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SBCPA Presents: Parent Counseling as an Effective, Evidence-Based Treatment for ADHD and Co-Occurring Disorders

Presenter: Richard Formica, Ph.D.

Dr. Formica has been in private practice for the past 40+ years. He has offered both intensive psychotherapy and parent counseling to adults. He is the co-founder of the Fairfield/Formica Parenting Program, a workshop comprising 40 hours of experiential training and coaching. In addition, Dr. Formica co-founded the Center for ADHD Children and Parents. He has authored a 250-page Parent Workshop Manual, entitled “Skills for Growing as a Parent.” In 2023, Dr. Formica published a paperback book, “Parenting With Wisdom and Skill: a Practical Guidebook,” demonstrating how to apply parenting principles to the everyday challenges that parents commonly face. Dr. Formica has been a specialist in parent counseling for 40+ years. He is the co-founder of the Fairfield/Formica Parenting Program and the co-founder of the Center for ADHD Children and Parents. He has recently authored a paperback book, “Parenting With Wisdom and Skill.”

Course Outline

Timeline:         

12:00 - 12:05 pm                Introduction of Speaker and Opening Remarks

12:05 - 2:45 pm                Presentation will be broken down into the following sections:

• Development of Core Parenting Principles (15 minutes)
• Review of clinical findings and research related to ADHD and parent counseling (15 minutes)
• Review of clinical findings and research related to co-occurring clinical disorders and parent counseling (15 minutes)
• ADHD: What is it, what it is not, and what is the core disability beneath the DSM-5 symptom list (45 minutes)
• Practical applications and adaptations of parent counseling methods with parents of children/teens suffering from ADHD and co-occurring disorders (70 minutes)

2:45 - 3:00 pm                Q & A and evaluations

Topic: 

ADHD is one of the most common diagnoses of childhood and adolescence. Raising a child with ADHD is a daunting challenge. Parent Counseling, coupled with personal psychotherapy, is essential for parents of ADHD children and teens as many such parents are profoundly stressed and confused. In this workshop, Dr. Formica will outline the core parenting principles he has developed and taught to parents for decades. He will discuss the features of ADHD itself, what it is and what it is not, and what makes life so difficult for both the ADHD child and their parents. Dr. Formica will also present data on the effectiveness of parent counseling for parents of ADHD children. Finally, Dr. Formica will outline methods and procedures for parent counseling, with special emphasis on the adaptations which clinicians, parent counselors and psychotherapists should make when working with parents of ADHD children.

Learning Objectives:

1.     List three core principles which comprise the parenting roadmap and identify the five essential parenting skills.

2.     Identify three examples of research which has validated the use of parent counseling as an effective treatment modality for parents of children with ADHD.

3. Identify three examples of research studies which have validated the use of parent counseling for related clinical comorbidities.

4.     Identify ten common myths and six common misinformed statements about ADHD medication which parents of ADHD children are exposed to by the popular media.

Continuing Education:

CPA is co-sponsoring with Santa Barbara County Psychological Association (SBCPA). The California Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CPA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

Important Notice:

Those who attend the workshop and complete the CPA evaluation form will receive three (3.0) continuing education credits. Please note that APA CE rules require that we give credit only to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credits.

Please note: This event is offered at a rate of $25 for SBCPA and VCPA members. Non-members are welcome to join this event at a rate of $50. Students, or participants who are not applying for CE credit are welcome to join this event at a rate of $25.  

Please Note: This salon will be held via Zoom.

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  SBCPA Presents:  Somatic Psychotherapy in our Current Day: Traversing the Realms of Spirituality, Science, and Chaos

  Presenter: Anahita Navab Holden, Ph.D., SEP

Anahita finds herself at home in the integration of somatic psychotherapy, yoga, and meditation practices. She is a clinical psychologist and has a private practice in Santa Barbara. She obtained her Ph.D. from UC Santa Barbara and specializes in supporting individuals who have experienced trauma, as well as those who are neurodivergent. Anahita is certified as a Somatic Experiencing® and EMDR practitioner, as well as a Mindful Self-Compassion and yoga instructor. She also enjoys guiding Buddhist meditation and sound meditation in the community. Her passion is to interweave contemplative psychotherapy and somatic approaches to assist individuals in their psycho-spiritual journeys.

• Course Outline
  
  1.    Experiential practice of Somatic Experiencing® and AF-EMDR techniques (20 minutes)
  2.    Overview of somatic psychotherapy, and review of Somatic Experiencing® and AF-EMDR theories and modalities (40 minutes)
  3.    Review of research examining effectiveness of Somatic Experiencing® and EMDR (20 minutes)
  4.  Q & A (10 minutes)

  
  Topic:  

  In the midst of our world’s ongoing state of turbulence, the field of somatic psychotherapy increasingly provides a profoundly valuable resource to us on both an individual and collective level. This training will provide an overview of somatic modalities and their utilization to enhance nervous system regulation. We will go into depth on two modalities, Somatic Experiencing® (SE) and Attachment-Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR). We will explore the ways in which such techniques increase neurophysiological capacity, the evidence base supporting this to date, and specific somatic techniques to bring to your clinical work. Lastly, we will explore the potency of these techniques to evoke deep spiritual experiences through the processing of trauma, which arguably might be our greatest need for healing on a collective level.

   Learning Objectives:

  1. Attendees will be able to provide explanation of one proposed neurophysiological effect of Somatic Experiencing® or AF-EMDR treatment techniques on the human nervous system.
  2. Attendees will be able to describe two facets of research to date studying the effectiveness of Somatic Experiencing® and EMDR in various clinical populations.
  3.  Attendees will be able to name three specific Somatic Experiencing® techniques and one AF-EMDR technique that they can utilize with clients for the purposes of nervous system resourcing and regulation.

  
  Continuing Education:

  CPA is co-sponsoring with Santa Barbara County Psychological Association (SBCPA). The California Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CPA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

  Important Notice:

  Those who attend the workshop will receive (1.5) continuing education credits. Please note that APA CE rules require that we give credit only to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credits.

   

  Please Note: This salon will be held via Zoom.

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