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    • April 21, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    This training consists of two parts to include access to the highly sought after researchers and presenters Drs. Emily and Amelia Nagoski via a recorded presentation they created on the science and physiology of the stress response cycle and their book “burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle”. This recording not only provides accessible education on complex human experiences, but also provides modeling for clinicians on how to provide effective psychoeducation for clients. 

    The second part of the training expands upon their research through interactive discussion and activities developed by the Nagoski siblings and designed specifically for mental health professionals to support their own burnout and their clients. Dr. Carla Rosinski will facilitate a guided exploration of evidence based strategies of reducing burnout and understanding the stress response cycle. 

    Presenter: Carla R. Rosinski, PhD, LMHC, CST 


    Dr. Carla Rosinski is a licensed mental health counselor and AASECT certified sex therapist with a PhD in counseling psychology and emphasis on transformative leadership and applied research. Dr. Rosinski spent over a decade in community mental health providing trauma informed care. In 2011 she moved into private practice with a focus on continuing her work with trauma and providing LGBTQ+ affirming care. As a queer clinician Dr. Rosinski has a particular commitment to the queer and trans communities and the impact of minority stress on mental health, wellness and resiliency. 

    Carla holds a strong commitment to the professional ethics of advocacy and activism in regard to the systems of domination and oppression that impact mental health and wellbeing both outside and inside the therapy room. Carla currently serves on the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee, the Board of Directors for the Private Practice Colloquium (PPC) in MA, and Adjunct professor for Clinical Masters programs. She also serves as faculty for the sex therapy training institute at South Shore Sexual Health. She regularly presents her current research at professional conferences and actively collaborates with other professionals to create and facilitate trainings that center justice and equity in the field of mental health and wellness.

    Learning Objectives:

    Describe 7 concrete evidence-based strategies for addressing with the stress response cycle both personally and professionally with their clients

    Identify their own personal barriers to implementing strategies, and develop concrete action for overcoming their own barriers

    Explain connections between stress response cycle and physical implications which manifest in clients and clinical work 

    Bibliography:

    Nagoski, E., & Amelia Nagoski, D. M. A. (2020). Burnout: The secret to unlocking the stress cycle. Ballantine Books.

    da Silva, S. vanOyen Witvliet, C. & Riek. B. (2017) Self-Forgiveness and Forgiveness-Seeking in Response to Rumination: Cardiac and Emotional Responses of Transgressors. Journal of Positive Psychology 12, no. 4: 362–72.”

    Gangestad, S., & Grebe, N. (2017). Hormonal Systems, Human Social Bonding, and Affiliation. Hormones and Behavior 91 :122–35.

    Imo, U. (2017). Burnout and Psychiatric Morbidity Among Doctors in the UK: A Systematic Literature Review of Prevalence and Associated Factors. BJPsych Bulletin 41, no. 4: 197–204.

    Irwin, Michael R., Richard Olmstead, and Judith E. Carroll. “Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Duration, and Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies and Experimental Sleep Deprivation.” Biological Psychiatry 80, no. 1 (2016): 40–52.”

    “Torre, Jared B., and Matthew D. Lieberman. “Putting Feelings into Words: Affect Labeling as Implicit Emotion Regulation.” Emotion Review 10, no. 2 (2018): 116–24.”

    “Wilson, Stephanie J., Lisa M. Jaremka, et al. “Shortened Sleep Fuels Inflammatory Responses to Marital Conflict: Emotion Regulation Matters.” Psychoneuroendocrinology 79 (2017): 74–83”

    “Wilson, Timothy D., David A. Reinhard, et al. “Just Think: The Challenges of the Disengaged Mind.” Science 345, no. 6192 (2014): 75–77.”

    • June 02, 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • In Person Venue TBD and Zoom

    This workshop offers an overview of practical, down-to-earth DBT skills and handouts that can easily be adapted for individual therapy. 

    Dialectics embraces the concept that opposing truths can both exist within the synthesis of extremes. Instead of an either/ or dichotomy in which one person’s perspective invalidates the other, dialectics encourages the search for the validity of unacknowledged truths. In this way there is space for everyone to trust their experience, be curious and nonjudgmental, self-validate, be realistic, and at the same time widen their capacity to be challenged. Clients can loosen their grip on extreme ways of thinking and behaving and find increased cognitive flexibility and increased ability to regulate extreme emotions. When people find the space and compassion within themselves to let go of antagonizing the universe, they can also settle into a more accepting, realistic, and kinder way of being. 

