Professional Events
Sierra Tucson is a leader in the industry for providing innovative,
progressive, and clinically sound workshops, conferences, and events
nationwide. Networking opportunities also allow professionals to better serve clients and assist one another by expanding our knowledge of resources. Professional/clinical events are listed on these pages and
are updated regularly. Please use the convenient online "Register Now" buttons for quick, secure registration.
Also see the Alumni
Events.
Professional Events - Conferences/WorkshopsCSAT Training Module 4
02/01/2012 - 02/05/2012
Presented by IITAP and Hosted by Sierra Tucson.
Training Facilitators: Patrick J. Carnes, Ph.D., CAS and Kenneth Adams, Ph.D.
30 CECs Available!
Therapists are invited to continue training as a distinguished Certified
Sex Addiction Therapist in this Module 4 (of 4) CSAT® Training. This program has become the industry's standard certification for all therapists working with individuals who suffer from addictive and compulsive sexual behaviors. Some preparation work required for the training, so please register as soon as you can for your convenience.
IITAP’s mission is to provide cutting-edge training and promote the highest level of professional standards among practitioners worldwide that treat
those individuals with sex addiction and associated disorders.
The program is designed to provide
formal knowledge and training in the task-centered approach to the treatment of sexual addiction and sexual compulsivity. It is IITAP’s role to facilitate the CSAT Certification
Process and other educational programs, as well as to assist CSATs in creating a support network. IITAP is
committed to guiding new CSAT candidates through the certification process and keeping the current CSAT community up-to-date on the latest news and developments in addiction research.
Please see the
Brochure for more information about this training.
Hotel Accommodations:
Hilton El Conquistador Golf and Tennis Resort
10000 North Oracle Road
Tucson, AZ 85704 (520-544-5000)
Participants may book rooms through the hotel at 520-544-5000 or
Hilton Reservations.
Ask for the “STC” Group rate.
The rate is $159 per room/night plus tax. Group rate expires on January 16, 2012.
Training Schedule - February 1 - 5, 2012:
The training will be held at two locations - Sierra Tucson Google Maps Link
and the Hilton El Conquistador:
Wednesday, February 1 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Hilton El Conquistador
Thursday, February 2 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Hilton El Conquistador
Friday, February 3 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sierra Tucson
Saturday, February 4 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sierra Tucson
Sunday, February 5 8:00 a.m. – Noon Hilton El Conquistador
CE Credit:
30 CECs available (including 2 CECs of Ethics) awarded through CABBC, NBCCC, NASW, and NAADAC. IITAP is approved by the American Psychological Association
to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. IITAP maintains responsibility for this program
and its content.
Attendees must be present for all training classes in their entirety to receive credit. Please schedule your flights accordingly to allow ample transportation time to/from the airport.
Cost & Registration:
The cost for the five-day Module 4 (of 4) Note: Module 3 is a prerequisite for Module 4. Training is $1,175. After January 11, 2012 the cost increases to $1,220. Payment plans are available. To download the registration form, please click here:
Registration
and submit to IITAP as soon as you can. There is some prep work to complete prior to the training.
You may contact the IITAP staff at
480-575-6853 or toll-free 866-575-6853 (in the U.S.
only) with any questions or comments about upcoming events and workshops.
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Complex Emotions of Aging
02/15/2012
JFCS Aleinu and Jewish Family Home Care of Arizona present:
A Conference about Understanding the Complex Emotions of Aging
6 Continuing Education Credits Available
“The Heart of Growing Older”
Understanding the emotional needs of adults as they age.
Marc Agronin, MD Geriatric Psychiatrist and Medical Director for Mental Heath at MJHS - Florida
“My Mother’s 84, but I Feel 92”
Understanding the emotional needs of the adult child.
Jan Dougherty, MS RN Director of Family and Community Services for Banner Alzheimer’s Institute and
David Helgeson, PhD Gero-Neuro Psychologistand Professor of Psychology at ASU
“Family Feud”
Complex family dynamics when caring for an aging parent.
Cameron Svendsen, LCSW Director of Education and Advocacy for Hospice of Arizona, andJFCS Aleinu and Jewish Family Home Care of Arizona present
Aging Conference Brochure.
