Previous Workshop Descriptions

SMU workshops cover topics in the areas of counseling, marriage and family therapy, and social work.  Each semester courses are selected from these disciplines.  Some examples include:

• Abuse and the Workplace
• The Addicted Brain: Contemporary issues in treatment of drug and alcohol addiction
• Adolescent Sexuality: Those First Decisions
• Depression Conundrum: Lifelong management of clients with mood disorders
• Dreams in Therapeutic Practice
• Effective Courtroom Testimony
• Ethical Reporting
• Ethics
• The Family and Addictions
• Girls’ Relational Aggression: Sugar and Spice, but Not So Nice
• Healing the Hurting Child: The Essential Dimensions of Child-Centered Play Therapy
• The Healing Power of Art Therapy in the Treatment of Trauma
• HIPAA Privacy Rule Review
• HIPAA Security Rule Review
• Juvenile Onset Bipolar Disorder
• Learning the Art & Science of Negotiation: What counselors need to know about interest-based problem-solving
• Marketing and Management Skills for Mental Health Practice
• Media’s Influence on Sexual Respect and Abuse
• Parent/Caregiver-consultations: How to Communicate Effectively with Caregivers of Minor Clients
• Play Therapy: A Way to Counsel Children Using their Language
• Pre-adolescent Counseling: Creatively Working with those Difficult Ages!
• Psychological Perspectives in the Role of Forgiveness Counseling
• The Role of the MHP in Collaborative Law Cases
• Sexual Counseling/Therapy
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Adult Abuse
• Strengthening Families by Stopping the Cycle of Abuse
• Texas Family Law
• Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Using Hypnotherapy in Therapy
• Working with Adolescents in Counseling: Tools and Tricks of the Trade
• Working with Clients and the Culture of Poverty