St. John Providence Health System Professional Development SeriesSt. John Providence Health System offers a variety of educational courses for physicians, nurses and other health care professionals. August 2010Eastwood Clinics In-Service - Integrating Mindfulness into Therapeutic PracticePresenter: Chris Nixon, LMSW, ICAADC Once learned, some of the core principles of Mindfulness such as being non-judgmental, accepting and present, help to increase capacity for cultural sensitivity, as well as help to alleviate “burnout” within the profession of social work. Objectives for this course are to use Mindfulness in practice as a way of improving treatment outcomes; for clinicians to practice Mindfulness in their daily lives to be better aware and present thus strengthening the therapeutic relationship; to learn the science of Mindfulness.
Fee: $10/SJH Associate $30/Non-SJH Associates Location: St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Center (Hospital Auditorium - Lower Level) Dates: 8/20/2010 Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Park in designated visitor or associate parking. DO NOT park in patient parking areas. September 2010Eastwood Clinics In-Service - Fundamentals in Ethics for the Behavioral Health ProfessionalPresenter: Michelle Mualem, LMSW, CPHQ, ICAADC, CCS-M, ACSW 5 Continuing Education Hours NOTE TIME: 9am – 3pm Lunch included This course will provide an overview of the history and evolution of social work and other behavioral health and addiction ethics as well as a biomedical ethics and ethics theories. Discussion and case examples will demonstrate how to address general ethical situations and also situations that involve legal and regulatory issues by using common ethical
Fee: $10/SJH Associate $30/Non-SJH Associates Location: St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Center (Hospital Auditorium - Lower Level) Dates: 9/17/2010 Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Park in designated visitor or associate parking. DO NOT park in patient parking areas. October 2010Eastwood Clinics In-Service - Culture & TreatmentPresenters: Craig McLean, LMSW, ACSW, CFAE, Betty Wilborn, LMSW and Jihan Daman, LMSW This course will address the broad cultural counseling and other treatment aspects of various world cultures, including Asian (India, Hmong), Middle Eastern (Arab, Chaldean, Lebanese), African and European. The information is not a recipe but a starting point to ask respectful questions and not to make assumptions, in order to provide individualized treatment. The balance of practitioner self knowledge and general cultural knowledge is essential to cultural competence. The presenters will share stories that illustrate the complexities of integrating culture into therapeutic competencies.
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Fee: $10/SJH Associate $30/Non-SJH Associates Location: St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Center (Hospital Auditorium - Lower Level) Dates: 10/15/2010 Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Park in designated visitor or associate parking. DO NOT park in patient parking areas. November 2010Eastwood Clinics In-Service - Therapeutic Approaches to Pain ManagementPresenters: Tammy Domroese PhD, LLP, ICAADC and Dennis Muzzi, LMSW, ICAADC To increase understanding of neurobiology; To be able to identify how various parts and functions of the central nervous system are affected by addiction, abuse, disease, illness, pain and opioid pain treatment. These aspects are: hormonal, neurotransmitter, limbic system, frontal cortex, and other neural pathways. To understand the components of the presenters’ pain management program, including the alternative approaches used and referred to, as well as beginning anecdotal data about effectiveness. To learn some of the clients own solutions to their enduring pain challenges. To learn more about how chronic pain affects the lives of people, including how biases within the health care system stigmatize people. This will be drawn from anecdotal evidence from clients in the pain program. To understand how brain functioning is related to withdrawal, recovery and other substance abuse treatment considerations. To have an understanding of the presenters’ developing, integrative model of substance abuse treatment. To increase knowledge of general pain management concepts and to be able to assess when such dynamics are primary in a case and how this changes the recommended approach
Fee: $10/SJH Associate $30/Non-SJH Associates Location: St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Center (Hospital Auditorium - Lower Level) Dates: 11/19/2010 Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Park in designated visitor or associate parking. DO NOT park in patient parking areas. December 2010Eastwood Clinics In-Service - Mindfulness for Optimal WeightPresenter: Teri B. Racey, PA, MA The course will address how to you can use the various practices of Mindfulness, including mindfulness meditation to achieve your ideal weight in a healthy and joyful way!
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Fee: $10/SJH Associate $30/Non-SJH Associates Location: St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Center (Hospital Auditorium - Lower Level) Dates: 12/17/2010 Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Park in designated visitor or associate parking. DO NOT park in patient parking areas. |