From bogus@does.not.exist.com Fri Apr 1 08:03:53 2011 From: bogus@does.not.exist.com (Oregon Bd Licensed Profess Counselors & Therapists Information) Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 08:03:53 -0700 Subject: [oblpct] Legislation affecting LPCs, LMFTs, and registered interns Message-ID: Below is information about Oregon legislative work sessions on two bills that will affect LPCs, LMFTs and registered interns. Work sessions don't usually allow for testimony. I encourage you to contact your state legislators (by phone, email, letter, or in person) to let them know your views on the proposed legislation. It is not too late, and you can make a difference. If you would like more information about these bills, you can go to the legislature's website at http://www.leg.state.or.us/ From the website, you can find out the names of your state legislators and how to contact them, view the bills, track their progress, listen online to past committee hearings, and listen to the hearings live. Bill: HB 2217 Committee: House Judiciary Work Session Dates: Fri, Apr 8, 2011 and Fri, Apr 15, 2011 Time: 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Hearing Room 343 Summary: Provides that punitive damages may not be awarded against licensed professional counselor or licensed marriage and family therapist if counselor or therapist was acting within scope of practice. ------------ Bill: HB 3028 Committee: House Health Care Work Session Date: Fri, Apr 8, 2011 Time: 3:00 PM Location: Capitol Hearing Room D Summary: Prohibits discrimination in rates of insurance reimbursement paid to specified providers. ------------ Becky Eklund, Executive Director Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists 3218 Pringle Road SE, #250 Salem, OR 97302 (503) 378-5499 lpct.board at state.or.us www.oregon.gov/oblpct From bogus@does.not.exist.com Tue Apr 5 09:46:33 2011 From: bogus@does.not.exist.com (Oregon Bd Licensed Profess Counselors & Therapists Information) Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 09:46:33 -0700 Subject: [oblpct] Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology Training Message-ID: Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology 16 CEUs - $250 Thursday and Friday, April 21 and 22, 2011 9am - 5pm Illumination llp 345 High Street SE, Salem, OR 97301 Taught by: Michelle J. Cox, PhD, LPC; Stephanie Meagher, MA Annie Korkeakoski-Sears, MA Call 503-385-8544 to register Or register online at http://www.illuminationagency.org/continuing-ed-events Becky Eklund, Executive Director Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists 3218 Pringle Road SE, #250 Salem, OR 97302 (503) 378-5499 www.oregon.gov/oblpct From bogus@does.not.exist.com Tue Apr 12 14:42:16 2011 From: bogus@does.not.exist.com (Oregon Bd Licensed Profess Counselors & Therapists Information) Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:42:16 -0700 Subject: [oblpct] Legislative hearings Message-ID: HB 2217 Friday, April 15, 1 p.m. House Judiciary Committee, Capitol Hearing Room 343 Exempts LPCs and LMFTs from punitive damages if LPC or LMFT was acting within his or her scope of practice. This bill was developed by COPACT and sponsored by Rep. Peter Buckley. HB 3519, Friday, April 15, 3 p.m. House Health Care Committee, Capitol Hearing Room D This bill prohibits civil lawsuits against health care providers until after the claim is submitted to a medical legal panel. Costs for the panels would be set by the Chief Justice and paid by licensees. Other legislation of interest HB 3028: Prohibits discrimination in insurance reimbursement paid to specific providers SB 97: Requires health care licensees to complete continuing education in cultural competency SB 96: Requires health licensing boards to collect workforce data and submit it to the Oregon Health Authority. The Health Authority would charge licensees to analyze the data. The current cost is $5 per licensee per year. HB 2404A: Provides tax credit for providing mental health services to veterans. You can find more information about the Oregon legislature and proposed legislation http://www.leg.state.or.us Becky Eklund, Executive Director Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists 3218 Pringle Road SE, #250 Salem, OR 97302 (503) 378-5499 www.oregon.gov/oblpct -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bogus@does.not.exist.com Fri Apr 22 08:15:21 2011 From: bogus@does.not.exist.com (Oregon Bd Licensed Profess Counselors & Therapists Information) Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:15:21 -0700 Subject: [oblpct] Play Therapy Conference -- May 20, 2011 Message-ID: The following information is provided as a courtesy of the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists. It is not an endorsement. Register for this workshop @ www.orapt.squarespace.com . Select the "Conference" tab and follow the instructions. Workshop Overview: Play Therapy is a dynamic, creative style of psychotherapy that is designed to honor and foster each child's growth and psychological health while actively, often indirectly, dealing with past trauma and current behavioral struggles. With the variety of currently available evidence-based play therapy interventions, clinicians can be challenged in their play therapy work to achieve a creative and useful balance between providing safety and consistency through the use of structure while accommodating the child's own spontaneity and natural curiosity and inherent growth potential. This workshop is designed to maximize your therapeutic creativity while respecting current learning and research on individual and group play therapy. Objectives: After the session, participants will be able to: 1. Define and proactively recognize high conflict families. 2. Structure the therapy to best protect their role as a play therapist 3. Develop a systematic plan for approaching high conflict families 4. Learn about play themes seen in children of high conflict families, and about the pitfalls of interpreting play in high conflict families. 5. Feel more confident in dealing with other professionals involved with the family, such as attorneys, in way that protects their role as a play therapist and their therapeutic relationships. 6. Understand the family dynamics that contribute to the estrangement of children in high conflict families, and play therapy interventions when children are estranged. When: Friday, May 20, 2011 from 9am to 4 pm Where: Clackamas Community College, Gregory Forum 19600 Molalla Ave, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 Speaker: Charlene Sabin, MD did her pediatric residency at Oregon Health & Science University from 1977-1981 and her child psychiatry fellowship from 1981-1983. Since 1983, Dr. Sabin has been a behavioral pediatrician in Portland specializing in children's mental health, children's adjustment to divorce, and children in foster care. She has also provided forensic consultations to the Department of Human Services - Child Welfare, custody evaluations in the private sector, and consultations to community mental health agencies. Participants will earn 6 hours of Play Therapy CEUs. Continuing Education hours for LPCs, LMFTs, and LCSW also applies. ORAPT is an APT approved provider. Provider #99-054. -- www.orapt.squarespace.com PO Box 14113 Portland, OR 97293 Becky Eklund, Executive Director Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists 3218 Pringle Road SE, #250 Salem, OR 97302 (503) 378-5499 www.oregon.gov/oblpct -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: