Clinical Trainings

Catholic Charities is pleased to offer clinical trainings to colleagues, former employees, and the general public. We are approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners and the National Board for Certified Counselors to sponsor continuing education for social workers and licensed professional counselors.

CURRENT OFFERINGS:

Clinician Appreciation Day: Comprehensive Treatment for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) affect millions of people worldwide. As many as 2 in 50 people engage in body focused behaviors such hair pulling, skin picking, and nail biting resulting in hair loss, scarring, infections, and sometimes abdominal or plastic surgery. This training will provide an overview of Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors. It will include current research, state of the art treatment approaches for these disorders, including assessing and improving motivation, and using advanced techniques for treatment.

Lunch will follow the training.

Course Outline
9:30 am: Diagnosis of BFRBs
9:40 am: About BFRBs
10:00 am: Treatment Preparation
10:35 am: SCAMP Introduction
11:00 am: Break
11:15 am: Functional Analysis and Intervention Selection
12:00 pm: Assess Progress, Clinical Decision Making, and Relapse Prevention
12:30 pm: Discussion

Training Details
Date: Friday, April 4, 2025
Time: 9:30 am – 12:45 pm (training) with lunch to follow
Location: 2300B Dulaney Valley Road Timonium, MD 21093
Presenter: Ruth Golomb
Cost: Free – $75

Course Completion & CE Info:
Participants must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation to earn CE credit. Certificates of completion will be e-mailed within 10 business days. This course qualifies for 3 contact hours.

Questions? Contact Johanna Miller at [email protected].

An Emerging Pharmacotherapeutic Target: GLP1s for Substance Use Disorders

This training will focus on reviewing recent research involving the GLP1s in the treatment of substance use disorders and addiction. Current approved medications for the various SUDs will be reviewed, with a focus on the shortcomings of our current treatments and why it is important for new treatments to be researched and developed.

Course Outline
12:00 pm: Introduction
12:05 pm: Overview of GLP1s
12:20 pm: Treatment for Alcohol Use Disoder
12:30 pm: Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
12:40 pm: Treatment for Tobacco Use Disorder
12:45 pm: Case Examples and Discussion

Training Details
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Enrique Oviedo
Cost: Free – $25

Course Completion & CE Info:
Participants must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation to earn CE credit. Certificates of completion will be e-mailed within 10 business days. This course qualifies for 3 contact hours.

Questions? Contact Johanna Miller at [email protected].