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Dr. Pat Wilkerson was selected as a participant in the Institute on Aging and Social Work held at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota July 13-20, 2008.  Dr. Wilkerson, along with 14 faculty members from other colleges and universities was selected to participate in the program from a large pool of applicants from across the country.  This program is supported by the National Institute on Aging, NIH Office of Behavioral and Science Research, National Institutes of Health, and the Hartford Foundation.  It is co-directed by Barbara Berkman of Columbia University and Chandra Mehrotra of the College of Scholastica.

 

The over arching goal of the program is to build and sustain a community of college faculty committed to developing an active research agenda in aging.  Program design includes the initial institute, ongoing consultation during the academic year, a mid-year meeting in February and a follow-up institute next summer.  The follow-up meetings will provide participants with an opportunity to share the drafts of their research proposals with each other and with distinguished visiting faculty.

 

Dr. Pat Wilkerson and Dr. LaVerne Bell-Tolliver’s abstract was accepted for the 2008 Annual Program Meeting (APM).  The APM is scheduled to be held October 30-November 2 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The abstract, entitled “A Good Fit:  Afrocentric Paradigm, Spirituality, and Elderly African Americans’ Life Satisfaction has been accepted as a PAPER SESSION in the Gero-Ed (Aging and Gerontology) track. 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated 10.21.2008

Psychotherapy Training Center

Psychotherapy Training Center (PTC) is a program co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Psychiatric Research Institute and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Social Work.
 

Evidence-based psychotherapy training courses and seminars will be offered to both students and licensed professionals who wish to advance their expertise in one or more of the areas offered through the Psychotherapy Training Center. All courses will be offered in the UAMS Department of Psychiatry, and starting in spring 2009, at the new Psychiatric Research Institute.
 

With licensing board approval, practicing professional can earn from 30-45 CEU’s for each course taken.  Â
 

Training courses include:
 

• Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: This course will start this fall and be taught by Kim Jones, Ph.D., LCSW, and will run for ten weeks. The course will start with an overview of the basic principles and concepts of psychodynamic theory, followed by an in-depth presentation of a contemporary evidence-based object relations model that can be used in everyday practice situations. The fee for this 30 hour course is $250.00.
 

• Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy: This course will start this fall and be taught by John Milwee, Psy.D., and will run for ten weeks. The course  will draw from the work of Aaron Beck, the founder and originator of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Participants in this course will learn the central concepts of cognitive-behavioral theory and therapy. A particular emphasis will be on using CBT to understand and treat clients with mood, anxiety and personality disorders. The fee for this 30 hour course is $250.00.
 

• Family Therapy: This course will start spring 2009 and be taught by Howard Turney, Ph.D., Rebecca Ward, LCSW, and LaVerne Bell-Tolliver, Ph.D., LCSW, and will run for fifteen weeks. It will provide an approach to understanding human behavior from the perspective of relationships and social context. The course will cover general systems theory and several models of family therapy. A unique component of this course will include the traditional learning model of live family interviews that will illuminate the complexity of family relations and the applicability of specific theories to resolve problems. The fee for this 45 hour course is $350.00.
 

 

The goal of the Psychotherapy Training Center is to provide quality training opportunities to both students and practicing professionals drawing on evidence-based, contemporary models of practice to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to practice effectively in a variety of settings.
 

Faculty of the PRI/UALR Psychotherapy
Training Center
 

Kim Jones, Ph.D., Director of the Psychotherapy Training Center. Dr. Jones received his doctorate from the Smith College School of Social Work and has more than 25 years of clinical social work experience. Dr. Jones is currently an Associate Professor at the UALR School of Social Work; Coordinator of the Graduate Social Work Program and chair of the clinical concentration; and a Clinical Assistant Professor in The Department of Psychiatry at UAMS. He is a Licensed Certified Social Worker in the State of Arkansas.
 

Howard M. Turney, Ph.D., received his doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Florida State University (FSU) and clinical training at the FSU Marriage and Family Clinic. He holds the rank of professor and is the Director of the UALR School of Social Work. Dr. Turney is also a clinical member and approved supervisor of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). For the past 16 years Dr. Turney has maintained a private practice and is licensed as both a Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Certified Social Worker in the State of Arkansas.
 

LaVerne Bell-Tolliver, Ph.D., received her doctorate in Family Therapy from Texas Woman’s University. Dr. Bell- Tolliver has more than 33 years of clinical experience, including rural mental health, child protective services and private practice. She is also a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Dr. Bell-Tolliver is currently an Assistant Professor in the UALR
School of Social Work, a registered play therapist, and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker in the state of Arkansas.
 

John Milwee, Psy.D., received his doctorate from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He worked for and was trained as a cognitive behavioral therapist in the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research. After completing his internship in 2006, Dr. Milwee began working as a clinical psychologist in the Mental Health Clinic of the Central Arkansas Veteran’s Healthcare System in North Little Rock.
 

 

To get more information, and/or sign up for a course please contact Kim Jones (kajones@ualr.edu), or visit the website at http://www.ualr.edu/extendedprograms/. When you click on the link go to continuing education and then psychotherapy training.

Updated 6.17.2008
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