board and the Louisianan Statewide Sexual Assault Oversight Commission.

This presentation is aimed at professionals who work in clinical settings to develop more advanced skills for working with clients who are survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). The presentation will cover the dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence and introduce trauma-informed and skillful ways to screen for, discuss and support clients who have experienced IPV. This presentation will also help participants navigate ethical and safety issues during and outside of the session.

3 Diagnosis Hours, LCA

2.5 Clinical & 0.5 Ethics Hours, LABSWE

*THIS IS A ZOOM CEU*

Ashley Comegys is a licensed clinical social worker with a multi-state online therapy practice that helps women with anxiety navigate life transitions, such as motherhood, grief, trauma, and loss. She holds an MSW from Tulane University as well as a certificate in disaster mental health. Additionally, she is a certified perinatal mental health provider, who specializes in working with women experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Throughout her career Ashley has worked extensively with client’s who have experienced trauma across their lifespan, including experiences such as community violence, traumatic grief, hurricane and weather related trauma, and medical trauma.

In this CEU, we will learn to identify the differences between clinical diagnosis of acute stress response and post-traumatic stress response. We will examine three strategies to help participants prepare for working with clients who have experienced trauma related to a hurricane. Participants will learn to identify unique triggers associated with hurricane trauma reactions. We will also discuss three clinical tools/modalities/techniques to use to treat trauma. Finally, we will explore tools to help support clinicians in caring for themselves while treating hurricane trauma.

*SOLD OUT*

Ethics & Diagnosis Hours, LCA (pending)

2.5 Clinical & 0.5 Ethics Hours, LABSWE

*SOLD OUT*

In this CEU, attendees will learn to provide affirming care and assessment to LGBTQAI youth. This will included exploration of current research, legal barriers and unique risks experienced by LGBTQAI youth.

Victoria Judge, MSW, LCSW-BACS is a clinician with over 20 years experience in a variety of practice settings. She brings is committed to affirming care for LGBTQAI people and providing care to a broad spectrum of clients. She is currently in private practice, where she engages in individual, couples and family sessions, as well as provides social work supervision. 

3 General Hours, LCA 

3 Clinical Hours, LABSWE 

Ashley Comegys is a licensed clinical social worker with a multi-state online therapy practice that helps women with anxiety navigate life transitions, such as motherhood, grief, trauma, and loss. She holds an MSW from Tulane University as well as a certificate in disaster mental health. Additionally, she is a certified perinatal mental health provider, who specializes in working with women experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Throughout her career Ashley has worked extensively with client’s who have experienced trauma across their lifespan, including experiences such as community violence, traumatic grief, hurricane and weather related trauma, and medical trauma.

Through this CEU training we will investigate the history and research behind telemental health, examine the legal and ethical issues that exist with online therapy, and explore the clinical concerns and applications for providing online therapy.

2 Diagnosis & 1 Ethics Hours, LCA

2.25 Clinical & .75 Ethics Hours, LABSWE

*THIS IS A ZOOM CEU*