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• The Enneagram in your Practice: A Guide for Therapists - Advanced Session 2

  • When
    Friday, March 31, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    ONLINE ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    9

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  Presenter: Lynn Turner, PhD, LCSW

  Three Sessions - Friday, February 24 | Friday, March 31 | Friday, April 28

  CEUs:  Category 1 | 3 CEUs per workshop/9 Total CEUs if all three attended 

  Advanced Session 2: Friday, March 31 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
  Click here to Register for Session 2 
  
  

  Using the Enneagram temperament styles in your Psychotherapist Practice with Individuals, Couples, Families and Children -for those who know the Enneagram, but want more Advanced Knowledge. Session I of II.

  This in-depth session will approach the 9 temperament styles not only with knowledge of their gifts and challenges, but also with the interplay of Nurture, childhood dilemmas. Actual client examples of Enneagram difficulties will be addressed and discussed. The session will cover the Triads, the Triune Brain, client Styles 2-5, and the Nature/Nurture aspects of the Enneagram system of temperaments. Participants can refer to www.lynnsenneagram.com for background.

  Learning Objectives:

  1. To understand the Nature/Nurture aspects of the Enneagram in Psychotherapy.
  2. To understanding the effect of the Triads as part of the Triune Brain on each Enneagram Style.
  3. To be able to identify in your practice, client Styles 2-5.
  4. To bring Enneagram insight into at least one of your client sessions.
  5. To understand how your Enneagram style plays out in therapy sessions.

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  Advanced Session 3: Friday, April 28 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm   
  Click here to Register for Session 3
  
  

  Using the Enneagram temperament styles in your Psychotherapist Practice-for those who know the Enneagram, but want more Advanced Knowledge. Participants can refer to www.lynnsenneagram.com for background.

  This in-depth session will approach the 9 temperament styles not only with knowledge of their gifts and challenges, but also with the interplay of the Triangles, Wings and Subsets. We will dive deeply into Styles 6-1 noting the differences between the Mental, Heart and Gut Triads. Client issues interacting with the Enneagram shared by the leader as well as by participants will enhance the practical application of temperament knowledge. Examples will include Individuals, Couples, Families and Children.

  Learning Objectives:
  

  1. To understand how the Triangles can be used in Psychotherapy to enhance the original style.
  2. To grasp the diversity of Styles with the Enneagram Wings and Subsets.
  3. To be able to identify in your practice, client Styles 6-1.
  4. To bring Enneagram insight into more than one of your client sessions.
  5. To understand the differences found in the three Triads with the core issues of each.
  6. To be able to discuss the likely scenario between two Enneagram Styles in a couple, family, or co-worker situation.

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  RECOMMENDED BOOKS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
  

  • The Enneagram Made Easy, (Baron & Wagele, 1994)
  • The Enneagram in Love and Work. (Palmer, 1995). Harper, San Francisco.
  • Temperament in Clinical Practice. (Chess & Thomas, 1986), The Guilford Press, New York.
  • The Enneagram Relationships and Intimacy, (Daniels & Dion, 2018), Published by David Daniels, M.D. and Suzanne Dion, updated edition Spring 2021).
  • The Wisdom of the Enneagram. (Riso & Hudson, 1999). A Bantam Books, New York.

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• Working With High Conflict Couples

  • When
    Friday, April 14, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:15 PM
  • Location
    Online ZOOM

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  Presenter: Robert Taibbi

  CEUs: Category 1 | 3.0 

  Description:

  Couple therapy is often difficult--the need to create balance, the danger of getting caught up in the stories and emotions, the pressure to "save" the relationship. All this is made worse when there is high conflict with the challenge of cutting through all the drama. In this workshop we'll talk about the challenges of working with such couples, discuss the goals, as well as walk through the focus and techniques of the opening sessions so clients leave feeling differently when they out than when they walked in. Finally, we'll look at treatment maps for common issues--affairs, parenting differences, sex, impact of AD/HD.

