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• Spring 2024 Peer Consultation Groups: Clinical Focus on Adults; with Cathy Elliott, LMHC

  • Start
    April 24, 2024
  •  
  • End
    June 01, 2024
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    26

  Register

  We are happy to announce our first round of Peer Consultation Groups for PPC members!

  Peer consultation is a vital part of clinical practice. It provides opportunity for increased self reflection, validation and support through navigating complex clinical situations. Engaging in peer consultation groups has been shown to improve therapeutic effectiveness and greatly reduce the risk of isolation and burn out while increasing connections with a community of practitioners.  

  The PPC’s Inaugural Peer Consultation Group with Clinical Focus on Adults will provide a collaborative forum where professionals can come together to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices related to adult mental health/intervention. It's an opportunity to engage in enriching discussions, gain alternative perspectives, and strengthen your skill set. 
  

  These groups are free and open to members only.  Members can attend individual group dates or multiple offerings.  Space is limited,  please only register for a group date if you are able to attend. Please see the Group Member agreements listed after the leadership bio. 

  Dates Peer Consultation Group with Clinical Focus on Adults: 

  Thursday March 21, 2- 3:30 pm (Thank you to those who attended!)

  Wednesday April 24, 6- 7:30 pm 

  Saturday June 1, 2- 3:30 

  About the Peer Consultation Group Leader: 

  Cathy Elliott, LMHC: 

  I have been in the counseling and social service field for 35 years with experience in a variety of clinical settings working with a diverse range of populations. I began my career working in Gloucester, MA working in a community mental health setting (with Jim Lipski!) in the 1990’s where I worked in the psychiatric day treatment center with a dually diagnosed adult population. I also worked in the counseling center in that system doing psychotherapy with adults and adolescents. I worked with Jim doing emergency services and outreach and I did some inpatient work. Later I moved into doing administrative work where I ran a team of social workers in Cambridge dedicated to helping adults who suffer with mental illnesses and homelessness to find them housing and services. After a few years (and two children later), I returned to the day treatment program where I started my career and became the director there for many years. This is where I honed my love for clinical supervision and case consultations. When that program closed, I returned to doing outpatient counseling in a group practice in Beverly while I started my own private practice. I have been working, primarily with adults in private practice since 2005, going full-time in my practice in 2010. I have specialized experience in working with people who struggle with addictions, eating disorders, mood disorders, relationship conflicts, personality disorders and trauma. I utilize a self-psychology model of the psychodynamic therapeutic approach to the work, and I have experience in working with CBT, DBT and other modalities. I offer individual, couples, group and family counseling with ages from 12-75.

  Group Member Agreements: 

  As participants in our PPC Consultation Groups, we understand and agree to uphold the utmost confidentiality to ensure a safe and supportive environment for all members. Confidentiality is crucial in fostering trust, respect, and openness within the group.

  Guidelines:

  1. Respect for Privacy: We recognize that all information shared within the group, including discussions, case presentations, and personal experiences, is strictly confidential. This extends to any identifying details that could potentially reveal the identity of clients or colleagues.
  2. Non-Disclosure: Members agree not to disclose any information shared within the group to individuals outside of the group without explicit consent from the individual who provided the information. This includes refraining from discussing specific cases or personal anecdotes in any form of communication, including but not limited to verbal discussions, written notes, electronic messages, or social media.
  3. Professional Integrity: We commit to maintaining the highest standards of professional integrity and ethical conduct in all interactions within the group. This includes refraining from sharing information that could potentially harm clients, colleagues, or the reputation of the group.
  4. Boundaries: Members agree to respect personal boundaries and to refrain from pressuring others to disclose information they are not comfortable sharing. We understand that each member has the right to control the extent of their participation and disclosure within the group.
  5. Reporting Concerns: If a member has concerns about a breach of confidentiality or ethical misconduct within the group, they are encouraged to bring it to the attention of the group facilitator(s) or designated authority promptly and discreetly.

  By participating in the PPC Consultation Groups, we acknowledge our commitment to maintaining confidentiality and professional development. 

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  Spring 2024 Peer consultation group leaders are compensated for their time and expertise by the PPC as a member benefit. 

  Please contact ppcSalem@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. 

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• Spring 2024 Peer Consultation Groups: Clinical Focus on Children and Families; with Matthew G. Doyle, LICSW

  • Start
    April 26, 2024
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  • End
    May 24, 2024
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    30

  Register

  We are happy to announce our first round of Peer Consultation Groups for PPC members!

