Courses

4 Day Classes

Classes begin Monday August 5 at 10:00 a.m. — and adjourn Thursday August 8 at 4:00 p.m.
Registration: Monday 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.

1) Applied Play Therapy in Community and School Counseling Settings
Gaylia J. Borror, Ph.D., NCC, LICSW, RPT-S, Winona State University, Rochester, MN
The purpose of this course is to introduce workshop participants to the basic theory and practice of play therapy as it applies to the work of helping professionals in community and school counseling settings. Emphasis will be placed on the development of applied play therapy techniques and strategies in order to build a skill base to empower children through their play. This workshop is intended to provide participants with experimental learning opportunities that will enhance their understanding and application of play therapy techniques with a diverse client population. Basic, Intermediate & Advanced Level. The Association for Play Therapy (APT) has approved this workshop for 22 Type II hours. Approved for IBSAC Category - Counseling Theories and Techniques
Iowa Room, 3rd floor IMU

2) Basic Counseling Skills
Wesley Erwin, Ph.D., Moorhead State University, Fargo, ND
Counseling skills that can be useful across a variety of settings and with a diverse range of clients will be the focus of this course. Active listening and effective responses to clients will be discussed. The skills that will be covered and practiced include listening, focusing, paraphrasing, responding to feelings/empathy, and summarizing. Participants will be involved in large and small group process with videotaped role-play practice sessions and feedback. Participants are asked to bring a blank VHS videotape for use during the class. Course objectives: 1) learn to identify and demonstrate listening skills, 2) learn to focus on the client, 3) learn how to identify and reflect feelings, 4) learn aspects of communication that may be culturally based. Basic Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Counseling Theories and Techniques
Room C107 PBB

3) Humor, Health and Healing
Cheryl Hetherington, Ph.D., Hetherington & Associates, Iowa City, IA
There are many reasons to develop a personal strategy for managing stress and illness through humor. It helps maintain a wellness balance, promotes good health and longevity, supports emotional well being, improves the quality of life, and it is fun. This course will be experimental and will provide many examples of ways to use humor to maintain health and promote healing. Elements of humor, hope and stress management will be woven together to provide new ways of looking at a life of quality.
Class limited to 30. Basic Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Counseling Theories and Techniques
Richey Ballroom, IMU

4)Substance Abuse Counseling
Fonda Frazier, MA, ACADC, MECCA, Iowa City, IA
This course will focus on specific techniques used to work with substance abusers. Use of videos from the Brief Therapy for Addiction series will be used: Motivational Interviewing for Addictions, Stages of Change for Addictions and several more. Class participation will be strongly encouraged. Intermediate Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Counseling Theories and Techniques
Room C125 PBB

5) Techniques of Group Counseling
Nicholas Colangelo, Ph.D., Belin-Blank Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
This course is designed for substance abuse counselors and counselors in other agencies. There will be presentations on group dynamics and leadership skills and how they can be applied to groups in a variety of community settings. The course will include presentations, demonstrations, readings, and considerable opportunity for participants to interact and demonstrate group counseling skills. This class will not accept new members after the first day. Intermediate Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Counseling Theories and Techniques
Indiana Room, IMU

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2 DAY CLASSES – MONDAY/TUESDAY

Classes begin Monday August 5 at 10:00 a.m. and adjourn Tuesday August 6 at 4:00 p.m.
Registration: Monday 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

6) Advanced Counseling Skills
Kay Colangelo, Ph.D. Therapist, Interpersonal Skills Trainer, Hetherington & Associates, Iowa City, IA
The challenge of this course is to discard old perspectives on therapeutic communication skills and learn it all again from a different perspective. Verbal interventions of empathy, advanced empathy, feedback, immediacy, and confrontation will be taught. Advanced skills require that the counselor make interpretations of human behavior, a risky and intrusive activity. This course aims not only to teach these advanced verbal skills, but also to help trainees take greater advantage of their powers of listening, observation, concentration, courage, responsiveness, discipline, and intuition. This course is experiential; all skills are demonstrated many times, but the deepest learning occurs when trainees experience, through practice in dyads and triads, their reactions to being both client and counselor when advanced skills are utilized. Enrollment is limited to 21.
This class is offered during the Wednesday-Thursday Session also. Advanced Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Counseling Theories and Techniques
Minnesota Room 3rd floor IMU

