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Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis (ACAP) in partnership with a branch campus of the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis in Livingston, NJ (formerly BGSP-NJ, now ICPS), offers graduate, post-graduate, Certificate and Continuing Education classes in Psychodynamic Studies and Mental Health Counseling on our Livingston, NJ campus and through distance learning.

ACAP offering a Certificate program in Psychoanalysis that leads to NJ State Certification as a Psychoanalyst has been continuously, nationally accredited by ABAP, the American Board for Accreditation in Psychoanalysis, since 1990.

ICPS, The Institute of Counseling and Psychoanalytic Studies (ICPS), New Jersey Campus of BGSP (Formerly BGSP-NJ) is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE, by the US Department of Education (USDOE)).

The ICPS curriculum is accepted by the New Jersey Professional Counselor Examiners Committee.

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During COVID-19 all programs and courses are offered virtually. NJCC’s SafetyNet is providing services either by phone or video conference.

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We will be offering free* online video support groups geared toward several topics.

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SafetyNet will help to fill the gap through no fee treatment to those who may be uninsured, underinsured and have few financial resources. This is particularly important during this difficult and stressful time.

SafetyNet is a service program operated by ACAP and an extension of ACAP’s NJ consultation center.

Call 973-629-1004 or email safetyNet@acapnj.org

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Now offering a 20% tuition discount to staff at mental health agencies on ICPS’ Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling. Contact us to learn more!

Paulette Katz Memorial Scholarship | To assist students who have educational financial needs, and students in the ACAP Certificate program or the ICPS Master of Arts program. Applications are now being accepted for the 2021-2022 school year. Application deadline: July 1, 2021. Click here to download form

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16jun12:00 pm1:30 pmBBL: Racial Stress and Trauma: Listening to Justice System Impacted Citizens1.5 CEUs

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Wednesday, June 16^th, 12-1:30

Facilitator: Susan Saunders, LCSW

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

12:00pm – 1:30pm

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Racial Stress and Trauma: Listening to Justice Impacted Citizens

Those directly impacted by our criminal justice system suffer lasting and complex trauma. Violence, isolation, and everyday life as one of society’s targets of fear and aggression mean that survivors take on central nervous systems geared toward fight, flight, and freeze. Repeated betrayals and lack of accountability from well-intentioned authority figures make trust next to impossible. From a broader view, all of us are implicated in our society’s facts and fantasies about what a criminal is and what punishment should look like.

Seraphim Wing consultants, Aron Pines and Lydia York, spoke with criminal justice advocates and service professionals to find out what they can teach us about the trauma of living within injustice. Those of us who feel un-impacted by systemic injustice and racial caste my also suffer bouts of hypo/hyperarousal, cognitive dysfunction, and primitive ego impingements when confronted by facts too difficult for our psyche to absorb and accept. Becoming available for both listening and hearing means committing to a deeper self-reflection.

Attendees will be able to:

Describe an advocacy perspective about trauma and criminal justice
Identify the service needs of justice-impacted persons
Understand the history of racial caste in the psychiatric clinic

Presenters:

ARON PINES (Advocate & Organizer, SeraphimWing.com) A Rutgers graduate (B.A. ’20), Aron works with Seraphim Wing connecting justice-impacted individuals with resources for learning and positive growth; and travels throughout northern NJ with the community health outreach initiative of Be The Change Global Grace Cafe. Aron is a freelance writer and passionate advocate for juvenile justice and prison reform.

LYDIA YORK, Ph.D. (Consultant for Curriculum, SeraphimWing.com) A philosopher who brings 10 years of university teaching and research to the table including a year-long lectureship in China (2019), Lydia serves as instructor and consultant with Seraphim Wing, equipping mental health professionals and communities impacted by mass incarceration. Lydia is in training with the Academy of Clinical & Applied Psychoanalysis in Livingston, NJ.

Susan L. Saunders, LCSW, ACS is a psychotherapist in private practice in Livingston. She also works as a therapist at the North Jersey Consultation Center (NJCC) of ACAP where she is an advanced clinical candidate at ACAP. Ms. Saunders obtained an MSW from the Hunter College School of Social Work. She has led workshops at ACAP in clinical supervision, group supervision, countertransference, and workshops relating to children, parents, and teachers. Mrs. Saunders has been president of the Student Association at ACAP where she initiated the ACAP film series and presently is coordinator of the Brown Bag Lunch workshops at ACAP. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a social work supervisor, and certified as an Approved Clinical Supervisor for counselors.

Time

(Wednesday) 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

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28jun7:00 pm9:00 pmThe “-isms” of Addiction: Working with Special Populations2 CEUs

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The “-isms” of Addiction: Working with Special Populations

Monday, June 28, 2021

7:00-9:00pm

Earn 2 CEU’s

The purpose of this program is to give addictions professionals in various settings (student, faculty, counselor) the foundation, historical knowledge, skills, and practical knowledge for working effectively with special populations who are impacted by addiction. These groups may include, BIPOC, those with various levels of ability status, older populations and Queer and Trans individuals.

The presenters will discuss how White supremacy, homophobia, heteronormativity, and patriarchy have contributed to addiction and limited access to treatment. The program content will be grounded in the ACA Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competences, the ACA Advocacy Competencies, and the ACA Code of Ethics. Participants will be guided through a case scenario.

Learning Objectives

Participants will learn:

To describe how historically marginalized communities have been impacted by addiction due to systemic inequities.

Recognize how intersecting identities impact treatment because of the hierarchical structure of the counselor/client relationship .

Strategies for implementing clinical competencies into their work as addictions counselors.

Presenter

David Julius Ford, Jr. Ph.D., LPC, ACS . His background includes five years’ experience in residence life where he provided career and academic planning for his residents and ten years’ experience providing counseling to diverse populations. Dr. Ford taught four years at James Madison University and has completed his third year as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Professional Counseling at Monmouth University.

Dr. Ford’s professional interests are Black Greek life; multicultural issues; college students; African American men in higher education; career counseling; addictions counseling; supervision; group work; qualitative research; queer persons of color; and persons living with HIV/AIDS. He is a 2013 recipient of the NBCC Doctoral Minority Fellowship, the 2020 recipient of the Samuel H. Johnson AMCD Distinguished Service Award, and the 2020 ACES Outstanding Counselor Education and Supervision Article Award. He can be contacted at dford@monmouth.edu<mailto:dford@monmouth.edu>.

Time

(Monday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location

Zoom

301 S. Livingston Avenue Livingston, NJ 07039

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july

07jul12:00 pm1:00 pmBBL: Working with Ambivalence in Private Practice

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A career with endless possibilities that helps those in need!

Our programs will help you launch or transition to a rewarding career in the Mental Health Field.

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iStrive — Supporting young adults, high functioning on the autism spectrum, who are aging out of most programs.

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