  Learning Objectives:

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

  1. Describe the 3 obstacles to intimate relationships
  2. Discuss the 4 sources of resistance
  3. Describe 3 ways of changing the emotional climate
  4. Discuss the use of Bowen's differentiated self as model of assessment

  Recommended Readings: 

  • Taibbi, R. Doing couple therapy, 2nd ed. 2017
  • Taibbi, R. Brief therapy with couples and families in crisis. 2014
  • Taibbi, R. Boot camp therapy: action oriented approaches to anger, anxiety and depression, 2013
  • Taibbi, R. The Art of the First Session. 2016

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• Menopause: Toward Wellness and Transformation

  • When
    Friday, April 21, 2023
  •  
    9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Online ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    5

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  Presenter: Lisa Sherper, LCSW-C and Sex Therapist https://www.lisasherper.com/about-me

  Category 1 CEUs: 6.0

  This workshop will provide essential, up to date information on treatments for menopause and perimenopause to clinical social workers and prepare you to create your own menopause group for your client base. The first half of the workshop will focus on the medical aspects of menopause and the second half on the psycho-social and sexual aspects of menopause. It is an interactive workshop and a copy of the PowerPoint used for the workshop will be provided to everyone who attends for use in future groups.

  Workshop Objectives:

  1. Recognize Symptoms of Menopause and Perimenopause
  2. Discern Between the Systemic and Genitourinary Syndrome (GSM) symptoms of menopause
  3. Be familiar with the impact of the Women’s Health Initiative study on menopause treatment
  4. Be prepared to help clients self-advocate with health care providers
  5. Describe the Stress Cycle
  6. Teach stress management and emotion regulation skills
  7. Empower clients to openly express menopause experiences including feeling silenced about symptoms, experiencing invisibility, impediments to treatment, and open a dialogue about menopause as an ending and a beginning
  8. Identify qualities needed for enjoyable sexual life
  9. Begin a needs assessment for your menopause group

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• GWSCSW Town Hall

  • When
    Saturday, April 22, 2023
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  Details will be posted as they become available.

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• GWSCSW History Presentation - Our Living History Shared by Those Who Created It

  • When
    Friday, April 28, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Online ZOOM

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  2 Category 1 CEU’s

  Panelists: Marilyn Stickle, Carolyn Gruber, Susan Horne, Golnar Simpson,  Marcie Solomon, Nancy Nollen

  Open to Members and Nonmembers - Nonmembers are welcome to join us and learn more about GWSCSW history and how the Society has advanced the profession through the years

  Moderators: Dara Goldberg, Society Historian and Steve Szopa, Communications Director

  Purpose:  

  This panel presentation and discussion will highlight the reasons GWSCSW was created as well as its early accomplishments in advancing the profession of Clinical Social Work. We are fortunate to have direct access to our history from loyal long-term Members who founded the Society and participated in our hard-won victories. The history of our society mirrors the advancements of the field of Clinical Social Work. Knowing the history of the profession is important, especially for younger Clinical Social workers who were not present in the early years  which lead to us becoming “...the nation’s largest group of mental health services providers. There are more clinically trained social workers—over 200,000—than psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric nurses combined.” (SAMSA as quoted by the NASW ”Who Employs Social Workers” web page.) 

  Learning Objectives:

  By the end of this presentation, participants will understand:

  1. The early history of social workers before they were granted licensure and vendorship.
  2. The definition of independent licensure and its importance for Clinical Social Workers.
  3. The definition of vendorship and its importance to Clinical Social Workers. 
  4. How advocacy was used by our past Presidents and Members.
  5. How advocacy for our profession is still vital today.

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• The Enneagram in your Practice: A Guide for Therapists - Advanced Session 3

  • When
    Friday, April 28, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    ONLINE ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    14

  Register

  Presenter: Lynn Turner, PhD, LCSW

  Three Sessions - Friday, February 24 | Friday, March 31 | Friday, April 28

  CEUs:  Category 1 | 3 CEUs per workshop/9 Total CEUs if all three attended 

  Session 1-for Beginners:  Friday, February 24 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm  
  Click here to Register for Session 1

  Using the Enneagram in Therapy Sessions-for Beginners or for any clinician who has a passing knowledge of the Enneagram, but would like to learn how to use the Enneagram with clients.

  Participants will learn the nine temperament styles discerned by ancient cultures to create a more harmonious community. With Enneagram temperament styles as Nature, therapists can combine childhood Nurture to enhance the lives of their clients. We are not only one style but have various connections across and around the Enneagram Mandala or circle. Younger clients have learned the Enneagram as a personality typing. Used in therapy sessions, clients find their innate abilities and liabilities. The Enneagram is a strong tool adaptable to all therapeutic techniques. Participants can refer to www.lynnsenneagram.com for background.

  Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe 3 Enneagram Styles or more with gifts and burdens.

  2. Have a working knowledge of their own Enneagram Style.

  3. Understand the Nature/Nurture aspect of Childhood plus Enneagram Style.

  4. Begin to understand the Triune Brain and differences between the 3 Enneagram Triads.

  5. Have brief knowledge about the Triangles in the Enneagram Mandala.

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  Session 2: Friday, March 31 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
  Click here to Register for Session 2 
  
  

  Using the Enneagram temperament styles in your Psychotherapist Practice with Individuals, Couples, Families and Children -for those who know the Enneagram, but want more Advanced Knowledge. Session I of II.

  This in-depth session will approach the 9 temperament styles not only with knowledge of their gifts and challenges, but also with the interplay of Nurture, childhood dilemmas. Actual client examples of Enneagram difficulties will be addressed and discussed. The session will cover the Triads, the Triune Brain, client Styles 2-5, and the Nature/Nurture aspects of the Enneagram system of temperaments. Participants can refer to www.lynnsenneagram.com for background.

  Learning Objectives:

  1. To understand the Nature/Nurture aspects of the Enneagram in Psychotherapy.
  2. To understanding the effect of the Triads as part of the Triune Brain on each Enneagram Style.
  3. To be able to identify in your practice, client Styles 2-5.
  4. To bring Enneagram insight into at least one of your client sessions.
  5. To understand how your Enneagram style plays out in therapy sessions.

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  Session 3: Friday, April 28 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm   
  Click here to Register for Session 3 
  
  

  Using the Enneagram temperament styles in your Psychotherapist Practice-for those who know the Enneagram, but want more Advanced Knowledge. Participants can refer to www.lynnsenneagram.com for background.

  This in-depth session will approach the 9 temperament styles not only with knowledge of their gifts and challenges, but also with the interplay of the Triangles, Wings and Subsets. We will dive deeply into Styles 6-1 noting the differences between the Mental, Heart and Gut Triads. Client issues interacting with the Enneagram shared by the leader as well as by participants will enhance the practical application of temperament knowledge. Examples will include Individuals, Couples, Families and Children.

  Learning Objectives:
  

  1. To understand how the Triangles can be used in Psychotherapy to enhance the original style.
  2. To grasp the diversity of Styles with the Enneagram Wings and Subsets.
  3. To be able to identify in your practice, client Styles 6-1.
  4. To bring Enneagram insight into more than one of your client sessions.
  5. To understand the differences found in the three Triads with the core issues of each.
  6. To be able to discuss the likely scenario between two Enneagram Styles in a couple, family, or co-worker situation.

  ---

  RECOMMENDED BOOKS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
  

  • The Enneagram Made Easy, (Baron & Wagele, 1994)
  • The Enneagram in Love and Work. (Palmer, 1995). Harper, San Francisco.
  • Temperament in Clinical Practice. (Chess & Thomas, 1986), The Guilford Press, New York.
  • The Enneagram Relationships and Intimacy, (Daniels & Dion, 2018), Published by David Daniels, M.D. and Suzanne Dion, updated edition Spring 2021).
  • The Wisdom of the Enneagram. (Riso & Hudson, 1999). A Bantam Books, New York.

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• Making Peace with Making Money: Reconciling Service, Profit and Other Therapy-based Financial Challenges

  • When
    Friday, May 19, 2023
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    ONLINE ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    14

  Register

  Presenter: Lynn Grodzki, LCSW, MCC
  https://privatepracticesuccess.com/

  CEUs:  Category 1 | 4 CEUs  

  For those who own and operate a private practice, or work within an agency, practice or clinic, this workshop will help you to look at the deeper issues of your personal money history and see how your beliefs can affect your decisions about policies, strategies and pricing. Using open discussion and with a wealth of practical, essential practice-building strategies, we will support each other to develop money maturity. Learn to earn what you are worth with greater ease and confidence. The presenter is the author of “Building Your Ideal Private Practice” and an expert on the business of therapy.

