Edna Schaefer

LMHC

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Masters of Arts (MA) in Counselor Education 2002 University of Central Florida Internships at Lakeside Alternatives in Orlando, Florida and Devereux Florida 2000-2002 PRESENTATIONS/ TRAININGS/ARTICLES 2020 Featured in the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association (FMHCA) monthly magazine: Therapists and Social Media 2019 Providing Care to Clients on the LGBTQIA+ Spectrum (for nursing students at St. Johns River State College in Orange Park, FL) 2019 Clinical Supervision with Interns Who Have Experienced Trauma (AMHCA Conf in Washington, DC) 2013 Play Therapy in a Box and on the Go at Child Guidance Center Jacksonville, Florida 2 CEU hrs awarded through FAPT 2012 Play Therapy, Divorce and Development Phases at Child Guidance Center Jacksonville, Florida 2 CEU hrs awarded through FAPT COMPLETED TRAININGS 2023 Russell Barkley, PhD on ADHD in children and adolescents 2023 Rethinking ADHD: A new approach 2023 Cognitive Behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) 2023 The importance of empathy in health and social care practice 2023 Changing the ADHD brain: moving beyond medication 2023 New insights and strategies: Crisis planning with youth and teens 2023 4 day intensive workshop: exposure and response prevention(erp) for ocd 2022 Movies and music and play therapy-oh my! FL APT 2022 Treating pediatric ocd- play therapy and ERP 2021 Embracing suicidal parts: Using IFS to heal family wounds 2021 Helping the suicidal person: A Clinical Toolbox 2021 Lessons from Treating Suicidal Veterans: The latest interventions 2021 Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for suicidality: Overcoming stuck points and creating mental flexibility 2021 Reduce suicide, liability and workload in healthcare and beyond with the Columbia protocol 2021 Supervisor Update required for Florida supervisors 2021 From Dysregulation to Regulation: Practical ways to help survivors of trauma establish attachment security 2021 What Covid19 Taught Counselors About Shared Traumatic Events by FMHCA 2021 Complicated Grief: Coping and Connection During a Global Pandemic 2021 Feeling Numb - or back to Normal? 2021 How Do I Provide Teletherapy to a Five Year Old? 2020 Grief Treatment: A Certification Training on Evidence-Based Approaches to Care Across the Lifespan (Online Course) PESI 2020 Transactional Analysis: A Foundational Basis for Jumpstarting Relational Psychotherapy 2020 Impact of Video Games on Youth Mental Health Presented by FMHCA 2020 The Brain-Savvy Therapist: Neurobiology and Attachment in Psychotherapy by FMHCA 2019 International Association for Play Therapy Annual Conference Dallas, TX 2018 Healing Through Storytelling and Play Jacksonville, FL 2018 Rewire the Anxious Brain: Using Neuroscience to End Anxiety, Panic & Worry FL 2017 International Play Therapy Conference Louisville, KY 2017 Sandtray: A Play Therapy Approach Jacksonville, FL 2017 Gottman Level II Training and Certification Jacksonville, FL 2016 Interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce Training Jacksonville, FL 2016 Understand Family History Through Genograms Family & Play Therapy Center 2015 Florida Adoption Council Annual Conference Orlando, FL 2015 Intern. Association for Collaborative Professionals Annual Conference DC 2015 International Association for Play Therapy (APT) Conference Atlanta, GA 2015 Bringing Baby Home Gottman New Parent Class training and certification 2014 Gottman 7 Principals to Making Marriage Work training and certification 2014 Military Related Intimate Partner Violence Jacksonville, FL 2014 Collaborative Family Law Council of Florida Annual Conference Orlando, FL 2014 American Counseling Association Annual Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii 2014 American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Fundamentals Honolulu, Hawaii 2013 Play Therapy Techniques with Traumatized Children Jacksonville, FL 2013 Gottman Level I training and certification Tampa, FL 2013 Play Therapy Basics II: More Techniques Related to Theory 2013 Play Therapy Basics I 2013 Domestic Violence 2013 Ethics for Mental Health Professionals 2013 TREATING PTSD: AN NLP APPROACH 2013 CREATIVE TECHNIQUES IN COUNSELING CHILDREN 