Psycho-Legal Associates, Inc.
Leaders in Continuing Education
Since 1995
P.O. Box 1458
Huntington Beach,
CA 92647-1458
USA
Phone
(714)
377-3767
Toll-free in
the U.S. & Canada
(800) 547-2736
Fax
(714)
846-1164
E-mail
combatstress@mac.com
Website
www.ceutopia.com
CLICK HERE to
download the 2009 conference brochure from our
website.
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Early Registration Deadline
Extended!
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It's no April
Fool's joke. We have extended the March 31 early
registration deadline to Friday, April 3, so sign-up now
to save $30-$100 per course. The sooner you
register, the more you save! Call us today at
(800) 547-2736 to register.
CLICK HERE to download the 2009 conference brochure from our
website.
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Highlights
Include
-Weekend
Conference (12 C.E. Hours) Featuring Various Plenary
Sessions
-Choose
from Multiple One-Day (6 C.E. Hours) & Two-Day (12
C.E. Hours) Pre-Conference Programs
-Continuing
Education (C.E.) Hours Available for
Psychologists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Social
Workers, Nurses, National Certified Counselors (NCCs),
Certified Rehabilitation Counselors, Certified
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, and other licensed
and/or certified
professionals.
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Pre-Conference One-Day & Two-Day
Courses
Thursday,
April 30, 2009 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - 6 C.E.
Hours
Clinical Supervision:
Challenges, Strategies & Solutions
Steven
M. Sultanoff, Ph.D. is licensed as both a psychologist
and MFT, and for 25 years he has served as a clinical
supervisor in various agencies and
universities.
Friday,
May 1, 2009 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - 6 C.E. Hours
Each
Clinical Psychopharmacology:
Efficacy & Alternatives
Peter R. Breggin,
M.D. is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, former full-time
consultant at NIMH, and the author of numerous books
including Toxic Psychiatry, Talking Back to Ritalin,
Antidepressant Fact Book, Ritalin Fact Book,
Brain-Disabling Treatments In Psychiatry, Medication
Madness, and Talking Back To Prozac.
Law & Ethics: 2009 Update
For Mental Health Professionals
Lawrence E.
Hedges, Ph.D., Psy.D., ABPP, is the author of both
Therapists At Risk and Facing The Challenge Of Liability
In Psychotherapy, as well as numerous other books on
psychotherapy.
Thursday-Friday,
April 30-May 1, 2009 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - 12
C.E. Hours Each
Critical Incident
Stress Management (CISM): Group Crisis
Intervention
Jeffrey T. Mitchell, Ph.D.,
BCETS, is the founder of The International Critical
Incident Stress Foundation and has authored over 250
articles and 14 books on crisis intervention, critical
incident stress, disaster psychology, and CISM. He is a
reviewer for the Journal of the American Medical
Association (JAMA).
Innovative Holistic Treatment
Of Combat/Life Stress Related PTSD
Hemant K.
Thakur, M.D. is a psychiatrist with specialized training
in psychosomatic medicine and
PTSD.
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Weekend
Conference
Saturday-Sunday,
May 2-3, 2009
Plenary
Sessions Include...
Does Psychiatric Medication
Increase the Risk and Prevalence of
Suicide?
-Peter R. Breggin, M.D. is a
Harvard-trained psychiatrist, former full-time
consultant at NIMH, and the author of numerous books
including Toxic Psychiatry, Talking Back to Ritalin,
Antidepressant Fact Book, Ritalin Fact Book,
Brain-Disabling Treatments In Psychiatry, Medication
Madness, and Talking Back To Prozac.
An Overview of the Battlemind
Training System
-Rick T. Keller, USA, Ret,
RNCS / Battlemind Transition Office, Walter Reed Army
Institute of Research
Homeopathy For Head &
Traumatic Brain Injuries
-James Mattioda,
Ph.D. / Arcana Herbal & Nutritional Pharmacy, La
Jolla, California
Update on Blast Injuries In
The Military
-Mark McDonough, Ph.D. /
Pediatric and Adult Neuropsychologist, Scripps Hospital,
Encinitas, California
-Jay Rosenberg, M.D. /
Neurologist, Scripps Hospital, Encinitas,
California
Identification and Treatment
of the Incarcerated Veteran with PTSD and/or Traumatic
Brain Injury
-Frank D. Ruse, LCSW,
LADC
HEROES Care
Program National Strategy for Successful
Networking of Military and Community Resources in Caring
for Returning Warriors and their Families (Missouri
Pilot Project)
-Jonathan W. Jerome / President of
Operation Homefront of Missouri/S. Illinois
-David A.