  Participants with learn how to:

  1. Assess your own “money mindset”—a combination of your personal money history and professional financial beliefs—and how this impacts your earnings
  2. See a simple “Who, What, How” business plan and apply it to private practice
  3. Understand why client retention is a key factor in measuring profit
  4. See the best (and worst) criteria for setting and raising fees
  5. Consider passive and active additional streams of income
  6. Review a strategy for reducing reliance on insurance 

  
  

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• For Therapists only: Experiential Workshop on Foundational Sex/Intimacy Concepts

  • When
    Saturday, May 20, 2023
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Online ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    28

  Register

  Presenters:  Rachel Keller, LCSW-C, CST and Erick Sowell, LMSW   
  

  CEUs: Category 1 | 3.0 
  

  This is a chance for therapists to participate in an experiential intimacy workshop, similar to one that is offered for clients seeking to improve their sex life and intimacy. The presenters will lead all the participants through a workshop process that is focused on both learning and practicing skills of intimacy. Therapists will engage in the same learning, lecture, exercises and dialogue around foundational concepts that ground each client’s experience. Concepts explored include spontaneous versus responsive sexual desire, sexual brakes and accelerators, a new framework for intimacy focused on connection and pleasure, communication cultures, and approaches to making and responding to sexual requests.

  By experiencing the exercises often used in an intimacy workshop first-hand, therapists will gain information and learning about sex therapy, as well as insight and empathy regarding the experience of navigating a vulnerable topic. Clinicians will experience the curiosity, questions, and concerns that commonly arise for clients and feel equipped to translate this first-hand experience towards responding to client needs and concerns. This workshop provides a chance for direct experiential learning, so that therapists can enhance their own personal and professional understanding of this essential topic. 

  Workshop Objectives:

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

  1. Understand the difference between spontaneous versus responsive sexual desire.
  2. Learn how to identify and apply sexual brakes and accelerators as a personal roadmap to increasing sexual satisfaction.
  3. Redefine concepts of intimacy to enhance connection and pleasure.
  4. Understand guess versus ask culture and how those impact communication around intimacy.
  5. Feel equipped to make and respond to requests and desires regarding sexual intimacy.

  Agenda:

  9:00 am - 9:25 am - Check in, Introductions, Ground Rules, and Ice Breaker

  9:25 - 9:45 - Spontaneous versus Responsive desire

  • Education about the types of desire and how they function
  • Reflection on one’s own desire type now and in the past
  • Discussion

  9:45 - 10:00 - A New Framework for Intimacy

  • Reflection and discussion on existing sexual scripts
  • Education on the benefits of a non-goal focus for sex and
  • Pleasure and connection as the foundation for satisfying intimacy

  Discussion

  10:00 - 10:25 - The Dual Control Model

  • Education on the function of sexual brakes and accelerators
  • Completion and discussion of the sexual temperament questionnaire                       
  • Discussion

  10:25 - 10:35 - Break

  10:35 - 10:55 - Individual exercise to create brakes and accelerators list

  • Discussion

  10:55 - 11:20 - Sexual Communication skills - Education

  • Education on Ask versus Guess culture
  • The benefits of a sensual/sexual menu

  11:20 - 11:45 - Sexual Communication skills - Practice

  • Practice making and receiving a request with a response of no
  • Practice making and receiving a request with a response of yes, plus negotiation

  11:45 - 12:00 - Reflection and Wrap-up

  Recommended Reading:

  • Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
  • Sexual Intelligence by Marty Klein
  • Sexual Awareness by Barry & Emily McCarthy

  
  

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• 2023 Member Annual Cocktail Party

  • When
    Sunday, September 10, 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Strathmore Mansion | 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD. 20852

  Imagine yourself here in this sunny open
  space with your GWSCSW friends at
  The Annual GWSCSW Cocktail Party  
  
  SAVE THE DATE - REGISTRATION WILL START ON AUGUST 1
  Look for details and information soon via GWSCSW email distribution

  Sunday, September 10, 2023 | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM  Pinstripes in North Bethesda, MD

  
  

  The next GWSCSW Annual Cocktail Party is scheduled for Sunday September 10, 2023 from 5- 8 PM at Pinstripes in North Bethesda, MD for GWSCSW members only. Registration will be required.

   FREE admission will include Pinstripes catered appetizers. This is a fun opportunity to socialize and network with other members in an upbeat and welcoming private setting. Look for details and invitation soon via GWSCSW email distribution. Please contact Co Chairs Beverly Magida at bev.magida@verizon.net or Nancy Harris at nlharris1214@gmail.com with any questions.

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