Working with Dissociative Disorders & Plural Communities

Presented by

Serenity Serseción, PhD

Friday, Dec. 1st, 2023

9:00 am - 1:30 pm

Zoom, 4.0 CEs

Course Description

This workshop will review the basics of working with dissociative disorders and plural communities. This information presented will be from a plural positive perspective and multicultural background. Dissociative disorders and plural communities will be discussed, in addition to intersections of other marginalized identities and overlap. This workshop will also explain various skills such as how clinicians can use system maps to improve treatment outcomes for clients. Intersectional identities will be discussed in relation to culturally informed treatment modalities. 

Educational Goals

Participants will learn clinical and cultural considerations to be aware of when working with dissociative disorders and the plural community. Participants will participate in experiential activities and apply this information to case examples in order to practice skills learned in this presentation.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Define the dissociative disorders listed in the DSM5.
2. Identity differential diagnosis related to dissociation.
3. Define important terms and definitions when working with this population.
4. List interventions for the beginning of treatment when working with dissociative disorders.
5. Identify 3 different ways of system mapping.
6. Develop therapeutic interventions through the use of system mapping.
7. Select the best way to have their clients create system maps during in-person therapy and via telehealth.
8. Apply this information to two case examples during an experiential activity in order to practice skills learned in this presentation.

Registration

RSVP here.  Please note that once you have RSVP'd for this event, you will receive a link to register for the Zoom Meeting. You must complete this second Zoom-registration step to gain access to the event link.

Training Schedule and Attendance Requirements

Please note, this is a 4.0-CE training, comprised of four hours of training, a 15 minute break in the middle, plus time for RECAMFT announcements in the meeting. You must be logged on at the beginning of the training, be present during the event (including responding to attendance checks by coming on camera, verbally replying, and/or replying in the chat), and stay logged on for the full duration, to end at 1:30 pm, in order to earn the CEs. If your camera is off the entire time, and RECAMFT cannot verify you were physically present at your computer throughout the training, then RECAMFT cannot issue a CE certificate, as we would not be able to show that the BBS requirements for your participation were met.

About Our Speaker - Dr. Serenity Serseción, PhD

Dr. Serenity Serseción (They/Them/Ellos) is a plural, Puerto Rican, genderqueer, bilingual, licensed clinical psychologist. They have a private practice that focuses on the plural community, BIPOC communities, sexual and gender diverse individuals, and people in various subcultures. Clinical focuses are depression, anxiety, trauma, and dissociation. They have worked as a clinician in various sites such as universities, community mental health agencies, and hospitals for over 15 years. They have been an interim director at a local LGBTQ+ specialty clinic. In addition to supervising new doctoral student clinicians and teaching psychology and diversity courses at various universities for over 10 years. They currently work in private practice, as a presenter and at a local clinic inside a tech company.

Location 

Zoom Meeting. Requires pre-registration with Zoom; please make sure you register with Zoom with the link provided in your RECAMFT confirmation email.

Video Recording and On-Demand Option

RECAMFT plans to record this event, to make it available as an on-demand CE-earning program, barring any unforeseen technical or production issues. The on-demand version would be available for free to RECAMFT members, and for purchase by non-members. (Please note, access to our on-demand programs is a benefit of RECAMFT membership only and is not part of the reciprocal benefits extended to Marin CAMFT members.)

For non-RECAMFT members: Please do not register for this "live" Zoom event if you are only interested in accessing the on-demand version. If you pay to register this "live" event, you are registering for this event only; on-demand access is not included. If you later decide you would rather do the on-demand program and not attend "live", then you would need to cancel your registration for this "live" event per the refund policy below.  If you register for this training under one of the paid registration options, and do not attend, and later ask to get access to the on-demand program, there will be a $10 administrative fee to cover RECAMFT's costs in setting up access to that separate program.

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Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT  (Provider #57173) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. 

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.
• Refunds: Refunds may be requested up to 7 days before the event by contacting therapy@recamft.org. No refunds are given beginning 7 days prior to the event. If a member cannot attend the event due to a mandatory evacuation or Public Safety Power Shut-off the day of the event, they can request and receive a refund with verification of address.
• CE Certificate: You must be physically present at your computer and watching and/or listening to the training while logged onto the zoom meeting for the entire presentation, and complete a post test and an evaluation to receive your CE credit certificate. At the conclusion of this educational event, after confirming attendance, an email with a link to the test and evaluation form will be sent to all attendees whose physical attendance during the online meeting is verified. Once you complete and submit your evaluation, you will have immediate access and be able to print or save your CE Certificate. This course meets the qualifications for 4.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Notice of Recording: Whenever possible, our CE events are recorded or filmed and may appear on our website. Your participation in this event by registering and attending indicates your approval for your likeness to appear in the recording, if any.
  
