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C.W. Post to Hold Inaugural
Mental Health Counseling Symposium November 10

Brookville, NY -- The current and future state of mental health counseling in New York State will be the focus of the Inaugural Mental Health Counseling Symposium, "State of the Art in Mental Health Counseling: Best Practices and NewDirection," on Saturday, November 10 at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville. The symposium, co-sponsored by the Department of Counseling and Development at C.W. Post, and the Long Island Chapter of the New York Mental Health Counseling Association, will focus on areas of professional and clinical interest to licensed mental health counselors and those individuals seeking to secure licensure as a mental health counselor.

The symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hillwood Commons. The cost is $35 for professionals and $25 for graduate students and includes breakfast and lunch. Attendees of the conference are eligible for 4.5 NBCC continuing education credits. All interested professionals within the mental health community are welcome to attend.

"With passage of licensure for Mental Health Counselors in New York State having become effective earlier this year, we felt it was important to develop a forum that will address the issues and concerns the newest licensed members of the mental health community in New York State will face," said James J. Colangelo, Psy.D, LMHC, LMFT, ACS, executive coordinator of counseling programs for the Department of Counseling and Development at C.W. Post.

"The highlight of the symposium will be a panel discussion on the current practice of mental health counseling within New York State and the future direction of the profession. Participants include NYMHCA Executive Director Judith Ritterman, NYMHCA President Frank Rizza, and Dr. Terry Bordan, chair of the C.W. Post Department of Counseling and Development. A question and answer period will follow.

In addition, a variety of workshops and seminars will cover clinical issues confronted by mental health counselors in agency settings and private practice, such as mental health law, psychopharmacology, domestic violence, eating disorders, adolescent depression and suicide, counseling lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients, mind/body connection in anxiety and stress disorders, and utilization of psychoanalytic techniques in mental health counseling.

"Mental health counselors desperately need a forum to present ideas about patient care and to provide support to colleagues," said Dr. Colangelo. "I believe this will be an enriching and rewarding professional experience for mental health counselors practicing in New York State."

Hillwood Commons is located on the C.W. Post Campus at 720 Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) in Brookville, New York. For more information call Dr. Colangelo at (516) 299-3674 or e-mail james.colangelo@liu.edu. Participants must register by November 5, 2007.

Schedule of Events
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Mental Health Counseling Symposium
C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University

8 a.m. – 9 a.m.	Registration Check-in and Breakfast

9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	Welcome Remarks: Dr. Robert Manheimer, Dean of the School of Education, C.W. Post Dr. Terry Bordan, Chair, Department of Counseling & Development, C.W. Post Geri D’Alessio, President, LI-Chapter of NYMHCA Dr. James J. Colangelo, Symposium Chairperson

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Panel Discussion Present & Future State of Mental Health Counseling in New York Panel Participants: Judith Ritterman, M.S., LMHC, LMFT Executive Director, NYMHCA Dr. Frank Rizza, LMHC President, NYMHCA Dr. Terry Bordan, Chair Department of Counseling & Development, C.W. Post

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Clinical Workshops A) Utilization of Psychoanalytic Techniques by Mental Health Counselors Presenter: Daniel Araoz, Ed.D., LMHC, ABFP, ABCH Professor of Counseling, Long Island University B) Issues in Mental Health Law: Mental Health Law Update Presenter: Carolyn Reinach Wolf, J.D., Mental Health Law Specialist & Senior Partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eismna, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP C) Therapeutic Strategies for Treating Eating Disorders Presenters: Ira M. Sacker, M.D., President, Eating Disorders Specialists Laura McDonald, M.S., Eating Disorders Specialist D) Adolescent Depression and Suicide Presenter: Christine Cione, M.S.Ed. Community Education Coordinator, Long Island Crisis Center

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.	LUNCH

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Clinical Workshops E) Psychopharmacology and the Mental Health Counselor Presenter: Carol Giuliani, R.N., M.P.A., Former Director F) Using theMind-BodyConnection to ManageStress & Anxiety: Pulling It All Together Presenter: Daniela Klein, P.T., M.S., L.M.H.C. North Shore Pain Specialists G) Counseling LGBT Youth Presenter: Michael Brown, L.M.S.W Assistant Director, Pride for Youth H) Counseling Victims of Domestic Violence Presenters: Alice Agostini, R.N., C.R.M, L.M.S.W, C.HT. Director of Counseling and Education Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence Pina Volpicella, M.S.W. Clinical Social Work Specialist

3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.	Wrap up and Evaluations

For more information call Dr. James Colangelo at (516) 299-3674 or e-mail james.colangelo@liu.edu.

Posted: October 18, 2007

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