A Counseling Option:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 503 944-5032

NW Portland, OR

Debbie Bensching, Clinical Social Worker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* MSW * LCSW * ACSW * MSWAC *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Be the change that you want to see in the world" Mahatma K. Gandhi

Continuing Education and Training

2005

Peer consultation group focused on trauma and dissociative disorders

Disaster Mental Health Services training with the Red Cross.

EMDR and Dissociation

2004

 

2003

International Society for the Study of Dissociation 20th Fall Conference, November.

Three days of  workshops on variety of trauma related disorders. Presentations covered traditional and alternative approaches to treatment from presenters who are the identified leaders in the field of study.

Contemplative Issues of Clinical Practice; January – December, year three.

Year long symposium designed to expand clinical skills, develop perspectives and interpretations on treating common clinical issues, expose ourselves to multiple approaches of intervention on the same clinical issue and to develop awareness about how clinical practice effects both micro and macro issues for the individual and our community.

EMDR: Eye Movement Detestation Reprocessing Study Group

Bi-monthly four hour study group for EMDR trained professionals. Group includes presentation on advances in training, case consultation and discussion of the protocal.

2002

Northwest Regional Training on Trauma and Dissociative Disorders, April.

Three days of training in a variety of workshops on trauma ranging from acute stress, PTSD, and dissociation.

The Pragmatics of HIPAA: Practice Guidelines and the New Federal Rule, May.

Training on the Federal Health Information Portability and Accountability Act to help incorporate the rules into practice.

EMDR Level I: Eye Movement Detestation Reprocessing, September.

Training for 2 ½ days in a trauma reduction technique conducted by the EMDR institute.

Contemplative Issues of Clinical Practice; January – December, year two.

Full year of training in variety of clinical issues that includes reading articles, case presentation, and peer review. The symposium is designed to expand clinical skills and keep current on developments in the field.

2001

Contemplative Issues of Clinical Practice; January 3- December 5, 2001

Year long symposium designed to expand clinical skills, develop perspectives and interpretations on treating common clinical issues, expose ourselves to multiple approaches of intervention on the same clinical issue and to develop awareness about how clinical practice effects both micro and macro issues for the individual and our community.

Risks of Disclosure In Mental Health: Maintaining Privacy when your life is on record; March 31, 2001.

To help professionals and the public understand the new Federal Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information Rule under HIPAA. Development of the ethical and legal implications of HIPAA for clinical practice. (I was one of the presenters at this event.)

Binding the Wounds, September.

Three-day workshop designed to further understanding in how developmental disruptions affect our patterns of relating. It addresses both environment and biology.

Patient Confidentiality and Documentation, September.

Clinical and legal issues for ethical psychotherapy as related to laws and professional guidelines were addressed.

2000

Advanced Training Issues for Couples Therapists; January 3, 2000-December 4, 2000, year two.

Year long symposium designed to expand practice skills, intervention and theory base through reading material, applications to practice and case illustrations. The underlying assumption is that there are different approaches to the same presenting problem and an advanced clinician must learn and be prepared to adapt to the couple they are working with in order to help them resolve their problems.

 

 

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Contact Information:

 

Telephone: 503 944-5032

 

Location: 1942 NW Kearney Street, Suite 32

 

Email: debbieb@europa.com

 

 

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