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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Laura Danna
[mailto:ldanna@mercyfamilycenter.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, October 27, 2009
11:54 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Colleen
 Kudla</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> CBITS Training</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Colleen-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Will you please send this out to everyone?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear Counselors and Social Workers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Project Fleur-de-lis is offering a <u>free</u> <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in
Schools (CBITS)</span></b> training November 12<sup>th</sup> and 13<sup>th at</sup>
&nbsp;from 8:00-4:30 the Chateau Bourbon Hotel located at 800 Iberville (on the
corner of Iberville and Bourbon) in the French Quarter. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Treatment Description<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools
(CBITS) is a skills-based, group intervention that is aimed at relieving
symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, and general
anxiety among children exposed to trauma. Children learn skills in relaxation,
challenging upsetting thoughts, and social problem solving, and children work
on processing traumatic memories and grief. These skills are learned through
the use of drawings and through talking in both individual and group settings.
Between sessions, children complete assignments and participate in activities
that reinforce the skills they have learned. CBITS also includes parent and
teacher education sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Target Population<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The CBITS program has been used most commonly for children
in grades four to nine (ages 10 to 15) who have experienced events such as
witnessing or being a victim of violence, being in a natural or man-made
disaster, being in an accident or house fire, or being physically
abused/injured, and who are suffering from moderate to severe levels of PTSD
symptoms. Preliminary versions of the CBITS program have been used in children
as young as eight years old. There are also adaptations to CBITS that have been
used with all high school grades.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>We are asking that you purchase the CBITS
manual prior to the training.&nbsp; You can purchase it online at:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://store.cambiumlearning.com/ProductPage.aspx?parentId=019004232&amp;functionID=009000008&amp;site=sw"
title="http://store.cambiumlearning.com/ProductPage.aspx?parentId=019004232&amp;functionID=009000008&amp;site=sw">http://store.cambiumlearning.com/ProductPage.aspx?parentId=019004232&amp;functionID=009000008&amp;site=sw</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To register for this workshop. Please email <a
href="mailto:sheno@mercyfamilycenter.com"
title="mailto:sheno@mercyfamilycenter.com">sheno@mercyfamilycenter.com</a> by
Wednesday November 4th</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;CEU&#8217;s will be provided for social workers.&nbsp;
We are still unable to provide CEU&#8217;s for LPC&#8217;s but we are working
on it!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Laura Danna, LCSW</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Clinical Social Worker</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Office: (504) 376-2590</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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font-family:Arial'>Fax: (504) 376-2591</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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