Practitioner Development

Fall Recap of Staff Learning and Development:

Our group completed our reading and discussion of Dan Siegel's book, Mindsight.

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Susan attended the following trainings:

"Making Meaning in Therapy: How to Help People Shape Their Lives" Jake Eagle, LPC "Positive Psychotherapy: The Application of Positive Psychology in Clinical Settings" Tayyab Rashid, PhD, CPsych "Self-Compassion and Emotional Resilience" Kristin Neff, PhD "After the Affair: From Trauma to ... Forgiveness?" Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD, ABPP "Therapy with Perfectionistic People: When Being Good Is Not Enough" Michael Brustein, PsyD "Understanding and Treating Shame" Darlene Lancer, JD, MA, MFT "Ethical Considerations: Managing Risks of Inadvertent Negative

Consequences in the Practice of Psychotherapy" Bruce Eimer "Hardwiring Happiness" Rick Hanson, PhD

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Thom attended a workshop in Chicago - The Neuroscience of Attachment in Psychotherapy with Dr. Dan Siegel

Completed a new phase of certification training in EFT: Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy for CouplesCore Skills I, II, III, IV, and V in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples

Competed certification training for Prepare/Enrich Couples Program.

Served as panelist for professional seminar on discussing the use of Self in Psychotherapy When Providing Care to Your Own Elderly or Dying Parents

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David attended workshop onUsing Art Therapy techniques in practice led by former colleague Dr. Megan Mann

Spoke at the Southeastern Region of the American Association of Pastoral Counseling;

Attended workshops on Increasing Our Capacity to Love with Brent Atkinson; Black Lives Matter in Pastoral Counseling with Rev Brady Radford; Counseling and Time with Dr Jim Coffman at the AAPC Meeting;

Attended the GCDA Fall Professional Development Institute’s Workshop on Using Chaos Theory in Career Development with Dr. Lauren Daley

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Elizabeth attended an 8 day silent meditation retreat in October.

Joe completed a new phase of certification training in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy).

Attended a Georgia Society for Social Work Training on Anger Management.