  The PPC’s Inaugural Child & Family Peer Consultation Group will provide a collaborative forum where professionals can come together to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices related to child and family mental health/intervention. It's an opportunity to engage in enriching discussions, gain alternative perspectives, and strengthen your skill set.  The group will integrate clinical topics such as Attachment Theory, Bowenian Family Therapy, Brief Systemic Family Therapy, Collaborative Problem Solving, and other themes identified by the group.  We will also allocate time for 1-2 clinical presentations each group based on William Madsen’s presentation format. (An outline of this format will be sent to attendees) 

  These groups are free and open to members only.  Members can attend individual group dates or multiple offerings.  Space is limited,  please only register for a group date if you are able to attend. Please see the Group Member agreements listed after the leadership bio. 

  Dates for Peer Consultation Group with Clinical Focus on Children and Families: 

  Friday March 29, 12- 1:30 pm

  Friday April 26, 12- 1:30 pm 

  Friday May 24, 12- 1:30 

  
  About the Peer Consultation Group Leader: 

  Matthew G. Doyle, LICSW; Founding Director and Owner of Castle Hill Counseling & Consulting, Inc., brings over 25 years of experience in the mental health and education fields; working with individual children, adolescents, and families directly, and in a diverse range of program start-up, community, and organizational leadership roles. Matthew provides extensive training on home-based intervention, family therapy, attachment, trauma-informed intervention, and school avoidance/anxiety in addition to his Adjunct Faculty teaching role at a local Master’s in Social Work graduate school program. Matthew was featured in the Boston Globe* in 2017 and interviewed on National Public Radio** in 2017 and 2021. 

  *Boston Globe link: When Anxiety Keeps Kids From School

  **NPR link: Conversation about School Refusal 

  **WGBH link: How to help anxious kids return to school after a year at home

  Group Member Agreements: 

  As participants in our PPC Child & Family Consultation Groups, we understand and agree to uphold the utmost confidentiality to ensure a safe and supportive environment for all members. Confidentiality is crucial in fostering trust, respect, and openness within the group.

  Guidelines:

  1. Respect for Privacy: We recognize that all information shared within the group, including discussions, case presentations, and personal experiences, is strictly confidential. This extends to any identifying details that could potentially reveal the identity of clients or colleagues.
  2. Non-Disclosure: Members agree not to disclose any information shared within the group to individuals outside of the group without explicit consent from the individual who provided the information. This includes refraining from discussing specific cases or personal anecdotes in any form of communication, including but not limited to verbal discussions, written notes, electronic messages, or social media.
  3. Professional Integrity: We commit to maintaining the highest standards of professional integrity and ethical conduct in all interactions within the group. This includes refraining from sharing information that could potentially harm clients, colleagues, or the reputation of the group.
  4. Boundaries: Members agree to respect personal boundaries and to refrain from pressuring others to disclose information they are not comfortable sharing. We understand that each member has the right to control the extent of their participation and disclosure within the group.
  5. Reporting Concerns: If a member has concerns about a breach of confidentiality or ethical misconduct within the group, they are encouraged to bring it to the attention of the group facilitator(s) or designated authority promptly and discreetly.

  By participating in the PPC Child & Family Consultation Groups, we acknowledge our commitment to maintaining confidentiality and professional development. 

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  Spring 2024 Peer consultation group leaders are compensated for their time and expertise by the PPC as a member benefit. 

  Please contact ppcSalem@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. 

  
  

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• PPC Boston In-Person Social Event, Ned Devine's Faneuil Hall

  • When
    April 26, 2024
  •  
    4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Ned Devine's Irish Pub, Faneuil Hall Marketplace; 1 N Market Street Boston MA 02109

  Register

  Please Join us at Ned Devine's in Faneuil Hall on Friday April 26 from 4:30 to 6:30 for social and networking time with other clinicians!

  Our membership has grown far outside the North Shore area and at the request of members, we are excited to host our first Boston Networking event!

  
  

  A primary aspect of the PPC mission is to support community and connections between clinicians in private practice. Get to know other clinicians better and make new connections. Bring a fellow clinician who is not a member!

  Get to know our new Executive Director- Carla Rosinski, PhD, LMHC, CST: 

  Carla will be joining all 4 of the Networking events this Spring to get to know more members, hear your feedback, and talk about the work the Board is doing to meet the needs of a growing membership with over 550 clinicians! 

  PPC pays for hors d'oeuvres and there is a cash bar. Give it a try! Please register in advance so we can know how many to expect.

  Check the website for our other Spring Networking locations and dates!
  

  We hope to see you there!

  - PPC Board of Directors 

  
  

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• Newburyport/ Northern Essex County In-Person Social Encounter

  • When
    May 03, 2024
  •  
    4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Mission Oak Grill, 26 Green St., Newburyport, MA

  Register

  Please Join us at in Newburyport on Friday May 3 at Mission Oak Grill from 4:30 to 6:30 for social and networking time with other clinicians!