Schedule:
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
8:30-1:00 for Older Adults, Caregivers, & Professionals
1:00-4:00 for Helping Professionals
Cost:
Half Day Conference: $60.00
Full Day Conference with 6 CEUs: $80.00
Kosher lunch provided
Location:
Scottsdale Hilton Resort
6333 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
Register online with:
JFCS.
CE Credit:
6 Continuing Education Credits available!
- MFT, LCSW as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Approval #PCE3587.
- NAADAC - Sierra Tucson is a provider approved by NAADAC. Approved Education Provider Program, Provider #471 for 6 Contact Hours.
- RN as required by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Approval #CEP12719.
- Psychologists - This program is sponsored by Sierra Tucson and The Buehler Institute. Sierra Tucson is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists; Sierra Tucson maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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Phoenix Area Professionals' Breakfast
Bimonthly
Presented by Sierra Tucson and Prescott House.
Schedule:
Held the second Wednesday on the following months, 8 - 10 a.m.
January 11, 2012
March 14, 2012 (See Topic/Speaker below)
May 9, 2012
July 11, 2012
Septemer 12, 2012
November 14, 2012
Location:
The Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort
7677 North 16th Street (& Morten Avenue)
Phoenix, AZ 85020 (602-997-2626)
Google Maps Link
Cost & Registration:
Sign up and save! $15 per person with pre-registration by the Wednesday prior to each breakfast (no refund after this date). Please use "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, address, telephone, and credit card information -
card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code.
(Late registration at the door, $25 cash or check.)
For additional information you may call Lisa Jane Vargas at 888-935-4488.
2 Continuing Education Credits
March 14, 2012 
"Minding Your Own Business"
Speaker: Bryon Sabatino, LPC, LISAC
This seminar is designed to provide participants with a working knowledge of how to use mindfulness Based Stress Reduction personally and professionally through experiential meditation. It will provide a framework from which to build skill sets to effectively reduce and manage stress in your personal and professional life, and the lives of your clients. To get the most benefit out of this experience, it includes an approximate 10-minute mindful eating experience and a 30-minute meditation, and dialogue. Please feel free to dress comfortably.
Objectives:
- Define Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.
- List the cognitive habits that contribute to stress.
- Describe the application of Mindfulness-Based meditation as an adjunct to psychotherapy for the spectrum of depressive and anxiety disorders, grief, chronic pain, codependency and stress.
- Discuss the relationship between Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Bryon Sabatino earned his master’s degree in counseling at Arizona State University in 1987. He is a licensed professional counselor and a licensed independent substance abuse counselor practicing in Tempe. He has been practicing mindfulness-based meditation both personally and professionally since 1992.
CE Credit:
2 Continuing Education Credits available:
- MFT, LCSW as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Approval #PCE3587.
- Sierra Tucson is a provider approved by NAADAC. Approved Education Provider Program, Provider #471 for 2 Contact Hours.
- RN as required by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Approval #CEP 12719.
- Psychologists - This program is sponsored by Sierra Tucson and Prescott House. Sierra Tucson is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists; Sierra Tucson maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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Denver Area Professionals' Luncheon
See schedule
Presented by Sierra Tucson.
Schedule:
Held on Friday on the following dates, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
(Lunch served at noon)
February 3, 2012 (Cancelled due to snow storm)
June 29, 2012
August 17, 2012
October 5, 2012
November 30, 2012
Location:
Cool River Cafe
8000 East Belleview Avenue
Greenwood Village, CO
(303-771-4117)
Google Maps Link
Bring your business cards and brochures to share.
Cost & Registration:
Sign up and save! $15 per person with pre-registration by January 26, 2012 (no refund after this date). Please use the "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, address, telephone, credit card information - card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code. (Late registration at the door, $25 cash or check.)
For additional information, you may call Lisa Jane Vargas at 888-935-4488.
February 3, 2012 <02/03/2012>
2 Continuing Education Credits
"Biological and Psychological Consequences of Traumatic Events"
Speakers: Barbara Peraino, Ph.D. and Joe Peraino, Ph.D.