    DBT skills are timeless in that they can be utilized across populations, contexts, and time frames; returning again and again to universal core concepts that are relevant to most psychotherapeutic processes. Skill content is generalizable not only in addressing extreme and intense emotions but managing everyday stress. In this workshop I will address a brief history to demystify the confusion of DBT and introduce worksheets in a user friendly manner that everyone can take back to their clients. Practical applications also help clients identify a crisis, identify options for coping, and activate adaptive responding. 

    We will go through several of the skills worksheets and handouts and discuss how these worksheets can be applied. Participants will have some opportunity to fill out the worksheets on their own emotions and to engage in experiential and didactic learning. We will spend some time addressing difficulties with hopeless-generating behavior, using worksheets and handouts to activate client engagement in proactive problem-solving, and addressing issues related to mood dependent behavior. 

    Please note: All of the DBT skills worksheets and handouts can be found in the following reference. While the skills book is not required for the presentation, it is highly recommended that you have a hard paper copy of the book with you. This is because I may reference additional pages as people ask questions (and in general it is easier than flipping through a PDF in a live interactive conference). Linehan, MML, DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition (2015). Guilford Press, New York, NY.

    Brief Biographical Statement:

     Dr. Renee Hoekstra obtained a Masters Degree at Seattle University in Existential-Phenomenological Psychology, and while there was able to take a six month DBT course though the University of Washington as well as complete a DBT internship. She attended a two day suicide workshop with Marsha Linehan, which became extremely useful in doing phone crisis work, working in community mental health settings, working with incarcerated populations, and working in inpatient psychiatry. She graduated from Pacific University’s Psy.D. program and completed a DBT post-doctorate position at Massachusetts Mental Health Center. She was licensed in 2008 and has been in private practice since then, offering ongoing DBT informed groups in an outpatient setting as well as individual psychotherapy services. She has obtained additional training in Functional Analytic Psychotherapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and is part of an ongoing ACT peer consultation group.  In addition she provides consultative evaluations for Disability Determination Services to help determine eligibility for clients with psychiatric disabilities. You can find her blog at www.reneehoekstra.com and watch her teach DBT skills on YouTube (DBT Skills with Dr. Hoekstra).  

    Learning Objectives:

    1)   Explain the DBT skill content 

    2).   Help clients identify: 

                What is a “crisis” 

                What their options are when in crisis

                Costs/ benefits of target behaviors 

    3).   Identify specific worksheets to help clients: 

                Observe emotions

                Identify functions of emotions

                Check the facts

                Problem solve 

                Identify common dialectics 

    Bibliography

    Cohen, J. M., Norona, J. C., & Yadavia, B. B. (2021). Affirmative Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills training with sexual minority veterans. Cognitive Behavioral Practice, 28, 77-91. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2020.05.008

    Forsyth, J., Eifert, G. (2016) The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety, Second Edition. New Harbinger, Oakland, CA. 

    Harris, R. ACT Made Simple (2009). New Harbinger, Oakland, CA.

    Kaufman, EA, Douaihy, A, Goldstein, TR (2019). Dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing: Conceptual convergence, compatibility, and strategies for integration.

    Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, Volume 28, Issue 1, 53-56. 

    Kolts, R. (2016). CFT Made Simple: A Clinicians’ Guide to Practicing Compassion Focused Therapy. New Harbinger, Oakland, CA.

    Lawlor, C., Vitoratou, S., Duffy, J., Cooper, B., De Souza, T., Le Boutillier, C., Carter, B., Hepworth, C. and Jolley, S. (2022), Managing emotions in psychosis: Evaluation of a brief DBT-informed skills group for individuals with psychosis in routine community services. British Journal for Clinical Psychology, 61, 735-756. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12359

    Linehan, MML, DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition (2015). Guilford Press, New York, NY.

    Skerven, K., Mirabito, L., Kirkman, M., & Shaw, B. (2021). Dialectical behaviour therapy skills group including stigma management: A pilot with sexual and gender minority veterans. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 14, E33. doi:10.1017/S1754470X21000295

    Tebbett-Mock, A.A, Saito, E.,  McGee, M. (2020). Efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Versus Treatment as Usual for Acute-Care Inpatient Adolescents, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 59, Issue 1, 149-156.

