OATSA Events

Oregon ATSA partners with regional professionals and partner organizations to bring in-person and virtual trainings to advance the knowledge and skills of professionals providing services in the field of sexual abuse.

As an OATSA Member, you receive event registration discounts, saving an average of $150-200 annually.


2023 OATSA Annual Retreat weekend
Nov
3
to Nov 5

2023 OATSA Annual Retreat weekend

We’ll be gathering at the beautiful Oregon coast for a weekend of re-connecting, vibrant topics and some fun and relaxation! We’ll be at the Agate Beach Best Western Plus in Newport. We look forward to seeing you!

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Early registration ends on October 20th and closes on October 31st so register now.

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OATSA Annual Member Luncheon Meeting
Dec
2

OATSA Annual Member Luncheon Meeting

OATSA Members & Friends of OATSA are invited to join us for our annual membership meeting, where updates from the past year and plans for the coming year are reviewed. An OATSA-hosted lunch will be provided for those who join us in person. Feel free to also join online.

Click Here to Register! (Free for OATSA Members & Friends - but please register so we can plan for food & send out the link to online participants)

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Quarterly Discussion Group (Hybrid Event)
Dec
2

Quarterly Discussion Group (Hybrid Event)

Join the board and fellow colleagues - in person or online - to discuss whatever challenges have been arising in your treatment and/or evaluation practice. We have all been missing the more frequent opportunities we used to have to connect with one another, both socially and professionally. These discussion groups will serve the peer consultation and collaboration role that our annual retreat used to, until the retreats can resume again. A survey to vote on discussion topics will be sent to all registrants a week in advance of the event. Please join us, we miss you!

Click Here to Register! (Free for OATSA members, $25 all others)

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Quarterly Discussion Group (Zoom)
Sep
23

Quarterly Discussion Group (Zoom)

Join the board and fellow colleagues to discuss whatever challenges have been arising in your treatment and/or evaluation practice. We have all been missing the more frequent opportunities we used to have to connect with one another, both socially and professionally. These online discussion groups will serve the peer consultation and collaboration role that our annual retreat used to, until the retreats can resume again. There will not be pre-determined discussion topics, we will discuss whatever is on the minds of those who show up. Please join us, we miss you!

Click Here to Register! (Free for OATSA members, $25 all others)

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Suicide Risk Assessment, Treatment & Management by Mark Shorr, LPC, CADC
Sep
16

Suicide Risk Assessment, Treatment & Management by Mark Shorr, LPC, CADC

This is a hybrid event. You can participate in person or virtually. In-person spaces are limited to 40 & will be first come, first served.

About this event

Awareness of client potential for suicide is essential for ethical clinical practice. In this training, therapists will learn assessing suicide risk factors, and treatment, including:

  • which diagnoses, risk factors and symptoms should be most concerning

  • the most important elements to document in a suicide risk assessment

  • how to develop a suicide safety plan with a client

  • when higher levels of care are indicated

Mark Schorr has been a licensed professional counselor and certified addictions counselor for more than 30 years. He worked for 15 years for Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare, the region's largest mental health provider. He rose from being a staff clinician to director of training. He worked for eight years for Portland DBT, where he also developed their training program. For the past six years, he has worked at Pacific Premier Group, where a multi-disciplinary team works with clients with anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance abuse issues. He has done trainings throughout the Pacific Northwest, in California, New York, and China.

This workshop will take place from 12 -4pm. Mark Shorr will present until 3pm and then there will be a group discussion on the application to our professional settings. OATSA will sponsor a happy hour at 4:30 at a local establishment in Salem. Location TBD.

Click here to register:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/suicide-risk-assessment-treatment-management-by-mark-shorr-lpc-cadc-tickets-397311899587

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Quarterly Discussion Group (Zoom)
Mar
25

Quarterly Discussion Group (Zoom)

Join the board and fellow colleagues to discuss whatever challenges have been arising in your treatment and/or evaluation practice. We have all been missing the more frequent opportunities we used to have to connect with one another, both socially and professionally. These online discussion groups will serve the peer consultation and collaboration role that our annual retreat used to, until the retreats can resume again. There will not be pre-determined discussion topics, we will discuss whatever is on the minds of those who show up. Please join us, we miss you!

Click here to register - Free for OATSA members, $25 all others.

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Static-99R and STABLE 2007 Training
Aug
27

Static-99R and STABLE 2007 Training

OATSA is very pleased to partner with Katherine “Katie” Gotch, LPC, ATSA-F, Oregon SOTB Certified Clinical Sexual Offense Therapist, who will be facilitating a two-part training series on the Static 99R & the STABLE 2007. The workshop will be held Friday, August 20, 2021, 8:AM & Friday, August 27th, 8:AM, and will occur via Zoom.

Workshop Details:

Static-99R:

Sexual recidivism risk assessments are increasingly utilized in a variety of behavioral health, correctional, and court settings. The Static-99R is one of the most commonly used sexual offense-specific risk assessment instruments in the world.

This session will provide an overview of the development and research of the Static-99R, item-by-item instructions for scoring the tool, and appropriate interpretation and use within varying settings. Case studies will be utilized to facilitate practice throughout the training as well.

STABLE-2007 & ACUTE-2007:

Comprehensive risk assessment incorporates the use of both static (e.g., Static-99R) and dynamic risk assessment instruments. The STABLE-2007 & ACUTE-2007 are some of the most commonly used dynamic sexual offense-specific risk assessment instruments within behavioral health, correctional, and court settings.

This session will provide an overview of the development and research of the STABLE-2007 & ACUTE-2007, item-by-item instructions for scoring the tools, and appropriate interpretation and use within varying settings. Case studies will be utilized to facilitate practice throughout the training and to learn to avoid common administration errors.

Each session = 8 CEs

Purchase your tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/static-99r-stable-2007-training-tickets-159552601125

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Static-99R and STABLE 2007 Training
Aug
20

Static-99R and STABLE 2007 Training

OATSA is very pleased to partner with Katherine “Katie” Gotch, LPC, ATSA-F, Oregon SOTB Certified Clinical Sexual Offense Therapist, who will be facilitating a two-part training series on the Static 99R & the STABLE 2007. The workshop will be held Friday, August 20, 2021, 8:AM & Friday, August 27th, 8:AM, and will occur via Zoom.

Workshop Details:

Static-99R:

Sexual recidivism risk assessments are increasingly utilized in a variety of behavioral health, correctional, and court settings. The Static-99R is one of the most commonly used sexual offense-specific risk assessment instruments in the world.

This session will provide an overview of the development and research of the Static-99R, item-by-item instructions for scoring the tool, and appropriate interpretation and use within varying settings. Case studies will be utilized to facilitate practice throughout the training as well.

STABLE-2007 & ACUTE-2007:

Comprehensive risk assessment incorporates the use of both static (e.g., Static-99R) and dynamic risk assessment instruments. The STABLE-2007 & ACUTE-2007 are some of the most commonly used dynamic sexual offense-specific risk assessment instruments within behavioral health, correctional, and court settings.

This session will provide an overview of the development and research of the STABLE-2007 & ACUTE-2007, item-by-item instructions for scoring the tools, and appropriate interpretation and use within varying settings. Case studies will be utilized to facilitate practice throughout the training and to learn to avoid common administration errors.

Each session = 8 CEs

Purchase your tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/static-99r-stable-2007-training-tickets-159552601125

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