This presentation will address issues for Supervisors and Mental Health Counselors to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the classes of medications used in psychopharmacology. It will increase their ability to communicate with psychiatrists and APRNs regarding making referrals. It will assist the supervisor in the reinforcement of important supervisee and client teaching concepts related to taking medications. It will also address helping the supervisee and their client(s) to communicate more effectively with their medication providers, ultimately improving client outcomes. Open to all LMHCs, and qualifies toward MaMHCA Supervisor Certification.
 

The cultural competency of clinicians is a fundamental in LMHC training, Ethical Standards and Standards of Practice. This training will address the many factors involved with issues of cultural competency, and the complexity that can arise among possible different cultural backgrounds of client, therapist (supervisee), and supervisor. Open to all LMHCs, and qualifies toward MaMHCA Supervisor Certification.
 

Clients with histories of trauma and neglect present special therapeutic challenges for both therapist and supervisor: The symptoms can be intense and baffling; trauma-related attachment issues complicate the transference; and impulsive and/or suicidal behavior raise questions about risk management. This workshop will present a model for understanding the underlying neurobiological causes of these challenges which can enable the supervisor to make sense of the overwhelming symptoms and offer more informed treatment recommendations. In addition, trauma-related transference and risk-management issues will be addressed, along with interventions meant to anticipate and address these issues well before they confound the treatment. Open to all LMHCs, and qualifies toward MaMHCA Supervisor Certification.