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“Is it safe?”: Kink-Competent Psychotherapy

Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Kinky sex and BDSM have long been misunderstood, and even pathologized, by society and clinicians. However, large numbers of people have kinky sex and are often uncomfortable talking to their therapist about it. This workshop will help therapists understand exactly what is kinky sex, including BDSM as well as their personal relationship and reaction to these misunderstood sexual practices. Additionally, participants will learn six elements of healthy sexuality, and how to assess if sexual activities - kinky or vanilla - are right for the client. This session is most relevant to intermediate-level clinicians, though all should be able to benefit from it.

Learning objectives of the course:

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Explain what the letters BDSM stand for.

2. Understand how the principles the kink community adheres to in making sexuality decisions.

3. List the 6 principles of healthy sexuality and how to apply them to clients who engage in kink/BDSM.

4. Learn how to manage their counter-transference in relationship to kink and clients.

This course is appropriate for social workers at the following levels of practice: beginning and intermediate.

Because the workshop is highly participatory and draws heavily on clinician questions and scenarios, it is applicable to a wide-range of social workers at varying levels of experience. Indeed, social workers will walk away with different take-aways depending in their level/experience in practice, as outlined below:

Beginner: Beginning social workers will have an opportunity to explore and begin to understand kink erotic attractions, while paying attention to their counter-transference.

Intermediate: Intermediate level social workers who may have developed a stronger understanding of kink erotic attractions will have an opportunity to reflect on and review their beliefs and work with kinky clients.

The workshop will be provided by Lisa Kays PLLC and led by Michael Giordano, LICSW, CST.

Michael is a clinical social worker and AASECT-certified sex therapist. He earned his MSW from the University of Maryland, Baltimore and worked in small non-profits before entering private practice in 2007. While serving a wide range of clients and their concerns, his main interests are gender identity, trauma, and sex therapy. He has trained many therapists in sexuality topics, including kink, polyamory, LGBTQ identities, and sex positive ethics.

Agenda

9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.: Introductions/Learning Objectives

9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.: Brainstorm/Icebreaker - Personal beliefs and reactions to Kink/BDSM

9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Defining kink & BDSM, reviewing mental health’s relationship to “alternative sexualities”

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Review the 6 principles of healthy sexuality

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.: Break

10:45 a.m. -11:30 a.m.: Videos & Discussion

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Case studies

12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Closing

Details

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Location: Zoom (link will be emailed to participants before the workshop begins)

CEs: Participants successfully completing this workshop and the course evaluation will receive 3 face-to-face Continuing Education credits.

Fees: $90, payable by check to Lisa Kays or by credit card via Eventbrite. Please email Lisa at lisa@lisakays.com about registering via mail. Payment must be made prior to the workshop. Refunds will not be given for cancellations once fees are paid; however, arrangements can be made for a participant who has paid the fee and cannot attend to transfer their registration to someone else (funds transfer will be handled independent of Lisa Kays PLLC).

In order to receive CEs and the certificate, attendees must attend the full workshop and complete a course evaluation. CE certificates will be emailed upon receipt of course evaluation.

“Lisa Kays, #1526, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Lisa Kays maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 1/27/2019-1/27/2022. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Category I Continuing Education credits.”

If you have questions or concerns about the course content, references or content evaluation, contact Mike Giordano at mike.giordano.msw@gmail.com or 202-460-6384.

If you have questions or concerns about registration, facilities, accommodation for disability, or course administration, contact Lisa Kays at lisa@lisakays.com or 202-350-1640.

Any concerns, complaints or grievances related to this workshop may be addressed to Dr. Eileen Dombo at dombo@cua.edu.

Body Justice for Professionals

Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 9:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

This workshop explores the psychosocial aspects of weight and body shape, worth and body liberation, social justice and health. The course explores specific cases and questions about our work within rampant diet culture and fat phobia. We will also explore the topics of fat acceptance, size-ism, thin idealism, and weight stigma and how these intersect with other forms of oppression as well as how they influence all aspects of health. Also discussed is eating disorders and the many manifestations of disordered eating that can occur.

