Ҩ7ᵘği Englehardt, MSW, ACSW
Coordinator of Professional and Community Education
Division of Social Work
West Virginia University
PO Box 6830
Morgantown, WV 26506

304-293-3501, ext. 3109
fax:  304-293-5936
cell: 304-282-0321
Summer Institute on Aging Website:  www.wvsioa.org
WVU Division of Social Work Website:  http://socialwork.wvu.edu

March is National Professional Social Work Month


The fax number listed on the registration form for Caring for Post Traumatic
Stress in Primary Care is incorrect!!  The correct fax number is (304)
734-2047; we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused many of you.
An e-mail confirmation will be sent to those of you whose registrations have
been received, if you do not receive a message this evening stating that we
have received your form please resend at your earliest convenience. 

 

If you have any questions please call us at (304) 734-2040 ext 106. 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Social Work Professional Continuing Education
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Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 2:41 PM
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Subject: Caring for Post Traumatic Stress in Primary Care

 

Information is posted below and registration form is attached.

 

Caring for Post Traumatic Stress in Primary Care 

 

Friday, September 19th 

 

8:30 am - 1:00 pm

(Primary Care Providers, Behavioral Health, and Support Staff) 

 

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm 

(Primary Care Providers and Behavioral Health) 

 

Location:  Embassy Suites 

Charleston, WV 

 

Speaker / Instructor:  Kevin Polk, Ph.D

Clinical Psychologist and PTSD Research Coordinator 

 

Join us for a training session designed to introduce primary care

providers and staff Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and how it

can be used in encounters with patients suffering from Post Traumatic

Stress Disorder (PTSD).  ACT emphasizes acceptance of internal

experience while maintaining a focus on positive behavior change.  This

approach is designed to address maladaptive avoidance of internal

experiences while also focusing on making and keeping commitments. ACT

uses a variety of verbal, experiential and homework techniques to help

clients make experiential contact with previously avoided private events

(thoughts, feelings, sensations), without excessive verbal involvement

and control.  

 

Objectives - Following this course, participants should be able to:

 

Identify common symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that

patients present in the primary care setting. 

Describe the approach and methods used to implement Acceptance and

Commitment Therapy (ACT) with PTSD and other common mental health

issues. 

Describe how the primary care provider can use ACT in a brief encounter

with PTSD patients. 

Describe how to use a more in-depth ACT in an integrated primary care

setting. 

Apply the ACT technique with their patients suffering from PTSD. 

 

Approved for continuing education for physicians, nurses, social

workers and counselors.

 

Registration and Fees:

 

Registration and continuing education fees are covered for all of those

attending.  Please complete the attached registration form and

fax/e-mail/mail by September 5, 2008.