Fall 2009 Training Seminars

Opening a Private Practice:Clinical Considerations and Nuts & Bolts

Cynthia L. Divino, Ph.D.

Saturday November 7, 2009 8:30 am-3:00 pm 2133 13th Street, Boulder

Opening a private practice can be a very fulfilling and advantageous endeavor if therapists are thoughtful about attracting work that inspires their passion. This course is designed to help therapists create such a practice. Advantages and disadvantages of private practice as compared with agency employment will be discussed.

This seminar also covers a variety of topics such as HIPPA requirements in-a- nutshell, setting fees, insurance billing, patient billing, billing software, operating a cash practice, CPT codes, electronic billing, marketing, taxes, malpractice insurance, risk management, record keeping, and setting up an office. Examples of patient forms including disclosure statements, release of information, consent for treatment, will also be presented. The clinical implications involved in all aspects of a practice will be explored. A Private Practice Manual and downloadable templates and articles are included in the price of the course.

Download the brochure: OpeningPrivatePractice.pdf

Integrating Neurobiological Findings Into Clinical Practice, 2009

Cynthia Divino, Ph.D.  &  Mary Sue Moore, Ph.D.

October 2,9,16, 23, 30 2009

This course integrates new data from empirical neuroscience studies of brain function–including the roles played by mirror neurons,   implicit/procedural memory, attachment processes, infant  development  studies, and the impact of trauma on the brain–with psychotherapeutic  techniques. In particular, we will focus on the crucial role played by implicit/procedural  memory in complex neuro-psychological processes such as dissociation, “enactments” and  psychotherapeutic interactions. Psychodynamic technique serves as the starting point and  tenants of psychotherapy are evaluated in light of this new data.  Transference and counter-  transference will be carefully examined through this framework. Suggestions for modifications  of techniques that incorporate new findings–from neuro-scientific studies, and attachment  theory, as well as clinical articles and chapters—will be a focus of the seminar.

Download the brochure: NeuropsychSeminar.pdf

The Way of the Tray: Studies in Sandplay Therapy

Marie Perea, LMFT

Sept-Nov 2009

This workshop is an intensive training for clinicians who have always wanted to understand more about sandtray theory and techniques.  It uses a hands-on approach so participants will have an opportunity to explore sandtray from the perspective of analysand and analyst.  It is appropriate for child and adult clinicians.

Download the Brochure: PereaSeminar.pdf

Neuroscience, Attachment Theory, Relational Trauma and the Psychotherapeutic Process: Expanding Techniques in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Cynthia Divino, Ph.D. and Mary Sue Moore, Ph.D.

Tuesdays 8:00-10:00

In this weekly, year-long course we study psychodynamic psychotherapy theory and technique in depth, and apply these principals to clinical practice. Psychoanalytic principles discussed include transference, counter-transference, resistance, defense, and termination. Object relations theory is presented through readings from selected theorists including Winnicott, Bollas and Mitchell. Attachment theory is integrated into lectures and discussion, emphasizing the impact of attachment experience on personality development, building interpersonal relationships, and experience within the clinical setting.

Download the Brochure: TuesdaySeminar2009