ADDRESS
12101 E. Second Ave.
Suite 101
Aurora, CO
80011-8328

TELEPHONE
720-859-0464

FAX
720-859-2970

EMAIL
Director:
Dr. Reo Leslie, LMFT, LPC, CAC III, DAACS, School Director and Chaplain
Leslieinstitute@cs.com

Assistant Director:
Evelyn Leslie, MA, RPT-S, CAC III, DAACS
Leslieinstitute@cs.com

Body-Centered Psychotherapy Program Director and School Registrar:
Sarah Myers, MA, LMFT, LAC, CSPT
familytherapyregistrar@yahoo.com

Eating Disorder Treatment Program Director:
Isabelle Tierney, MA, CSPT, LMFT
Isabelle@thetierneys.org
(303) 817-6912

Dance and Movement Therapy Program Director:
Taya J. Matoy,M.A., CSPT
tayawoman@yahoo.com
720-323-8224

Counseling Center Director:
Marilyn Cook, M.Ed., LMFT, CACIII
MarilynCooklmft@qwest.net
720-329-1008

Webmaster:
Christopher M. Velayo
webmaster@familyplaytherapy.net

Exam Preparation Workshops

Currently, the School offers examination preparation workshops for the following exams:

• LPC/NCE Exam Preparation Workshop
• LMFT Preparation Workshop
• Jurisprudence Workshop

Upcoming Workshop information:

LPC/NCE Exam Preparation Workshop

The State of Colorado, and other states require that you and I pass the National Counselor Examination (NCE) written by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) in order to earn our Licensed Professional Counselor ( LPC) license. This experiential and didactic workshop will help you identify ways to pass this essential exam so you can get your LPC license as soon as possible. Dr. Leslie’s workshop will expand your discipline knowledge with concise lectures and sample exams. Topics covered include:

• The eight cognate areas (and one hidden area) that make up the LPC/NCE Exam
• The way the cognate areas are divided (percentage and question wise) in the exam content.
• The four types of answers to the questions in the LPC/NCE Exam.
• Test-taking tips and advice on passing the LPC/NCE Exam.
• Sample tests to test your current readiness for the LPC/NCE Exam.
• Taking the LPC/NCE while you are still a graduate student with “fresh” knowledge.

LMFT Preparation Workshop

The State of Colorado, and other states require that you and I pass the Marriage and Family Therapy National Licensing Exam administered by the Association of Marriage & Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB) in order to earn our Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) license. This experiential and didactic workshop will help you identify ways to pass this essential exam so you can get your LMFT license as soon as possible. This workshop will expand your discipline knowledge with concise lectures and sample exams.

For more information, please visit www.mftlicense.com.

Topics covered include:

• review of the 16 primary MFT models represented on the exam.
• development of various ideological, philosophic, and geographic frameworks to help you understand the relationships between the models.
• vignettes that help you make sense of each of the models.
• frameworks that accentuate your ability to quickly deconstruct a MFT model to core concepts or elements.
• techniques to compare and contrast models.
• clarification of key MFT concepts.
• 100 question practice exam.
  

Jurisprudence Workshop

Are you aware that:

• A grievance complaint can be filed against you by anyone – including competitors and anonymous parties?
• There is no statute of limitations on grievance complaints against you?
• A psychotherapist was sanctioned in 2000 for conduct in 1988?
• Mixing individual therapy and couple therapy can result in a grievance complaint based on dual/multiple relationships?
• A psychotherapist in private practice cannot treat a minor without the written consent of the custodial parent or legal guardian?
• Court decisions dating back to 1968 have set the standards for psychotherapy practice today?
• Psychotherapy practice includes testing, assessment and diagnosis as well as counseling and treatment?
• If you are sanctioned by a Colorado mental health board, you are registered in a federal database for offenders?
• Law, ethics and generally accepted standards of practice are not always consistent and sometimes contradictory?
• A licensed therapist was sanctioned for inappropriate testimony in court?
• It is illegal to use the terms “marriage and family therapist,” “social worker,” “psychological,” “psychologist,” “professional counselor,” or “marriage and family therapy” without the appropriate licensure?
• Clinical supervisors are legally responsible for the actions of the psychotherapists they supervise?
• Leaving a voice mail message for a client can be a breach of confidentiality?
• Psychotherapists do not have privilege in all court testimony situations?
• Psychotherapists can protect confidential client records from subpoenas?
• Sunset review of mental health licensure will start again in 2003?
• Group psychotherapy is high risk in terms of lawsuits?
• School psychologists are unlicensed psychotherapists under CRS 12-43?
• How the Eisel vs. Board of Education (1991) case impacts school counselors and school psychologists?

You will learn:

• Risk management procedures for your practice.
• Court cases that determine professional behavior.
• Colorado legal rules about psychotherapy practice and clinical supervision.
• Protocols to handle potentially suicidal, violent, and homicidal clients.
• Ways to safeguard client confidentiality and protect your practice.
• How to respond to a complaint to the Grievance Board or your licensure board.
• The wisdom of seeking legal advice and representation during a crisis or a grievance complaint.
• How to respond to a subpoena for confidential client records.

Workshop Agenda:

• 9:00am Overview of the Mental Health Act, the DORA Mental Health Board Structure, and the CAC Certification/Regulation Process
• 10:00am The Grievance Process and how to Respond the Prohibited Activities, and Mandatory Disclosure
• 11:00am Duty to Warn, Duty to Protect, Confidentiality, Privilege and Exceptions to Confidentiality/Privilege
• 12:00pm Lunch
• 1:15pm Clinical Case Study Review
• 2:00pm Child Abuse Reporting and Psychotherapy with Minors and Clinical Supervison Rules
• 3:00pm General Psychotherapy Practice Issues (Subpoenas, Court Testimony, Testing, 72-Hour Hold Authority, Religious Ministry Exceptions, Etc.)
• 4:00pm Risk Management Test
• 4:30pm Test Review and Workshop Evaluation

Workshop Details

Workshop Includes: preparation for Jurisprudence Exam, sample forms for risk management procedures for psychotherapy practice and a resource list for further study and research by attending therapists.

Continuing Education: Seven (7) hours of continuing education are provided. The School is authorized by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) to provide continuing education. Our provider number is 5771. The School maintains responsibility for the program.

Even if you have taken a Jurisprudence Workshop in the past, it is in your best interest to keep yourself current in the legal, clinical, and professional standards of our psychotherapy field and the mental health business.