This presentation will discuss types of traumatic experiences including natural disasters, domestic violence, child abuse, and exposure to war time experiences and how they can change brain structure and function. Women are twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with PTSD. The effects of trauma are profound, and predisposition can affect a victim's response. This program presents the biological and psychological effects of trauma, which groups are more vulnerable to long lasting effects of trauma, and what factors mitigate the trauma response.
Objectives:
- Summarize the biology of the stress response and how trauma can change the brain.
- Analyze cognitive and emotional consequences of trauma.
- Apply treatment implications for trauma recovery based on current neuroscience research. resased on
Barbara Peraino received a Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She has been in private practice for many years, and she evaluates and treats persons with stress and anxiety disorders. Her interest in the neuroscience and psycho-endocrine consequences of stress have been a continuous thread throughout her work starting at the Methodist Hospital Institute for Preventive Medicine to her current work with veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She is a member of APA and the Division of Health Psychology. She has been awarded the Dean’s Teaching Award multiple times during her years on the faculty of the Houston Community College System.
Joe Peraino also received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. (Yes, they met in grad school.) He has served on the adjunct faculty at the University of Houston and Baylor College of Medicine. He also served as president of the Houston Psychological Association. He has published articles in peer-reviewed psychology journals and recently in the Colorado Lawyer. He has appeared in public media outlets including magazines, TV and radio. In addition to clinical and forensic psychology responsibilities, he has spent the last three years performing PTSD and other disability evaluations for the VA systems in Texas and Colorado.
CE Credit:
2 Continuing Education Credits available:
- MFT, LCSW as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Approval #PCE3587.
- Sierra Tucson is a provider approved by NAADAC. Approved Education Provider Program, Provider #471for 2 Contact Hours.
- RN as required by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Approval #CEP 12719.
- Psychologists - This program is sponsored by Sierra Tucson. Sierra Tucson is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists; Sierra Tucson maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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Tucson Area Professionals' Networking Breakfast
Bimonthly
Presented by Sierra Tucson and Prescott House.
Schedule:
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Registration and Networking
8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Presentation and Q & A
Held the second Wednesday of the following months
Tucson Room, Arizona Inn
Except for April - see below
February 8, 2012 (See Topic/Speaker below)
April 11, 2012 African/Safari and Terrace
June 13, 2012
August 8, 2012
October 10, 2012
December 12, 2012
Location:
Arizona Inn
2200 East Elm Street
Tucson, AZ 85719 (520-325-1541)
Google Maps Link
Cost & Registration:
Sign up and save! $15 per person with pre-registration by the Wednesday prior to each breakfast (no refund after this date). Please use the "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, address, telephone, and credit card information -
card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code.
(Late registration at the door, $25 cash or check.)
For additional information you may call Mike Lyles at 818-5885 x2132.
2 Continuing Education Credits
February 8, 2012
"Biological Treatment of Substance Abuse (to differentiate from the main stream psychotherapy of substance abuse)."
Speaker: Wenhui Cai, MD, PhD
Dr. Cai will present the substance dependence biological treatment options, the cormorbidities with substance dependence condition, and the psychopharmacological treatment approaches to these conditions.
Objectives:
- Learn the effective biological treatment for Substance Abuse patients.
- Learn the psychiatric cormorbidities with Substance Abuse Diagnosis.
- Learn the obstacles and challenges of providing psychiatric care for Substance Abuse patients.
Dr. Wenhui Cai is a board certified psychiatrist. He got his medical degree from Shanghai Medical University, China, and his PhD degree in Neuroscience at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. After completing his psychiatry residency training at Washington University in St Louis, he assumed a faculty position at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, where he led his own research team and conducted translational research under federal funding. From 2009-2011, he relocated to Tucson, Arizona where he became the medical director for Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health System (SEABHS), the mental health agency that has 8 outpatient clinics and one psychiatric hospital. Currently Dr. Cai is the President and CEO of Wellbeing Institute, an outpatient psychiatric private practice serving high functioning clients. In addition to the clinical practice, Dr. Cai conducts clinical studies as principal investigator as well, researching the cutting edge pharmacological treatment for psychiatric illnesses. He has two books published under psychiatric education topics.
