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Professional Training

The following is a list of professional training sessions and seminars offered at DePelchin. 
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Credits: Social Work, CEU and LMFT credits are given unless otherwise noted. LPC credits given as per rule #681.171.

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Title Location Categorie(s) Date Time
Autism: Recognition and Management
Teacher Training Series
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Recognition and Management
Presenter: Lou Ann Todd Mock, Ph.D., L.S.S.P.
Audience: Special and regular education teachers, paraprofessionals, school administrators, and related service providers. CEUs will be provided.
Cost: $25 per person
Note: Please bring your own lunch.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Autism, Professional Training 6/9/2010 09:00AM-12:00PM
Play Therapy-Assessing Patterns in Play Therapy
In this 7th presentation in the series participants will learn how to assess patterns in Play Therapy using special skills as taught by the presenter. In addition, there will be a Play Therapy demonstration using these skills. Reviews will be done of the different home sessions that recorded as part of the ongoing class work.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 6/11/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN SUPERVISION
This session covers the ethical responsibilities of the supervisor to the profession, the client, and to the supervisee. It explores the issues arising from the supervisor and the supervisee sharing different ethical frameworks. Legal responsibilities of the supervisor and ways the supervisor can be protected from malpractice claims are explored in depth.
  Professional Training 6/14/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
CPR, AED, First Aid and Environmental Safety
This new American Heart Association three hour group class offers updated guidelines and certification for two years on Adult, Child and Infant CPR including choking. Additionally, the class covers what to do in case of environmental emergencies in an industrial facility and outdoor safety for the children or adults. Also covered, when applicable, are extensive First Aid and Automated External Defibrillators or AED training.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 6/17/2010 01:00PM-04:00PM
Working with children with autism in the classroom
Teacher Training Series
Working with children with autism in early childhood and preschool classrooms
Presenter: Rachel Halpern, M.Ed., BCBA
Audience: Special and regular education teachers, paraprofessionals, school administrators, and related service providers. CEUs will be provided.
Note: Please bring your own lunch.
Cost: $50 per person
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Autism, Professional Training 6/23/2010 09:00AM-12:00PM
Crisis Prevention and Intervention
Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) was established in 1980 for human service professionals to address the need for training in safe, respectful, noninvasive methods for managing disruptive and assaultive behavior that are compatible with the staff's duty to provide the best possible care.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 6/24/2010 09:00AM-03:00PM
Play Therapy-Pract. App I / Alternative Theories
In this 8th presentation in the series participants will learn how to use alternative theories in Play Therapy using special skills as taught by the presenter. In addition, there will be a Play Therapy demonstration using these skills and practical application with children. Reviews will be done by the presenting team.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 6/25/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
Promoting Social Skills: Teaching Strategies
Teacher Training Series
Promoting Social Skills: Assessment and Teaching Strategies
Presenter: Rachel Halpern, M.Ed., BCBA
Audience: Special and regular education teachers, paraprofessionals, school administrators, and related service providers. CEUs will be provided.
Note: Please bring your own lunch.
Cost: $25 per person
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Autism, Professional Training 7/7/2010 09:00AM-12:00PM
Parent Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT)
Learn how to use live coaching in therapy sessions to teach play therapy skills to parents/caregivers of oppositional, attention-seeking children. Learn how to reverse the negative escalation cycle in troubled families, increase compliance in defiant children, and strengthen parent-child relationships.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 7/8/2010 09:00AM-04:30PM
Parent Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT)
Learn how to use live coaching in therapy sessions to teach play therapy skills to parents/caregivers of oppositional, attention-seeking children. Learn how to reverse the negative escalation cycle in troubled families, increase compliance in defiant children, and strengthen parent-child relationships.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 7/15/2010 09:00AM-04:30PM
CPR, AED, First Aid and Environmental Safety
This new American Heart Association three hour group class offers updated guidelines and certification for two years on Adult, Child and Infant CPR including choking. Additionally, the class covers what to do in case of environmental emergencies in an industrial facility and outdoor safety for the children or adults. Also covered, when applicable, are extensive First Aid and Automated External Defibrillators or AED training.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 7/15/2010 01:00PM-04:00PM
Parent Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT)
Learn how to use live coaching in therapy sessions to teach play therapy skills to parents/caregivers of oppositional, attention-seeking children. Learn how to reverse the negative escalation cycle in troubled families, increase compliance in defiant children, and strengthen parent-child relationships.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 7/22/2010 09:00AM-04:30PM
Play Therapy- Practical App. II/ Sandtray
This Play Therapy presentation brings to participants a wealth of information dealing with the practical application of Play Therapy Concepts and Theories on a second level. Primary focus will be placed on the Sandtray use, its benefits and challenges.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 7/23/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
Crisis Prevention and Intervention
Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) was established in 1980 for human service professionals to address the need for training in safe, respectful, noninvasive methods for managing disruptive and assaultive behavior that are compatible with the staff's duty to provide the best possible care.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 7/23/2010 09:00AM-03:00PM
Parent Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT)
Learn how to use live coaching in therapy sessions to teach play therapy skills to parents/caregivers of oppositional, attention-seeking children. Learn how to reverse the negative escalation cycle in troubled families, increase compliance in defiant children, and strengthen parent-child relationships.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 7/29/2010 09:00AM-04:30PM
Shoulder to Shoulder - Harnessing the Power...
