Through Conferences and Events, MHA is committed to educating and informing hundreds of Suffolk County residents and professionals on mental health issues.
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CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE
March 19, 2010
MHA SPRING CONFERENCE
May 28, 2010
CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE
November 19, 2010
PEER TRAINING CLASSES
Ongoing Dates
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CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE
March 19, 2010
TREATING TRAUMA IN CHILDREN:
NEW APPROACHES USING PLAY AND EXPRESSIVE MEDIUMS
Susan Hansen, LCSWR, RPT-S
Susan Hansen received her Master of Social Work degree from Fordham University with a specialization in child and family services. She is employed as the Program Supervisor for Children's Services at the Ulster County Mental Health Department and has worked within the Social Service and Mental Health fields for the past eighteen years. She has extensive clinical experience in the area Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in children and provides direct supervision for all clinic-based treatment services for children and adolescents in Ulster County who have experienced severe trauma and abuse.
Susan oversees all child and family clinic programs including the NEXIS Program (Neighborhoods Evolving by Connectng Individuals with Systems.) This program is a structured family and community-based intervention that works to improve child and adolescent behaviors by supporting environmental changes through the use of the Trauma Systems Therapy Model. She has co-authored several publications about the NEXIS program.
In addition, Susan is the co-creator of the Expressive Arts Group Program for latency aged children with trauma histories and the creator of the Kids together Group Therapy Program. Additional publications outline the frameowrk for these programs as well as preliminary data supporting effectiveness. Susan is a former board member for the NY Chapter of the Association for Play Therapy and is a workship presenter for the Play Therapy Institute at Mout St. Mary college in Newburgh, New York. She is a Registered Play Therapist/Supervisor.
The Mental Health Association in Suffolk County, and the Suffolk County Division of Community Mental Hygiene Services, welcomes you to the 2010 workshops on Issues in Children's Mental Health. We are pleased and proud to offer you expert presenters in fields pertinent to children's mental health.
The registration fee is $40.00. Registration after March 5th, is $50. For online registration only, the additional $10 will be collected at conference sign-in. Space permitting, registration on the day of the conference is $60.
On the day of the workshop, sign-in is at 8:30 a.m. The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. CEU's will be given for attendance and certificates will be distributed at the end of the workshop. Scholarships are available for parents of emotionally disturbed children.
Location & Directions
The Meadow Club
1147 Route 112
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Long Island Expressway to Exit 63, (North Ocean Avenue) North, 9 Lights to Route 112 make a left. The Meadow Club is 3 miles on right. An alternate route is Northern State Parkway to end. Rte. 347 east to Route 112. The Meadow Club is 1/4 mile south of the intersection
March 12
Job Development Networking/Hiring Peer Specil
8:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
Smithtown
Contact: Mental Health Association at 631-226-3900
April 8
Stress and Sleep Problems: Healthy Natural Solutions
6:30 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.,
Registration Required
Amityville
Contact: Mental Health Association at 631-226-3900
May 28
SPRING CONFERENCE
A panel presentation: Heroin Addiction and Dependency among Long Island’s Youth: A Psychological Perspective.
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Sheraton Long Island Hotel, Smithtown
Contact: Mental Health Association at 631-226-3900
CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE
November 19, 2010
ADOLESCENT GIRLS' TRAUMA AND CRISIS: PRACTICAL AND USEFUL TOOLS FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS
Martha B. Straus, Ph.D.
Explore “the culture of rage and despair”—the insidious ingredients that can lead to disturbed behavior and feelings By examining the adolescent passage, the role of consumerism and the media, developmental stages, and aspects of school and home life, Straus will lay the groundwork for the practical interventions. Targeting specific problematic behaviors for helping girls overcome their distress and climb out of crisis.
The Mental Health Association in Suffolk County, and the Suffolk County Division of Community Mental Hygiene Services, welcomes you to the 2010 workshops on Issues in Children's Mental Health. We are pleased and proud to offer you expert presenters in fields pertinent to children's mental health.
The registration fee is $40.00. Registration after November 5th, is $50. For online registration only, the additional $10 will be collected at conference sign-in. Space permitting, registration on the day of the conference is $60.
On the day of the workshop, sign-in is at 8:30 a.m. The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. CEU's will be given for attendance and certificates will be distributed at the end of the workshop. Scholarships are available for parents of emotionally disturbed children.
Location & Directions
The Meadow Club
1147 Route 112
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Long Island Expressway to Exit 63, (North Ocean Avenue) North, 9 Lights to Route 112 make a left. The Meadow Club is 3 miles on right. An alternate route is Northern State Parkway to end. Rte. 347 east to Route 112. The Meadow Club is 1/4 mile south of the intersection.
PEER TRAINING CLASSES
(Classes are ongoing. Email tracypuglisi@mhasuffolk.org for further information on start dates, locations and to register.)
P.K.–Coram: Monday 9 am-2 pm & Wednesday 9am- 2pm
Peer Recovery and Wellness Specialist ,
A 12-week training course focusing on showing consumers how they may use their personal experience and the knowledge gained in this course to become successfully employed in entry-level human service jobs.
Personal Development, 8-week course focused on self-awareness and self-esteem, positive self-talk, socialization and goal-setting.
Recovery & Wellness Networking Meeting
meets once per month to discuss issues related to working and seeking employment as a peer specialist.
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