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For Professionals To ensure that all whom we serve receive the best of care, JSSA is committed to providing a stimulating and collaborative working and referral environment coupled with state-of-the-art CEU training for our staff (and now open to the professional community as well!) through our new JSSA Training Institute. We are proud of our vibrant and supportive organizational culture that for more than 100 years has been successful in attracting and retaining the most well trained and dedicated professionals and in caring for the thousands of community referrals JSSA receives each year. Our staff are encouraged to develop professionally and to take advantage of monthly on-site clinical training as well as the resources and time that JSSA makes available to each employee for exploring other learning opportunities in the community. With our continuing growth, exciting and rewarding employment opportunities are always available. In addition, JSSA provides its staff with regular supervision with master clinicians and counselors; monthly treatment planning and complex case consultations with area specialists; monthly in-services and, ongoing educational programs and annual professional development plans. Our staff development approach always focuses on the very latest evidence-based practice and cutting-edge research in child, teen, adult and senior-related issues. JSSA's unwavering commitment to fostering staff knowledge, skills and competencies ensures that all of our clients receive the most appropriate and individualized care. JSSA is rapidly becoming the employer, provider and educator of choice in our community. We invite you to learn more about our exciting employment opportunities, our wide range of services and our cutting-edge continuing education programs. Please call at  301-838-4200 in Maryland or 703-204-9100 in Northern Virginia or send us an  email inquiry. Working with professionals in the community Whenever a child, adult or family requires specialized help in meeting emotional, social or physical challenges, professionals refer to JSSA with confidence. Our professionals work in close collaboration with providers in the community to meet the individual and family needs of those they refer: supporting clients, answering questions and keeping referrers informed of progress and newly identified needs. The JSSA professionals who provide our integrated array of services include exceptionally well-trained and experienced social workers, therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, case managers, counselors, nurses, doctors and other practitioners. The most satisfying gauge of our effectiveness is the results we deliver. JSSA has been helping people of all religious, ethnic and economic backgrounds - from the youngest child to the most fragile senior - across the Washington metropolitan area meet emotional, social, and physical challenges for more than 100 years by providing a wide range of expert and cutting-edge counseling, vocational, educational, in-home support, nursing and hospice care and social services. To learn more about how our professionals can work with you, please call 301-838-4200 in Maryland or 703-204-9100 in Northern Virginia or send us an email inquiry Continuing education JSSA, as a leading provider of cutting edge mental health services and a highly respected learning institution, also reaches out to hundreds of mental health, medical and school personnel each year through its: Post-graduate programs
JSSA offers two post-graduate courses annually. These courses emphasize the biopsychosocial approach and are taught by an interdisciplinary faculty of psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers from area research, academic and care institutions. The curriculum of the child and adolescent course addresses normal child development, psychopathology, principles of assessment, techniques of psychotherapy, psychopharmacology and case presentations. The adult course covers biological research and etiologies of a range of mental disorders, assessment approaches, psychopathology, psychopharmacology, psychotherapy techniques and case presentations. Register Now for the January-June 2009 Session! Child and Adolescent Assessment and Treatment: A Biopsychosocial Approach. This program is eligible for 60 CEUs. The fee is $1,050 for the 6 month program. Save the Date for the 2009 Fall Session! September-December*: Adult Assessment and Treatment: A Biopsychocial Approach. This program is eligible for 40 CEUs. The fee is $900 for the 4 month program. (*Check back in the summer for more details...) Continuing Education Programs New!! Early Childhood ProgramRegister Now for the January-June 2009 Session!JSSA announces this new six-session, 18 CEU program for mental health professionals: Early Development, Psychopathology and Treatment of Infants and Young Children Objectives:
• To become familiar with the Diagnostic Classification: 0-3 Revised (DC: 0-3R) as a diagnostic tool that
guides understanding and treatment of young children aged birth to five years and their families.
• To understand the meaning of child-specific disruptive behavior disorders using the DC: 0-3R with
special focus on how co-occurring diagnoses guide understanding and treatment.