7) Aggression Replacement Training
Deanne Mirr, MA and Sara Salmon, Ph.D., Iowa City, IA
If you work with disruptive or aggressive youth, this course is for you. The Aggression Replacement Training (ART) is a highly effective program for aggressive and disruptive youth. The ART course is designed to give participants the practical skills needed to implement an ART program in their agency/school. Based on the work of Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein from Syracuse University, the program contains a curriculum that has been refined and expanded to a variety of settings including day treatment centers, K-12 schools, youth homes, and alternative settings. The course covers the basic elements of the curriculum-empathy, anger control, social skills, and character education. The workshop will also present information on the companion parent involvement component. As a result of the course, participants will be certified ART facilitators and will receive a set of curriculum materials. The presenters and materials for this course are being funded through a grant from the US Department of Education. Basic Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Special Populations
Ohio State Room, 3rd floor IMU

8) Art and Science of Prevention
Denise Denton, MS, CPS, Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. and Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Substance Prevention is both an art and a science. This course will discuss the history of the field, the many theories which converge to make prevention a science, and the creative strategies and differing approaches that define it as art. Content will also include basic core functions of the prevention specialist and the skills and knowledge needed to perform those functions. Enrollment is limited to 30. Basic Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Counseling Theories and Techniques
Lucas Dodge Room, 2nd floor, IMU

9) Developing & Solidifying Your Theoretical Orientation
Kimberly Vess Darst, Ed.D., LMHC and Duane Halbur, Ph.D., Main Street Counseling Care, Cedar Falls, IA
This course will provide participants with an experimental model with which they can examine the factors related to the development and solidification of their own theoretical orientation. Specifically, attendees will: (1) review the need for counselors to choose a theoretical foundation supporting their clinical practice; (2) be presented with The Halbur-Vess (2001) model of integrating theory, conceptualization, and clinical interventions in counseling; (3) learn to apply the Halbur-Vess model to case studies; (4) participate in activities that lead to the development of theoretical orientation; and (5) leave with a step by step process to choosing and solidifying a theoretical orientation. This particular course is valuable to helping professionals in two
ways. First, the development of a theoretical orientation is crucial in the development of one’s identity as a helping professional. Second, it is important for helping professionals to clarify their theoretical orientation as issues of diversity in counseling continue to be a major challenge for the field. Basic & Intermediate Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Counseling Theories and Techniques
Northwestern Room, 3rd floor, IMU

10) Ethics and Risk Management for Practicing Counselors: Part I
Villa M. Tarvydas, Ph.D., LMHC, CRC, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Counselors will learn ethical standards of practice and be introduced to legal and risk management considerations associated with their practice. Areas discussed will include the most common types of ethical complaints, the relationship between ethics and malpractice actions and legal elements of malpractice, assessing and managing client dangerousness, legal obligations of duty to warn/duty to protect concerning dangerous clients and duty to prevent suicide, dual relationships, proper techniques of case recording, and measures to be taken if subpoenaed or charged with unethical conduct. Basic Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Ethics
Room C121 PBB

11) “Got Sexual Orientation?”
Shawn Beirman, MSW, LMSW, Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, IA
During this two-day course participants will achieve knowledge of LGBT issues in the area of individuals, family, society, and policy. Participants will improve their skills in the area of language, approaching and addressing sexual orientation issues, creating a safe physical and emotional space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning clients, in addition to developing an understanding of their own as well as their agency’s own, internalized homophobia and heterosexism.
Course activities will include readings, interactive activities, panels, and multi media materials as well as classroom discussions. Participants will be provided resources that will cover multiple social work settings including individual therapy, residential/shelter care facilities, school, and home. Intermediate and Advanced Level Approved for IBSAC Category - Special Populations
Penn State Room, 3rd floor IMU