    Wieczorek M, Kacen T, King B, Wilhelm K. (2021). The effectiveness of a short-term DBT skills group in a  real-world clinical setting. Australasian Psychiatry, 29, 600-603. doi:10.1177/10398562211038907

    • June 16, 2023
    • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
    • Zoom


    We will be holding our Annual Meeting for the PPC corporation on Zoom Friday June 16th from 4:30 to 5:30 PM. There will be a brief presentation by the Board on our progress this year followed by open discussion regarding PPC's future. The Board has much on its plate in coming years and we hope to get your thoughts & input. Please click the "Yes" button below if you plan to attend so we can know how many to expect. Thanks.

    PPC Board & Jim Lipski, LICSW, BCD Executive Director

Past events

February 24, 2023 Microaggressions and Repair: CPR for Racial Harm, Lexx Brown-James, PhD, LMFT, CSE, CSES 3 CEs Approved
January 24, 2023 Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center Training in Domestic Violence, 3 CEs Approved
December 09, 2022 Healing from the Get Go: An Introduction to AEDP Ethan Seidman, PhD 3 CEs Approved
October 14, 2022 Middlesex County In-Person Social Encounter
October 14, 2022 Newburyport/ Northern Essex County In-Person Social Encounter
September 30, 2022 Salem In-Person Social Encounter
September 16, 2022 Introduction to Integrative Nutrition and Culinary Medicine for Mental Health Leslie Korn, PhD, MPH, LMHC 3 CEs Approved for all MH Disciplines except Psychiatry
June 10, 2022 PPC Annual Meeting
May 13, 2022 Depolarizing Therapeutic Presence: Utilizing Concepts of the Experiential Democracy Dialogue to Help Therapists Reduce Polarization With Clients Kirk Schneider PhD 3 CEs Approved
March 18, 2022 Fantasy, Porn and “Sex Addiction” in Relationships Paula Moebus Leech, LMFT, CST, CSTS 3 CEs Approved for All MH Disciplines except Psychiatry
March 07, 2022 LLC vs. Liability Only
January 14, 2022 PPC Zoom Networking Event
December 10, 2021 Affirming Clinical Practices and Procedures, Sean Lare, LCSW-C Transgender Training Institute; 3 CEs Approved
November 12, 2021 PPC Zoom Networking Event
October 08, 2021 PPC In Person Networking Event for Middlesex Area
October 08, 2021 PPC In Person Networking Event for Northern Essex County Area
October 01, 2021 PPC In Person Networking Event for Salem Area
September 17, 2021 Depth Therapies in Our Quick-Fix Times: What Does the Evidence Say and What Do People Want, Linda Michaels, PsyD, MBA 3 CEs for Psychologists & Social Workers
June 28, 2021 Thinking About Heading Back to the Office?
June 11, 2021 Annual Meeting: Come Zoom with the Board
May 21, 2021 The Short-Comings of Trauma-Informed Care in the Treatment of Women’s Sexual Trauma, Cassie McCarthy LICSW, MBA Applied for 3 CEs
April 23, 2021 The Black Girls' Guide to Getting Rid of Sexual Shame: Practices for Practitioners Dr. Lexx Brown-James, Applied for 3 CEs
March 26, 2021 Uses and Misuses of Therapist Self-disclosure in a Time of Collective Upheaval, Grief, and Loss Dr. Janine Roberts, Applied for 3 CEs
March 12, 2021 PPC Networking Meeting on Zoom: The Balancing Act
February 26, 2021 Deconstructing Whiteness: Anti-Racism for Clinicians, Carlton Perry
January 22, 2021 Shining A New Light on 2021
December 11, 2020 It's the most wonderful time of the year, except for COVID
October 02, 2020 PPC Networking Event
September 26, 2020 The Long Haul of Teletherapy in a Pandemic: Making it Work, Gillian Isaacs Russell, Ph.D., Todd Essig, Ph. D., 3 CEs offered
September 18, 2020 Northern Essex County Networking Event
September 18, 2020 Middlesex County Networking Event
July 30, 2020 Annual Meeting: Come Zoom with the Board
June 05, 2020 Transgender 101 Sarah Whedon, PhD 3.0 CEs Zoom
