2020 Professional Training Schedule

(3/23/20 UPDATE) - At present time, we are rescheduling our March and April trainings. 
We are also exploring ways to offer trainings via an online platform. More details will be posted as they become available. We appreciate your support of our agency and our training program.
NEW!!
Tuesday, April 14, 2020; 10:00am-12:00pm (EST)
Tips and Techniques for Online Therapy with Children (online training via Zoom)
Presenter: Liana Lowenstein
Registration Information COMING SOON!!
$40/person
THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN CANCELLED - WE WILL RESCHEDULE IT FOR LATER THIS YEAR
We will be issuing refunds/transferring registrations in the next few weeks. We ask you to be patient as we figure all of this out! Thank you.

Thursday, March 26, 2020 (Full Day - 9:00am-4:00pm)
Creative Evidence-Based Interventions for Traumatized Children
Presenter: Liana Lowenstein, MSW
THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN CANCELLED - WE WILL RESCHEDULE IT LATER THIS YEAR
Monday, April 20, 2020 (Full Day - 9:00am-4:00pm)
Grief Counseling in Difficult Situations: Traumatic Deaths and Disenfranchised Grief
Presenter: Howard R. Winokuer, Ph.D.
Location: Holiday Inn Riverview - Elmira, NY
Friday, May 8, 2020 (Full Day - 9:00am-4:00pm)
Worry, Panic, and Phobias: Effective Strategies to Calm Anxiety 
Presenter: Jennifer L. Abel, Ph.D.
Location: Holiday Inn Riverview - Elmira, NY
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**Online Registration Form & Training Details NOW OPEN!**
Friday, May 15, 2020 (Two Hour Training - 9:00am-11:00am)
Addressing and Treating our Clients’ Perpetual State of Overwhelm
Presenter: Renae Carapella-Johnson, LMHC, NCC
Location: Family Service Society, Inc., 280 Princeton Ave. Ext., Corning NY
Registration details coming soon!

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**Online registration form NOW OPEN**
Friday, June 5, 2020 (Two Hour Training - 9:00am-11:00am)
Ugly Art Therapy: Exploring the Shadow as an Ally Through Imagery
Presenter: Emily Walsh, LCAT
Location: Family Service Society, Inc., 280 Princeton Ave. Ext., Corning NY
Registration details coming soon!
Friday, October 23, 2020 (Full Day - 9:00am-4:00pm)
Rethinking Personality Disorders: The Search for Secure Attachment
Presenter: Courtney Armstrong, LPC, MHSP
Location: Holiday Inn Riverview - Elmira, NY
Registration details coming soon!
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE

The Family Service Society Professional Training Institute provides and sponsors high quality educational conferences and workshops pertaining to mental health, psychological and sociological issues for:
  • Human Service workers
  • Social Work professionals
  • Educators
  • Psychologists
  • General public (in some cases)


For more information about the Professional Training Institute, please contact
​ Janalee Orfanides at orfanidesj@familyservicesociety.org or by phone at 607-962-3148.