• Grievances: Direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.
  

DECEMBER BOARD MEETING

Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, which is held the SECOND Friday of each month from 9:00 - 11:00 am.  

All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us, please register here! Registration is required.

The Zoom link for this meeting will be e-mailed to confirmed attendees before the meeting.

Please note, no continuing education credits available for board meetings.

Calling all fiber artists, painters, crafters, quilters, woodworkers: Come one, come all!

• Friday, December 8, 2023
• 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 
• Zoom Meeting

Please join us for this opportunity to socially connect with other RECAMFT members in this virtual crafting circle. Bring any project that you're currently working on to this relaxed atmosphere. We can't wait to meet your creative side!

You should receive a confirmation e-mail after registration that contains the Zoom link to join the Crafting Circle. If you do not receive a Zoom link, please e-mail recamftmembership@gmail.com

REGISTER HERE

Hosted by Tara D'Orazio, LMFT, Membership Chair

CE NOTICE: There are no CEs for this event.

Register for each month separately:

• September 8
  
• October 13
  
• November 10
  
• December 8
  

Justice Project Book Discussion Group: Gender Queer: A Memoir written by Maia Kobabe

The RECAMFT Racial and Social Justice Committee invites all RECAMFT members to read Gender Queer then participate in this Zoom discussion group on:

Wednesday, December 13, 2023
12 pm to 1:15 pm

Open to all RECAMFT members - FREE!

Hosted by Linda Block (she/her), Co-Chair of RECAMFT's Racial and Social Justice Committee

Facilitated by Drew Crawford (he/they) and Bobbi Rose (she/they)

The New York Times named Sonoma County non-binary author Maia Kobabe's  book, Gender Queer: A Memoir, as "the most banned book in the country." Maia wrote a Washington Post op-ed asking that books which help queer kids not be banned, but made available in libraries as a lifeline to kids who might not have access to this information.

Please note, this is a community event for RECAMFT members, however CEs will not be offered. We do hope you will join us!

Register online for this December 13 discussion group here.

You'll want to read Gender Queer in advance of this meeting in order to get the most out of the discussion.

Want to buy Gender Queer? Consider doing so from this bookshop.org shopfront for Fabulosa Books, a queer-owned bookstore in the Castro of SF. Gender Queer is also available in the Sonoma County Library. Note that this book is not yet available as an audio book (coming in Spring 2024), however it is a graphic novel, and should be a quick read!

The meeting will be led by:

Linda Block (she/her), Meeting Host. Linda has been practicing as a Marriage and Family Therapist and Supervisor in private practice and in a medical setting for the past 20 years. Linda has also worked for the ADL as an anti-bias trainer for students and teachers. She teamed up with Katharina Kienböck to coach couples to better relationships. In 2021 they became co-chairs of RECAMFT's Racial and Social Justice Committee. Linda is also on CAMFT's DEI Committee.

Drew Crawford (he/they), Discussion Co-Facilitator. will co-facilitate. Drew is the Education and Training Manager at Positive Images LGBTQIA+ Community Center. In his current role, Drew fulfills his passion for providing community education to local schools and nonprofits. They also enjoy mentoring, uplifting, and advocating for LGBTQIA+ youth.

Bobbi Rose (she/they), Discussion Co-Facilitator. Bobbi is a LMFT located in Sonoma County. Their private practice is focused on serving the specific needs of trans and gender expansive individuals and she also works to increase awareness and support for this community through various outreach, education, and advocacy projects.

Discussion topics will include:

• Definitions of gender queer, gender expansive, and nonbinary.
• Why it is important for therapists to have understanding and acceptance of gender identities.
• What are neopronouns and why are they important?
• The honest and open content Maia Kobabe shares in eir book regarding body exploration, sexuality, and illustration and how this led to eir book being banned.
• The impact that acceptance, understanding, and inclusion have not only for individuals who identify as nonbinary or gender expansive, but also on our communities and broader culture.
• Exploring how gender identity affects all of us and how we each have a gender identity journey.

Register online for this December 13 discussion group on Gender Queer here.

