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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Gut Health and Mental Health (Re-Release)
Gut Health & Mental Health: The Impact of the Second Brain Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, Executive Director: AllCEUs.com CEUs are available at allceus.com/counselortoolbox Get two free months of Therapy Notes by using the promocode CEU when
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Mental Health and the Elderly 12 Key Points
Summary
- Older people with mental illnesses (particularly depression or dementia) may take longer to respond to treatment
- Interactions between medication and comorbid physical illnesses (and their treatment) are also common.
- It is important to a
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Wellness & Illness Prevention, Concepts & Strat...
Summary
- As we move toward a capitated model of healthcare, prevention will become increasingly important.
- Prevention activities
- Can be started as early as the prenatal period
- Can be integrated into school curricula
- Are more effective if p
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13 Brief Interventions for Any Client
419 -13 Useful Brief Interventions Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes, PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC CEUs are available at allceus.com/counselortoolbox Objectives ~ Review the benefits of brief interventions ~ Identify the goals of brief interventions ~ Explore 13
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Psychosocial Aspects of Disability and Chronic ...
Learn about how visible and invisible disabilities can impact PACER:
~ Physical Health
~ Affect
~ Cognitions
~ Environment and Economic Well-being
~ Relationships and Recreation
and what you can do to minimize the negative impact.
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Communicating with the Cognitively Impaired Alz...
Summary
~ Working with people with cognitive impairment can be frustrating
~ It is important not to confuse chronological age with communicative age
~ KISS
~ Eliminate distractions
~ Don’t expect short-term memory
~ Use pictures, lists, storyboards
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Supporting Clients on Medication Assisted Thera...
Objectives
- Define MAT
- Explore barriers to treatment
What is Our Goal
- Help people
- Reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety
- Agitation
- Sleep disruption
- Anhedonia
- Fatigue
- Feelings of worthlessness and guilt
- Stay alive (not ove
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Relapse Prevention Groups for Addiction and Men...
Summary
~ Strengthen the motivation to change throughout the change process.
~ Identify high-risk situations
~ Develop coping strategies and skills to avoid high-risk situations and to deal with them when they are unavoidable.
~ Recognize and imple
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5 Elements of Motivational Interventions & 5 Pr...
- Motivation is dynamic, influenced by multiple types of motivation including emotional, cognitive, social, environmental
- Motivational Interviewing increases client’s hope and enhances treatment participation
- 3 critical elements of motivation: Abil
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Etherapy Ethics
Summary
~ Online therapy is becoming increasingly mainstream
~ There are many advantages such as convenience, cost effectiveness and accessibility
~ Things to consider when choosing an office are your particular skill set, your target population, how
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Violence Prevention in the Workplace
Summary
- Conflict is inevitable
- Violence prevention involves
- Creating an environment that supports open communication and respect
- Maintaining self awareness of stressors and our impact on others
- Maintaining awareness of other’s reactions,
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Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for PTSD
Summary
- Trauma impacts the person biopsychosocially
- Behavioral interventions can help them prevent and address avoidance and hypervigilance
- Cognitive interventions can help them
- Understand the function of their symptoms to choose effective wa
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Mental Health Aspects of Bariatric Surgery
Objectives
- Learn about bariatric surgery
- Explore reasons for the surgery and increase in popularity
- Identify the psychosocial outcomes of bariatric surgery
- Identify common presenting issues in persons seeking bariatric surgery
- Explore curr
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Enhancing Healthy Adolescent Development
Summary
- Enhancing adolescent development means
- Preventing adverse childhood experiences
- Ensuring adequate growth and development
- Enhancing protective factors in the person, home, school and community
- Strategies include
- Involving communi
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Ethics Self-Care And Burnout
Summary
- Burnout work environments are a reality
- Burnout does not have to be
- Burnout causes problems in
- Health
- Mental Health
- Relationships
- Work environment and employee retention
- Ability to provide client services
- Develop resil
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Understanding the Autism Spectrum
Summary
Resources
- 100 Day Kit for Families
- Age appropriate autism materials
- Building Our Future: Educating Students on the Autism Spectrum
- Autism Information for Social Workers and Counselors
- Supporting Appropriate Behavior in Students wi
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Biopsychosocial Impact of Addiction And Mental ...
406 -Biopsychosocial Impact of Addiction and Mental Disorders on the Individual
- Examine the biological (physical) impact of addiction and mental health issues on the individual
- Examine the psychological impact of addiction and mental health issues
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Social Work Considerations for Addressing Chron...
405-Social Work Considerations for Addressing Chronic Conditions Treatment for persons with chronic conditions requires use of many strategies outside of traditional emotion or cognition focused counseling to educate, motivate and empower clients to tak
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Suicide Assessment and Crisis Intervention for ...
NCMHCE Crisis Assessment--Learn multiple mnemonics to help you remember what to look for in your scenario assessments. CEUs are available for this at allceus.com
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Developing Psychological Flexibility
Learn how to teach a model to help clients implement psychological flexibility in episode 404 of Counselor Toolbox Podcast. CEUs are available at allceus.com and Australia.allceus.com
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Addressing Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity contributes to a range of physical and mental health issues. Identify ways counselors and social workers can work with students, families and communities to address this growing crisis. CEUs are available at allceus.com and Australia.
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Helping Parents of Children with Autism Better ...
Help Parents of Children with Autism Better Engage and Communicate with Their Children. Move from a deficits based to a differences based approach to interaction. Describe the unique interpersonal needs of people with autism spectrum disorders. Identify
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Counseling Alaskan Natives and American Indians
Learn about the impact of historical trauma and cultural issues to which clinicians must be responsive in order to provide effective, ethical care to American Indians and Alaskan Natives. CEUs are available for this podcast at allceus.com and Australia.
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Using Groups to Address Anger, Anxiety, Depress...
Groups are extremely cost effective. This series of 24 groups provides the foundation for clients to address issues underlying anxiety, anger and depression and begin living a happier life. CEUs are available for this podcast at allceus.com and Australia
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Group Therapy Leadership Skills and Common Errors
Learn how to increase motivation and participation when facilitating group as well as common group leadership errors and what to do about them. CEUs are available for this podcast at allceus.com and Australia.allceus.com.
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