  We are working on a location and will update this event soon!

  
  

  A primary aspect of the PPC mission is to support community and connections between clinicians in private practice. Get to know other clinicians better and make new connections. Bring a fellow clinician who is not a member!

  Get to know our new Executive Director- Carla Rosinski, PhD, LMHC, CST: 

  Carla will be joining all 4 of the Networking events this Spring to get to know more members, hear your feedback, and talk about the work the Board is doing to meet the needs of a growing membership with over 550 clinicians! 

  PPC pays for hors d'oeuvres and there is a cash bar. Give it a try! Please register in advance so we can know how many to expect.

  Check the website for our other Spring Networking locations and dates!
  

  We hope to see you there!

  - PPC Board of Directors 

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• PPC Middlesex County Area In-Person Social Event, Moonstone 110

  • When
    May 10, 2024
  •  
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Moonstone 11, 185 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford MA

  Register

  Please Join us at Moonstone 110 in Chelmsford on Friday May 10 from 4:30 to 6:30 for social and networking time with other clinicians!
  

  
  

  
  

  A primary aspect of the PPC mission is to support community and connections between clinicians in private practice. Get to know other clinicians better and make new connections. Bring a fellow clinician who is not a member!

  Get to know our new Executive Director- Carla Rosinski, PhD, LMHC, CST: 

  Carla will be joining all 4 of the Networking events this Spring to get to know more members, hear your feedback, and talk about the work the Board is doing to meet the needs of a growing membership with over 550 clinicians! 

  PPC pays for hors d'oeuvres and there is a cash bar. Give it a try! Please register in advance so we can know how many to expect.

  Check the website for our other Spring Networking locations and dates!

  We hope to see you there! 

  - PPC Board of Directors 

  
  

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• PPC Salem Area In-Person Networking/ Social Event

  • When
    May 17, 2024
  •  
    4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Rivalry Sports Bar and Kitchen, 221 Washington St. Salem, MA 01970

  Register

  
  

  Please Join us at Rivalry Sports Bar and Kitchen on Friday May 17 from 4:30 to 6:30 for social and networking time with other clinicians!

  
  

  A primary aspect of the PPC mission is to support community and connections between clinicians in private practice. Get to know other clinicians better and make new connections. Bring a fellow clinician who is not a member!

  Get to know our new Executive Director- Carla Rosinski, PhD, LMHC, CST: 

  Carla will be joining all 4 of the Networking events this Spring to get to know more members, hear your feedback, and talk about the work the Board is doing to meet the needs of a growing membership with over 550 clinicians! 

  PPC pays for hors d'oeuvres and there is a cash bar. Give it a try! Please register in advance so we can know how many to expect.

  Check the website for our other Spring Networking locations and dates!
  

  We hope to see you there!

  - PPC Board of Directors 

  
  

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• Facilitating Healing in the Traumatized Individual: Safety and Stabilization Work with Adults, Angela Belleville, LMHC; Approved for 3 CEs

  • When
    May 31, 2024
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Danversport Yacht Club

  Register

  Join us for our May 31 CE Event at The Danversport Yacht Club; 9 am to 12 noon!

  Facilitating Healing in the Traumatized Individual:

  Safety and Stabilization Work with Adults, Angela Belleville, LMHC
  

  
  

  Members $90 Nonmembers $140
  

  Breakfast, tea and coffee is included with registration fee

  Program description: 

  This course is intended for clinicians looking to enhance or refresh their knowledge of trauma-informed approach and best practices when working with adults with PTSD. This workshop will explore the impact of trauma and various elements that can hinder or help facilitate healing and recovery. Areas explored will include the role of the therapeutic relationship, clinician competence areas, boundaries and attachment, screening tools, safety and treatment planning, psychoeducation, and various “Bottom-up” and “Top-Down” trauma-informed clinical strategies that support healing and resilience. Considerations for complex trauma and Complex PTSD will be explored at the end of the workshop along with a review of the main components of “Gold Standard” Treatments for PTSD.

  Learning Objectives: 

  • Participants will learn to identify and assess trauma related symptoms
  • Participants will conceptualize therapeutic needs and phases of recovery
  • Participants will enhance understanding of trauma-informed clinical strategies to facilitate safety and stabilization in trauma survivors.
  • Participants will familiarize themselves with the “Gold Standard” Treatments for Trauma and PTSD including each treatment's key components.

  
  

  Instructor Bio: 

  Angela L. Belleville, a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), is alumni of Northeastern University and the owner of Bella Health which offers an array of gold standard evidence-based PTSD treatments as well as supervision, consultation and training services for providers and the community. Ms. Belleville has over two decades of rich and wide-ranging experience in behavioral health which has included inpatient psychiatric trauma care, DBT day treatment, clinical consulting, community-based wraparound supervision and management, program development, community fundraising for domestic violence awareness and extensive time as a trainer for academic institutions like Boston College and University and Albany SUNY, the police, corporate wellness and more.

