The Desert Southwest Chapter
will host
The 5th Annual Mayor's Caregiver Education Conference of Southern Arizona

March 24, 2010

This annual intensive educational program will provide the latest information in Alzheimer's care and research,
for both professional and family caregivers. This year continues our tradition of bringing together the most distinguished
group of presenters. The conference will provide you with the latest in techniques, caregiver information and research
developments available today and will offer a variety of educational programs and speakers to make a dynamic learning experience.
There will be two tracks of sessions, one for families and one for professionals, so attendees can customize their experience to best suit their caregiving situation.

For more information, to register or to become a sponsor, contact 520.322.6601.

The Desert Southwest Chapter Southern Arizona Region
will host the

5th Annual Mayor's Caregiver Education Conference

March 24, 2010

This annual intensive educational program will provide the latest information in Alzheimer's care
and research for both professional and family caregivers. This year continues our tradition of bringing together
the most destinguished group of presenters. The conference will provide you with the latest in techniques,
caregiver information and research developments available today and will offer a variety of educational programs
and speakers to make a dynamic learning experience.

For more information, to register or to become a sponsor, contact 520-322-6601

The Youth Advocate Programs presents: Rethinking Autism

This state-of-the art day-long conference will guide and challenge attendees to explore positive new ways
of living and working with autism and appreciating neurodiversity. Breakthroughs in autism research and therapies,
in inclusive educational approaches, in communication supports, and in the delivery of appropriate community-based services,
are revealing positive new prospects for people with autism to enjoy rich and fulfilling lives.

Join this select group of researchers, professionals, parents and self-advocates to re-think autism and share in the
knowledge that leads to success!

WHERE: Crowne Plaza Central 2532 W. Peoria Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85029

WHEN: April 8, 2010 9:00 am-4:00 pm

See www.yapinc.org for more! Registration Fee: $50 Professionals;  $ 40 Parents and Self-Advocates. Box lunches are included in registration fee.

Mail registration and payment to: Youth Advocate Programs, Inc., Attn: Sandy Wynn 2007 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102.

Learning to Navigate the Latino Cultural Ocean

April 9, 2010

ASU Tucson Component

This workshop discovers the dimensions of the Latino cultural continuum.
Participants will learn how to identify behavior that is different and vital
for successful treatment. Behavioral cultural patterns and concepts
will be identified and explored using modern movies.
These include film clips from “All About My Mother” and “Real Women Have Curves”.

Arizona Living Well Symposium

April 9, 2010
8 am to 4 pm

Desert Botanical Garden
1201 N. Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, AZ  85008

Learn about the latest developments in evidence based health promotion programs (EBP’s) being delivered in Arizona!
To register or to learn more: www.gvahec.org

SEXUALITY, INTIMACY & AGING

April 9, 2010
Chapperal Suites Resort
Scottsdale, AZ

Presented by BARRY W. MCCARTHY, PhD, ABPP

The purpose of this one-day program is to increase awareness and comfort with the complex biopsychosocial factors
which influence sexuality allowing health care and counseling professionals, whether working with individuals or couples,
to help aging people accept and enjoy their sexuality. Special attention will be given to assessing the pros and cons
of medical interventions - especially Viagra, Levitra, Cialis, testosterone, and estrogen supplements.
Healthy sexuality in congregate living facilities from the perspective of residents and staff will be addressed.
This discussion will include issues of individual rights, privacy, facility policies, and problem solving.
Online registration available at www.health-ed.com

CURRENT TRENDS IN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

April 8, 2010
Hilton Tucson East
Tucson, AZ

April 9, 2010
Chapperal Suites Resort
Scottsdale, AZ

Presented by THOMAS A. SMITH, MS, LMHC, BS Pharm & BARBARA J. SMITH, JD

The goal of this program is to give practicing mental health professionals good, solid understanding
of how medications may help or hinder therapeutic outcomes, and provide insight into liability issues.

KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
* Understand how medications work for patients with mental health conditions
* Gain knowledge of medications for “off-label” conditions and “black box warnings”
* Learn how these drugs affect patients throughout the different stages of life
* Know what to look for when a patient has changes in medication therapy
* Recognize side effects of certain medications
* Understand the legal issues related to psychopharmacology

Online registration available at www.health-ed.com

9th Annual Alzheimer's Association
DSW Caregiver Conference
Skill Building through Education, Support and Communication

April 7, 2010

8:00 AM until 4:30 PM
East Valley Institute of Technology
1601 W. Main Street
Mesa, AZ 85201

Join us for a day of education! Speakers will discuss the essential skills needed for providing care
for those with Alzheimer's Disease. Both families and professionals will benefit!
Family Caregivers just $40 Professional Caregivers just $55, including CEU's.

Both fees include a light breakfast, 3 course, plated lunch, snacks and presenter materials.

Pre registration is REQUIRED. Please call 602.528.0545 for more information and to register.

"Prevention is the Cure: Every Voice Counts" Symposium to Prevent Domestic Abuse

Track 1: Parenting with a New Purpose and Plan: The First Step in Primary Prevention

April 21, 2010
Glendale Civic Center

This track identifies a sub-level of abuse present in our families and schools and offers social workers,
parents, mental health professionals, teachers and all those who work with children a specific
demonstrably successful parenting intervention/prevention program that transforms parent-child relationships.

For more information, please visit: http://www.preventionisthecure.eventbrite.com

                Great Office Space for Rent!
                                        
      Guadalupe and Rural area in Tempe, close to Chandler and Ahwatukee
         Easy access from I-10, the 60 and 101

             Part time: hourly, or in 4 hour segments;
                   Mornings, Afternoons, and Evenings, including full time option

                             There is great client demand for evening hours,
                  You’ll have no trouble filling a segment.

       Administrative support available, including on line billing and credit card processing,
Encrypted Wi-Fi, LMFTs, LPCs Ph.D.s & LCSWs
                                                              
                Call Alan Asher at 480/345-9888 or Email at aalmft@cox.net

 

ETHICS IN ACTION II: Risk Management, Advanced Ethics & Your Professional Identity

July 22, 2010
Hilton Tucson East, Tucson, AZ

Presented by David Jobes, PhD This program provides practical means for handling virtually any ethically complex situation.
This workshop aims to make ethics and professional codes of conduct come alive through lively case presentations and discussion.
The key to contemporary ethical professional practice is the process of ethical decision-making and risk management.
But beyond considerations of process, further clarifying one’s professional sense of self is critically important in contemporary practice.
An evolving sense of a professional self can be readily established through effective use of informed consent,
“usual and customary practices,” appropriate policies and procedures, and defining a scope of practice. In short, this program
can help participants further develop a professional self that can work in the best interest of the client while
still effectively managing clinical risks and decreasing professional liability.

Online registration available at www.health-ed.com

ETHICS IN ACTION II: Risk Management, Advanced Ethics & Your Professional Identity

July 23, 2010 

Chaparral Suites Resort
Scottsdale, AZ

Presented by David Jobes, PhD This program provides practical means for handling virtually any ethically complex situation.
This workshop aims to make ethics and professional codes of conduct come alive through lively case presentations and discussion.
The key to contemporary ethical professional practice is the process of ethical decision-making and risk management.
But beyond considerations of process, further clarifying one’s professional sense of self is critically important in contemporary practice.
An evolving sense of a professional self can be readily established through effective use of informed consent, “usual and customary practices,”
appropriate policies and procedures, and defining a scope of practice. In short, this program can help participants further develop
a professional self that can work in the best interest of the client while still effectively managing clinical risks and decreasing professional liability.

Online registration available at www.health-ed.com

ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: BIRTH – 5 POPULATION

September 24, 2010

Chapperal Suites Resort, Scottsdale, AZ

Presented by Jessica Emick, PhD The goal of this program is to provide a
comprehensive model for ASD assessment for the birth to five population
that result in increased diagnostic accuracy and appropriate research-based
interventions. You will acquire concrete strategies for evaluating developmental
indicators in young children, completing a comprehensive evaluation, implementing
research based intervention, and monitoring progress. Dr. Emick will focus
on the best practices in assessment and intervention with young children.
The program will review key developmental indicators, discuss different profiles or
patterns of development, current assessment and screening tools, review
American Academy of Pediatric guidelines for developmental screening,
provide practical tips for assessing the very young, and review
case presentations of different ways to gather information in very young children.

SENSORY INTEGRATION IN CHILDREN

November 4, 2010

Chapperal Suites Resort
Scottsdale, AZ

Presented by SUSAN LARSON KIDD, EdD, EdS

Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID) is a commonly occurring component challenging children with neurobehavioral disabilities.
Dr. Larson Kidd will help participants identify sensory dysfunction and the impact it has on the child’s learning, social development,
and behavior. She will also provide participants with sensory integration strategies to meet the unique needs of each individual.
Connecting this sensory diet to any routine at home, school, or within the community will help children with sensory integration problems
regulate more effectively within their environment. The goal of this program is to help participants acquire strategies and resources in order
to create and implement a sensory integration diet, or plan, for children and youth within home, work, school, or a facility.

Several simulations, examples, and case studies will be provided in order to help participants experience and build the insight necessary
for success with sensory integrative strategy execution. The strategies and process presented are embedded in best practices,
research-based interventions, positive behavioral support, and brain-based learning research. Particular attention will be given to
identification and explanation of related learning, behavior, and social skills for children ages 3-young adulthood
along with intervention in a variety of settings.

Online registration available at www.health-ed.com