Upcoming Medical Conferences in Plainview

Practical Excellence in Restorative Dentistry: Integrating Modern Technology with Proven Results is organized by Ultradent Products, Inc. and will be held on Nov 15, 2019 at Four Points by Sheraton Melville Long Island, Plainview, New York, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Dentist and Team Members. This CE Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6 CE Credits. Overview: In today’s ever-changing economic environment, the dentist must continue to provide quality service to the patient, yet remain profitable. Consistent, predictable, clinical techniques that create quality esthetic and functional dental restorations in a time-efficient manner are of paramount importance for a healthy practice. Effective use of emerging technologies in dentistry will help to differentiate your practice in the marketplace. In this technique-filled seminar, Dr. Lowe will teach you the skills you need to refine your restorations to a level that will help you create consistent quality. New technologies and techniques will be discussed along with how implementation of these technologies can help the bottom line of your practice. A discussion regarding the latest dental materials and delivery modalities will help treatment planning in even the most difficult functional and esthetically challenging cases. Objectives: • How some of the latest composite and bioactive restorative materials save time and create excellent clinical results • How to refine techniques to create perfect master impressions and successfully cement all types of esthetic restorations • Unique options for ceramic to indirect esthetic restorations in the anterior region • How to correct tooth misalignment when patients decide conventional orthodontics is not for them • Efficient composite layering for life-like anterior esthetics • How to simplify posterior composite placement • Creative matrix options for direct composite dentistry Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Art Therapy: 77 Creative Interventions for Challenging Children who Shut Down, Meltdown, or Act Out is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Dec 05, 2019 at Holiday Inn Plainview-Long Island, Plainview, New York, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.0 Clock hours of continuing education credit / 6.0 contact hours / 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Psychologists • Case Managers • Psychiatrists • Marriage and Family Therapists • Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants • Speech-Language Pathologists • School Counselors • School Psychologists • Educators Description: Do you have clients who are stuck, repeating the same patterns over and over and you feel like you’re powerless to help them? You know the ones that repeatedly refuse to listen and don’t stop to think before they act. Or those who refuse to take responsibility for their behaviors and constantly pass blame onto others? Do they leave you feeling stagnant and burnt out in your practice? Do you work with challenging children and families who seem absolutely resistant to every intervention you offer? Let me help you, like I have helped other therapists. Attend this seminar and learn new innovative interventions to help even your most resistant clients become unstuck. Your day will consist of creative, interactive, hands-on training that will re-energize your work. You will leave with 77 fresh new art strategies and approaches that you can use immediately to engage even your most difficult and challenging clients. no art experience is necessary, just an openness to try something creative. Objectives: • Explore art therapy directives to immediately implement into therapy practice to help children regulate their emotions and behaviors. • Consider the ethical implications and clinical limitations of using art therapy in clinical practice. • Determine the stages of a child's normative development, and identify the indicators suggesting a need for additional clinical support. • Summarize the benefits of utilizing an art therapy approach in assessment, diagnosis and clinical treatment of mental health disorders. • Develop a plan for introducing art into clinical practice for treatment resistant and challenging children and families. • Determine the neurobiological implications of using art therapy among clients with various diagnoses.

3 Day: Integrating MBSR into Your Clinical Practice Certificate Course is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Dec 09 - 11, 2019 at Four Points by Sheraton Melville Long Island, Plainview, New York, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 19.0 contact hours / 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction / 19.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Marriage and Family Therapists • Psychologists • Addiction Counselors • Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants • Nurses • Case Managers • Other Mental Health Professionals Description: Positive client outcomes are what we all strive for. Yet, over time, we can begin to feel stuck in a rut. The same treatments and methods we’ve become accustomed to using can start to show their limitations (and create burn-out). A way to break through with your clients can be found within a well-researched method for teaching mindfulness called MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction). MBSR is clinically shown to have profound benefits on emotional and physical well-being as well as a wide range of chronic conditions. MBSR-informed adaptations are now used for the basis for many interventions, including treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, ADHD and pain. Attend this 3-day certificate course and you’ll be immersed into an experiential workshop that will introduce and deepen mindfulness-based practices for clinicians and explore how these can be conveyed in a broad variety of populations and settings. You’ll be nourished as you learn transformational mindfulness techniques and gain an in-depth knowledge of the MBSR program and all its benefits. The slogan of an MBSR approach is “There’s more right with you than wrong.” Come and experience how this is true. Sign up today and learn how to embody and apply mindfulness to your patient population simply but effectively. Be renewed while getting a whole new toolbox of techniques for treating trauma, anxiety, chronic pain, depression, addictions, ADHD and more! Objectives: • Present the core beliefs of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as they relate to clinical treatment. • Ascertain the meaning of mindfulness and provide psychoeducation to clients regarding its use for reducing stress and improving mental health. • Implement various mindfulness practices to decrease stress and improve symptomology in clients, including a body scan, sitting meditation, walking meditation and yoga practices. • Articulate the essential core components of the MBSR program as they relate to clinical treatment. • Identify techniques for increasing the effectiveness of meditation for improved outcomes. • Teach clients how to integrate specific informal mindfulness interventions into their daily lives to alleviate symptoms and improve level of functioning. • Utilize the breath and awareness exercises as an intervention to refocus attention and interrupt negative thoughts and ruminations. • Interpret and differentially communicate mindfulness language appropriate for diverse populations. • Evaluate appropriate applications of mindfulness practices for treatment in populations with trauma history, mental health disorders, and emotional and physical disabilities. • Differentiate which mindfulness-based skills can be applied in a group therapy setting. • Practice the process of inquiry and evaluate its ability to enhance client insight and reduce stress. • Articulate the effectiveness of MBSR techniques in treating pain, stress, anxiety and panic in clients. • Specify all 10 sessions of the MBSR program and the broad themes and client goals for each one. • Characterize how to get a client to work through pleasant and unpleasant feelings to overcome barriers for treatment. • Summarize the neuroscience research that shows the benefits of MBSR for clients. • Specify how clinicians can identify situations in which MBSR-based techniques could be most beneficial. • Establish how to effectively adapt MBSR to a group setting or individual setting to obtain the best clinical outcomes. • Communicate how to adapt MBSR to children or adults specifically to maximize clinical effectiveness.