This workshop will demonstrate how implementing small changes can create a big impact with youth and how both parties benefit through the partnership. A multitude of experiential exercises will be included to allow opportunities to practice and discuss the concepts and information taught. The concept of “adultism” will be explored and individuals will assess whether this factors into some of the challenges they face in building authentic youth and adult partnerships.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 7/30/2010 09:00AM-12:00PM
Writing Effective IEPs
Teacher Training Series
Writing effective IEPs
Presenter: Rachel Halpern, M.Ed., BCBA
Audience: Special and regular education teachers, paraprofessionals, school administrators, and related service providers. CEUs will be provided.
Note: Please bring your own lunch.
Cost: $25 per person
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Autism, Professional Training 8/4/2010 09:00AM-12:00PM
Cultural Diversity: A Matter of Principles
Participants will learn the principles of diversity, culture, and the impact of diversity on organizations while achieving an understanding of how culture and diversity influences work behavior and performance.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 8/12/2010 09:00AM-01:00PM
Play Therapy-Assessing Patterns III Difficulties
In this training session participants will continue on their path to learn more on how to assess patterns in Play Therapy and in particular how to do this while dealing with difficult situations or clients. There will also be a segment on practical applications of Play Therapy concepts and theories on an advanced level. The second home session review is due on this date.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 8/13/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
Ethical Challenges in Contemporary Practice...
Social Service Providers must be keenly aware of the challenges in maintaining professional and ethical relationships. The v ery nature of the therapeutic relationship brings many issues for the ethical professional to deal with. Attend and you will learn to identify the ethical issues in developing and maintaining ethical client/provider relationships; of counter transference challenges, and emotional ups and downs; and of empathy crossing the line of professional effectiveness.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 8/19/2010 09:00AM-12:00PM
CPR, AED, First Aid and Environmental Safety
This new American Heart Association three hour group class offers updated guidelines and certification for two years on Adult, Child and Infant CPR including choking. Additionally, the class covers what to do in case of environmental emergencies in an industrial facility and outdoor safety for the children or adults. Also covered, when applicable, are extensive First Aid and Automated External Defibrillators or AED training.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 8/19/2010 01:00PM-04:00PM
Crisis Prevention and Intervention
Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) was established in 1980 for human service professionals to address the need for training in safe, respectful, noninvasive methods for managing disruptive and assaultive behavior that are compatible with the staff's duty to provide the best possible care.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 8/20/2010 09:00AM-03:00PM
Personal and Workplace Safety
This training will be helpful in teaching community based professionals how to develop an awareness of their environment, what observation skills are necessary when making initial contact with a client, symptoms that are present when someone looses control, and some non-verbal and non-verbal signs of anger and aggression among other important aspects of a visit.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 8/26/2010 09:00AM-12:00PM
Play Therapy: Filial Therapy
This session of the Play Therapy series will concentrate on the specific aspects of Filial Therapy used with children. Concepts, ideas, and new approaches will be taught and discussed. Participants seeking the certification will be presenting their home sessions for review by their peer and their instructors.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 8/27/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
CPR, AED, First Aid and Environmental Safety
This new American Heart Association three hour group class offers updated guidelines and certification for two years on Adult, Child and Infant CPR including choking. Additionally, the class covers what to do in case of environmental emergencies in an industrial facility and outdoor safety for the children or adults. Also covered, when applicable, are extensive First Aid and Automated External Defibrillators or AED training.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 9/16/2010 01:00PM-04:00PM
Crisis Prevention and Intervention
Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) was established in 1980 for human service professionals to address the need for training in safe, respectful, noninvasive methods for managing disruptive and assaultive behavior that are compatible with the staff's duty to provide the best possible care.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 9/17/2010 09:00AM-03:00PM
ELEMENTS OF SUPERVISION
This session is the first in the Clinical Supervision Certification series. It develops a context for supervision that includes the clinical, educational, and administrative functions of the supervisor. It explores the characteristics necessary to become an effective supervisor, different methods of supervision, the process of educational assessment of the supervisee and an in-depth discussion of the licensing board requirements of supervision.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 9/24/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
Play Therapy: Art Techniques in Play Therapy
This Play Therapy class will show some of the historical use and interpretation of art in child therapy. Also to be mentioned is how this approach examines the use of the self-portrait technique in the process of healing. Information about self-portraits will also be discussed.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 9/24/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
Play Therapy: Group and Family Play Therapy
