4/11/06 Seminars on Schizophrenia & Working within Inpatient Psychiatry

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Hello Everyone,

  This is to announce my next upcoming seminars for all CATs that are both scheduled on Tuesday, April 11th. Working with Schizophrenia (6:15PM) focuses the challenge of working with schizophrenia. When You Have Little Time: Working WIthin Inpatient Psychiatry follows at 8PM. This seminar focuses upon the challenge of CATs working within an inpatient psychiatric unit. People can attend one or both seminars (special rate available).

Separate descriptions on each seminar & a registration form covering both follows this e-mail.

Thank you for reading this & please pass this notice onto any interested people.

Regards,

Hara,

MA, MA, CGP, MT-BC, LCAT

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WORKING WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

TUESDAY APRIL 11, 2006 6:15-7:30 PM

Schizophrenia continues to be predominate and yet, the most enigmatic of psychiatric diagnoses within psychiatry. Although being long studied and major advances in psychotropic medications, schizophrenia continues to be prevalent.

Creative arts therapists face many challenges working with people with schizophrenia by presenting diverse clinical symptoms & treatment issues.

This seminar examines the clinical presentation of schizophrenia and what creative arts therapists can uniquely provide and work successfully with this diagnosis within an acute and long-term treatment settings. The transference & counter-transference issues working this diagnosis will also be discussed.

Seminar Presenter: Hara, MA, MA, CGP, MT-BC, LCAT has a long interest in schizophrenia ever since his pre- internship experience at Bronx Psychiatric Center. He has worked with this diagnosis within various inpatient and outpatient psychiatric treatment settings for over twenty- five years. He is a board certified music therapist, licensed creative arts therapist, certified group psychotherapist, student trainer, staff supervisor, and director of a large creative arts therapies department in NYC.

WHEN YOU HAVE LITTLE TIME:

WORKING WITHIN INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY

TUESDAY APRIL 11, 2006 8:00-9:30 PM

This seminar will examine the challenges of working within inpatient psychiatry and how to apply one’s creative arts therapy modality successfully despite this demanding treatment setting. Therapeutic short-term approach work in terms of assessment, treatment planning, & setting up sessions will be presented. Group work based upon Yalom’s group therapy principles as modified for inpatient settings will be major topic. The seminar also focuses on how to adapt and care for oneself as a clinician working within inpatient psychiatry.

Workshop leader: Hara, MA, MA, CGP, MT-BC, LCAT has over twenty-five years of experience working within inpatient psychiatric treatment settings. He is as a board certified music therapist, certified group psychotherapist, licensed creative arts therapist, student trainer, staff supervisor and director of a large creative arts therapies department in NYC.

Advance registration required for each seminar. Seating will be limited.

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M. Hara, MA, MA, CGP, MT-BC, LCAT

Board Certified Music Therapist Certified Group Psychotherapist

Music Psychotherapy Clinical Supervision Consultation

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SEMINAR REGISTRATION FORM

Please complete & e-mail the form back to: gmharamtbc@....

Please check (x) which seminar(s) you wish to attend on Tuesday 4/1106.

+ Working with Schizophrenia (6:15PM)

+ When You Have Little Time:

Working Within Inpatient Psychiatry (8PM)

$30 per each seminar ($25 w/advance registration & payment by 4/10/06)

Attend both seminars for $45 (25% discount!)

Must register & pay in advance for both seminars by 4/10/06 for this special rate.

All seminar materials included with fee. No refunds or registration changes after 4/10/06.

Please make check out to “ M. Hara†& mail it to

: M. Hara at Frisch Hara Music Therapy Studio

207 East 84th Street, Suite 206 (2nd floor) New York, NY 10028.

Please complete form fully. The information will be use to further develop each seminar.

Your full name:

Your CAT discipline:

Your Mailing Address:

Telephone (best one to reach you):

E-mail:

If you are a CAT student, your expected graduation date:

Current internship(s):

If you are attending Working with Schizophrenia:

Please mention your area of interest about schizophrenia.

If you are attending When You Have Little Time: Working Within Inpatient Psychiatry,

Are you currently working within inpatient psychiatry?

Number of years working within inpatient psychiatry:

Any area of interest about working within inpatient psychiatry you are interested in:

THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING & RETURNING THIS FORM!

THE INFORMATION WILL BE USE TO TAILOR THE SEMINARS.