Guest Speaker Series: Spirituality and Mental Health: Helping People Find Meaning

Monday, June 8, 2020 - 7:00pm-8:00pm EDT

Live Webinar

Monday, June 8, 2020

7-8pm EDT

1 CEU for LMSWs, LCSWs, and LMHCs

Spirituality is a dimension often left out of the bio-psycho-social model of mental wellness. Clinicians may be uncomfortable about broaching the subject of spirituality and religion with clients or patients due to worries about lack of expertise, fear of offending someone, or other concerns. Yet even for clients who do not have a religious affiliation, discussion of spirituality can open up exploration of life narratives, supports, and meaning-making that may not be revealed by concentrating only on the mental health symptoms at hand.

Join the SWEET Institute and Dr. Mary Barber, and be able to:

Understand and be able to apply the basics of taking a spiritual history.
Identify areas of mental wellness and mental health crises that particularly call for attention to spirituality by the clinician.
Understand ways that faith leaders and mental health clinicians can work together, and know when to refer a client to a chaplain or clergy person.

Here's what our attendees are saying about SWEET Webinars:

"Valuable information presented in an easy to understand format. Enjoyed the role play."

- David, LMSW

"Facilitator sharing his personal experience at Rikers, "monkey see, monkey do," emphasizing a learning style."

- Eleanor C., LCSW-R

"The workshops are well presented, and offer practical strategies that I can use right now!"

- Joan, LMSW

Mary Barber, MD is a graduate of the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, NY Presbyterian-Cornell where she completed psychiatry residency, and the Columbia Public Psychiatry Fellowship, where she has also taught. She has worked as a community psychiatrist and psychiatric administrator for twenty years, most recently working for eleven years as clinical director of Rockland Psychiatric Center, the largest state psychiatric hospital in New York. She is co-editor of The LGBT Casebook and Motherhood, Mental Illness, and Recovery: Stories of Hope, as well as numerous journal articles. Dr. Barber is now in her second year of seminary at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, and is preparing to be a priest in the Episcopal Church.

There are a handful of states that the NASW does not cover because those states want to maintain their independent authority to approve, or not, providers and courses. In New York State, the Office of Professions controls the approval process. We are an approved provider by the NY State Office of Professions. In other words:

In the State of New York, SWEET Institute is approved by the Office of Professions under Dr. Sidor Psychiatric Services as a CEU provider for social workers (#SW-0471) and mental health counselors (#MHC-0127).
Our live and self-study webinars are individually approved by the NASW National CE Approval Program in 46 additional states. SWEET courses are NOT approved by the NASW National CE Approval Program in: Michigan, New Jersey, and West Virginia.

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1.Unlimited access to all live and self-study webinars at no additional cost

2.Monthly Online Group Supervision: Free for you, as a Member

3.Monthly Group Coaching: Free for you, as a Member

4.1:1 Support to you for any Self-Expression Project, including article and book writing; making presentations; or working on any other project: Free for you, as a Member

5.New webinar series on science, spirituality, and mental health; renewed webinar series on professional lifestyle; webinar series intended to enhance us all as well-rounded clinicians; and a series on how to best follow our passions, set goals and achieve them.

6.Additional speakers to speak about an even larger variety of topics of interest to you.

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Your Facilitator and Co-Facilitator

Mardoche Sidor, MD & Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW

Mardoche Sidor, MD, is a Harvard-trained Quadruple Board Certified Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, School of Physicians and Surgeons, trained in and taught all major psychotherapeutic modalities, including and not limited to CBT, DBT, Family Systems, and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. He is also the author of 11 books including Journey to Empowerment, Discovering Your Worth, The Power of Faith. and, The Art of Living. Dr. Sidor has worked both as a primary care physician and Medical Director in three different settings, including a Chief Medical Officer of the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES). He is a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute. His 11th book, entitled, NLP for Clinicians is now available to the public.

Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW, is a Columbia-trained Social Worker with wide clinical, teaching, and supervision experience. She also has a background in management, mentorship, and leadership that spans more than 20 years. Her added passion is in advocacy and coaching. She has previously held Executive level positions, and two other directorships in different organizations. She is currently Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University School of Social Work and Adelphi University School of Social Work. She also maintains a private practice, provides supervision, and clinical and management training. She is also a personal and executive-level coach. She is a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute.