The Empowerment Space: Addressing Bullying with Families - Danielle Matthew, LMFT

When
Fri, November 10, 2017
9:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Location
3333 Skypark Dr #200, Torrance, CA 90505

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Our meeting format has changed. Presentations now will be 90 minute segments. Here are the changes:

8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:30 Networking
9:30-11:00 Presentation/Educational Program (reduced from 2 hours to 1.5 hours)
11:00-11:30 Informal Networking

2.0 Continue education units will still be provided. There will be no breaks.

The informal networking is not part of the CEU portion of the program. Participants and speakers may remain for questions if they wish or can simply network without any structure. You most certainly may announce that you are willing to stay during that time slot to address any questions.

Danielle Matthew, LMFT

Danielle Matthew is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a background and specialization in treatment for bully victims.

The presentation will include discussion of what bullying is including prevalence and impact. Current treatment options, programs and resources will also be reviewed. Community needs and a new direction for treatment will be presented with family and school participation required to improve outcomes for children who have been bullied. Additional focus will be on the following areas:

Understanding Bullying: Learn to identify the bullying risk factors and signs, including details on the four most common types of bullying, and how parents, schools and others who work with children can respond to bullying.
Using the 3 E's to Talk About Bullying: Learn practical techniques to Empathize with a child who has been bullied, discover how to Empower a child to seek support when needed, and uncover strategies for guiding parents, teachers and children to Engage in the safety
planning process.
Post-Bullying Tactics: Learn skills for safety planning for children who have been bullied, how to identify the appropriate school setting after bullying has occurred, and how to create a treatment plan for children to recover from bullying.

Attendees will be able to:

Define bullying and describe the 4 main types.
List current available resources for bully prevention and response.
Utilize strategies to address bullying with family and school involvement.

Long Beach - South Bay CAMFT - APPROVAL NUMBER: PCE 3803 Course meets the qualifications for two (2) hours of continuing educationfor LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and/or LEPs, as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Refund Policy: With a 24-hour written notice, a full refund will be provided. With less than 24 hours' notice, credit towards attendance at a future education program course will be provided. Target Audience: This educational program is planned for marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapy interns, social workers, counselors and/or educations psychologist. Special Needs Accommodations: In the event that special needs accommodations are required, please contact Sara Burchfiel at saraburchfielmft@gmail.com indicating your need at least one week prior to the educational program. Awarding Course Completion Certifications: LB-SB CAMFT monitors attendance with sign-in and sign-out sheets and final course evaluations. Once the participate have signed out and provided course evaluations, course completion certificates will be provided. Grievances: The Program Administrator (PA) and Board of Directors (BOD) will handle complaints or grievances and conduct investigations to determine the appropriate resolutions. The BOD and PA will respond within 48 hours of receiving the complaint and will provide timely fall-up to the participant during the course of investigation and resolution.