Continuing Education & Professional Development
Professional Supervision
At Sequence, we value ongoing learning and professional development highly. Our team of professionals give back to their diverse professional communities through memberships and professional affiliations, as well as though offering supervision, peer consultation, and professional continuing education.
Supervision offered by:
- Kathleen Landers, LCSW-C: Clinical Supervision, Business and Clinical Practice Coaching, and Maryland Board Approved Clinical Supervisor
- Gabe Chernoff, LCSW-C: Maryland Board Approved Clinical Supervisor Areas of Interest: Couples, Families, Adults, CBT
- Marissa Keilson, LCSW-C : Maryland Board Approved Clinical Supervisor Areas of Interest: Individuals, Couples, Groups, Trauma Expressive Arts
- Kat McGrady, LCPC: Maryland & Virginia Board Approved Clinical Supervisor Areas of Interest: Children and Adolescents, Young Adults, Families
- Zelma Sciaudone, LCSW-C: Maryland Board Approved Clinical Supervisor Areas of Interest: Children and Families, Grief and Trauma
- Sumi Holman, MSW, LCSW-C: Maryland Board Approved Clinical Supervisor Areas of Interest:Teens and Young Adults
Individual Supervision Rates towards Clinical Licensure: $ 135.00 per session for non-Sequence providers
Group Supervision
Enrolling Winter 2024, A Co-Led virtual group Supervision for LGPC ( MD & VA) and LMSW ( MD) clinicians working towards licensure. Group meets for 90 minutes during the weekday for 90 minutes. Meetings occur twice monthly for 3 hours of supervision monthly. Each Supervisor is responsible for a max of 6 supervisees. Supervision contract required, record keeping of sessions provided and a process note summarizing each meeting required by each supervisee.
May be combined with individual supervision. Supervisees will be assigned readings and expected to connect clinical work to concepts and demonstrate connections. Active clinical caseload is a pre-requisite.
Group Supervision Rates towards Clinical Licensure: $100 for 90 minute session for non-Sequence providers
Contact 240-200-5402 Ext 4 with inquires.
BUILDING NETWORKS
Self-Care for Therapist Through Watercolor
For clinicians who are looking for a creative self care outlet and/or are curious about adding watercolor to their tool kit when working with clients!
For more information, contact the facilitator:
Sumi Holman, LCSW-C
240-200-5401 Ext 705 & sholman@sequenceservices.com
The Thinking Therapist
Wine & Cheese monthly therapist book group January - May, Second Fridays 4-6
In-Person Therapist Book Group meets Fridays at 4-6pm on the second Friday of the month at Cedar House in Silver Spring. Join other therapist for lively discussion of a therapy related book or several books on a theme: topics include theory, technique, culturally relevant, human development, neuroscience, you name it, we can read it. Contact the facilitator to register and learn about the book list, this is a free event, parking at meters are 2.00 per hour. Space is limited to 10, each participant is asked to bring a happy hour snack to share.
For more information contact the facilitator:
Kathleen Landers LCSW-C
240-200-5401 Ext 4 & klanders@sequenceservices.com
Gottman-Informed Couples Therapy Consultation Group
This monthly in-person groups meets on Saturday mornings in Rockville in the conference room at the Tower Oaks Professional Park. Join a group of your peers to present and discuss couples cases from the perspective of the Gottman method. Therapists off all skill level are welcome to attend, therapists who have completed levels 1-3 of the Gottman training are encouraged to attend. Attendance is free, $10.00 is requested to receive attendance documentation to use for CEUs as is allowed by associated licensing board. Money is used towards administrative fees and lite refreshments.
Contact the facilitator Gabe Chernoff LCSW-C ( Gottman trained Level III) for more information:
240-200-5401 Ext 712 & gchernoff@sequenceservices.com
Continuing Education
The Sequence Institute is committed to offering high quality continuing education programs for behavioral health professionals, and offers community education events throughout the year. The Institute does so through CE course approval by the ASWB ACE program.
The Sequence Institute works with internal and external providers to offer CE courses, virtually or in-person using our office spaces. We are happy to collaborate with you to offer a course! You can reach out to our Continuing Education Coordinator, Samantha Magoba, at smagoba@sequenceservices.com to learn more.
Winter-Spring 2024-2025
CE Course Schedule
Child Trauma, Resiliency, & Compassion Fatigue
For therapists, caretakers, educators, and treatment providers working with children and teens who have been impacted by trauma.
The Childhood Trauma, Resiliency, and Compassion Fatigue workshop provides professionals and caretakers with information to better understand trauma and its impact on children and adolescents , and the ability to recognize signs of trauma in children and adolescents . You will learn evidence-based practices, models, and data on trauma and resiliency, and tips on how to avoid compassion fatigue.
- 9:00-12:30
- Live webinar
- Presenter: Kat McGrady, Ed.D, LCPC, NCC
- $95.00 registration fee
Childhood Trauma, Resiliency, and Compassion Fatigue, #4405, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Sequence Institute as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 10/14/2022 - 10/14/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical continuing education credits.
Curious About Couples Therapy? Understanding Couples Therapy For Those Who Are Considering the Craft.
Level 3 Gottman Couples Counselor and Skilled presenter Anchal Khanna as she explores such topics as the process of couples therapy, the shifted role of the therapist, different forms of couples therapy and the impact of couples therapy on the work of individual therapy.
- 9:00am - 12:30pm
- Live webinar
- Presenter: Anchal Khanna, LCMFT
- $95.00 registration fee
Curious About Couples Therapy? Understanding Couples Therapy for Those Who are Considering the Craft, Course #4404, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Sequence Institute as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 12/09/2022 - 12/09/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical continuing education credits.
Working with Dreams in Psychotherapy: A Relational Approach
This 3-hour, virtual course is intended for mental health clinicians who are interested in learning about dream interpretation in clinical practice. The goal of this course is to provide introductory information about utilizing dreams in psychotherapy and to provide an overview of three methods of working with dreams that attendees can feel comfortable integrating into their clinical practice.
- 9:00am-12:10pm
- Presenter: Wayne Barnstone, LCSW-C
- $95.00 registration fee
Social Workers: We have applied for course approval from ASWB ACE for 3 clinical CE credits.
Professional Library
Sequence loves books! And great articles, videos, you name it. Our professional library is now 500 + items deep, and represents old and new concepts, theories and clinical best practices. These resources are available to any Sequence Consultant, and to any individual supervised by a Sequence Consultant.