April 17, 2020 Zoom Meeting To Process Our Clinical & Administrative Challenges Due to Covid 19
April 08, 2020 Zoom Meeting To Process Our Clinical & Administrative Challenges Due to Covid 19
March 27, 2020 Competing Perspectives on Evidence-Based Treatment Stephen Soldz, PhD 3.0 CEs offered
February 07, 2020 A Deeper Dive Into Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Deborah Curtis, LICSW & Naomi Rather, LCMHC 3 CEs Offered
January 10, 2020 In the Shadow of the Net: Understanding, Preventing & Treating Problematic Use of Technology, Ozgur Akbas, LMFT
October 18, 2019 Middlesex County Networking Event
October 04, 2019 Cannabis: Science, Policy and Practice Kevin Hill, MD 6 CEs
September 27, 2019 Friday After Work Networking Event
June 21, 2019 Middlesex County Networking Event
June 07, 2019 Friday After Work Networking Event
May 21, 2019 Annual Meeting: Come Talk with the Board
May 03, 2019 Newburyport/Northern Essex County Networking Evening
April 26, 2019 Anatomy of Litigation: Malpractice vs Licensing Board Matters (and how to avoid them) Jennifer Boyd Herlihy, Attorney 3 CEs
March 15, 2019 DREAMING OUR WAY BACK HOME: USING DREAMWORK FOR HEALING & GROWTH LINDA YAEL SCHILLER, LICSW 3 CEs OFFERED
February 08, 2019 INTRODUCTION TO EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLE'S THERAPY DEBORAH CURTIS, LICSW & NAOMI RATHER, PhD 3 CEs OFFERED
January 25, 2019 PUTTING THE CHILD BACK IN CHILDHOOD JEANINE K. FITZGERALD, MA 3 CEs
November 09, 2018 ADHD AND COUPLES: MOVING FROM BLAME TO ACCEPTANCE, SUE HALLOWELL, LICSW 3 CEs OFFERED
October 19, 2018 MIDDLESEX COUNTY FRIDAY AFTER WORK NETWORKING EVENT
October 05, 2018 HOARDING DISORDER TREATMENT IN THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OFFICE AND BEYOND, PATTY UNDERWOOD, LICSW 3 CEs OFFERED
September 28, 2018 FRIDAY AFTER WORK GATHERING IN SALEM
September 18, 2018 Northern Essex County Networking Evening
September 14, 2018 DEALING WITH THE IMPOSSIBLE: FAMILY ALIENATION, EVAN LONGIN, EdD 3CEs offered
June 01, 2018 What Neuropsychology Can Add to Mental Health Services Robert Sedgwick, EdD
May 11, 2018 PPC Annual Meeting
May 11, 2018 What Neuropsychology Can Add to Mental Health Services Robert Sedgwick, EdD
April 27, 2018 Friday After Work Gathering
March 09, 2018 The Politics of Helping: Distinguishing Narrative and Normative World-Views Stephen Gaddis, PhD, LMFT
March 06, 2018 Introduction To Neurofeedback David Helfand, PsyD, BCN
February 09, 2018 Update in Medication Management: Review for Therapists Liz Alfson, MD
January 12, 2018 Misery or Mastery: Documenting Medical Necessity Beth Rontal, LICSW
November 10, 2017 Introduction To Neurofeedback David Helfand, PsyD, BCN
October 13, 2017 Friday After Work Gathering
September 15, 2017 Refueling Your Creative Self, Christine Routhier, MA, LMHC, MT-BC & Marina Strauss, MA, LMHC
August 11, 2017 Salem (Circulating) Practice Circle
June 17, 2017 Essential Oils 101
June 16, 2017 After Work Gathering for Middlesex County Members
June 16, 2017 PPC Annual Meeting
June 09, 2017 Salem Practice Circle
May 12, 2017 Social Justice Matters!: The Liberation Health Framework for Mental Health Practice, Dawn Belkin Martinez, PhD, LICSW
April 28, 2017 Friday After Work Gathering
April 14, 2017 Pop Up Brown Bag Event North Reading Friday
April 07, 2017 Pop Up Brown Bag Event Salem
March 10, 2017 Pop Up Brown Bag Event Salem
March 10, 2017 Pop Up Brown Bag Event Stoneham Friday March 10, 10:00 to 11:30
March 05, 2017 Theory To Practice: Incorporating Telemental Health Into Your Psychotherapy Practice Jennifer Tsappis, MSW, LICSW
February 10, 2017 Insurance and Investments for Psychotherapists
January 13, 2017 Lyme Disease: The Hidden Epidemic
December 07, 2016 Health Care in the Commonwealth: Now and Looking Ahead

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