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Workshops> Doing Family Work

Doing Family Work Within the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative

Instructor(s): John Sargent

Date: March 5, 2010, 9:00 am to 4:45 pm

Cost: $135.00, $125 early registration, $110 groups of two or more (see below for details)

Location: 51 Kondazian Street, Watertown, MA 02472

This workshop will review the values of wraparound systems of care. Dr. John Sargent will focus on the integration of care with special consideration of family treatment. He will facilitate discussions of the following: the history of systems of care involvement in child and family mental health care; CBHI services and treatment planning; collaboration and team building among providers and family members; family change and systems of care; as well as case presentations. Content will reflect the integration of family empowerment, social support for families and community network development for families with integration of natural supports, state agency activity and clinical treatment of seriously emotionally disturbed children.

John Sargent, MD,  is the Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center.  He has significant experience in all areas of child mental health. He is an expert family therapist and a highly regarded educator and teacher.   Dr Sargent served for several years as the Clinical Director of a community system of care in Texas.  He is especially familiar with wraparound values, practices of systems of care and the integration of family treatment within systems of care. 

Register for this Workshop:

For early or group registration please mail in the registration form

  1. Register and pay by mail: download form »
  2. OR register and pay online

Registration Information and Workshop Policies:

  • Fees:  The Early registration rate is $125 per day, payment must be received 21 days prior to the workshop. The Regular Registration rate is $135 per day (received within 3 weeks of the event). The Online registration rate is $135 per day .  
  • Group Registration rates: We encourage you attend with your friends/colleagues! Groups of two or more will be charged $110 per person per day.  Please mail together or indicate the person/people with whom you are attending.
  • Early and group discount registration must be submitted by mail and paid by check.
  • Mail checks made out to Liz Brenner with completed registration form to:
    51 Kondazian Street, Watertown, MA 02472
  • Breakfast and afternoon snacks will be served; lunch on your own.  Unless otherwise specified, the day begins at 9 am and ends at 4:45 pm.
  • Participants MUST attend 100% of the program to earn 6 CEUs per day requested for  MSW's, MHC's and MFT's. CEU certificates will be given at the end of the day after you are fully paid and have completed the workshop evaluation form.
  • Enrollment will be limited to 30 participants. Please call or email if you are registering within the last week to make sure there is still room to attend.
  • No refunds are available unless a written request is received 21 days before the program. A $50 administrative fee will be deducted from all refunds. No cancellations, including no shows, will be honored beyond this time frame.
  • Only email acknowledgments will be sent to confirm receipt of your registration.
  • If you require special accommodations, please submit a written statement at least 30 days prior to the program to see if we can meet your needs.
  • Workshops may be cancelled by the presenter(s) if minimum enrollment requirements are not met. In this case, full fees will be refunded. 
  • Weather cancellations are consistent with the decision of the Watertown, MA school system.  If Watertown is cancelled or delayed, the workshop will be as well.
  • Participants MUST attend 100% of the program to earn 6 CEUs applied for from the NASW Collaborative. CEU certificates will be given at the end of the day after you are fully paid and have completed the workshop evaluation form.
  • Grievance policy is to submit a written complaint.  If the complaint can not be resolved by Liz Brenner, she will consult with another faculty member for a second opinion to resolve the problem.