12) Program Development & Grant Writing
Ron Mirr, MSW, Executive Director, The Higher Plain, Inc., Iowa City, IA
This course is designed to give participants the practical skills needed to begin the development of grant proposals. Participants will leave the course with a clear understanding of how to begin the grant writing process, where to look for resources, and how to prepare a highly competitive grant proposal. The Program Development and Grant Writing Course is intended for anyone interested in obtaining grant funds from public or private sources at the federal, state, and local levels. Course information includes: (1) a description of the general grant process with a special focus on how grants are reviewed; (2) information about the location of funding sources and the use of electronic media to find them; (3) instruction on how to review an application to determine if it is appropriate for your agency; (4) training on the use of 3 planning tools for the creation of funding for your project; (5) information on the budgeting process and how to maximize grant funding for your project; (6) instruction on how to create an appropriate evaluation plan for your project; and (7) training on the most effective methods for producing your grant proposal. This course employs a variety of teaching formats including lecture, small group exercises, and multimedia presentations. PLEASE NOTE: Because of the extensive number of handouts in this course and their related costs, participants will need to purchase the Program Development and Grant Writing Handbook. The cost of the booklet is $30 and MUST BE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE INSTRUCTOR. DO NOT INCLUDE THE $30 WITH YOUR REGISTRATION FEE. The booklet contains all the information presented at the course. This handbook can also serve as a reference guide for participants as they begin to develop their own grant proposals. About 2 hours of homework will be assigned for each participant on Monday night. Completion of the homework is necessary to support what is taught in class on Tuesday. Basic Level. Not approved for IBSAC CEU.
Terrace Room, 1st floor IMU

13) Successful Youth Involvement: Keys and Strategies
Sue Tew, M.Ed. of Youth Policy Institute of Iowa, Don Broshar, M.A. of ISU Extension-Youth Development, and guest youth presenters, Des Moines, IA
Successful youth involvement is dependent on both youth and adults understanding and accepting responsibility for building positive relationships, respecting and valuing the other, and contributing to the community as citizens. This course will offer keys and strategies to effectively engage youth in program design, service delivery, and social and community change efforts. It will review national research and models related to the value and benefits of involving youth. Finally, the course will provide examples of successful state and local efforts to engage youth in policy discussions and decision-making. Basic Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Special Populations
Room W181 PBB

14) The Pressure for External Perfection
Jan R. Bartlett, Ph.D. Counselor Education, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
This course will examine society’s current preoccupation and quest for external body perfection. We will especially focus on the ways that body image issues relate to physical and emotional development. The group will watch a short film and film clips to examine the role of media in fueling body dissatisfaction. We will also read excerpts from recent publications, examine the research, and discuss implications for our clients. We will discuss ways to promote a healthy body image in our schools and communities, and also how to advocate and celebrate a diversity of body types. Objectives for the course are to acquire an understanding of the external pressures for body perfection for both genders and to explore current research and national trends related to body image. Participants will have multiple opportunities to engage in discussion and to express themselves creatively and intellectually. Therapeutic interventions and prevention efforts will be addressed. Value to all levels, no prior knowledge necessary. Approved for IBSAC Category - Special Populations-Eating Disorders
Room S181 PBB

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2 DAY CLASSES – WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

Classes begin Wednesday August 7 at 10:00 a.m. and adjourn Thursday August 8 at 4:00 p.m.
Registration: Wednesday 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

15) Advanced Counseling Skills
Kay Colangelo, Ph.D. Therapist, Interpersonal Skills Trainer, Hetherington & Associates, Iowa City, IA.
The challenge of this course is to discard old perspectives on therapeutic communication skills and learn it all again from a different perspective. Verbal interventions of empathy, advanced empathy, feedback, immediacy, and confrontation will be taught. Advanced skills require that the counselor make interpretations of human behavior, a risky and intrusive activity. This course aims not only to teach these advanced verbal skills, but also to help trainees take greater advantage of their powers of listening, observation, concentration, courage, responsiveness, discipline, and intuition. This course is experiential; all skills are demonstrated many times, but the deepest learning occurs when trainees experience, through practice in dyads and triads, their reactions to being both client and counselor when advanced skills are utilized. Enrollment is limited to 21. Advanced Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Counseling Theories and Techniques
This class is offered during the Monday-Tuesday Session also.
Minnesota Room 3rd floor IMU

16) Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs “The Basics”
Denise Denton, MS, CPS, Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. and Iowa State University, Ames, IA
This session begins a new series for Toolbox, a series of sessions for new counselors in the field of substance abuse. Each of the sessions in this series of eight can be stand-alone. They can also be taken together to create a comprehensive overview of the skills and knowledge needed to be successful in the field of substance abuse counseling. Session One is designed to examine the full continuum of reactions and consequences involved in the use of psychoactive drugs. The course will address and distinguish the stages of use through dependency as well as identify the many characteristics of the various drug classifications and categories. Enrollment is limited to 40 people. Other Toolbox sessions will be scheduled through Training Resources, a service of ISAPDA (319) 351-0114. Basic Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Alcohol and Drug Specific
Lucas Dodge Room, 2nd floor, IMU

17) Comprehensive School Counseling Programs
Tarrell Portman, Ph.D., University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
This course provides an overview of comprehensive, developmental school counseling programs. Participants will develop an understanding, learn to identify the characteristics of a developmentally appropriate, sequential, comprehensive approach to school counseling program, and develop an awareness of the change process involved in implementing school counseling programs. The new Iowa Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Program Guide will be used as a resource in the course. Activities leading to the development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive counseling and guidance programs in the local school district will be highlighted. Practicing school counselors, administrators, and school counselors in training are encouraged to attend. Basic Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Counseling Theories and Techniques
Room W181 PBB

18) Dual Diagnosis
Richard Hauser, MD, Iowa City, IA
This course will present an integrated approach in identification of combined substance abuse disorders and other psychiatric disorders. Diagnostic criteria will be reviewed and diagnostic overlap will be discussed. Special attention will be given to treatment of dual disabilities. Small group diagnostic sessions will be held to practice the diagnosis and treatment objectives discussed. Basic Level.
Approved for IBSAC Category - Special Populations
Ohio State Room, 3rd floor IMU

19) Ethics and Risk Management for Practicing Counselors: Part II
Villa M. Tarvydas, Ph.D., LMHC, CRC, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
This course is a continuation of Part I, which is a prerequisite for this session. Part I will be briefly reviewed in preparation for several in-class activities designed to develop specific tools to assist the counselor in implementing several key concepts from Part I. Counselors will work in class to develop and refine a personal scope of practice, understand the credentialing requirements for several relevant credentials including the Iowa state licensing requirements for becoming a licensed mental health counselor, develop and refine a general professional disclosure statement, understand the disclosure requirements for forensic and indirect services and how they differ from the general disclosure statement, and learn how to select professional malpractice insurance.
Intermediate Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Ethics
Room C121 PBB

20) Facilitation and Leadership of Community Groups
Carol R. Johnson, MSW, Loess Hills Area Education, Council Bluffs, IA
Within the past few years, community groups have been given more authority to make programmatic decisions. In this interactive course, the roles and functions of group participants will be examined. Strategies and tools to help groups accomplish their work will be presented. Materials will be included. Intermediate Level. Not approved for IBSAC CEU.
Northwestern Room, 3rd floor IMU

21) Mediation Services
Marilyn Cohen, MS.Ed., Family Resources, Davenport, IA
This course will give human services professionals the skills needed to incorporate mediation and conflict resolution techniques in their work with individuals and groups. The format incorporates a variety of techniques in an interactive approach to modeling and teaching clients in the workplace, as well as the counseling setting. Intermediate Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Counseling Theories and Techniques
Room S181 PBB

22) Spirituality and Counseling within a Cultural Context
Sherry Watt, Ph.D., LPC, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
In this two-day course, participants will have the opportunity to examine uses of spirituality within the context of counseling. This course is built on the premise that counselors are more effective helpers when they are able to include the spiritual lives of their clients in the counseling process. Participants will learn practical ways to be effective in working with clients using a spiritual lens.
Objectives:
1. To examine ways of honoring the spiritual lives of clients within the context of counseling.
2. To become more aware of the different ways of being spiritual.
3. To explore practical ways of applying spirituality within the counseling context.
The learning activities will be experiential in nature. During in-class activities, participants will have an opportunity to explore their own spiritual lives using a professional lens and reflect on how this perspective will help them to better facilitate the counseling process. Basic Level. Approved for IBSAC Category - Counseling Theories and Techniques
Miller Room, 2nd floor, IMU

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