The War Veteran in American Film: PTSD and the Challenge of Post-War Adjustment

Date: September 27, 2008
Registration: 8:00-9:00AM
Program: 9:00AM-4:30PM
Presenter: Emmett Early, PhD
Location: Stimson Auditorum, Seattle Asian Art Museum (Volunteer Park)
1400 E. Prospect Street, Seattle, WA 98112
Continuing Education: 6 CEU's (LICSW, LASW, LMFT, LMHC)
Cost: Members $120, Non-WSSCSW Members: $130
See flyer for discounts.

This conference and clinical discussion will be led by Seattle psychologist Emmett Early, Ph.D., author of The War Veteran in Film, who has had 30 years of experience treating war veterans in group and individual psychotherapy. The conference and clinical panel discussion will illustrate the challenges of post-war adjustment and the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Using excerpts from American movies featuring veterans as prominent characters, Dr. Early emphasizes the universal features of the war veteran’s adjustment in different post-war periods. The workshop will conclude with a multi-disciplinary panel of distinguished clinicians focusing on diagnosis and treatment, on women, minorities, and families. Audience participation will be encouraged.

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Ethics Workshop

HIPAA Five Years Later: The Impact on Clinical Practice

Date: November 1, 2008
Presenters: R. Keith Myers and Laura W. Groshong
6 CEU's
Location: Good Shepherd Center in Seattle (Wallingford neighborhood)

Privacy of communication between patient and therapist is a primary concern of Clinical Social Workers and other mental health clinicians. All mental health professions have ethical standards that spell out the responsibilities of the clinician to maintain the privacy of the treatment relationship. The HIPAA regulations implemented in 2003 and 2005 are the first attempt at the Federal level to establish protections for medical/mental health records.

This training will provide a practical approach to compliance with HIPAA's Privacy and Security Standards. The presenters will compare will compare the existing privacy standards of clinical social workers’ codes of ethics to HIPAA standards, and will recommend changes in current standard practices that will be needed to comply with HIPAA requirements. Participants will receive a workbook and a CD with sample HIPAA-compliant forms that can be modified by the individual practitioner.