CE Credit:
2 Continuing Education Credits available:
- MFT, LCSW as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Approval #PCE3587.
- Sierra Tucson is a provider approved by NAADAC. Approved Education Provider Program, Provider #471 for 2 Contact Hours.
- RN as required by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Approval #CEP 12719.
- Psychologists - This program is sponsored by Sierra Tucson. Sierra Tucson is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists; Sierra Tucson maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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Fairfield County "What's New With You?" Professional Breakfast Series
See schedule
What’s New With You 2011 will be hosted by Fairfield University Counseling Center and Psychological Services and co-sponsored by Fairfield University Counseling Center and Psychological Services, Marworth, Mountainside and Sierra Tucson.
December 9, 2011 <12/09/2011>
Holiday Breakfast
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Music, raffles, chair massages, and networking
There is no cost for the Holiday Breakfast
Co-sponsored by Fairfield University Counseling Center and Psychological Services,
Hanley Center, Marworth, Mountainside, Promises, Oliver Pyatt,
Spring Lake Ranch, The Renfrew Center, and Sierra Tucson.
Location:
Fairfield University Alumni House, 1073 N. Benson Rd, Fairfield, CT
Please see
Directions
2012 Dates
March 8, 2012
April 12, 2012
May 10, 2012
September 13, 2012
October 11, 2012
November 8, 2012
December 7, 2012
Cost & Registration:
$10 per person with pre-registration by the Monday prior to the Breakfast(no refund after this date). Seating is limited to 50 participants for each session, with no exceptions. Therefore, walk-ins may not be accommodated at this event. Please use the "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, address, telephone, and credit card information - card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code.
For additional information, you may call Carrie Hunnicutt at 800-409-3025.
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East Valley, Arizona Synergy Luncheon
See Schedule:
Presented by Sierra Tucson.
An East Valley Round Table Clinician Event
This gathering will incorporate thoughtful open discussion on clinical topics, networking, and the sharing of resources including treatment resources, case studies, journal articles on designated topics, and more. It is open to clinicians who care to meet with other clinicians where "none of us is smarter than all of us." Lunch is included.
Schedule:
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
March 30, 2012
Location:
Inner-Work Counseling
3231 S. Country Club Way, #111
(Country Club Way in Tempe is not to be confused with Country Club Drive in Mesa)
Tempe, AZ 85282
(480-221-1013)
Google Maps Link
Cost & Registration:
$10 per person with Pre-registration by March 23, 2012. (No refund after this date.) Seating is limited. Therefore, walk-ins may not be accommodated at this event.
Please use the "Register Now" button above to register online with credit card. Include your name, address, telephone, and credit card information - card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code.
For more information, you may call Lisa Jane Vargas at 480-722-0893.
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NYC Clinical Connections
02/06/2012
Please join us for a practice-enhancing presentation and network with multidisciplinary practitioners in NYC.
"Reasons for Cutting"
Speaker: Barbara Greenberg, Ph.D. of Silver Hill Hospital
Barbara Greenberg will discuss how to have parents and school personnel deal with cutting, the best treatment options, and prognosis.
Schedule:
Monday, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
8:45 - Doors Open for Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 Networking
9:15 – 10:15 Speaker
10:15 – 10:45 Attendee Introduction
Location:
Hazelden
322 8th Ave, 12th Floor (entrance on 26th St)
New York, NY
Registration:
$0 per person with pre-registration by February 2, 2012. Walk-ins will be accommodated as space allows. Please use the "Register Now" button above to register online.
Thank you from the NYC Clinical Connection Committee:
Pamela Alvich - Silver Hill Hospital / 917 326-0914 / palvich@silverhillhospital.org
Nancy Beckett-Lawless Seafield Center / 917 679-2627 / nlawless@seafieldcenter.com
Maureen Borkowski, LCSW-R, CASAC - Hazelden Foundation / 631 235-3410 /
mborkowski@hazelden.org
Liz Guerra - Marworth / 203 733-5798 / liz@lizguerra.com
Kelly Hughes – Sierra Tucson / 855-745-2351 / KHughes@SierraTucson.com
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Bay Area Professional Development Series Luncheon
See Schedule
Presented by Sierra Tucson and Bodin.