Using Family Therapy is a highly effective approach to resolving some important issues in a client’s life. This Play Therapy class will provide the practitioner with skillsets on diagnosis, improving relationships and changes associated with these relationships. Some play techniques will also be introduced, reviewed, and related to the overall concept of play in Family Therapy.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 10/1/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
MOVING THROUGH THE SUPERVISORY PROCESS
This session is the second in the Clinical Supervision Certification series. It discusses supervision as an interactive process involving the supervisor and the supervisee. It introduces various models of supervision as a process, with special emphasis on a developmental model; includes content related to the developmental process of the supervisor; discusses models for the evaluation of the supervisee and supervision; and provides parameters to distinguish clinical supervision from therapy.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 10/7/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
CLINICAL SUPERVISION
This session is the third in the Clinical supervision Certification series. It provides an in-depth look at the components of clinical supervision, emphasizing parallel process, transference and countertransference, and professional boundaries.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 10/8/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN SUPERVISION
This session is the fourth in the Clinical Supervision Certification series. Supervisors and supervisees often share differences related to age, ethnicity, gender, culture and/or sexual orientation. This session explores these diverse issues and discusses how they impact supervision.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 10/21/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
CPR, AED, First Aid and Environmental Safety
This new American Heart Association three hour group class offers updated guidelines and certification for two years on Adult, Child and Infant CPR including choking. Additionally, the class covers what to do in case of environmental emergencies in an industrial facility and outdoor safety for the children or adults. Also covered, when applicable, are extensive First Aid and Automated External Defibrillators or AED training.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 10/21/2010 01:00PM-04:00PM
Crisis Prevention and Intervention
Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) was established in 1980 for human service professionals to address the need for training in safe, respectful, noninvasive methods for managing disruptive and assaultive behavior that are compatible with the staff's duty to provide the best possible care.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 10/22/2010 09:00AM-03:00PM
LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN SUPERVISION
This session is the final one in the Clinical Supervision Certification series. This session covers the ethical responsibilities of the supervisor to the profession, the client, and to the supervisee. It explores the issues arising from the supervisor and the supervisee sharing different ethical frameworks. Legal responsibilities of the supervisor and ways the supervisor can be protected from malpractice claims are explored in depth.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 10/22/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
Play Therapy-Theraplay® Techniques-Grieving Kids
Presenters will provide the class with an introduction of Theraplay and how the role of play in Marschak Interaction Methods works. Video clips of sessions using Theraplay will be shown and discussed. Theraplay treatment planning and Theraplay role plays will also be a significant part of this Play Therapy session.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 10/29/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
Personal and Workplace Safety
This training will be helpful in teaching community based professionals how to develop an awareness of their environment, what observation skills are necessary when making initial contact with a client, symptoms that are present when someone looses control, and some non-verbal and non-verbal signs of anger and aggression among other important aspects of a visit.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 11/4/2010 09:00AM-12:00PM
Play Therapy-Working w/Significant Populations
Working with significant populations and resolving some important issues in their lives is one of the focal points of this practice. This Play Therapy class will provide the practitioner with research information from several different sources that deal with these populations. Participants will also present the key points of their extensive research as it affects these and other populations.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 11/5/2010 09:00AM-05:00PM
Cultural Diversity: A Matter of Principles
Participants will learn the principles of diversity, culture, and the impact of diversity on organizations while achieving an understanding of how culture and diversity influences work behavior and performance.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 11/10/2010 09:00AM-01:00PM
CPR, AED, First Aid and Environmental Safety
This new American Heart Association three hour group class offers updated guidelines and certification for two years on Adult, Child and Infant CPR including choking. Additionally, the class covers what to do in case of environmental emergencies in an industrial facility and outdoor safety for the children or adults. Also covered, when applicable, are extensive First Aid and Automated External Defibrillators or AED training.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 11/18/2010 01:00PM-04:00PM
Crisis Prevention and Intervention
Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) was established in 1980 for human service professionals to address the need for training in safe, respectful, noninvasive methods for managing disruptive and assaultive behavior that are compatible with the staff's duty to provide the best possible care.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 11/19/2010 09:00AM-03:00PM
CPR, AED, First Aid and Environmental Safety
This new American Heart Association three hour group class offers updated guidelines and certification for two years on Adult, Child and Infant CPR including choking. Additionally, the class covers what to do in case of environmental emergencies in an industrial facility and outdoor safety for the children or adults. Also covered, when applicable, are extensive First Aid and Automated External Defibrillators or AED training.
Houston (4950 Memorial Drive) Professional Training 12/16/2010 01:00PM-04:00PM