2013 THE PRACTICE OF ART THERAPY IN FLORIDA: INCLUSIVE COLLABORATIONS 2013 YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN: MINDFULNESS & THE THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE 2013 HOW SUPERVISORS CAN HELP COUNSELORS ADDRESS CLIENTS' SEXUAL ISSUES 2013 WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE: CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH, ASSESSMENT, AND TREATMENT INNOVATIONS FOR PARTNER ABUSE 2012 Play Therapy with Military Families 2012 CREATIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS 2012 CREATIVE INTERVENTIONS-CHILDREN OF DIVORCE 2012 The Power of Vulnerability (Brown) The Hustle for Worthiness: Exploring the Power of Love, Belonging, and Being Enough 2012 The Troublesome Triad: Adolescent Brain Development & Co-Occuring Disorders 2012 Paradoxical Reality Therapy: Uses, Cautions & Simulated Demonstration 2012 Transformative Field Placement: Counselors and Educators Promoting Professional Identity 2012 The Role of the Expert Witness 2012 Counselor Intuition 2012 USING PLAY THERAPY TO ADDRESS DEPLOYMENT, INCARCERATION, FOSTER CARE, SEPARATION ISSUES 2012 MILITARY CULTURAL COMPETENCE 2012 BIPOLAR DISORDER: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT IN CHILDREN, TEENS AND 2012 PLAY-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS 2012 HIGH CONFLICT DIVORCE THROUGH THE EYES OF A 4 YR OLD: A CASE STUDY USING CHILD CENTERED PLAY THERAPY 2012 TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH PTSD AND COMORBID DISORDERS 2011 Zero to Three Training: Healing the Caregiver Jacksonville, FL 2011 Sand Tray Therapy Training at Florida APT Conference Orlando, FL 2011 Conducting Custody Evaluations, II and III Jacksonville, FL 2010 Conducting Custody Evaluations by Dr. Robert Evans Jacksonville, FL 2010 Adoption Law Seminar, Jacksonville Bar Association Jacksonville, FL 2010 Personality Disorders Training Hosted by Riverpoint Jacksonville, FL 2010 Play Therapy and Beyond Cross Country University Jacksonville, FL 2010 Treating Anxiety Through the Use of Play Therapy, the Therapeutic Use of Art 2010 Play Therapy Conference thru APT Child Guidance Center Jacksonville, FL 2010 Understanding Personality Disorders, IBP, Jacksonville, Florida 2010 Insomnia, Depression and Anxiety, INR Jacksonville, Florida 2010 Understanding Infant Adoption, ICA St. Simons, GA 2009 Collaborative Law training presented by the Jacksonville Bar Association 2009 Collaborative Process of Divorce at the University of Florida Gainesville, FL 2009 Smart Marriages Annual Conference Orlando, FL trainings on parenting teens, active parenting, adoption and infertility 2009 On-line Adoption Training through Adoption Learning Partners The Journey of Attachment, Let’s Talk Adoption, The Adoption Tax Credit 2009 Collaborative Divorce Training by Linda Schoonover, PA Lake Mary, FL 2009 “Serving Those Who Served” Symposium at the UNF Jacksonville, FL 2008 Advanced Techniques for Brief Therapy by Lynn Johnson, PhD. Orlando, FL 2008 Attended the 2008 Florida Association for Infant Mental Health Conference 2008 Evidenced-Based Practice in Community Mental Health Jacksonville, FL 2007 Protecting God’s Children program through the Diocese of St. Augustine, FL 2007 Ethics for End of Life Care Hospice of NEFL Jacksonville, FL 2007 Ethics for the Mental Health Practitioner 2007 Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders 2006 Conducting Children of Divorce Groups Training, Altamonte Springs, FL 2006 Grief and Depression Training, Altamonte Springs, FL 2005 Baker Act Law Training, Orlando 2004 Parent Empowerment Training, Cross Country University, Orlando 2004 Devereux Ages 0-5 Specialized Training 2003 Treating Anxiety Disorders, Cross Country University, Orlando 2002 Treating Reactive Attachment Disorder, Orlando 2002 Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children, sponsored by Devereux, Orlando 2002 American Counseling Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA 2002 Co-morbidity of Mental Illness and Drug Use, Sarasota, Florida 2001 Eating Disorder Seminar sponsored by University of Central Florida, Orlando 2001 Treating ADHD and ODD in Children, Dr. Russell Barkley, Jacksonville, Florida

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