The following programs are available in DVD and VHS formats. Each program is approved for CEUs and is available for a two-week rental. Upon return of the rental along with a completed assessment, you will receive a certificate of workshop completion. The fee for the two-week rental, including CEUs and certificate is $44 (per viewer). The videos are available for purchase by organizations for multiple viewings. Contact Jodie Hansen at
training@sweetser.org or 207-294-4414 for more information.
Over the past 2-3 years, there has been a noteable increase in new FDA approved treatments for ADHD. It is essential that any educator and/or mental health professional stays up to date with these new treatment options. This presentation will be comprised of a general review of diagnostic criteria, prevalence and treatment options for ADHD across the life span. Didactic material will be enhanced with numerous clinical vignettes. Emphasis will be placed on the newer FDA approved treatments. !COMING SOON!
This presentation will explore the ongoing controversy surrounding the potential prevalence of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents. A general review of the diagnostic criteria, prevalence data and potential treatment interventions will be provided. !COMING SOON!
(3-hour video/3 CEUs)
Molly DeLaney, PsyD
Learn how to utilize the power and motivation behind clients' "resistant" behavior to facilitate, not thwart, the change process. In this workshop, participants will come to understand the dynamics of resistance and how to maintain a sense of hopefulness and efficacy even in the most difficult situations. !COMING SOON!
(5-hour video/5 CEUs)
Christopher Behan, LCSW
Depression is the most prevalent mental disorder, bringing our clients into despair and darkness. Therapists also are vulnerable to the hopelessness and helplessness that depression engenders. This program will assist clinicians in utilizing specific tools to tap into the story of hope that is contained, but often concealed, within the client’s description of depression, offering possibilities where none seemed to exist.
(6-hour video/6 CEUs)
Andy Abbott, LCPC
This is a video focused on empirically based evidence shown to improve client treatment outcomes. Although behavioral health providers adopt a variety of modalities, it is important to stay informed on current empirical data which will add effective directions for your therapeutic approach. The efficacy of particular directions illuminates and enhances current methodologies used. Various therapeutic schools and methods will be discussed.
Practitioners are held to high standards, both legally and ethically. This program is designed to give an overview of the legal and ethical issues facing professionals in behavioral health practice. Participants will come away from this program with an understanding of their risks and strategies for effectively dealing with such issues.
!COMING SOON!
(6-hour video/6 CEUs)
Amy Simonds, LCPC
This workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of key aspects of psychosocial assessment including interview skills/strategies and alternatives to direct questioning, such as genograms and observations, games. It will focus on who the assessment is for and writing to that audience in a single document. This workshop fulfills Maine’s requirement for psychosocial assessment.
This workshop provides an overview of the structural family therapy model and will include a two-pronged emphasis on thinking---learning a family systems way of thinking about the problems that children and families experience, and doing---learning the practical application of this way of thinking to each clinical situation. !COMING SOON!
Covering the course of treatment from the initial stages to termination, this workshop offers a comprehensive template for a systemic diagnosis of a family, tools for ongoing assessment, and treatment modalities that emphasize individual and family strengths and bring forth the healing energy that exists within family systems. !COMING SOON!
The creative (sometimes called, subconscious) mind is a resourceful aspect of the personality. Symptoms, which develop when the personality is threatened, represent the subconscious mind's attempt to protect the Self from harm. Over time, these coping mechanisms become habitual and are used indiscriminately. Symptoms not only outlive their usefulness, they come to sabotage the individual's personal growth and well-being. !COMING SOON!
(5-hour video/ 5 CEUs)
Karen Ludwig, LCPC
What happens to children who survive severe childhood abuse or neglect? Many have deep wells of resilience and go on to live their lives without apparent impairment. Others, however, face enormous challenges in maintaining well-being. This program explores the ways child abuse can continue to haunt people for years after the abuse has ended, leading people to develop “solutions” to the pain that may allow survival, but can interfere with relationships and personal growth. A narrative approach to understanding trauma histories can open up possibilities for healing and recovery.
(6-hour video/6 CEUs)
Andy Abbott, LCPC
Approaching treatment from both an individual and family approach as well as from a systems perspective, this workshop will provide strategies for building trust and establishing a collaborative relationship with the child and family. Effective interventions dealing with difficult children and families will be a focus.
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