SMHCA's Training Seminars

Spring 2009 Training Seminars

PLEASE NOTE OUR TRAINING TIME & LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED. Our trainings will now be held from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, at The HOSPICE of the Florida Suncoast, located at 5771 Roosevelt Blvd Clearwater 33760

The following information applies to all training seminars unless otherwise indicated:

Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (except the Spring Symposium)

Number of Continuing Education hours: Three (3) 491 Board CECs

Place: The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast

Address: 5771 Roosevelt Blvd Clearwater 33760.

n December 3, 2009 SMHCA's Annual Holiday Dinner, to be held on Thursday, 12/3/09, from 7-9 pm at Bahama Breeze Island Grille. Please RSVP by November 25, 2009.

January 15, 2010: Divorce Mediation. Stephen Giunta, Ph.D, LMHC.
February 19, 2010: Imago Therapy Relationships. Len Leeb, LMHC.
March 19, 2010: Cross Cultural Issues in Mental Health. Dominique A. Thuriere, M.D.
April 15, 2010: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Lisa Barden, LMHC, LMFT .
May 20, 2010: Medical Errors – 2 CEUs Update on Mental Health Parity – 1 CEU. Greg Hietpas, LMHC.
June 17, 2010: Secondary Trauma. David Swindall, M.Div., LMFT.

FEES: Prepaid: Clinical Members-$10; Student Members-NO charge; Non-Members-$25

At the Door: Clinical Members-$15 Student Members-$5 Non-Members-$30

u Payment must be received by Suncoast Mental Health Counselors Association one week prior to scheduled training date or a $5.00 fee will be added.

TO REGISTER:

SMHCA Training Registration Form

TO REGISTER: Click here to open a registration form in pdf format. The document will open in a different window. Please follow the instructions and and mail this form With Your Check Enclosed to the Suncoast Mental Health Counselors Association: SMHCA, P.O. Box 40124, St. Petersburg, FL 33743

Seats are limited, so register early!

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Continuing Education Renewal Requirements for Licensees (http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/491/soc_ceu.html)

If this is not your first renewal, you are to obtain 30 hours of continuing education from our board-approved providers for the biennium ending 3/31/09. These hours must be obtained between 4/1/07 and 3/31/09. Five of the hours must be as follows:

2 hours in the prevention of medical errors (must be obtained from our Continuing Education providers approved specifically for the prevention of medical errors course).
3 hours in ethics and boundary issues.

Every third renewal, you must complete a two hour continuing education course on domestic violence.

Pro Bono services will no longer be accepted for continuing education hours.

A licensee is not required to complete continuing education hours for the first renewal of licensure. (This would be anyone licensed for the first time on 11/1/06 or after).

Rule 64B4-6, Florida Administrative Code provides detailed information about renewal. Specifically, Rule 64B4-6.001, F.A.C., provides in-depth renewal information and Rule 64B4-6.002, F.A.C., provides further information about approved courses for continuing education.

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2009 - Spring Symposium - 2009

Date: Saturday, May 16 2009.

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Location: Valpak.

Address: 1 Valpak Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33716. Click here to see directions to our new location

Information Session: 10:00 AM – 12:00PM

Networking with Agencies/Practitioners: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Find out from a panel of experts what you need to know. . .

What do I do after graduate school?
How do I register with the state board?
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What is 491? An Introduction to the Laws & Rules
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call Vicki Lehman at (727) 432-3644

or Rafael Fuentes @ (813) 732-6876

SMHCA' Spring Symposiums are always a big success!!!

The Spring Symposium was a great success with 60 participants attending. Out of the 60 participants, 53 evaluations were returned. Ninety-five percent of the participants indicated that the program was worth attending.

In addition, participants provided very encouraging feedback. The following are some examples of their responses, “Thank you all for this information. This will be greatly needed as I enter my journey through the internship process.”

“Was an excellent way to give information to students finishing up their masters—good info on exam, licensing process and what is required of a registered intern,”

“Wonderful. Well worth the time. I’ll be joining,”

“Symposium was overall very helpful to me, as I graduate in 2 semesters. I hope they have something like this each year.”

Source: Spring Symposium Evaluation Report. April 22, 2006

This web site was created as a collaboration between Suncoast Mental Health Counselors Association and the Community/Mental Health Counseling Program at the University of South Florida with the purpose of advancing mental health education.

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