  In addition to her extensive experience as a trainer and consultant Ms Belleville is a provider-status Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) clinician, certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), train-the-trainer status in CBT for PTSD, and proficient in Prolonged Exposure (PE), Written Exposure Therapy and other forms of trauma treatment.

  AGENDA

  Registration and Breakfast will begin at 8:30a 

  Full Breakfast & coffee/tea included in registration 

  9a- Introduction

      ● What is trauma?

          ○ A 15 minute Crash Course in PTSD and the Stress Response System ○ Recovery v. Non-Recovery

      ● Screening Tools

      ● The Therapeutic Relationship

      ● Managing Risk and Safety Issues

      ● Using Psychoeducation Effectively

  1030a- 15 min break

  1045-12p

      ● Establishing Calm

          ○ Bottom-Up Strategies

          ○ Top-Down Strategies

      ● Overview of Gold-Standard Treatments

      ● Wrap up / Questions

  The PPC Annual Meeting will be held after this CE event at the same location. Registration for the Annual Meeting is located on the events page of the website. 

  Please contact ppcsalem@gmail.com with any questions 

  This presentation is suitable for a beginning level and above in the subject matter.

  Accessibility: This event is being held at Danversport Yacht Club and is wheelchair accessible. Please contact ppcsalem@gmail.com for any accommodation requests or needs

  This program is cosponsored by CE Learning Systems. Please see approvals and procedures below: 

  CE Approvals and Polices 

  
  

  American Psychological Association

  CE Learning Systems, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

  New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work

  CE Learning Systems SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0060.

  New York Education Department for Licensed Mental Health Counselors

  CE Learning Systems, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0072.

  New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology

  CE Learning Systems dba CE-Credit.com & AddictionCounselorCE.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0016.

  New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy

  CE Learning Systems dba CE-Credit.com & AddictionCounselorCE.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0045.

  CE PROCESS INFO

  Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by their licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) for the duration of the training to earn CE credits.

  After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.

  Upon accessing the CE-Go "attendee dashboard", you will be able to:

  • Complete evaluation forms for the event
  • Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format

  If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE-Go platform, please contact CE-Go at 888-498-5578 or by email at support@ce-go.com Please Note: Emails for this event will come from "support@ce-go.com".

  If you have any continuing education related questions, please contact your event organizer at ppcsalem@gmail.com

  Please make sure to check your spam/junk folder in case those emails get "stuck". We'd also suggest "Allowlisting" support@ce-go.com. This tells your email client that you know this sender and trust them, which will keep emails from this contact at the top of your inbox and out of the junk folder.

  DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

  CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity ― including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).
  
  The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity’s planners, faculty, and the reviewer:
  
  PLANNERS AND REVIEWER
  The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.
  
  INSTRUCTOR
  The instructor of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.
  

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• PPC Annual Meeting 2024

  • When
    May 31, 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Danversport Yacht Club, 161 Elliott St, Danvers MA 01923

  Register

  
  

  Please join us for The 2024 PPC Annual Meeting!

  We will be meeting in person at the Danversport Yacht Club on

  Friday May 31 from 1 to 2:30 

  
  

  

  
  

  It has been a big year for the PPC! Join us for our annual meeting to hear a brief presentation from the Board on our progress this year followed by an open discussion regarding PPC's future.  We hope to get your thoughts and input! 

  Lunch, tea and coffee will be served. 

  Please register if you plan to attend so we know how many to expect. 

  **Please note**

  There is a morning CE event prior to the afternoon annual meeting at the same venue. You must register for the CE separately. 

  If you would like to attend the CE event please register HERE or go to the event page of the PPC website 

  We look forward to seeing you there!

  - PPC Board of Directors and Carla Rosinski, PhD Executive Director

  
  

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• Chat with Kathleen, the Biller: Mon June 3; 7-8pm on Zoom

  • When
    June 03, 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  Please join us for our quarterly chat with Kathleen the Biller on Monday June 3th from 7-8pm on zoom. 

  
  

  Kathleen Southern, who owns & operates KAS Billing Service at the Cummings Center in Beverly,  will be available to answer billing questions that members have regarding their own practices on Monday, March 4th from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

  Your questions can be more general or procedural or pertinent to a particular problem with a particular client. Of course, the limits of confidentiality will apply. PPC is making this service available due to members expressed appreciation. If you want to attend, please register and you will then receive the Zoom invite in a registration confirmation email.

  We're looking forward to seeing you,

  PPC Board

  
  

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