2-Day Autism Spectrum Masterclass: Social and Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Complex and Challenging Behaviors in Children, Adolescents & Young Adults is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Dec 12, 2019 at Four Points by Sheraton Melville Long Island, Plainview, New York, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 12.6 contact hours / 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Target Audience: • Psychologists • Counselors • Social Workers • Marriage and Family Therapists • School Psychologists • School Counselors • School Social Workers • Speech-Language Pathologists • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • School Administrators • Special Education Teachers • General Education Teachers • School-based Personnel • Behavioral Intervention Specialists • Psychiatrists • Educational Paraprofessionals • Nurses • Youth Leaders • Probation Officers • Clergy • Other helping professionals who work with children/adolescents/young adults Course Description: Transform your autism intervention with this 2-day Autism Spectrum Masterclass! Begin by joining autism expert and author, Cara Daily, PhD, BCBA, and learn the most effective evidence-based social and behavioral interventions for working with the pervasive comorbid disorders and symptoms associated with ASD. Dr. Daily makes this complex disorder easy to understand – you will leave with the interventions and skills required to confidently teach children, adolescents and young adults with autism how to live more independent and fuller lives! Learn how to integrate the latest research on brain development, visual and environmental modifications, cognitive-behavioral interventions and successful psychosocial techniques to help clients manage challenging behaviors related to ASD. Through engaging case studies, demonstrations, and hands-on activities you will learn the skills necessary to: • Manage emotional and physical reactions to anxiety and OCD • Turn maladaptive behaviors around and reduce meltdowns • Improve attention, motivation and organizational skills • Decode ADHD and Executive Functioning in ASD • Decipher symptoms of OCD vs. ASD • Reduce depressive symptoms and suicidal ideations • Strengthen the skills needed to make/keep friends • Address body and sexual awareness, exploration of self, sexual arousal • Recognize what trauma looks like with ASD • Expose clients to more appropriate self-stimulatory behaviors • Accurately interpret assessment reports to guide effective interventions • Use classroom modifications for preferential seating, successful transitions and alternate task-taking Objectives: • Assess, screen and diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using DSM-5® and future ICD-11 diagnostic criteria. • Differentiate between neurological abilities and impairments in clients diagnosed with ASD. • Create a comprehensive treatment plan that targets symptoms of ASD based on results of comprehensive evaluations. • Evaluate and develop your communication style to facilitate effective, reciprocal conversations with clients diagnosed with ASD. • Utilize developmentally-appropriate interventions to teach your clients with ASD how to engage in appropriate sexual behaviors. • Employ sensory-based relaxation techniques to reduce symptoms of anxiety in your clients with ASD. • Implement visual strategies to assist clients with executive functioning deficits. • Evaluate the ethical dilemmas associated with utilizing specific punishment techniques, including time-out and seclusion. • Utilize techniques of mindfulness, CBT, and family therapy to treat depression in clients with ASD. • Assist clients in identifying thoughts and feelings in anxious situations and develop a plan for effective coping. • Incorporate techniques of exposure and response prevention in treating OCD with clients who have been diagnosed with ASD. • Recognize the potential side effects of psychotropic medication that can mimic or cause behavioral issues related to ASD.