Positive Mental Health & Bridging the Gap

Live Webinar

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

7pm-9pm EST

2 CEU for LMSWs, LCSWs, and LMHCs

What do we really know about what it takes to be happy? How do we help our clients achieve their happiness? How do we use Positive Mental Health and bridge the gap between the medical and disease model with Positive Mental Health? Join us, learn with us, enhance your practice and continue to make a difference in the lives of those you serve.

At the end of this webinar, you will have:

Learned the framework of the Socratic Motivational Practice to increase your knowledge on positive mental health
Learned the Principles, Techniques, Steps, and Do's and Don'ts of the Socratic Motivational Practice of new strategies for positive mental health
Increased your tools to helping our patients and clients, by identifying at least one thing you will start doing differently, at the end of the webinar, as a result of the Socratic Motivational Practice framework.
Everything you want in one place, including an illustration of how to implement the newly learned skills during our role plays
Received your certificate by email immediately after your post-test and evaluation are completed

HERE'S WHAT OUR ATTENDEES ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR SWEET WEBINARS:

"I liked that the seminar started out in a timely manner and that the facilitator presented the material in a manner that was understandable. I also liked that he addressed the chatbox audience's answers and comments. I felt connected."

- Mary Grace, LCSW-R

"It felt like a personal experience even though it was a webinar!"

- Jacqueline, LCSW

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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Paid Course Coupon Discount

$30

Annual Membership Coupon Discount

Become a SWEET Member!

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.

This is a subscription product billed on a yearly basis until you cancel. Cancel anytime from the account management page. Contact SWEET Institute at SWEET Institute for more info.

$800/year

15- Webinar Package Coupon Discount

With the 15-Webinar Package Plan you get:

15 Webinars
Savings of $150 (You pay $300 instead of $450)

$300

8- Webinar Package Coupon Discount

With the 8-Webinar Package Plan you get:

8 Webinars
Savings of $40 (You pay $200 instead of $240)

$200

4- Webinar Package Coupon Discount

With the 4-Webinar Package Plan you get:

4 Webinars
Savings of $20 (You pay $100 instead of $120)

$100

2- Webinar Package Coupon Discount

With the 2-Webinar Package Plan you get:

2 Webinars
Savings of $10 (You pay $50 instead of $60)

$50

89% of SWEET Webinar Attendees feel that the courses give them practical information they can use in their everyday life

Your Facilitator and Co-Facilitator

Mardoche Sidor, MD & Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW

Mardoche Sidor, MD is a quadruple board certified psychiatrist, with board certifications in Psychiatry and Neurology (General Adult Psychiatry), Child and Adolescent, Addiction, and Forensic, Psychiatry. He has training in public and community psychiatry, psychopharmacology and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. He also has training in Motivational Interviewing, psychodynamic psychotherapy, play therapy, and family and couples therapy. He has clinical, teaching, and supervision experience; he has mentorship, coaching, and management, skills; and he has experience as a primary care physician, in public speaking and writing. Dr. Sidor also has skills in leadership, research, program development and project management. His overall goal is to help all health professionals, throughout the United States and globally, access the tools they need to feel empowered to provide excellent patient care while also promoting their own self-care and burnout prevention. He is the main facilitator for the SWEET Institute, and he is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University.Dr. Sidor was recently the Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer for CASES (Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services) where he continues to provide psychiatric care. He speaks and writes fluently in four (4) languages—French, English, Spanish, and Creole, with intermediate proficiency in Portuguese and Italian.

Karen Dubin-McKnight, PhD, LCSW, has wide clinical, teaching, supervision and mentorship experience that spans 18 years. She also has a vast experience working in the criminal justice system, in community mental health, in teaching, and in management. Her added passion is in education, coaching, public relations, and mediation. Her goal is to ensure that social workers and other non-medical practitioners feel empowered and have a voice “at the table.” Dr. Dubin-McKnight is the co-facilitator for the SWEET Institute. She was most recently the Court Operations Director at CASES. She is currently Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University School of Social Work and Adelphi University School of Social Work. She is also a trainer at the CUCS Academy, and Howie T. Harp. She has a private practice for people impacted by loss and trauma and also provides clinical supervision.

"Webinars often feel impersonal and passive; this one did not at all. An effective and memorable learning experience."

-Janice, LMSW

"This webinar broke down a very difficult topic"

-Ellen, LCSW

"Instructors were friendly, acknowledged all participants, answered all questions, spread proportionate time on the various concepts."

-Vito, LMSW

Frequently Asked Questions

I see you have a membership. What do I get with it?

A SWEET Membership entitles you to: Unlimited access to all our live and self-study webinars; A free review session with our facilitators following our webinars, to answer questions, as needed; 50% off SWEET services, including: in-person seminars, group supervision sessions, group coaching sessions; and the SWEET Annual Congress; Individual coaching on any project you would find gratifying (time-limited benefit); A centralized location where all credits earned from your attendance at SWEET webinars and seminars will be kept.

What is the SWEET Institute?

SWEET Institute is a community of clinicians and advocates who believe that systemic change is only possible when we all come together, fight for a variety of social justice causes, and do so by investing in a collective learning process that empowers, fosters reflection, critical thinking, and the implementation of skills acquired during our seminars. At SWEET, we emphasize “the Why, the How, the What, and Then What, while using the Socratic and Desire Methods. We are a community united in vision and purpose towards bringing the needed changes. This can be accomplished through solidarity, empowerment, and education. By focusing on and developing the strengths, drives, passions, and skills of clinicians and advocates, we can all make a transformative impact in the lives of our patients and clients and the system as a whole.

Are different are these seminars? Will I be able to interact with the Course Facilitator(s)?

Absolutely. One of the keystone paradigms of the SWEET Institute is the collective learning process. This is accomplished using the Socratic Method and is based on the most up-to-date adult learning theories. Integrating this process into our in-person seminars and live webinars creates a unique and dynamic learning experience for all of us. It is essential to us that a comfortable learning environment is created, so that anyone who attends our webinars or in-person seminars participate and are able to take risks and push themselves to gain deeper knowledge. In our webinars, this will be done through our chat feature. Also, both Mardoche and Karen are available for consultation and clarification following webinars and in-person seminars or by email at [email protected].

How will I get CEUs?

At the end of the webinar, you will be required to complete a post-webinar exam for online learning, and an evaluation of the course. Once complete, you will be able to download your certificate.

Are you available for in-person or online training for agencies, including those outside New York?

We are! We will first need to learn more about the specific needs of your agency/organization. This way we are able to customize our seminars/webinars to ensure that it is the best fit possible for the staff.

I’m an LMHC, do you provide CEU credits?

SWEET is currently approved by the New York State Office of Professions to provide CEU credits to LMSWs, LCSWs, and LMHCs. Please check with your state to determine if the CEUs are transferrable. We are able to provide CEUs for social workers throughout the US.