Presenter: David Landsman-Wohlsifer, PhD, LCSW Date/Time: Saturday, January 25, 2025, 9 am - 4 pm Location: Online via Zoom Cost: $200; $175 Early Bird until January 12, 2025 CEUs: 0Description:The LCSW is the premier credential in the field of social work. It opens doors and establishes you as licensed mental health professional. Don’t be afraid of the licensure exam! This course will give you the confidence you need to conquer this exam. Our LCSW Exam Prep Course includes test questions and answers obtained directly from the exam creators, exclusively available for use at Schools of Social Work. You will learn how to answer the questions by understanding what is expected by test makers. This 6-hour course includes a comprehensive workbook and study aids (including study materials for DSM 5).Important: To receive a physical binder of all supporting course materials, you must be registered 2 weeks or more before the beginning of your course. Be sure to confirm your UPS shipping address during registration so we can make sure the materials arrive. If you register less than 2 weeks prior to the beginning of your course, you will receive a digial PDF of all supporting course materials.Learning Objectives: This course will cover:The exam structureStudy and test-taking tipsExtensive review of test questions & answers, provided by a special program from ASWB only available for use at Schools of Social WorkReview of course content areasStrategies for home studyAbout the Presenter:David Landsman-Wohlsifer, Ph.D., LCSW is a Clinical Instructor at the School of Social Work at FAU. He is also the owner of a well-established private practice, the Boca Raton Center for Psychotherapy. He has been a clinical social worker and social work educator for nearly 30 years and has extensive experience teaching licensee applicants how to PASS the LCSW exam.

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Date/Time: Friday, February 7th, 2025 - 8:30 am - 12:30 pm Location: Online via Zoom Presenter: Patricia Temes, Ph.D., LCSW-QSCost: $130; $110 Early Bird until January 23rd, 2025 A limited number of seats have been reserved for FAU Social Work students, alumni, faculty, Field Instructors and Coordinators. Please email the Professional Development Coordinator at SocialWorkProDev@fau.edu to request the $100 FAU Rate discount code.CEUs: 4Description:This 4-hour course satisfies the supervisory training continuing education requirements for qualified supervisors in the state of Florida that is due every third biennium. The virtual training is interactive and dynamic and encourages participants to take an active role in their learning.Learning Objectives:Review changes to Florida laws and rules relating to Interns and SupervisorsDiscuss various electronic delivery systems for supervision and methods for ensuring confidentialityDiscuss ethical, legal and regulatory issues of supervision, including documentation of the supervisory sessionsReview research of effective supervision modelsReview challenges in supervisionAddress how cultural issues can affect the supervisory relationshipDiscuss accountability of both the supervisor and the intern in the supervisory relationshipDiscuss the business aspects of supervisionDiscuss the ethical, legal, and regulatory issues of teletherapy About the Presenter:Patricia Temes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Qualified Supervisor in the State of Florida, with ample experience supervising both new and seasoned professionals from very diverse social work backgrounds. She is a proud FAU Sandler School of Social Work MSW alumni, and is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at FAU. For the past 6 years, she has collaborated with other Field Faculty to facilitate the Field Instructor Supervisory Training for the FAU Sandler School of Social Work.As an LCSW, Ms. Temes has provided mental health services to children, adults, the elderly, and families in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Her experience in health care includes serving individuals living with HIV through Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), as well as supporting mental health patients in inpatient psychiatric facilities. Ms. Temes' passion for international social work has led to community engagement and development projects in both Brazil and Ireland, where she has participated in research, organized local events, and taught study abroad courses.

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Presenter: Patricia Temes, Ph.D., LCSW-QS Date/Time: February 12-14, 2025, 8:30 am-12:30 pm Location: Online via ZoomCost: $350; $315 Early Bird until January 29, 2025 A limited number of seats have been reserved for FAU Social Work students, alumni, faculty, Field Instructors and Coordinators with a special $280 rate until January 31. Please email the Professional Development Coordinator at SocialWorkProDev@fau.edu to request the FAU Rate discount code.CEUs: 12Description: This 12-hour course satisfies the training requirements for clinical social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists who want to become qualified supervisors in the state of Florida. The virtual training, presented in 3, 4-hour days (total of 12 hours) is interactive and dynamic and encourages participants to take an active role in their learning.Learning Objectives:1. Become familiar with the major models of supervision for clinical social work, marriage and family therapy or mental health counseling. 2. Gain skills to develop a personal model of supervision, drawn from existing models of supervision and from preferred styles of therapy. 3. Understand the co-evolving dynamics of therapist-client and supervisor-therapist-client relationships. 4. Explore distinctive issues that arise in supervision. 5. Address the contextual variables in practice such as culture, gender, ethnicity, power and economics. 6. Become familiar with the ethical, legal and regulatory issues of supervision. 7. Review the Florida laws and the board rules governing interns and supervision. 8. Understand the role of evaluation in supervision.About the Presenter:Dr. Patricia Temes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Qualified Supervisor in the State of Florida, with ample experience supervising both new and seasoned professionals from very diverse social work backgrounds. She is a proud FAU Sandler School of Social Work MSW alumni, and earned her Ph.D. from the FAU College of Education. For the past 6 years, she has collaborated with other Field Faculty to facilitate the Field Instructor Supervisory Training for the FAU Sandler School of Social Work.As an LCSW, Dr. Temes has provided mental health services to children, adults, the elderly, and families in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Her experience in health care includes serving individuals living with HIV through Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), as well as supporting mental health patients in inpatient psychiatric facilities. Dr. Temes’ passion for international social work has led to community engagement and development projects in both Brazil and Ireland, where she has participated in research, organized local events, and taught study abroad courses.

Presenter: Patricia Temes, Ph.D., LCSW-QS Date/Time: February 12-14, 2025, 8:30 am-12:30 pm Location: Online via ZoomCost: $350; $315 Early Bird until January 29, 2025 A limited number of seats have been reserved for FAU Social Work students, alumni, faculty, Field Instructors and Coordinators with a special $280 rate until January 31. Please email the Professional Development Coordinator at SocialWorkProDev@fau.edu to request the FAU Rate discount code.CEUs: 12Description: This 12-hour course satisfies the training requirements for clinical social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists who want to become qualified supervisors in the state of Florida. The virtual training, presented in 3, 4-hour days (total of 12 hours) is interactive and dynamic and encourages participants to take an active role in their learning.Learning Objectives:1. Become familiar with the major models of supervision for clinical social work, marriage and family therapy or mental health counseling. 2. Gain skills to develop a personal model of supervision, drawn from existing models of supervision and from preferred styles of therapy. 3. Understand the co-evolving dynamics of therapist-client and supervisor-therapist-client relationships. 4. Explore distinctive issues that arise in supervision. 5. Address the contextual variables in practice such as culture, gender, ethnicity, power and economics. 6. Become familiar with the ethical, legal and regulatory issues of supervision. 7. Review the Florida laws and the board rules governing interns and supervision. 8. Understand the role of evaluation in supervision.About the Presenter:Dr. Patricia Temes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Qualified Supervisor in the State of Florida, with ample experience supervising both new and seasoned professionals from very diverse social work backgrounds. She is a proud FAU Sandler School of Social Work MSW alumni, and earned her Ph.D. from the FAU College of Education. For the past 6 years, she has collaborated with other Field Faculty to facilitate the Field Instructor Supervisory Training for the FAU Sandler School of Social Work.As an LCSW, Dr. Temes has provided mental health services to children, adults, the elderly, and families in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Her experience in health care includes serving individuals living with HIV through Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), as well as supporting mental health patients in inpatient psychiatric facilities. Dr. Temes’ passion for international social work has led to community engagement and development projects in both Brazil and Ireland, where she has participated in research, organized local events, and taught study abroad courses.