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SUMMARY:Maturational Process:  Early Development  and  Developmental Failures\, OYP
DESCRIPTION:One Year Program – Part I – 6 Weeks \nBegins Monday\, September 8\, 2025 \n  \n10 CEs \n\nInstructor: Judy Lapides \nMACMHC\, NJSCPsyA\, NCPsyA \n  \nDates:  9/8\, 9/15\, 9/22\, 9/29\, 10/6\, 10/13 \n6:00pm – 7:30pm \nCost $350 \nvia Zoom \n  \nMaturational Process: Early Development and Developmental Failures\n\nThis workshop explores the maturational process from early childhood through adulthood\, with a focus on the developmental tasks necessary for healthy psychological growth. Participants will examine the environmental\, relational\, and intrapsychic factors that can create obstacles to maturation\, as well as the impact of adverse or disruptive events that may lead to developmental failures. Discussion will address how these early disruptions can influence emotional\, cognitive\, and social functioning across all stages of life. The course will integrate theory and clinical application\, emphasizing the use of these concepts in comprehensive treatment planning\, targeted intervention strategies\, and the evaluation of therapeutic outcomes. Case material and interactive discussion will support the application of concepts to clinical practice. \nParticipants will be able to: \n\nIdentify the developmental tasks necessary for emotional maturation throughout the lifespan.\nAssess events that may lead to developmental failures.\nRecognize how obstacles and events lead to emotional maturation or maladaptive patterns throughout the lifespan.\n\n\nThe One Year Program \n  \nThe program consists of four courses over one year. It provides an opportunity for mental health practitioners and professionals in various disciplines to enhance clinical skills\, introducing innovative\, Modern Psychoanalytic principles\, theories\, and techniques. \nParticipants will discover effective strategies for designing interventions that can reverse maladaptive emotional and behavioral patterns. Through hands-on learning\, they will quickly build practical clinical skills that make a lasting difference in their work with clients—fostering collaboration\, self-definition\, and meaningful growth. \nACAP’s unique methods for navigating challenging clinical situations can be the key to transforming burnout into renewed professional satisfaction. These approaches are grounded in the foundational concepts of Modern Psychoanalysis\, offering both depth and practical application. \n\nJudy Lapides\, NCPsyA\, NJSCPsyA\, is a National and New Jersey State Certified psychoanalyst. She received a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis-NJ\, and she holds a Certificate in Psychoanalysis from the Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis. Prior to becoming a psychoanalyst\, Ms. Lapides spent a number of years teaching and working with adolescents. She has a clinical practice in Morristown\, NJ\, where she treats adults and adolescents. Ms Lapides is presently on the faculty of ACAP and BGSP-NJ \nQuestions? \nContact Cassio Campello \nat events@acapnj.org. \nCourse Fee: $350 \nCE Fee: $17 \n\nCE Provider for: \nCreative Art Therapists \nMarriage & Family Therapists \nMental Health Counselors (NBCC) \nNJ Psychoanalysts \nNJ Social Workers \nPsychologists \nFull CE Info Link
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SUMMARY:Brown Bag Lunch Series |  How DBT Interfaces with and Supports Psychodynamic Practice:
DESCRIPTION:with Abigail S. Miller\, PsyD\, NCPsyA \nWednesday\, September 10\, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM \nOn Zoom Only – 1 CE \nParticipation is FREE \n$17 Admin Fee for each CE \nRegistration closes September 10 at 10:00 AM EST \n\nThis informative lecture will focus on an introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)\, a structured therapy that teaches skills to help patients “build a life worth living” through learning to tolerate distress\, understand and accept difficult feelings\, manage emotions\, and improve interpersonal relationships. \n  \nDr. Miller will discuss the key components of DBT\, and its structure with a focus on skills groups\, the populations for which DBT was developed\, and how DBT interfaces with and supports psychodynamic therapy. Dr. Miller will also review the role of DBT assumptions and team agreements\, the DBT team approach\, and demonstrate a typical DBT skills group session. \nCourse Objectives – Participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify what DBT is\, how it works\, and who can benefit from it.\nDevelop an understanding of the prescribed structure of DBT.\nRecognize and recognize the key components of DBT.\nDescribe the way DBT and Psychodynamic Therapy can provide reciprocal therapeutic benefit.\n\n\nMeet your speaker:\nAbigail S. Miller\, Psy.D.\, NCPsyA\, is a clinical psychologist at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Manhattan and in private practice in New York City. She is a graduate of ACAP and the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. Dr. Miller works with patients ranging from adolescents to individuals in their 90s\, and with couples. \n  \nShe performed neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations for over 25 years with a focus on dementia\, learning disabilities\, attentional deficits\, and traumatic brain injuries. At the VA\, she works with caregivers of individuals with dementia\, veterans with cognitive decline\, runs psychotherapy groups including a DBT Skills Group\, an Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Caregiver Support Group\, and a Brain Gains Group. \n\nACAP is an approved CE provider for: \nArt Therapists \nCounselors \nMarriage and Family Counselors \nNJ Psychoanalysts \nSocial Workers \nNY Creative Arts Therapists \nPsychologists \n Click here for full information on Click here for full information on \nCE @ ACAP/BGSP-NJ \n\n\n\n\nFor questions or information\, email Cassio Campello at events@acapnj.org  \nor call 973-629-1002 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about ACAP’s CE programs and nationally accredited \nPsychoanalytic Certificate program: \nwww.acapnj.org \nLearn about BGSP-NJ’s regionally accredited MA’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and in Psychoanalysis: \nnj.bgsp.edu
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