Schedule:
Held the third Wednesday of the following months, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
February 15, 2012 See Topic/Speaker Below
Location:
Massimo Ristorante
1604 Locust Street
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925-932-1474; public parking lot across the street)
Google Maps Link
Please bring business cards and brochures to share.
Cost & Registration:
Sign up and save! $20 per person with pre-registration by the Wednesday prior to each luncheon (no refund after this date). Seating is limited, so walk-ins are accepted on a first-come basis. Please use the "Register Now" button below to register online with credit card. Include your name, credentials and license number for CE credit, address, organization, telephone, and credit card information - card number, exact name on card, expiration date, security code. (Late Registration at the door, $25 cash or check.)
For additional information, you may call Shelby Swartz at 877-906-4930.
February 15, 2012
"Tell Me Your Fantasy and I’ll Tell You Your Trauma: Understanding the Expression of Trauma in Sexual Addiction."
Speaker: Tim Stein, MFT
Sexual addiction is a unique addiction in that its expression typically involves either re-creation of or representations of past trauma. Looking for these trauma expressions and addressing the underlying trauma experience is important to successfully treat sexual addiction. This presentation will offer a basic model of trauma, discuss how and why trauma gets mixed up with sexual addiction, and highlight this connection using case examples.
Objectives:
- Explain overt and covert trauma.
- Discuss how trauma repetition and re-creation show up in sexual addiction.
- Explain how to use recognition of behavioral patterns to help clients struggling with sexual addiction to establish and maintain long term sobriety.
Tim Stein is a Marriage and Family Therapist based in Santa Rosa, CA. He specializes in the treatment of sexual addiction and trauma. Tim Stein is a co-founder of Willow Tree Counseling, a program that treats sexual addiction from a systems perspective – supporting the addict, partner, and family.
CE Credit:
1 Continuing Education Credit available:
- MFT, LCSW as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Approval #PCE3587.
- RN as required by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Approval #CEP 12719.
- Psychologists - This program is co-sponsored by Sierra Tucson and Bodin. Sierra Tucson is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists; Sierra Tucson maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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Boston What's New With You?
03/15/2012
Boston What’s New With You? is hosted by Mountainside Treatment Center & Sierra Tucson.
Topic: What Referrants Seek in Programs
Speaker: Elizabeth McGuire, MSW, Founder and Director of Wings Treatment and Recovery Support, will be presenting and leading discussions surrounding What Referrants Seek in Programs. Sharing with us her experience as an interventionist, educational consultant and case manager, Elizabeth's presentation will highlight best practices used by facilities she works with and ways that your treatment program can be successful in building relationships with referrants.
Schedule: 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
March 15, 2012
June 7, 2012
September 20, 2012
December 13, 2012
Location:
Pine Manor College
Founders Room
400 Heath Street
Chestnut Hill, MA
A delicious breakfast will be served!
Please bring your business cards and brochures to share.
Cost:
$0 per person
Registration, please contact:
LSarno@SierraTucson.com.
Lisa Sarno
Regional Outreach Specialist
Sierra Tucson and Aspen Education
617.283.3038
or
Sarah Verrelli
Director of External Affairs
Mountainside Treatment Center
860.248.0721
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New York City Luncheon to Honor Professional Excellence
03/23/2012
Schedule:
Friday, March 23, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location:
The Pierre Hotel
Cotillion Room
2 East 61st Street
New York, NY 10065 (212-838-8000)
Google Maps Link
A buffet luncheon will be served; you may drop in as your schedule permits.
Please join us in this opportunity to meet key Sierra Tucson Clinical and Administrative staff members. Bring your business cards and brochures to share resources and network with colleagues.
Cost & Registration:
Seating is limited, so please R.S.V.P. for this free luncheon by March 9, 2012.
Please use the "Register Now" button above to R.S.V.P./register online.
For additional information, you may call 800-624-5858, Ext. 2303.
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