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O: 301.674.4529 / F: 301.760.7155

O: 301.674.4529 / F: 301.760.7155

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Cruz and Associates

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Welcome to Cruz and Associates

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Continuing Education

Ms. Cruz has conducted over a hundred presentations both locally and nationally. Workshops can be custom created and tailored to meet the needs and demands of the client/agency. She is a recurring presenter for the University of Maryland, The National Association of Social Workers and the Catholic University of America to name a few. Offering continuing professional education workshops is a delicate balance between theory and practice and Ms. Cruz has proven that she has the skills and knowledge to demonstrate both.


 Cruz and Associates is approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners and recognized by the Virginia Board of Social Work Examiners to provide Category I and Ethics CEU’s.

 

“Wonderful presenter -great mix of academic info, case example, practical information and resources” (Workshop Attendee)  

Workshop Topics

Ethics

  • Direct Service Situation: Balancing Ethical Responsibilities 
  • Practice and Ethical Consideration: Organizational Ethics 
  • Exploring Bio-Ethical Issues and Principles  
  • Ethical and Cultural Issues in a Healthcare Setting
  • Ethical Decision Making: a Crisis Intervention Approach

Forensic

  • The Psychological Effects of Detention/ Incarceration     
  • Juveniles charged as adults: At the crossroads of Psychology, Human Development and the Law 
  • Early Attachments: a key for resiliency or a risk factor for juvenile offenders
  • Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System
  • PTSD: Understanding how the victim becomes the accused

Substance Abuse

  • Effects of Parental Substance Abuse on Children & Extended Family 
  • Addiction across the Lifespan: From Prenatal to Geriatrics
  • Youth and Addiction: Exploring Trends, Human Development, Co-Morbidity, and Treatment Modalities

Mental Health

  • Beyond Cutting: An In-depth Look at Self-Injury Behaviors
  • Borderlines: Understanding the Gray Spectrum
  • The Trauma of Sexual Abuse

Cultural

  • Machismo: Exploring fact, fiction, culture, mental health and treatment modalities
  • Cultural Competency and Mitigation Work: Effectively using elements in report writing


Adolescence

  • Understanding and Addressing the Complex Web of Childhood Abuse and Trauma 
  • Children and Adolescence: The growing trend of Mental Health Diagnosis and Medication
  • Child Abuse: Its Collateral Consequences and Treatment Modalities
  • Absent Parents: the emotional and psychological effects on the child psyche

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