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Professional Training Institute

Helping You Help Patients:

Training in the Treatment of Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Announcing the Virtual Professional Training Institute: Available Now!

A DVD-training program. CEs may be available pending APA approval: expected approval in October.
Order your copy of the VPTI now for the special introductory price of $89.00.

In 2003, TLC began offering a three-day intensive training program led by Dr. Charles Mansueto of the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, and distinguished colleagues from TLC’s Scientific Advisory Board. The Professional Training Institute (PTI) was designed to provide health care professionals with practical training in current cognitive-behavioral treatment approaches for trichotillomania, skin picking, and related body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs).

The PTI has now trained over one hundred practitioners and receives rave reviews from its participants. However, access to this training is limited; not every interested clinician has the time or ability to travel for a three-day training.

Now, Dr. Mansueto, with Fred Penzel, PhD and Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, MEd, LCPC, with assistance from Suzanne Mouton-Odum, PhD, have teamed up with TLC to bring this training directly to the treatment provider through our new DVD training program: The Virtual Professional Training Institute (VPTI).

This training is intensive, with over 8 hours of instructional video and additional supplemental reading material (provided as PDFs). Viewers of the VPTI will receive virtual training through didactic instruction, case consultation, and experiential learning. By completing the course, participants will acquire up-to-date, clinically relevant information about these problems and the evidence-based treatments available to address them. Such training heightens provider awareness of the impact on those experiencing BFRBs, thereby enhancing empathy and concern for sufferers. It is our hope that this program will exponentially increase the number of well-trained providers for persons with BFRBs.

The VPTI was created with the licensed treatment professional in mind. However, adult sufferers, parents and others may also benefit from the information included in this package. The introductory offer of the VPTI will not include CE credits; these will be made available at a later time for additional fees.

Order your copy of the VPTI now for the special introductory price of $89.00.

About the in-person PTI (returning in 2011)

Each year in October, TLC, along with Dr. Charles Mansueto of the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, host a three day intensive training weekend facilitated by leading experts in the field. The Professional Training Institute (PTI) is designed to provide health care professionals with practical training in current cognitive-behavioral treatment approaches for trichotillomania (TTM) and related body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) problems such as skin picking.

The simple truth is that not enough professionals are well-trained in effective treatment strategies for these problems. Most sufferers do not have easy access to a knowledgeable treatment provider in their community. This needs to change.

About the Training

Attendees receive hands-on training in the practical treatment of trichotillomania and related body focused repetitive disorders, such as skin picking and nail biting. Didactic instruction, case consultation, and experiential learning will be utilized to achieve training goals. By completing the Institute, participants will acquire up-to-date, clinically relevant information about these problems and the evidence-based treatments available to address them. Such training heightens provider awareness of the impact on those experiencing BFRBs, thereby enhancing empathy and concern for sufferers. It is the hope of all involved with TLC that this Institute, and others that follow, will exponentially increase the number of providers for persons with BFRBs, an historically underserved population. At the end of the weekend, a certificate of completion will be awarded to trainees. Follow up phone consultations will be available. TLC will promote trainees who complete the program as graduates of the Professional Training Institute on their referral list.

The Behavior Therapy Center

The Behavior Therapy Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. The Behavior Therapy Center maintains responsibility for the portions of the program offering continuing education. For LPCs and LCSWs, these credits should meet your licensing Board requirements. If you have any questions, please check with your own licensing agency for verification before registering for this training.

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