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On October 29, 2022, the NYSSCSW Annual Meeting was held at the Red Hat on the River in Irvington, NY. Two Westchester members were honored. To view the statements read about each member click the links below:
(Pictured above: Karen Kaufman, NYSSCSW President, Ruthie Kalai, Roberta Omin and Susan Jocelyn)
RUTHIE KALAI, LCSW
ROBERTA OMIN, LCSW
In October 2019, the Annual Meeting of NYSSCSW honored Rosemary Sacken, former President of the Westchester Chapter, for years of leadership and dedication to the membership of the chapter. Rosemary is on the left, accompanied by Andrea Kocsis, Chapter President, while Shannon Boyle, Society President, reads the tribute to Rosemary.
On this page you will find the latest news and events from our Westchester Chapter. Click on each event for more details.
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Upcoming Meetings:
October 5, 2024 GRIEF THROUGH THE LIFESPAN - Live In Person And Live Online Via Zoom
Recent Meetings:
June 1, 2024 LOSS/GRIEF: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF A CLINICIAN'S PERSONAL DEATH AWARENESS ON GRIEF COUNSELING - Live Via Zoom
April 6, 2024 SIBLING ABUSE AS A COMPLEX TRAUMA: UNDERSTANDING THE FAMILY STRUCTURE AND ITS RESIDUAL DYNAMICS - LIve Online Via Zoom
January 6, 2024 THE PROFESSIONAL WILL - LIVE ONLINE VIA ZOOM
October 7, 2023 INCORPORATING GROUP THERAPY INTO ONE’S PRACTICE – A DEMONSTRATION (PART 2) - Live Online Via Zoom
April 1, 2023 FROM CONFLICT TO CONNECTION THROUGH THE USE OF ART IN THERAPY WITH COUPLES - Live Online Via Zoom
June 3, 2023 UNDERSTANDING KETAMINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY: FINDING MEANING IN NON-ORDINARY STATES OF BEING - LIVE ONLINE VIA ZOOM
February 4, 2023 A GESTALT THERAPIST DISCUSSES OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER - Live Online Via Zoom
October 1, 2022 ADDRESSING THE CLINICAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES WITH TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY, AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING CLIENTS - Live via Zoom
June 4, 2022 ZOOM REVISITED: AN EMERGING THEORY OF ONLINE PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS - Live Via Zoom
April 23, 2022 DEEPENING THE CONNECTION: PSYCHODRAMA’S TOOLS TO BRIDGE THE GAP IN TIMES OF ISOLATION - Live Via Zoom
January 8, 2022 306. "DEPRESSED, BORDERLINE, OR BIPOLAR?" Live via Zoom
November 6, 2021 299. CONTACT AND RELATIONSHIP IN GESTALT THERAPY - LIVE VIA ZOOM
October 9, 2021 301. SEEING AND TREATING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
June 5, 2021 287. AN OVERVEW OF PALLIATIVE SOCIAL WORK: AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO CARE DURING SERIOUS ILLNESS - LIVE VIA ZOOM
February 6, 2021 THE IMPACT OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ON MENTAL HEALTH: NON CE PROGRAM - LIVE VIA ZOOM
March 6, 2021 288. NAVIGATING GRIEF AND LOSS DURING CORONAVIRUS: PRACTICAL AND PERSONAL IMPLICATIONS FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT - LIVE VIA ZOOM
November 7, 2020 ***DATE CHANGED FROM APRIL 4, 2020***
273. RUNNING THE MATRIMONIAL GAMUT: A TRILOGY OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION***ZOOM***
December 5, 2020 279. GESTALT THERAPY 101: THE ESSENTIALS***ZOOM***
October 3, 2020 272. RESTORING THE RESILIENT NERVOUS SYSTEM: PRINCIPLES OF SOMATIC EXPERIENCING AND EXPRESSIVE WRITING***ZOOM***
September 12, 2020 280. STAYING ON TRACK: SUPPORT AND TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EARLY PSYCHOSIS
December 7, 2019 267. ADDRESSING THE CLINICAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES WITH TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING CLIENTS
November 2, 2019 264. WORKING WITH DREAMS IN INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT: A CASE STUDY OF A YOUNG ADULT MALE PRESENTING WITH DEPRESSION AND ACADEMIC DIFFICULTIES
October 5, 2019 258. OUT-OF-CONTROL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AS SYMPTOM OF INSECURE-ATTACHMENT: TRANSFORMING ANXIETY AND AVOIDANCE INTO ALLIANCE AND INTIMACY
September 7, 2019 257. EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLE THERAPY (EFT): AN OVERVIEW
June 1, 2019 252. Medical Cannabis: A Clinical Focus
May 4, 2019 249. EMDR: A PRIMER - TREATMENT FOR TRAUMA, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
April 6, 2019 246. THE INTEGRATION OF HARM REDUCTION THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
March 2, 2019 238. EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLE THERAPY (EFT): AN OVERVIEW
February 2, 2019 242. THE EMPATHY WARS: UNDERSTANDING EMPATHY ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES
December 1, 2018 230. EXTRA MARITAL AFFAIRS: UNDERSTANDING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO NAVIGATE ITS’ DIFFICULTIES
November 3, 2018 227. FAMILY INTERVENTION IN THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
October 6, 2018 229. "DEPRESSED, BORDERLINE, OR BIPOLAR?"