Note: If you have trouble registering, please be sure you're logged into your RECAMFT membership account first, then try again. This discussion group is only available to RECAMFT members.

• Interested in the RECAMFT Racial & Social Justice Committee? Find out more here!
  
• This Discussion Group will not be recorded. Please join us for the "live" (Zoom) event in order to participate.
  

Find more RECAMFT trainings and events here. 

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.
• Refunds: N/A.; this is offered as a free event.
  
• CE Certificate: N/A; this discussion group will not be eligible for continuing education hours.
  
• Notice of recording: N/A; this discussion group will not be recorded.
  
• Grievances: Please direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.

Compassion Fatigue Peer Support Group

We can support each other!

• Friday, December 15, 2023
• 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Pacific
• Zoom Meeting

    

Within the last 6 years there have been increased stressors for therapist members professionally and personally.  These stressors include but are not limited to:

• The Tubbs Wildfire and its aftermath
• The COVID-19 Pandemic
• Political, racial and world events that have caused unrest and violence and deaths
• The economic issues that have results from the pandemic and other world events

Many therapists have taken on an increased caseload to meet the needs that continue to outstrip the capacity of mental health professionals, while navigating working in a very different way online.  In addition, clients' recoveries are slower and their symptoms, stressors and pain are more acute.  

Come to this group to share your experience and be witnessed by your peers as we navigate this unprecedented time.  This will be a time to not only share what we are experiencing and holding, but to also uplift each other.  Uplifting sharings could include readings, music or art, as well as guest members with healing offerings with body movement, sound, etc.  We will also explore some of the valuable written resources around this topic such as the books Burnout and Trauma Stewardship if there is interest.  We want this group to be what you need and are open to ideas and suggestions.

Know that you are not alone, and come to be supported, validated and lifted up.

Pat Hromalik, RECAMFT Director at Large and Compassion Fatigue Group Facilitator

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RECAMFT members, please register for the December Compassion Fatigue Support Group Meeting here. Remember to enter the email address associated with your RECAMFT account for the members-only registration to be processed.

Please note, this membership event does not qualify for CEs.

Future Compassion Fatigue Support Group Meetings will be held on the third Friday of the month through the end of the year (except for July and August) from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Pacific time.

Happy 50th Birthday to RECAMFT!!

Come join us for RECAMFT's 50th Annual Members Meeting! No cake, but we'll do what we can on Zoom =)  

• When: Fri., Jan. 5th, 2024
• Time: 11:00 - 11:45 AM (before our monthly speaker meeting)
• Where: Wonderful Zooooom!
• Presentation of 2024 Board and awards
• Town Hall Q&A
• Register here.

Our January speaker meeting will be held immediately after this event, starting at 12:00 pm. These programs require separate Zoom links, and so you need to register for each separately. Please go here to register for the training.

Attachment Infused Addiction Treatment

Presented by

Mary Crocker Cook, PhD, LMFT

Friday, Jan. 5th, 2024

12:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Zoom, 2.0 CEs

Course Description

The Attachment Infused Addiction Treatment model, developed by Mary Crocker Cook, is based on a simple proposal: individuals develop a secure attachment to substances to self-soothe in the absence of adults who cannot see and hear us accurately. While the use of substances is a reliable strategy that makes sense to the user, addiction hijacks the individual’s ability to form effective self-regulation skills and utilize support to achieve long-term sobriety.

Participants take a deep-dive into the Attachment Infused Addiction Treatment (AIAT) Model via a clinical case review illustrating the strengths and challenges of this innovative approach. The model targets relapsing clients unsuccessful in treatment due to disrupted early attachment.

Educational Goals

This training covers impact of attachment style on substance use disorder through Attachment Infused Addiction Treatment (AIAT), including the psychoeducational model that accompanies and supports the AIAT approach with an eye towards implementation with relapsing clients. Participants will identify strengths and impediments in application of this approach via the use of a clinical case study.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Identify 3 points of attachment style impact on developing effective social support in long-term recovery.
2. Examine 3 assessment tools in interventions used in developing an effective treatment plan for substance abusers in early recovery.

Registration

RSVP here.  Please note that once you have RSVP'd for this event, you will receive a link to register for the Zoom Meeting. You must complete this second Zoom-registration step to gain access to the event link.

