This comprehensive training will focus on evidence-based intervention models, ethical considerations in crisis response, the complexities of mental health and substance use disorders, and collaborative care strategies across disciplines. Participants will engage in expert-led presentations, interactive case discussions, and real-world applications relevant to high-acuity clinical settings.

This presentation is appropriate for: clinical professionals, psychologists, therapists, counselors, and social workers.

• Objectives

  After this intensive event, you will be able to:

  1. Apply advanced intervention and engagement strategies in behavioral health settings.

  2. Integrate treatment approaches for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

  3. Evaluate ethical and clinical decision-making in high-acuity cases.

• Session 1: Applied Intervention Techniques

  1. Identify core components of effective interventions.

  2. Demonstrate strategies to engage resistant individuals.

  3. Apply intervention techniques to case scenarios.

• Session 2: Rethinking Interventions for Co-Occurring Eating Disorders & Substance Use: Challenges, Approaches, and Real-World Decision Making

  1. Recognize clinical presentations of co-occurring disorders.

  2. Compare integrated treatment approaches.

  3. Develop intervention strategies for dual-diagnosis clients.

• Session 3: Working with Treatment Centers in High Acuity Mental Health Cases

  1. Identify characteristics of high-acuity cases.

  2. Coordinate care with treatment providers.

  3. Assess appropriate levels of care.

• Session 4: Midday Panel Training

  1. Analyze complex clinical scenarios.

  2. Evaluate multidisciplinary approaches.

  3. Apply insights to real-world practice.

• Session 5: Family Dynamics and Owning Our Responses

  1. Identify dysfunctional family patterns.

  2. Apply strategies to improve family engagement.

  3. Manage clinician responses within family systems.

• Session 6: Nursing and Case Management Strategies

  1. Understand nursing roles in behavioral health.

  2. Implement effective case management practices.

  3. Ensure compliance with care standards.

• Session 7: Clinical Dynamics, Ethics, and Family Systems in High-Acuity Cases

  1. Identify ethical dilemmas in clinical practice.

  2. Apply ethical decision-making frameworks.

  3. Evaluate the impact of family systems on treatment outcomes.

• Location & Schedule

  LOCATION: 

  Huntley Hotel Santa Monica Beach 1111 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401

  SCHEDULE:

  8:00 – 8:30 AM: Registration & Breakfast

  8:30 – 8:45 AM: Opening & Introductions

  8:45 – 9:30 AM: PRESENTATION 1: Applied Intervention Techniques – Jonathan Rauch, LMSW

  9:45 – 10:35 AM: PRESENTATION 2: Co-Occurring Disorders – Dr. Laura Ellick, Ph.D., CCTP

  10:50 – 11:45 AM: PRESENTATION 3: High-Acuity Mental Health Cases – Dr. Roberto Sanchez, PsyD, LMHC, CIP & Jonathan Rauch, LMSW

  11:55 – 12:15 PM: PRESENTATION 4: Panel Discussion – All Speakers

  12:15 – 1:00 PM: Lunch

  1:10 – 2:00 PM: PRESENATION 5: Family Dynamics – Taralynn Rosenthal, MSW, LICSW, QMHP, CADCIII, CIP, CAI

  2:10 – 3:00 PM: PRESENTATION 6: Nursing & Case Management – Jennifer Sanchez, LPN, CIP, CCHP

  3:10 – 3:50 PM: PRESENTATION 7: Ethics & Clinical Dynamics – Dr. Roberto Sanchez, PsyD, LMHC, CIP

  3:50 – 4:00 PM: Final Q&A

• CE Information

  5.25 CEs

  Upon completion of the event and the evaluation, certificates will be issued via email.

• Cost

  This event is $475

• Provider Statements

  SOCIAL WORK: Jumana Grassi LCSW NY# 0556 is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the New York State Education Department State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. 

  ACE: Shine Psychotherapy LCSW PC #1721, formerly Jumana Grassi LCSW, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/14/26-6/14/29. Social workers participating in this conference receive 5.25 continuing education credits.

  ADA Accommodations: If you require ADA accommodations, please contact us at least 7 days in advance of the event so that we can ensure accommodations are made.

  *There is no commercial support for this program, nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.

Cancellations and Refunds/ Missed Time

Partial credits will not be given. You must sign-in, sign-out, and participate in the entirety of the event. 

Grievance Policy:

We take your feedback seriously. For grievances, questions or concerns, please contact Heather Claibourn, LCSW, CE coordinator at Heather@ShineContinuingEducation.com.