If you enjoy watching and talking about movies, this Workshop is an opportunity to have fun while learning and earning continuing education credits. This training uses film as a medium for mental health providers to broaden their understanding & capacity for compassion when working with clients who live with Depression, Anxiety, and Trauma Disorders.

An entertaining learning experience, this workshop elicits clinicians to glean new insight into theories and practices that may have begun feel stale or out of date. Utilizing the powerful medium of film, the Workshop will engage and teach mental health providers fresh new perspectives in treatment. By viewing excerpts of films together in breakouts, clinicians are immersed in learning environments that foster camaraderie, discussion and debate enhancing their understanding of various mental health disorders. Presented by Ellen Blaufox, LCSW-R a former professional actor, this Workshop is an immersive, interactive experience for providers who are seeking creative new ways to invigorate their practice.

Learning Objectives

·      Participants will recognize countertransference by viewing dramatizations that incorporate empathy for characters.

·      Participants will analyze dysfunctional behavior patterns in clients with anxiety, depression and trauma through the use of film.

·      Participants will apply their increased understanding to future interventions directly with clients.