Women’s Symposium
Advanced Training for Professionals Who Treat Women

March 22, 2012
University California Los Angeles
UCLA Covel Commons – Grand Horizon Room
Sunset Village
330 De Neve Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Event Parking at University of Los Angeles Provided by the Betty Ford Center

Continuing Education: 

5.5 hours (Includes 1.5 hours Ethics)
APA - Betty Ford Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  Betty Ford Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content for 5.5 Contact hours.
BBS - Course meets the qualifications of 5.5 continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Science, P.C.E.  # 2536.
BRN – Betty Ford Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # 13322, for 5.5 contact hours.
NAADAC – Betty Ford Center is a NAADAC Approved Educational Provider # 338 for 5.5 educational credits.
CAADAC – Provider approved by CFAAP, Provider Number 1N-88-160-1112 for 5.5 continuing educational hours.

Level of instructions:  Intermediate

Educational Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1.    Identify best practice guidelines when working with children and Families affected by the disease of addiction.

• List healing stages for children from addicted families
• To outline the implications for the processes of intervention and treatment when the culture and the family are as unhealthy and out of control as the addicted person.

• Describe key strategies to enhance the therapeutic relationship
• List techniques to help Axis II patients change dysfunctional cognitions.

• Understand the updated confidentiality requirements pertaining to electronic health records
• Explore legal and ethical family case studies involving confidentiality, child abuse reporting, family relationships and professional boundaries especially those involving electronic health record scenarios