SPECIALIZED TRAINING
AND
CONTINUING EDUCATION

2009

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
            Psychotherapy with Latino Individuals and Families
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING INSTITUTE
            Advanced EMDR skills for strengthening performance in executives,         professionals and other adult clients
            Effectively utilizing the eight phases of EMDR with any age child or adolescent
MENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
            50TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE: FORUM FOR CHANGE
DRUG ABUSE ALTERNATIVES CENTER OF SONOMA COUNTY
             Introduction to motivational interviewing
            Prescription drug misuse and alcohol abuse

2008

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS
            Certificate of completion
CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
            Latino Immigrants in therapy transnational journey
            Immigrant processing and adjustment clinical implications
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING INSTITUTE
            EMDR basic training
CALIFORNIA LATINO PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
            Dos Culturas: The Latino immigration experience
            Latino immigrants in therapy-transnational journeys
            La Cultura Cura
            Ritual community and the alchemical vessel
            My friendship with women saints

2007

CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
            Ethical decision making
CASSIDY SEMINARS
            The wise heart and the mindful brain
INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL RESOURSES
            His brain/Her brain
            Chronic pain
ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
            Advanced theoretically based clinical supervision

2006

BRIEF THERAPY CONFERENCE
            Brief therapy with couples
            Brief therapy with children and adolescents
            Strategic treatment of obsessive compulsive disorders
            Brief sex therapy
            Essential aspects of brief therapy
            Cognitive behavioral techniques with couples

COUPLES INSTITUTE
            Coming from your heart workshop

KAISER PERMANENTE Santa Rosa
            Presentation made to department of psychiatry, “Latino Therapy”

MENTOR COACH
            Coaching and a new positive psychology

ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR RESEARCH CENTER
            First national Harm Reduction therapy conference held at the University of Washington

2005

CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
            Rick management in psychological practice

ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
            Theory and practice of supervision

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS
            Second annual Western Conference on addictions

MILTON ERICKSON FOUNDATION CONFERENCE
            Using experiential methods to elicit change
            Positive psychology & self efficacy
            Evidence-based practice
            Dance of courage:raising above fear and shame
            Advances in strategic therapy
            Using homework in therapy
            Releasing emotional enmeshment