Counseling and Psychological Services

Sample Calendar of Training Activities

Training Seminar is attended by the trainee cohort, which includes interns as well as trainees from other disciplines (e.g. social work interns). Training Seminar presentations are made by senior staff members and other psychologists and licensed mental health providers from the larger SUU community and Cedar City community. A broad range of clinical topics are addressed, with particular emphasis on clinical interventions and assessment. Training Seminar is held on a weekly basis and typically lasts for 50 minutes.

A sample of Training Seminar topics and presenters follows:
Process Addictions Christian Wimmer, Ph.D.
Substance Abuse Maren Mellor, LCSW
College Student Development Curt Hill, Ph.D.
Suicide Prevention Susan Garner, LCSW
Trauma Cindy Jones, LCSW
Case Conceptualization Jennifer Ellsworth, Ph.D.
Trauma Christian Wimmer, Ph.D.
Eating Disorders Jennifer Ellsworth, Ph.D.
Eating Disorder Assessment Jennifer Ellsworth, Ph.D. &
  Christian Wimmer, Ph.D.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy De Nean Petersen, LCSW
Using Assessment Data in Therapy Steve Barney, Ph.D.
Motivational Interviewing Maren Mellor, LCSW
Ethics Jennifer Ellsworth, Ph.D.
Personality Disorders Jane Johnson, LCSW
Existentialism Curt Hill, Ph.D.
Sandtray Therapy Susan Garner, LCSW
EMDR Susan Garner, LCSW
Classism Jennifer Ellsworth, Ph.D.

Professional Development meetings are attended by senior staff and interns. Professional Development presentations are made by senior staff members and interns, and occasionally include other psychologists and licensed mental health providers from the larger SUU community and Cedar City community. A broad range of professionally relevant topics are addressed. Professional Development is held on a weekly basis and typically lasts for 50 minutes.

A sample of Professional Development topics and presenters follows:
Biofeedback Susan Garner, LCSW &
  Matt Reiser, Extern
Ethics Curt Hill, Ph.D.
"Alive Day Memories" Documentary film
Veterans on Campus Ryan White, SUU student rep
Psychodynamic Therapy Jennifer Ellsworth, Ph.D.
Mental Health First Aid Susan Garner, LCSW
Emotion Focused Couples Therapy De Nean Petersen, LCSW
Narcissism Curt Hill, Ph.D.
Suicide Prevention Jennifer Ellsworth, Ph.D. &
  Curt Hill, Ph.D.
Case Management De Nean Petersen, LCSW
Titanium Updates Christian Wimmer, Ph.D. &
  De Nean Petersen, LCSW
Selling Group Christian Wimmer, Ph.D.
Student Athletes Matt Reiser, Extern
Covert Aggression De Nean Petersen, LCSW
Gestalt Therapy Blaine Edwards, APC
Couples Therapy Shawn Christiansen, Ph.D.
Equine Assisted Therapy De Nean Petersen, LCSW
Supervision Jennifer Ellsworth, Ph.D.
IDM Supervision Matt Reiser, Extern