May Program Agenda

The Council meets on the second Thursday of each month at 8:00am at the
Alpert Jewish Community Center unless otherwise noted

Date:

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Time:

8:00 - 8:20 a.m. Networking & Introductions
8:20 - 10:30 a.m. - Program

Place:

Alpert Jewish Community Center, Senior Room
3801 E. Willow St
Long Beach, CA 90815
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EALB will provide 1 CEU to MFTs/LCSWs in attendance (free to EALB members, $10 for non-members).
Approval No. PCE 4131

Program: "Evidence Based Practices"

Speaker: Tiffani Morton, LMFT

Tiffani Morton – Tiffani Morton is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Tiffani is currently the Program Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health at For the Child in Long Beach, an agency that specializes in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. In her work at For the Child, Tiffani has provided treatment to children who have suffered from abuse, neglect and traumatic loss using Evidence Based Practices. She also provides supervision and training to therapists who utilize Evidence Based Practices in treating children who have experienced trauma.

Overview:
The current trend in the Mental Health Field in Los Angeles County is the use of Evidence Based Practices. These are practices that have been shown to be effective with specific populations.

This presentation will include the following:

A brief description of Evidence Based Practices
An overview of three Evidence Based Practices used with children who have experienced abuse (PCIT, Trauma Focused CBT and Child Parent Psychotherapy)
Case examples of Evidence Based Practices

Opinions expressed are those of the speaker and not necessarily those of the Council and its membership.
For information about End Abuse Long Beach, please visit www.EndAbuseLB.org or contact the Program Chair
Paul Sharpe: Paul@EndAbuseLB.org