A project of the Drama Therapy Program

Notes from the Field: Pushing Back and Beyond
A one-day hybrid (online and in-person) conference open to the public, students, and colleagues in the counseling and clinical psychology fields presented by the Department of Clinical Psychology at CIIS
An International Conference Presented by the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program
Conference Overview
As clinicians in today’s current socio-political climate, we are tasked with helping our clients manage an increasingly challenging and threatening world, internally and externally. At the same time, we are experiencing impingements on the very fabric of our work and within our own psyches. Depth-oriented psychology, centering a holistic approach to both the individual and collective, offers clinicians a way of orienting to the work in these precarious times that both pushes back and offers a vision beyond.
Our conference will cover a range of topics, each offering a unique window into how our community is navigating this moment and envisioning the future.
As our conferences are designed to create community, we offer treats throughout the day and lunch, providing space for relationship-building between attendees. We hope to have you join us.
Agenda
Time | Event |
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9:30am-10:00am | Welcome Coffee & Socializing |
10:00am-10:20am | Opening Remarks |
10:20am-11:30am | Opening Plenary: Immigration Roundtable We will hear from a roundtable of clinicians about their lived experience working with immigrant communities and how they are holding their work from a depth-oriented perspective.
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11:30am-12:00pm | Fika |
12:00pm-1:15pm | Dr. Margaret Clausen We will join alumna Dr. Margaret Clausen in exploring how sound can be used to expand consciousness and transformation, inviting us to open to new possibilities and potentialities within ourselves and our work. |
1:15pm-2:15pm | Lunch and Poster Sessions |
2:15pm-3:45pm | Dr. Diane Ehrensaft Featuring conversations and connection, our keynote speaker, Dr. Diane Ehrensaft, director of the UCSF Mental Health Child and Adolescent Gender Center and one of the most recognized voices on the development of gender-diverse children, will discuss a range of topics including the evolution of gender-affirming care and the threats gender-diverse children face in the current socio-cultural-political climate. Weaving together developmental and psychodynamic relational theory, research, clinical observations, and reported lived experiences, Dr. Ehrensaft will demonstrate the manner in which the relational matrix of gender unfolds for each child over time, and how as clinicians we can build gender resilience in the face of adversity for all children and families in our care and in the community at large. |
3:45pm-4:00pm | Closing |
Registration
Our conferences are free to attend for all, although we do have suggested donations in lieu of event fees to help us create future conferences and to support our Psy.D. scholarship fund. To contribute directly to the Clinical Psychology Program's scholarship fund, visit our giving page and select "PsyD Scholarships" from the dropdown menu.
Registration Type | In-Person | Online |
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Reduced Rate | Free | Free |
General Admission | $21.99 | $21.99 |
Generosity Rate | $42.99 | $42.99 |
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Continuing Education Details
CEUs will be available for Dr. Diane Ehrensaft keynote address. All registrants will receive an email prior to the event to provide information about obtaining CEs.
CPD hours are available for the California BOP. Please consult with any other licensing agency about their requirements for professional development hours.
- CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Resource Center (SCRC) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Resource Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Spiritual Competency Resource Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
- The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
- LCSWs, MFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
- SCRC is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California.
Questions?
Certificate of Attendance: Dr. David Cushman, dcushman@ciis.edu.
CE Credits: Visit spiritualcompetency.com or contact David Lukoff, Ph.D. at CE@spiritualcompetency.com.