• To become familiar with new research in neurodevelopment that guides understanding and treatment
of children with typical development and those with behavior disorders.
• To gain a better understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of six subtypes of feeding disorders.
• To understand and treat young children with problems in self-regulation, feeding and sleep.
Selection of Students:
Applicants are asked to submit a résumé.
Faculty:
Irene Chatoor, M.D., professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine; vice chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Children's National Medical Center; co-director, Infant and Toddler Program, Children's National Medical Center. Jean M. Thomas, M.D., professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine; co-director Infant and Toddler Program, Children's National Medical Center. Laurence Fabre-Welmond, LCSW-C, MSPH, JSSA early childhood specialist
2009 Schedule
Dates: Mondays: January 26, February 9, March 16, April 6, May 11, and June 1
Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Fees: $495 for all 6 sessions
Location: 6123 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852
For more information and to register, please contact Susan Loughman at  301-816-2617 or send an  email inquiry.
Save the Date for the Fall 2009 Session! September-December*: JSSA's four-session, 12 CEU program for mental health professionals will include sessions covering new ideas in systems family therapy; psychoeducational family therapy and cognitive-behavioral family therapy with children, adolescents, adults, seniors and their families. The faculty will provide select reading materials prior to each seminar and will use a didactic, case study and discussion format.(*Check back in the summer for more details...) For more information and to register, please contact Susan Loughman at 301-816-2617 or send an email inquiry. On-site Bi-monthly CEU Trainings NOW OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY! JSSA is pleased to offer mental health professionals in the community access to its bimonthly in-house Category 1 staff CEU training sessions. The three hour sessions will be presented by a variety of mental health professionals expert in their fields from the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. Sessions will include a wide variety of topics related to children, adolescents, adults and seniors. 2008 And 2009 Schedule: December 2, 2008: Forensics and Ethics for your Psychotherapy Practice. Presented by: Lee Haller M.D., nationally recognized expert in mental health and the law. February 3, 2009: Group Psychotherapy for Tweens, Teens and Young Adults. Presented by: Britt Rathbone, LCSW-C.,specialist in the treatment of adolescents. Training times: 9:00-12 noon
Fees: $60/per 3-hour session. $50/per 3-hour session for groups of 4 or more.
Location: 200 Wood Hill Road, Rockville, MD 20850 For more information and to register, please contact Susan Loughman at 301-816-2617 or send an email inquiry. View the Winter 2008/Spring 2009 JSSA Training Institute brochure Symposia JSSA traditionally holds two annual day-long professional symposia in Maryland and Northern Virginia for social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, counselors, educators and other health professionals. The primary goal of these symposia is to improve the quality of mental health care by providing the latest available information and research to enhance treatment and service delivery. Not only do hundreds of professionals benefit from these annual events – many parents also participate, enhancing their understanding and skills in dealing with their own children. JSSA is authorized by the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Psychology as a sponsor of continuing education. The Agency is approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners as a sponsor of Category 1 Continuing Education. The Virginia and D.C. Boards of Social Work usually recognize JSSA’s Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners provider status. Save the Date! JSSA Spring 2009 Symposium, Consuming Passions: An Evidence-Based Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Adults, Wednesday, March 18, 2009, from 8:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m, 4H Center in Chevy Chase, MD (7100 Connecticut Avenue). Featured speakers: Angela S. Guarda, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Director, Eating Disorders Program, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Graham W. Redgrave, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Assistant Director, Eating Disorders Program, Johns Hopkins Hospital. This day-long symposium is for social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, counselors, educators and other health professionals. This event will be eligible for 6.0 CEU Credits. For more information please call 301-816-2682 or send an email inquiry to symposium@jssa.org. Register online for the Spring 2009 Symposium. Graduate student social work internships For many years, JSSA has been the training ground for graduate students in social work from local universities. JSSA continues to offer on-site teaching and training for social work students pursuing their master's, offering exciting clinical internships and supervisions with master clinicians. For more information about JSSA's graduate internships in social work, please call Susan Loughman at 301-816-2617 or send an email inquiry.
 
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