Archive for January, 2010

Educational Consultation Group

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

This spring the Centers for Family Change will offer an ongoing educationally based consultation group for mental health professionals. This program is available to all independently licensed mental health professionals (psychologists, social workers, LCPCs and LMFTs).  This group will discuss current clinical issues and problems, as well as  treatment strategies and approaches.  Topics will include issues such  as working with resistant adolescents, managing family conflict, adolescent substance abuse, the divorced/divorcing family, and infidelity.  The discussion will be led by one Center for Family Change’s senior therapists.

The group will be offered free of charge.

One hour of CEUs will be available for LCSWs and LCPCs.

Please contact Peter Perrotta, PhD, at cffcfamily@sbcglobal.net for more information.

Exact dates and times, as well as topic areas will be posted in February.

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Conference on ADHD offered by Centers for Family Change

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

The Centers for Family Change is pleased to announce the latest offering in our half day conference series:                             

 ”ADHD: The latest findings on evaluation and treatment.”

This conference is for professionals who work with children, adolescents and adults with ADHD.  It will examine the latest findings on ADHD and review the implication of these new findings for evaluation and treatment. Please see the conference flyer, reproduced below,  for details and information on registration:

ADHD: The latest findings on evaluation and treatment

          The volume of research and new information on ADHD can, at times, be overwhelming. This presentation will examine current research and thinking on ADHD and discuss the implications of these findings for understanding ADHD and working with those diagnosed with ADHD. Particular emphasis will be placed on new treatment approaches and strategies for working with children and adolescents with ADHD. The latest research on medication and non-medication based treatments will be examined. The implications of this research for addressing both behavioral and academic difficulties related to ADHD will be discussed.

Speaker:           Peter Perrotta, PhD

 Dr. Perrotta is the President of Centers for Family Change. He has specialized in the evaluation and treatment of ADHD for over 20 years.

 When:             Tuesday February 23rd, 2010, 12pm-3pm

                        (registration and box lunch pick up 11:30-12pm)

Where:            2901 Butterfield Road, southeast corner of  Butterfield and Meyers. First floor conference room.

                        Go to: www.centersforfamilychange.com for directions.

Cost:                $25.00, includes 3 CEU’s  & box lunch.

To register: call 630 586-9991 or email us at cffcfamily@sbcglobal.net. Send payment to: Centers for Family Change, 2907 Butterfield Rd., St 240 Oakbrook, IL 60523.

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