11th Women’s Symposium Conference
Trauma: Providing Hope & Healing to Women in Recovery

April 10, 2008 Philadelphia Marriott Downtown 1201 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19107

Women's Symposium Slideshow
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April 10, 2008 – Earn up to 6 CE’s

• NAADAC -- Approved Education Provider Program, Provider #000300
• NBCC -- National Board of Certified Counselors, Provider # 5884
  Full time conference attendees who complete all required evaluation and attendance documentation are eligible to receive credit for each day in attendance. No partial credit will be awarded. NBCC approval is limited to sponsoring organizations and does not necessarily imply endorsement of individual offerings. It is the responsibility of the provider to abide by NBCC guidelines.
• APA – Ben Franklin Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists.
• CAADAC- California Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors,
  Provider #OS-99-428-1001
• ASWB – Association of Social Work Boards, Provider #1045
• PCB – Pennsylvania Certification Board, Provider #017
• PA Behavioral Science Board (pending approval)

Please note it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification board directly to determine eligibility to meet your continuing education requirements.  Ben Franklin Institute administers the continuing education credits.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

• To identify specific diagnostic and treatment approaches, counseling skills and modalities that will be successfully applied to the fields of mental health, behavioral health and addictive disorders; including but not limited to: Trauma and women, trauma and chemical dependency in women, family systems, dual diagnosis, related psychological and behavioral disorders,
• To learn the symptoms and characteristics of the disorders mentioned in objective #1 and how they have interfered with the clients' interpersonal and family relationships.
• To learn cognitive and experiential clinical techniques; to assist in patient/client recovery from these listed disorders.