Counselor Toolbox Podcast with DocSnipes

Counselors, coaches and sober companions help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Addictions and Mental Health issues each year. Learn about the current research and practical counseling tools to improve your skills and provide the best possible services. Counselor Toolbox targets counselors, coaches and companions, but can also provide useful counseling self-help tools for persons struggling with these issues and their loved ones. AllCEUs is an approved counseling continuing education provider for addiction and mental health counselors in most states. Counseling CEUs are available for each episode.

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Co-Occurring Disorders Current Evidence Based T...
Sponsored by BetterHelp. Clinicians, sign up with BetterHelp to increase your bookings and work from teh comfort of your own home. https://hasofferstracking.betterhelp.com/aff_c?offer_id=20&aff_id=2373 Co-Occurring Disorders Current Evidence Based Tr
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Child Abuse Awareness Types, Prevalence, Indic...
Objectives ~ Child Abuse Awareness: Types, Prevalence, Indicators and Impact
58 min
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Trauma Informed Care for Persons Who Are NeuroA...
Objectives ~ Define Neuro-Atypical ~ Explore how they may experience the world differently ~ Reflect on experiences not traumatic to people who are neurotypical may be traumatic to those who are neuroatypical ~ Hypothesize about how common parenting
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Pharmacology of Alcohol
Objectives ~ Explore the impact of alcohol on neurotransmitters and major bodily systems Intro ~ Heavy drinking worsens morbidity from chronic disease as it exacerbates the effects of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hepatitis, and interferes with
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Stress, Thyroid, Hormones, and Mood
Summary ~ Thyroid hormones can be altered by physical or emotional stress ~ Thyroid hormones via the HPT axis are intertwined with the HPA-Axis –dysfunction in one produces dysfunction in the other ~ Many cognitive, affective and behavioral symptoms c
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Improving Treatment for People with Physical a...
*Podcast had to be done with a backup microphone, I apologize for the sound quality. Sponsored by BetterHelp. Clinicians, sign up with BetterHelp to increase your bookings and work from the comfort of your own home. https://hasofferstracking.betterhel
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Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS) – Neuroch...
Sponsored by BetterHelp. Clinicians, sign up with BetterHelp to increase your bookings and work from the comfort of your own home. https://hasofferstracking.betterhelp.com/aff_c?offer_id=20&aff_id=2373 Objectives ~ Learn what PAWS is ~ Explore why
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Oxytocin and Mental Health
Sponsored by BetterHelp. Clinicians, sign up with BetterHelp to increase your bookings and work from the comfort of your own home. https://hasofferstracking.betterhelp.com/aff_c?offer_id=20&aff_id=2373 #oxytocin #hormones #cheapceus Objectives ~
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Acetylcholine
Summary - Acetylcholine is not often talked about but is a necessary excitatory neurotransmitter - Acetylcholine interacts with gonadal hormones, thyroid hormones and several neurotransmitters - Acetylcholine is important for energy, memory, attention
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Internet, Gaming, and Gambling Addiction
Video games, online gambling, online shopping and pornography all have the potential to become problematic Social media also has an addictive quality that can cause withdrawal and exacerbate mood disorders and/or addictions What Makes a Video Game Addi
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Eating Disorders and Addictions
Based in Part on Brief Therapy with Eating Disorders by Barbara McFarland, and the Overcoming Disordered Eating Protocol by the Centre for Clinical Intervention - Shifting paradigms to one of resourcefulness vs. sickness - Identifying key interviewing
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Mindfulness and Self Regulation for Children an...
Objectives - Core Mindfulness - Walking the Middle Path - Distress Tolerance - Emotion Regulation - Interpersonal Effectiveness - Mindfulness Exercises - DBT Games and Activities Core Mindfulness - Three States of Mind - Reasonable: School Brai
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The Impact of Gut Health For Mental Health and ...
Objectives - BREIFLY review the findings from the research identifying the connection between the brain and the gut - Differentiate gut health from proper nutrition - Identify signs and consequences of poor gut health - Explore the bidirectional rela
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Mental Health and Cancer – Coping is a Loved On...
Objectives - Explore the unique needs of loved ones and caregivers of people with cancer Diagnosis - 650,000+ people die of cancer EACH year - When someone is diagnosed, the patient and loved ones grieve - Even if the cancer is “cured” or goes into
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Biopsychosocial Aspects of HPSA-Axis Dysfunctio...
Biopsychosocial Aspects of HPA-Axis Dysfunction Objectives - Define and explain the HPA-Axis - Identify the impact of trauma on the HPA Axis - Identify the impact of chronic stress/cumulative trauma on the HPA-Axis - Identify symptoms of HPA-Axis dy
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Mental Healt...
Summary - Additional modules will focus on topics including… - Accommodations for the clinician to prevent exasperation and burnout. - FASD in the criminal justice system - Case management and Unmet needs for caregivers
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Enhancing Mental Health to Prevent Relapse
Summary -Mental health is a biopsychosocial issue -A healthy body, positive emotional experiences, effective thinking strategies, positive environments and healthy interpersonal relationships are essential -A weakness in any of these areas can contrib
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Interactions of Hormones and Neurotransmitters
Summary ~ Neurotransmitters and hormones exist in a very delicate balance. ~ Changing one often results in a cascade of other changes ~ Mood and cognitive symptoms may be caused by problems with a variety of different neurotransmitters or hormones ~
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Naturally Increase Neurotransmitters
Summary - Helping your body to balance hormones and neurotransmitters requires - Good nutrition and good health behaviors(exercise, sleep, breathing) to reduce physical stress and inflammation - Addressing cognitive and emotional stress
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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma
Summary ~ More than 60% of people have experienced ACEs ~ It is believed the rate of exposure to ACEs has increased significantly during COVID ~ Not everyone who experiences ACEs will develop traumatic injury ~ Injuries related to ACE trauma include
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Mindfulness And SelfCare
Mindfulness and Self Care to Prevent Burnout Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes, PhD, LPC-MHSP Counselor Toolbox Podcast CEUs available at: https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/1410/c/ Objectives – Identify signs and causes of burnout – Explor
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Intimacy in Relationships
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Trauma Informed Workplace Episode 2
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Prevention Activities for Children
Explore PACER strategies to help children develop tools to stay healthy and happy Motivation ~ 5 Dimensions ~ Physical: Energy, comfort, health ~ Affective: Happy ~ Cognitive: Why is it something you would want to do? ~ Environmental: Prompts/Triggers; s
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Cancer and Mental Health
PACER Strategies for Mental Health ~ Relational ~ Social support to prevent distress and aid in coping and prevention of cognitive decline (which means supports need to be mentally and physically healthy too) ~ Significant others ~ Support groups ~
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