In addition, participants will also be asked to explore their own thoughts, feelings, and ideas about their own bodies and how to manifest optimal health, sanity, and peace in their relationships with food and body size, as a means to grow as social workers and effective clinicians.

Learning objectives of the course:

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Name three specific tenets of each of the following; medical, psychosocial, moral, and social/cultural perspectives on weight and health and how these tenets affect beliefs about “obesity” and the treatment of people in larger bodies in our country.

2. Evaluate three research studies on weight stigma and disordered eating in the United States. Also subject five media/news reports to critical analysis for bias and validity.

3. Name five ways in which each of the following; social media, capitalism, and the diet industry, affect attitudes, practices and cultural norms when it comes to body shape and weight.

4. Describe specifically the ways in which the following 6 maladies; disordered eating, negative body image, food obsession, food addiction, exercise compulsion and diet cycling, may manifest differently in individuals.

5. Define the following 10 factors: body justice, body liberation, intuitive eating, thin idealism, fat phobia, body positivity, diet mentality, joyful movement, the fat acceptance movement, and the ‘Health At Every Size’ approach.

This course is appropriate for social workers at all levels of practice: beginning and intermediate.

Because the workshop is highly participatory and draws heavily on clinician questions and suggested reading, it is applicable to a wide-range of social workers at varying levels of experience. Indeed, social workers will walk away with different take-aways depending in their level/experience in practice, as outlined below:

Beginner: Beginning social workers will have an opportunity to explore how fat phobia, health-ism and thin idealism impacts them and their clients who may struggle with disordered eating, exercise regulation and/or poor body image. These issues can and do impact their practice, and to start to develop their own values and identity around body shape, health, and worth.

Intermediate: Intermediate level social workers who may have developed a more cohesive professional identity and values will be able to explore how weight stigma and fat phobia may or may not fit into that identity and their values when working with clients. They may explore and benefit more from discussion of the social justice aspect of our culture's obsession with weight and body shape, then synthesize this awareness into their approach with clients and their professional identity.

The workshop will be provided by Lisa Kays PLLC and led by Paula D. Atkinson, LICSW.

Paula D. Atkinson a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, a psychotherapist in private practice. She is also a Registered Yoga Instructor with 500 hours, teaching now for over 18 years. Paula has been working for over a decade with those who suffer from disordered eating, food obsession, exercise compulsion and body image issues. She is a proud Body Justice activist and a professor at George Washington University, teaching their Body Justice class about the myths of measures of health, the culture's thin idealism, the origins of eating disorders and society's unrelenting bias against large bodies. She also teaches Body Justice Workshops and has a podcast called We Are Still Hungry that addresses such issues.

Agenda

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Introduction

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Icebreaker/Reflective Exercise & Discussion

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.: Overview and exploration of the following questions:

What does weight mean in our current society? What are my personal beliefs about weight and health? What is the “obesity epidemic”? How do we define who is “overweight” and who is not? What is BMI? What influences body image and body ideals? What influences dieting? When did we start dieting? What is Fat Phobia & Size Bias? How does it intersect with other forms of oppression? Who does it serve?

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Case Studies and exploration of the following questions:

What do we think “causes” Eating Disorders? What is food addiction? What roles do food corporations play? What do we know about the current Body Positive Movement? Where do we go from here? How do we serve clients from a size inclusive, body justice perspective?

12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Final reflections and Q&A

Details

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Time: 9:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Location: Zoom (link will be emailed to participants before the workshop begins)

CEs: Participants successfully completing all three hours of the workshop plus the course evaluation will receive 3 Continuing Education credits.

Fees: $90, payable by check to Lisa Kays or by credit card via Eventbrite. Please email Lisa at lisa@lisakays.com about registering via mail. Payment must be made prior to the workshop. Refunds will not be given for cancellations once fees are paid; however, arrangements can be made for a participant who has paid the fee and cannot attend to transfer their registration to someone else (funds transfer will be handled independent of Lisa Kays PLLC).

In order to receive CEs and the certificate, attendees must attend the full workshop and complete a course evaluation. CE certificates will be emailed upon receipt of course evaluation.

