Challenging Your Critical Inner Voice: An Introduction to Voice Therapy May 6th, 2011 by Lisa Firestone, Ph.D.

What Works in Therapy: Translating 40 Years of Outcome Research
May 26th, 2011 by Scott D. Miller, Ph.D.

Theory and Treatment of Compulsive Buying
June 24th, 2011 by April Lane Benson, Ph.D.

Voice Dialogue: Transformative Therapy
September 9th, 2011 by Francesca Starr, MA, LPC

Countertransference Issues in Trauma Therapy
December 9th, 2011 by Robert T. Muller, Ph.D., C. Psych.

Whether you accept insurance or not…this invaluable Complimentary Tele-Forum will help you learn new strategies you can implement in your practice to help you save time, and create and keep more income, and help more clients.

During the Tele-Forum You Will Discover…

How to avoid the most common – and costly — mistake therapists make when dealing with insurance

How recent legislation (parity laws and health care reform) may affect your practice

How to turn first-time callers into clients – even if you aren’t on their health plan

How to join – and sell yourself to – health plans, since many are full

A word-for-word script that instantly removes all traces of tension around “selling” and gives you complete permission to openly share your services with a potential client

How to be perfectly positioned for purposeful profits during any season or economy

How to create your managed care exit plan to safely and securely transition your practice to private pay

And on from there…

The theme of the 44th Annual Convention, “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Unifying Diverse Disciplines With a Common Thread,” is intended to emphasize the relevance of cognitive-behavioral theories across varied topics and disorders and across diverse health- and mental-health-related professions and disciplines. While there are many specialties within the fields of physical and mental health, our shared understanding of the importance of applying evidence-based cognitive behavioral practices is a common thread that joins us together.

Clearly, this is a message that resonated strongly with ABCT members. We received 1,965 submissions this year, many of which were in areas that had been underrepresented in the past. The 2010 ABCT program schedule is packed with diverse offerings in every time slot, so it is recommended that members use the ABCT Itinerary Planner, located on the ABCT website (www.abct.org/conv2010), to plan their daily schedule online and in advance of the conference so that they can take full advantage of this year’s exciting and innovative presentations and addresses.

Web Copywriting for Therapists

Web copywriting is the science and art of writing in a way that resonates deeply with potential clients when they land at your website so that they say, “Yes, you’re the therapist I want to work with!” In this webinar you’ll discover the core principles of writing authentic and compelling web copy that turns website visitors into clients.

This webinar is hosted by Juliet Austin (bio below)

Juliet will show you:

• Why copywriting is key to your website’s success
• How to write a client-attracting headline
• 10 core components of successful web copy
• A 6-step formula for writing compelling copy

Date and time: 11am, PST, November 6, 2010Juliet Austin’s Bio

For the past 11 years former psychotherapist Juliet Austin has helped therapists build profitable and sustainable private practices through her one-to-one coaching, copywriting services, as well as live and online seminars. As a marketing coach, she helps clinicians develop the most effective and leading-edge marketing strategies in order to attract their ideal clients. As a copywriter, Juliet writes authentic and engaging web copy that speaks to the heart of what therapy clients are looking for, thus compelling them to make contact.

Sign up here: http://blog.mytherapistmatch.com/copywriting-101-for-therapists/2010/10/23/

We hope to see you there!

Also, for a limited time, join MyCoachMatch.com for life for free. Sign up here: http://www.mycoachmatch.com/join-mycoachmatch-com/

LAGPA and The LGBT Specialization in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University Los Angeles proudly announce:

Sixteenth Annual LGBT-Affirmative Psychotherapy Conference
Sunday, October 17, 2010
with
Alan Downs, PhD as Keynote Speaker
(author of The Velvet Rage)

This is always a great event that offers Continuing Education credits accepted by APA and a fully catered breakfast and lunch. We expect about 100 people to attend.

Conference brochure can be viewed at this link:
http://lagpa.org/conference/2010/2010_ConferenceBrochure.pdf

For the first time, the Conference can be registered and paid online:
http://lagpa.org/conference/con-reg.php

See you there.

Chuck Stewart, Ph.D.
LAGPA Executive Director

Jon Kabat-Zinn, best-selling author and authority on Mindfulness and Integrative Medicine, at UCLA Royce Hall, October 6, 2010 to kick off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, one of the world’s preeminent authorities on Mindfulness and Integrative Medicine and one of the first to conduct actual clinical trials on the use of meditation techniques to cure pain, anxiety, stress and illness is coming to Los Angeles to do a benefit for the LA County Affiliate of Susan Koman Race for the Cure.

Dr. Kabat-Zinn, Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, studied with Zen Masters and was a founding member of the Cambridge Zen Center, before the Buddhist teachings led him to medicine and the creation of a technique he called Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).

MBSR, which, as Dr. Kabat-Zinn told the LA Times, brought “the heart of Buddhist meditation without the Buddhism into the mainstream of Western medicine,” contributed to a growing movement of mindfulness in institutions such as hospitals, schools, corporations, prisons and professional sports organizations. At UMass Medical School, Dr. Kabat-Zinn founded the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society, and the world-renowned Stress Reduction Clinic.

Over 200 medical centers and clinics nationwide and abroad now use the MBSR model.

The New York Times best-selling author of Full Catastrophe Living and Wherever You Go, There You Are, Dr. Kabat-Zinn was featured in Bill Moyers’ PBS Special and book, Healing and the Mind. He serves on the Board of the Mind and Life Institute, which organizes dialogues between the Dalai Lama and western scientists and scholars to promote ways of understanding the mind, emotion, and reality.

Dr. Kabat-Zinn’s appearance at Royce Hall is part of The Lynn Lectures and kicks off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Maria Shriver is the event’s honorary chairperson.

Event Information:
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. with a reception for VIP ticket holders at 5:30 p.m.

Location: UCLA’s Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095

Pricing: Event ticket prices range from $10–$100 with a VIP Package* for $300. VIP Package includes admission to an intimate reception with Dr. Kabat-Zinn prior to the lecture, admission to the lecture and event parking.

Ticket Purchase: To read more information and to purchase tickets visit www.komenlacounty.org.

Kabat-Zinn books and mindfulness CDs here (amazon).

Get help with anxiety in Los Angeles at Anxiety Treatment L.A.

What Works in Therapy: Translating 40 Years of Outcome Research (Scott Miller)

Fill Your Practice with Managed Care (Catherine Auman)

Crash Course in Social Media for Mental Health and EA Professionals (Marina London and Michael Klaybor)

I’m very pleased to announce that my online CE course in Digital and Social Media Ethics for Psychotherapists has gone live!

This course will teach psychotherapists to
• Describe social media and summarize several popular social media sites and services.
• Distinguish between one’s personal and professional activities on the Internet.
• Identify the ethical challenges that may arise from engaging in activities on the Internet.
• Develop strategies for minimizing risk of ethical violations on the Internet.
• Appraise their use of e-mail, record-keeping, and mobile computing devices to prevent confidentiality breaches.
• Construct a social media policy for one’s office to address potential boundary issues with clients.
• Review the different approaches and attitudes towards social networking between therapists and clients.
• Discuss the relevant ethical issues as they pertain to therapists’ web sites and social networking profiles.

Symbols of Individuation in Global Politics: The Case of Barack Obama (“Global Internet Seminar,” Sept. 10, 2010)

Hazelden Women’s Healing Conferences (San Diego, Sept. 24-25; Chicago, Dec. 3-4, 2010)

Jon Kabat-Zinn at UCLA (Oct. 6, 2010)