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Cruise Conference Planning For Your Association

Clinical Skills for Mental Health Counselors

5-Night Bahamas Cruise Conference
Round-trip Charleston, South Carolina
May 04 - 09, 2019
<em>Carnival Ecstasy</em>
Carnival Ecstasy
$125 Early Registration (Per Attendee) Now until Jan 1, 2019
$150 Regular Registration (Per Attendee) 1/2/19- 5/4/19

Program Purpose / Objectives
Agenda:
  1. Day One (May 5, 2019): Helping Clients Get Unstuck - 5 CEU Contact Hours
    9 AM-12 PM; 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

    We often see clients that are stuck on past issues. They want to"get over it", but how? This seminar is based on "Forgive For Good", by Dr. Fred Luskin and is used by permission. The information provides a step-by-step method of moving forward despite past hurts. The method is not based on religion, but is consistent with many religions.
    • What Forgiveness is and isn't
    • Research about maintaining anger and hurt
    • Research from The Forgiveness Project
    • The specific, action based steps to help clients (and ourselves) get "unstuck" from past hurts.
    • Review of worksheets to use with clients.

  2. Day Two (May 8, 2019): - 5 CEU Contact Hours
    9 AM -12 PM : Engaging Clients in Therapy
    1:30 PM - 3:30 PM : Counseling Techniques Every Counselor Can Use

    Synopsis: One of the most difficult parts of providing effective counseling is how to keep clients engaged and participating in the therapeutic process. This seminar focuses on how to make traditional therapy interventions into games and games into therapeutic interventions. Although the techniques and examples focus on children and adolescents, the same principles and techniques apply to adults.

    Objectives:
    • Identify typical barriers to engaging clients in treatment.
    • Identify common diagnoses and treatment goals.
    • Identify typical treatment interventions.
    • Explain how games, activities help clients participate in sessions, internalize information and practice skills.
    • Translate typical treatment interventions into a variety of games and activities that are therapeutically sound.
    Format: This is an interactive, participation seminar and participants will practice techniques that they can implement immediately.


Schedule:
Time Topics
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Barriers to treatment
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM Common diagnoses, goals
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Traditional interventions
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM How activities benefit clients
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Developing games, activities
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Counseling Techniques Every Counselor Can Use
Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All conferees, their families, and guests must book their cruise within the University at Sea® meeting group through University at Sea® at 800-926-3775 or by registering online. This ensures our company can provide conference services and complimentary social amenities to all meeting participants and their guests. Thank you for your cooperation.
Faculty

Judith Cooper

Judith Cooper
Judie Cooper is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPCS) in South Carolina. She has over 10 years of experience with both inpatient and outpatient, has treated adults, children and families using individual, family and group sessions. She is the developer of Upstate CEUs.

Carly Patterson

Carly Patterson
Carly Patterson is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Carly Patterson has 20 years of counseling experience working with children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances and mental illness. She is currently the Director of the Child and Adolescent (C&A) Mental Health Clinic in Anderson, SC and oversees the C&A services in three counties. 

Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.

Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.

Cruise Itinerary

DATE PORT OF CALL ARRIVE DEPART
Sat May 04 Charleston, South Carolina
- 4:00 pm
Sun May 05 *At Sea - Cruising
- -
Mon May 06 Nassau, Bahamas
8:00 am 5:00 pm
Tue May 07 Princess Cays, Bahamas
8:00 am 5:00 pm
Wed May 08 *At Sea - Cruising
- -
Thu May 09 Charleston, South Carolina
8:00 am -
*Tentative course schedule, actual class times may differ.
Carnival Cruise Lines Ecstasy

Ports of Call

Charleston, South Carolina - Charleston is a timeless treasure of America’s Old South— and every aspect of life in the Lowcountry is captivating. Whether you’re a history buff, beach bum or foodie, there’s plenty of adventure and southern hospitality to go round. Hop in a horse-drawn carriage for a sightseeing ride past pastel-hued mansions on Rainbow Row. Roam Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the American Civil War rang out. Cruise to Charleston and stand under the 1,500-year-old Angel Oak. Or sink your toes into soft sands along the Carolina coast. Aptly nicknamed “The Holy City” for its abundance of churches, Charleston evokes a genuine American spirit through its colonial relics, laid-back coastal culture and deep-rooted traditions.

At Sea - Cruising - Cruising

Nassau, Bahamas - Caribbean charm shines in the Bahamian capital, where you’re never more than a few steps away from rhythmic percussions, appetizing flavors, white-sand beaches, and some of the clearest waters in the world. This picture-perfect paradise was once a pirate’s haven— and you can explore its colorful past of buccaneers, blockade-runners and bootleggers along historical streets and at the three colonial fortresses that line the shores. If you’re looking for a more hands-on maritime adventure, look no further. Cruise to Swim with stingrays, dive with dolphins, or spot colorful coral on a glass-bottom boat.

Princess Cays, Bahamas - Join us at our exclusive port of call, Princess Cays, where you'll enjoy a private beach party on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. One hundred miles long and only two miles wide, Eleuthera offers unspoiled beaches. Our private resort at Princess Cays is situated on more than 40 acres and features over a half-mile of white-sand shoreline, all at the southern tip of the island.

Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.

Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
SHORE EXCURSIONS
Please note that our shore excursions are operated separately and
independently of those offered by the cruise line.
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