“Lisa Kays, #1526, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Lisa Kays maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 1/27/2019-1/27/2022. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Category I Continuing Education credits.”

If you have questions or concerns about the course content, references or content evaluation, contact Paula D. Atkinson at pauladatkinson@gmail.com or 202-215-8356.

If you have questions or concerns about registration, facilities, accommodation for disability, or course administration, contact Lisa Kays at lisa@lisakays.com or 202-350-1640.

Any concerns, complaints or grievances related to this workshop may be addressed to Dr. Eileen Dombo at dombo@cua.edu.

Introduction to Supervision for Social Workers

Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Led by Emily DeCarlo, LCSW

This workshop provides an introduction to the planning and execution of conducting clinical supervision for social workers towards licensure as well as addresses some of the potential challenges and ethical problems that can occur when conducting supervision both for an external practitioner or internal. The workshop will address issues around legal and ethical implications for conducting supervision towards licensure as well as topics such as cultural humility, intent vs evidence-based practice of supervision, training and logistics.

Learning objectives of the course:

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

1. Name three roles/responsibilities of the clinical supervisor.

2. Identify and describe the knowledge, values and skills that comprise each of the nine competencies common to clinical social work practice.

3. Name three theories/models describing methods & techniques of clinical supervision.

4. Identify three traits of culturally competent supervision.

This course is appropriate for social workers at the following levels of practice: intermediate and advanced.

Because this workshop is designed for those who meet their state regulations to provide clinical supervision, participants will have at least been in practice for 2 years and hold an advanced licensure such as LCSW, LICSW, or LCSW-C. Social workers will walk away with different take-aways depending in their level/experience in practice, as outlined below:

Intermediate: Intermediate level social workers who may have 2-5 years of experience in the field will be able to evaluate if they are able to take on the additional responsibility of having a supervisee and if they will be able to ensure that the nine competencies of supervision are able to be completed under their supervision. They may benefit from learning about the administrative functions of supervision, time management, and challenges around providing outside supervision in private practice.

Advanced: Advanced level social workers with 5+ years of experience who are interested in beginning supervision may be interested in all of the tasks listed above and deeper conversations around ethical dilemmas faced in supervision, cultural humility in supervision and issues of transference and countertransference.

The workshop will be led by Emily DeCarlo, LCSW. Emily has provided supervision to social workers since 2015. She is a verified Clinical Social Work Supervisor in the State of Virginia. Emily has experience providing supervision to social workers in a variety of non-profit settings as well as to clinical-level social work interns.

Agenda

2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.: Introductions

2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: The Clinical Supervisor (Overview)

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (with 15-minute break): Core Competencies, Ethical Standards

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Cross-cultural Supervision

4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.: Organizational Considerations

4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Wrap Up

Details

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Time: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location: Zoom (link will be emailed to participants before the workshop begins)

CEs: Participants successfully completing this workshop and the course evaluation will receive 3 face-to-face Continuing Education credits.

Fees: $90, payable by check to Lisa Kays or by credit card via Eventbrite. Please email Lisa at lisa@lisakays.com about registering via mail. Payment must be made prior to the workshop. Refunds will not be given for cancellations once fees are paid; however, arrangements can be made for a participant who has paid the fee and cannot attend to transfer their registration to someone else (funds transfer will be handled independent of Lisa Kays PLLC).

In order to receive CEs and certificates, attendees must attend the full workshop and complete a course evaluation. CE certificates will be emailed upon receipt of course evaluation.

“Lisa Kays, #1526, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Lisa Kays maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 1/27/2019-1/27/2022. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Category I Continuing Education credits.”

If you have questions or concerns about the course content, references or content evaluation, contact Emily DeCarlo at edecarlo@avpphila.org or 215-567-6776.

If you have questions or concerns about registration, facilities, accommodation for disability, or course administration, contact Lisa Kays at lisa@lisakays.com or 202-350-1640.

Any concerns, complaints or grievances related to this workshop may be addressed to Dr. Eileen Dombo at dombo@cua.edu.