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On October 29, 2022, the NYSSCSW Annual Meeting was held at the Red Hat on the River in Irvington, NY.  Two Westchester members were honored. To view the statements read about each member click the links below:

 

                           (Pictured above: Karen Kaufman, NYSSCSW President, Ruthie Kalai, Roberta Omin and Susan Jocelyn)

RUTHIE KALAI, LCSW

ROBERTA OMIN, LCSW

 

 


In October 2019, the Annual Meeting of NYSSCSW honored Rosemary Sacken, former President of the Westchester Chapter, for years of leadership and dedication to the membership of the chapter.  Rosemary is on the left, accompanied by Andrea Kocsis, Chapter President, while Shannon Boyle, Society President, reads the tribute to Rosemary.


On this page you will find the latest news and events from our Westchester Chapter. Click on each event for more details.

 

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Upcoming Meetings:

April 6, 2024
SIBLING ABUSE AS A COMPLEX TRAUMA: UNDERSTANDING THE FAMILY STRUCTURE AND ITS RESIDUAL DYNAMICS - LIve Online Via Zoom

June 1, 2024
LOSS/GRIEF: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF A CLINICIAN'S PERSONAL DEATH AWARENESS ON GRIEF COUNSELING - Live Via Zoom

Recent Meetings:

January 6, 2024
THE PROFESSIONAL WILL - LIVE ONLINE VIA ZOOM


October 7, 2023
INCORPORATING GROUP THERAPY INTO ONE’S PRACTICE – A DEMONSTRATION (PART 2) - Live Online Via Zoom

April 1, 2023
FROM CONFLICT TO CONNECTION THROUGH THE USE OF ART IN THERAPY WITH COUPLES - Live Online Via Zoom

June 3, 2023
UNDERSTANDING KETAMINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY: FINDING MEANING IN NON-ORDINARY STATES OF BEING - LIVE ONLINE VIA ZOOM

February 4, 2023
A GESTALT THERAPIST DISCUSSES OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER - Live Online Via Zoom

October 1, 2022
ADDRESSING THE CLINICAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES WITH TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY, AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING CLIENTS - Live via Zoom

June 4, 2022 
ZOOM REVISITED: AN EMERGING THEORY OF ONLINE PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS - Live Via Zoom

April 23, 2022
DEEPENING THE CONNECTION: PSYCHODRAMA’S TOOLS TO BRIDGE THE GAP IN TIMES OF ISOLATION - Live Via Zoom

January 8, 2022
306. "DEPRESSED, BORDERLINE, OR BIPOLAR?" Live via Zoom

November 6, 2021
299. CONTACT AND RELATIONSHIP IN GESTALT THERAPY - LIVE VIA ZOOM

October 9, 2021
301. SEEING AND TREATING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE

June 5, 2021
287. AN OVERVEW OF PALLIATIVE SOCIAL WORK: AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO CARE DURING SERIOUS ILLNESS - LIVE VIA ZOOM

February 6, 2021
THE IMPACT OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ON MENTAL HEALTH: NON CE PROGRAM - LIVE VIA ZOOM

March 6, 2021
288. NAVIGATING GRIEF AND LOSS DURING CORONAVIRUS: PRACTICAL AND PERSONAL IMPLICATIONS FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT - LIVE VIA ZOOM

November 7, 2020 ***DATE CHANGED FROM APRIL 4, 2020***

273. RUNNING THE MATRIMONIAL GAMUT:  A TRILOGY OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION***ZOOM***

 

December 5, 2020

279.  GESTALT THERAPY 101: THE ESSENTIALS***ZOOM***

 

October 3, 2020
272. RESTORING THE RESILIENT NERVOUS SYSTEM: PRINCIPLES OF SOMATIC EXPERIENCING AND EXPRESSIVE WRITING***ZOOM***

September 12, 2020

280. STAYING ON TRACK: SUPPORT AND TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EARLY PSYCHOSIS 

December 7, 2019

267. ADDRESSING THE CLINICAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES WITH TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING CLIENTS

November 2, 2019
264. WORKING WITH DREAMS IN INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT: A CASE STUDY OF A YOUNG ADULT MALE PRESENTING WITH DEPRESSION AND ACADEMIC DIFFICULTIES

October 5, 2019
258. OUT-OF-CONTROL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AS SYMPTOM OF INSECURE-ATTACHMENT: TRANSFORMING ANXIETY AND AVOIDANCE INTO ALLIANCE AND INTIMACY

September 7, 2019
257. EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLE THERAPY (EFT): AN OVERVIEW

June 1, 2019
252. Medical Cannabis:  A Clinical Focus

May 4, 2019
249. EMDR: A PRIMER - TREATMENT FOR TRAUMA, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

April 6, 2019
246. THE INTEGRATION OF HARM REDUCTION THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

March 2, 2019
238. EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLE THERAPY (EFT): AN OVERVIEW

February 2, 2019
242. THE EMPATHY WARS: UNDERSTANDING EMPATHY ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES

December 1, 2018
230. EXTRA MARITAL AFFAIRS: UNDERSTANDING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO NAVIGATE ITS’ DIFFICULTIES

November 3, 2018
227. FAMILY INTERVENTION IN THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

October 6, 2018
229. "DEPRESSED, BORDERLINE, OR BIPOLAR?"

September 8, 2018
226. WORK WITH "#ME TOO" AND OTHER ABUSE SURVIVORS: ACKNOWLEDGING AND CLEARING VICARIOUS TRAUMA

June 2, 2018
218. THINKING ABOUT ATTACHMENT AND TRAUMA THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD

 April 7, 2018
207. EXPLODE THE CODE: EXPOSING RACIAL DOG WHISTLES IN THE THERAPY ROOM

January 6, 2018
STORY AND NARRATIVE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: THEORY AND TECHNIQUES

March 3, 2018
TECHNOLOGY & SOCIAL MEDIA: A CLINICIAN’S GUIDE TO DIGITAL AGE ADOLESCENTS

December 2, 2017
202. EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BENZODIAZEPINES BUT DID NOT KNOW ENOUGH TO ASK


November 4, 2017
200. FOREVER GOODBYES: A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH TO THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF PARENTALLY BEREAVED CHILDREN

September 9, 2017
191. HYPNOTIC APPROACHES FOR NON-HYPNOSIS TRAINED THERAPISTS

October 7, 2017
199. ATTUNED AGING: MOVING BEYOND CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS, EXPERIENCING OUR TRUEST, FULLEST SELVES

June 3, 2017
192. DO WE KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW...THAT WE KNOW?  WORKING WITH THE IMPLICIT PSYCHOTHERAPY

April 1, 2017
175. EXPLODE THE CODE: EXPOSING RACIAL DOG WHISTLES IN THE THERAPY ROOM (WESTCHESTER)   ***CANCELLED***

May 6, 2017
WHEN THE CLIENT’S THERAPIST BECOMES THE MEDICAL PATIENT

January 7, 2017
174. SEXUAL ISSUES AND CONCERNS IN COUPLES THERAPY (WESTCHESTER)

March 4, 2017
173. EMPOWERING MOTHERS TO SUPPORT DAUGHTERS WHO STRUGGLE WITH EATING PROBLEMS (WESTCHESTER)

September 10, 2016
156. CELEBRATING THE WOUNDED HEALER PSYCHOTHERAPIST: PAIN, POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH AND SELF-DISCLOSURE (WESTCHESTER)

October 1, 2016
157. BECOMING A STEPFAMILY: CLINICAL SKILLS FOR "BLENDED FAMILY" RELATIONSHIPS (WESTCHESTER)

November 5, 2016
158. SHAME AND VULNERABILITY: WHAT WE SHARE AND HOW WE HIDE (Westchester)

June 4, 2016
150. INFERTILITY: A LIFE CRISIS (Westchester)

May 7, 2016
151. WHEN THE THERAPIST BECOMES THE MEDICAL PATIENT (Westchester)

April 2, 2016
144. STOP, THINK, AND LISTEN: WELCOMING RACE TALK IN PSYCHOTHERAPY (Westchester)

March 5, 2016 
140. TRANSGENDER ISSUES AND IDENTITIES: A CULTURAL COMPETENCY WORKSHOP (Westchester)     1.5 Contact Hours

June 6, 2015
Weschester Chapter Presentation - Counseling The Bisexual Client

May 2, 2015
Weschester Chapter - The New Referral: Important Considerations for Treatment

April 4, 2015

Westchester Chapter Meeting - "THE POWER OF ENGAGEMENT: Our Hunger to Know We Matter"

March 7, 2015
Weschester Chapter Meeting - Music Speaks Louder Than Words: An Introduction to Music Therapy

February 7, 2015
Westchester Chapter Meeting: Annual Film Screening and Discussion: Crash

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