Training Schedule and Attendance Requirements

Please note, this is a 2.0-CE training, comprised of two hours of training plus time for RECAMFT announcements in the meeting. You must be logged on at the beginning of the training, be present during the event (including responding to attendance checks by coming on camera, verbally replying, and/or replying in the chat), and stay logged on for the full duration, to end at 2:15 pm, in order to earn the CEs. If your camera is off the entire time, and RECAMFT cannot verify you were physically present at your computer throughout the training, then RECAMFT cannot issue a CE certificate, as we would not be able to show that the BBS requirements for your participation were met.

About Our Speaker - Mary Crocker Cook, PhD

Mary Crocker Cook, Ph.D., D.Min., LMFT, LAADC developed and is the Program Coordinator for the San Jose City College Alcohol and Drug Studies Program. She is co-owner of Connections Counseling Associates, and is the Clinical Director for the AIAT Attachment Infused Addiction Treatment Program. She has been working in alcohol and drug treatment for over 30 years, and is the author of Awakening Hope. A Developmental, Behavioral, Biological Approach to Codependency Treatment, Afraid to Let Go. For Parents of Adult Addicts, and Codependency and Men, which can be found at www. MaryCrockerCookBooks.com. She provides training both nationally and internationally on addiction and codependency.

Location 

Zoom Meeting. Requires pre-registration with Zoom; please make sure you register with Zoom with the link provided in your RECAMFT confirmation email.

Video Recording and On-Demand Option

RECAMFT plans to record this event, to make it available as an on-demand CE-earning program, barring any unforeseen technical or production issues. The on-demand version would be available for free to RECAMFT members, and for purchase by non-members. (Please note, access to our on-demand programs is a benefit of RECAMFT membership only and is not part of the reciprocal benefits extended to Marin CAMFT members.)

For non-RECAMFT members: Please do not register for this "live" Zoom event if you are only interested in accessing the on-demand version. If you pay to register this "live" event, you are registering for this event only; on-demand access is not included. If you later decide you would rather do the on-demand program and not attend "live", then you would need to cancel your registration for this "live" event per the refund policy below.  If you register for this training under one of the paid registration options, and do not attend, and later ask to get access to the on-demand program, there will be a $10 administrative fee to cover RECAMFT's costs in setting up access to that separate program.

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Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT  (Provider #57173) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. 

• Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.
• Refunds: Refunds may be requested up to 7 days before the event by contacting therapy@recamft.org. No refunds are given beginning 7 days prior to the event. If a member cannot attend the event due to a mandatory evacuation or Public Safety Power Shut-off the day of the event, they can request and receive a refund with verification of address.
• CE Certificate: You must be physically present at your computer and watching and/or listening to the training while logged onto the zoom meeting for the entire presentation, and complete a post test and an evaluation to receive your CE credit certificate. At the conclusion of this educational event, after confirming attendance, an email with a link to the test and evaluation form will be sent to all attendees whose physical attendance during the online meeting is verified. Once you complete and submit your evaluation, you will have immediate access and be able to print or save your CE Certificate. This course meets the qualifications for 2.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Notice of Recording: Whenever possible, our CE events are recorded or filmed and may appear on our website. Your participation in this event by registering and attending indicates your approval for your likeness to appear in the recording, if any.
  
• Grievances: Direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.
  

JANUARY BOARD MEETING

Join the RECAMFT Board of Directors for our monthly meeting, which is held the SECOND Friday of each month from 9:00 - 11:00 am.  

All RECAMFT members are always welcome.

This meeting is held via Zoom. 

To join us, please register here! Registration is required.

The Zoom link for this meeting will be e-mailed to confirmed attendees before the meeting.

Please note, no continuing education credits available for board meetings.

Got a case that's bothering you? Have you found yourself pondering an ethical dilemma? Join us for the Ethics Roundtable and explore solutions to sticky cases with other colleagues, which is a totally enriching and mutually supportive experience together.  

If you are a RECAMFT member, come and discuss your ethical situations with colleagues in a confidential setting, and set your mind at ease. You don't have to have a case to discuss, but can just come to gain some knowledge from seasoned colleagues. The Ethics Roundtable will help you feel better and more confident in your clinical work. No CEs, but the 90 minutes will be well spent. 

• Where: Zoom Meeting
• When: Fri., Feb.. 23, 2024
• Time: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
• You will be sent a Zoom link in your confirmation e-mail.

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About our committee chair

Reyna Seminara, LMFT is a past president of RECAMFT. She specializes in EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy.  You can learn more about the Ethics Roundtable, which meets approximately three times each year, here. 

Contact Reyna at RECAMFTethics@gmail.com.

Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.

Grievances: Direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.