Paap, M.Div., Litt.D., LTC, CH, USA (ret) / Program
Director, Stephen Ministries
-Paul H. Wang, M.Div.,
Ph.D., CAPT, CHC, USN
-Speaker TBA / Give An
Hour
Combat
Psychiatry During OIF/OEF
-Hemant K. Thakur,
M.D. / COL, U.S. Army Reserve; Director, PTSD Program,
Lenexa, Kansas
The Soldiers Project ...a pro bono community-based program for the
psychological treatment of service members and their
families.
-Judith T. Broder, M.D. / Founder &
Director, The Soldiers Project
How To Recognize and Deal With
Potential and Actual Violence in the Civilian &
Military Work Place
-James N. Madero,
Ph.D.
Combating
Nightmares With Dream Intervention
-Beverly
Ann Dexter, Ph.D., BCETS, CDR, USN
(Retired)
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Hotel
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Courtyard by
Marriott
13480 Maxella
Avenue
Los Angeles (Marina del Rey), California
90292
(310) 822-8555
Special Room
Rates
A limited number of
discounted hotel rooms (from $118/night + taxes) are
being held until April 22 for conference attendees. To
book a room, call (800) 321-2211 or (800) 628-0908 and
identify yourself as a Combat Stress
Conference attendee.
*TIP: After the April
22 deadline, call the hotel directly at (310) 822-8555
and ask for the government rate.
Directions
From the 405 Frwy.: Take the 90 Frwy. West to Lincoln Blvd. and turn North
(Right); then turn East (Right) at Maxella Avenue, and
turn right at the first driveway.
From LAX: Go North on
Sepulveda Blvd (about 1/2 mile). Stay to the far left
and merge onto Lincoln Blvd. Travel North on
Lincoln about 3.75 miles to Maxella (1 block North of 90
Freeway). Turn right on Maxella and then turn right at
the first driveway.
Or visit GoogleMaps for to/from driving
directions.
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Billeting
In order of
proximity to hotel.
Los Angeles Air Force
Base at Fort MacArthur [26 miles away]
(310)
653-8296
Joint Forces Training Base at Los
Alamitos [32 miles away]
(562) 795-2124
Port
Hueneme [64 miles away]
(805)
985-2624
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Airports
In
order of proximity to hotel.
Los Angeles
International Airport (LAX) [5 miles away]
Long
Beach Airport (LGB) [27 miles away]
Bob Hope
Airport in Burbank (BUR) [28 miles away]
John
Wayne Airport (SNA) [46 miles away]
Ontario
International Airport (ONT) [58 miles away]
San
Diego International Airport (SAN) [130 miles
away]
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Continuing
Education
100%
attendance is required to receive continuing education
credit.
Psychologists
-Psycho-Legal
Associates, Inc. is approved by the American
Psychological Association to sponsor continuing
education for psychologists. Psycho-Legal Associates
maintains responsibility for this program and its
content.
Marriage
and Family Therapists (MFTs), Social Workers (LCSWs,
MSWs) & Counselors (LPCs,
NCCs)
-Psycho-Legal Associates, Inc. is
approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors
(NBCC) to provide continuing education to National
Certified Counselors (Provider#: 5815).
-Each
course meets the qualifications for six hours of
continuing education credit per day for MFTs and LCSWs
as required by the California Board of Behavioral
Sciences (Provider #: PCE 22).
-Psycho-Legal
Associates, Inc. is approved by the California
Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors,
Provider # 1N-96-338-0510, to provide six C.E. hours per
day in Advanced Education for Certified Alcoholism and
Drug Abuse Counselors.
-Each one-day course is
eligible for approval on a post-attendance basis of six
C.E. hours for Certified Rehabilitation Counselors
(CRCs) certified by the The Commission on Rehabilitation
Counselor Certification.
Employee Assistance
Professionals
-If submitted to EACC within
three years of completion, each one-day course is
eligible for post-approval of six Professional
Development Hours (PDHs) for Employee Assistance
Professionals (EAPs) already certified by the Employee
Assistance Certification Commission.
Nurses
-Psycho-Legal
Associates, Inc. is approved by the California Board of
Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 11769, for six contact
hours per
day.
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