September 8, 2018 226. WORK WITH "#ME TOO" AND OTHER ABUSE SURVIVORS: ACKNOWLEDGING AND CLEARING VICARIOUS TRAUMA
June 2, 2018 218. THINKING ABOUT ATTACHMENT AND TRAUMA THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD
April 7, 2018 207. EXPLODE THE CODE: EXPOSING RACIAL DOG WHISTLES IN THE THERAPY ROOM
January 6, 2018 STORY AND NARRATIVE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: THEORY AND TECHNIQUES
March 3, 2018 TECHNOLOGY & SOCIAL MEDIA: A CLINICIAN’S GUIDE TO DIGITAL AGE ADOLESCENTS
December 2, 2017 202. EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BENZODIAZEPINES BUT DID NOT KNOW ENOUGH TO ASK
November 4, 2017 200. FOREVER GOODBYES: A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH TO THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF PARENTALLY BEREAVED CHILDREN
September 9, 2017 191. HYPNOTIC APPROACHES FOR NON-HYPNOSIS TRAINED THERAPISTS
October 7, 2017 199. ATTUNED AGING: MOVING BEYOND CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS, EXPERIENCING OUR TRUEST, FULLEST SELVES
June 3, 2017 192. DO WE KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW...THAT WE KNOW? WORKING WITH THE IMPLICIT PSYCHOTHERAPY
April 1, 2017 175. EXPLODE THE CODE: EXPOSING RACIAL DOG WHISTLES IN THE THERAPY ROOM (WESTCHESTER) ***CANCELLED***
May 6, 2017 WHEN THE CLIENT’S THERAPIST BECOMES THE MEDICAL PATIENT
January 7, 2017 174. SEXUAL ISSUES AND CONCERNS IN COUPLES THERAPY (WESTCHESTER)
March 4, 2017 173. EMPOWERING MOTHERS TO SUPPORT DAUGHTERS WHO STRUGGLE WITH EATING PROBLEMS (WESTCHESTER)
September 10, 2016 156. CELEBRATING THE WOUNDED HEALER PSYCHOTHERAPIST: PAIN, POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH AND SELF-DISCLOSURE (WESTCHESTER)
October 1, 2016 157. BECOMING A STEPFAMILY: CLINICAL SKILLS FOR "BLENDED FAMILY" RELATIONSHIPS (WESTCHESTER)
November 5, 2016 158. SHAME AND VULNERABILITY: WHAT WE SHARE AND HOW WE HIDE (Westchester)
June 4, 2016 150. INFERTILITY: A LIFE CRISIS (Westchester)
May 7, 2016 151. WHEN THE THERAPIST BECOMES THE MEDICAL PATIENT (Westchester)
April 2, 2016 144. STOP, THINK, AND LISTEN: WELCOMING RACE TALK IN PSYCHOTHERAPY (Westchester)
March 5, 2016 140. TRANSGENDER ISSUES AND IDENTITIES: A CULTURAL COMPETENCY WORKSHOP (Westchester) June 6, 2015 Weschester Chapter Presentation - Counseling The Bisexual Client
May 2, 2015 Weschester Chapter - The New Referral: Important Considerations for Treatment
April 4, 2015 Westchester Chapter Meeting - "THE POWER OF ENGAGEMENT: Our Hunger to Know We Matter"
March 7, 2015 Weschester Chapter Meeting - Music Speaks Louder Than Words: An Introduction to Music Therapy
February 7, 2015 Westchester Chapter Meeting: Annual Film Screening and Discussion: Crash
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