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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Understanding Complex Trauma in Children and Ad...
Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents CEUs can be earned for this presentation at https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/158/c/ Resources ~ This presentation is based, in part, upon ~ a white paper from the National Child Traumatic Stress
61 min
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Relapse Prevention for Addiction and Mental Hea...
Relapse is a return to a prior state. This can be anxiety, depression, addiction or other states. Relapse prevention involves being mindful of your relapse warning signs, and increasing effort and focus on the relapse prevention plan.
58 min
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PTSD: Understanding the Functional Nature of Sy...
From a survival standpoint, the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress make a lot of sense. We will explore the possible reasons for these symptoms and interventions that can be used to assist clients in creating a resilient recovery narrative.
56 min
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Medication Assisted Therapies: A Primer for Men...
There is a lot of controversy about medication assisted therapy. In this episode we explore the types of MAT for nicotine, opiates and alcohol and different ways medication can be used to assist people in reducing cravings and maintaining recovery from
58 min
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The Neurobiological Impact of Psychological Tra...
The Neurobiological Impact of Psychological Trauma: The HPA-Axis An on-demand course based on this product is available for CEUs at https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/650/c/ Objectives ~    Define and explain the HPA-Axis ~    Identify the
57 min
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Addiction and Co-Occurring Disorders Part 2: Ph...
Assessment: Neurobiology of Mental Health and Addiction Issues An on-demand course based on this product is available for CEUs at https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/650/c/ Objectives ~Neurotransmitters ~Sex Hormones ~Thyroid Hormones ~Stres
48 min
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Assessment of Addiction and Mental Health Issues
Mental health and addiction issues are not one size fits all. Learn about the transtheoretical method of assessment and how to best help your clients take the next step forward.
58 min
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Anger, Anxiety and Depression: Exploring the Co...
Anger, Anxiety and Depression Making the Connection Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Objectives Define the transdiagnostic and transactional theories Define anger and anxiety Explore types of threats and threat assessment t
52 min
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy- Interpersonal Eff...
Interpersonal effectiveness is the ability to ask for what you want and say no to unwanted requests Learn how to get others to do things you want them to do and take you seriously, effectively say no to unwanted requests, strengthen current relationships
57 min
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy Techniques Distres...
Preventing distress when possible is ideal, but what about when you cannot avoid it? Learn how to accept and tolerate unpleasant emotions until you can think more clearly and make a wise decision about the next course of action.
57 min
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Emotional Regulation
What makes you vulnerable to emotional overload? How can you prevent, or cope with emotional overload in the face of unavoidable stressors?
55 min
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Addressing Negati...
Your thoughts have a huge impact on how you feel. Learn techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and start feeling better.
54 min
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The ACT Matrix: What Every Counselor Should Know
The ACT matrix will help anyone easily make decisions about the most effective course of action when faced with multiple possible behaviors
58 min
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Goal Setting: Creating Realistic, Achievable Goals
Often goals fail because they are too big, vague or dont consider all the factors. Learn what SMART goals are, how to set and individualize good goals for yourself and a little bit about behavior modification.
57 min
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Motivation: What Is It & How to Keep It
When motivation wanes, people relapse. Learn principles of effective motivational enhancement and some of the main reasons that motivation wanes and how to address them.
58 min
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Preventing Vulnerabilities: Pain Management
Pain can disrupt sleep and increase frustration, anxiety and depression. Frustration, anxiety and depression can increase pain further. Learn about pain and multiple methods of addressing pain even if you are in recovery from a substance use disorder (
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Preventing Vulnerabilities: Eating to Support M...
What you eat provides the building blocks for the neurotransmitters and other systems involved in mood, sleep and energy regulation. Some nutrients you can only get from food, so a balanced diet is essential in recovery and wellness. This aims to provi
57 min
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Preventing Vulnerabilities: How Sleep Impacts M...
What causes fatigue, difficulty concentrating, reduced pain tolerance, irritability and (sometimes) a sense of hopelessness and helplessness? Lack of QUALITY sleep. Sleep hygiene is one of the most overlooked causes and interventions for the treatment
46 min
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Differential Diagnosis: What Causes That Symptom
While the same cluster of symptoms may characterize depression, there are a variety of things besides moods that cause those same symptoms. In this podcast we examine some of the many causes of lack of pleasure and motivation, fatigue, difficulty concen
64 min
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Understanding the Mind-Body Connection: The Int...
Explore how brain chemicals cause feelings and how you can use your thoughts, nutrition, pain management and sleep to reduce distress and change your mood.
51 min
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Temperament– Judging and Perceiving
The final dimension of temperament focuses on time and resource management
51 min
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Temperament: Thinking and Feeling
This segment deals with helping you understand the problem solving and motivational points for the different temperaments
51 min
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Understanding Temperament in Recovery and Relat...
Temperament impacts everything we do. Sensing and iNtuitive refers to how people generally handle information, learn and plan. Learn how to address this often overlooked dimension to improve relationships, reduce stress and sustain recovery and happine
55 min
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Understanding Temperament in Recovery and Relat...
Temperament impacts everything we do. Learn how to address this often overlooked dimension to improve relationships, reduce stress and sustain recovery and happiness.
53 min
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Child Development 101: The High School Years
Child Development 101: The Middle School Years Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Continuing Education (CE) credits can be earned for this presentation at  https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/613/c/ Objectives ~ 
60 min