In my role at Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, I am responsible for developing and facilitating our agency-wide training programs. Many of the presentations below have been enhanced and modified to reflect the needs of the staff.
Additional trainings developed and facilitated include: Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment Series (Overview, Evidenced Based Practices); Trauma Informed Care & Treatment Series (Overview, PTSD, Sexual Abuse); Mental Health Series (Mood Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Personality Disorders); Cultural Competence Series (LGBT Overview, Self-Awareness, HIV Awareness, Domestic Violence & Intimate Partner Violence); Professional Development Series (Counseling Skills for New Employees, Group Facilitation Skills); Professional Ethics Series (Boundaries, Case Examples)
Losing Patience with Your Patients: A Wellness Community Model for Minimizing Compassion Fatigue
Sept 2011 Keeping it Real Conference, Washington DC; 2 hour Clinical workshop
Oct 2010 Columbia University School of Social Work, Self-Care Day (present twice)
May 2010 NASW-NJ 2010 Annual Conference in Atlantic City, NJ; 2 hour Clinical
May 2009 NASW-NJ 2009 Annual Conference in Atlantic City, NJ; 2 hour Clinical Presentation
May 2009 22nd Annual SW & AIDS Conference in New Orleans, LA; 2 hour Clinical Presentation
July 2008 Hyacinth AIDS Foundation 2 hour Clinical Presentation for Direct Service Staff
May 2008 UMDNJ Infectious Disease Program of Newark, NJ; 2 hour Clinical Presentation for IDP staff
Who’s Laughing Now? Using Humor Therapy to Laugh Your Way to a Better Life
May 2011 Present at NASW-NJ Annual Conference in Atlantic City; 4 hour workshop
Oct 2010 Columbia University School of Social Work, Self-Care Day
Breaking the Silence Again: Why HIV/AIDS is Still an Issue for Social Workers
May 2011 Accepted to present at NASW-NJ Annual Conference
May 2010 NASW-NJ 2010 Annual Conference in Atlantic City, NJ; 4 hour Clinical & Cultural Competence
Mar 2010 Columbia University School of Social Work Community Day
Building Self-Awareness Skills: A Fresh Look at Who We are in the Work We Do / Self-Care
May 2011 Accepted to present at NASW-NJ Annual Conference
Dec 2010 Scheduled to Instruct this course through Rutgers University School of Social Work Continuing Education Department; 5 hour Ethics & Cultural Competence Credits
Mar 2010 Columbia University School of Social Work Community Day
May 2010 NASW-NJ 2010 Annual Conference in Atlantic City, NJ; 4 hour Clinical
What Were You Expecting? The Need for Support for New Mothers
May 2011 Present at NASW-NJ Annual Conference in Atlantic City; 4 hour workshop
Intimate Partner Violence as a Community Issue; Take a Walk In Her Shoes
May 2011 Present at NASW-NJ Annual Conference in Atlantic City; 2 hour workshop
May 2010 NASW-NJ 2010 Annual Conference in Atlantic City, NJ; 4 hour Clinical & Cultural Competence
Mar 2010 Columbia University School of Social Work Community Day
May 2009 22nd Annual SW & AIDS Conference in New Orleans, LA; 2 hour Clinical Presentation
Boundaries & Ethical Issues in Working with HIV+ Individuals
Apr 2010 Hyacinth AIDS Foundation New Hire Orientation
Understanding Sexual Development & Recognizing Sexual Risk
Nov 2009 Children’s Aid Society of Passaic County
The Wellness Community at Hyacinth: A Model for Staff Capacity Building
June 2008 New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; 2 hour presentation
May 2006 19th Annual SW & AIDS Conference in Miami, FL; 2 hour Clinical Presentation
Domestic Violence and HIV: The Cycle of Violence and its Effect on HIV Risk Behavior
Aug 2008 3-day training series with Hyacinth AIDS Foundation clinical staff
May 2006 19th Annual SW & AIDS Conference in Miami, FL; 2 hour Clinical Presentation
May 2006 Targeted Provider Education Development Project (TPED) training in North Plainfield, NJ
March 2006 TPED training for service providers in New Brunswick, NJ
Nov 2005 Catholic Charities Clinical staff in Brick, NJ
Mental Health for HIV Consumers
Apr 2008 & 06 United Way of Essex County in Montclair, NJ
Mental Health and HIV
May 2006 Targeted Provider Education Development Project (TPED) training in North Plainfield, NJ
April 2006 TPED training for service providers in Trenton, NJ
March 2006 TPED training for service providers in New Brunswick, NJ
Feb 2006 TPED training for service providers in Jersey City, NJ
Substance Abuse Training Series
March 2008 Part 4 – Addiction for Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Clinical Staff
Feb 2008 Part 3 – Substance Abuse Treatment Options for Hyacinth Clinical Staff
Jan 2008 Part 2 – Substance Abuse Treatment Philosophies for Hyacinth Clinical Staff
Dec 2007 Part 1 – Overview or Basic Drug Facts for Hyacinth Clinical Staff
Human Sexuality Week at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Jan 2006 & 05 Group Facilitator for 4-day training series for 3rd year Medical Students
