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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Impact of Mental Health and,or Addictions on th...
Addiction impacts more than just the individual. Families of people with addictions struggle with mood disorders and stress related illnesses. Communities are impacted by entire families who have higher utilization of medical services, increased absent
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Impact of Mental Health and or Addictions on th...
Addictions impact peoples neurochemistry (mood); their sleep quality, their pain, their relationships and their thinking patterns. Initially addictions may be used to escape from distress, but, through use, people are unknowingly making their mood and o
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Protective Factors for the Development of Co-Oc...
Mental Health and Addiction issues often go hand-in-hand. Effective recovery involves not only minimizing risk factors, but also enhancing protective factors within the individual and the individuals family, work, and community environment. This episod
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Risk Factors for the Development of Co-Occurrin...
Mental Health and Addiction issues often go hand-in-hand. Effective recovery involves not only minimizing risk factors, but also enhancing protective factors within the individual and the individuals family, work, and community environment. This episod
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Relapse Prevention with the Addicted Offender
Relapse prevention is similar across most populations, but there are some unique issues and challenges facing people in recovery who have a criminal record. Learn how to identify and address these issues. In this episode, we will: Define relaps
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Exploring Addiction and Criminal Behavior
Why do some people commit crimes repeatedly? Why does it feel like a revolving door for some people? Get answers to these questions and more in this presentation. Examine the parallels between addiction and criminal behavior. In this episode we will:
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What are Co-Occurring Disorders and How Do They...
Many people struggling with addictions also have mental health issues such as depression or anxiety. Likewise, many people with depression or anxiety may have an addiction. We refer to this as a co-occurring disorder. Some people will try to argue that s
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What are Co-Occurring Disorders and How Do They...
Many people struggling with addictions also have mental health issues such as depression or anxiety. Likewise, many people with depression or anxiety may have an addiction. We refer to this as a co-occurring disorder. Some people will try to argue that s
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Triggers And Cravings
Triggers are those things that remind you of something else. There are triggers for depression, anxiety and addiction. In this episode we will: Define a trigger Define a craving Explore the concept of stimulus generalization Discu
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What are Co-Occurring Disorders and How Do They...
Many people struggling with addictions also have mental health issues such as depression or anxiety. Likewise, many people with depression or anxiety may have an addiction. We refer to this as a co-occurring disorder. Some people will try to argue that s
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Pharmacology of Designer Drugs
Designer drugs are those that are lab created. Thousands exist and more are being created all the time. Unfortunately, there is no quality control or standardization process with these drugs, which are often made in back-room labs. In this episode we
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Pharmacology of Stimulants, Depressants and Hal...
Stimulants, Depressants and Hallucinogens are available by prescription, in over the counter medications and as illicit substances. Learn more about the effects of these types of drugs, how they impact your brain chemistry and signs and symptoms of into
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Mental Health Medications: Antidepressants, Moo...
Hundreds of thousands of people are on medications to address mood and mental health disorders. Many people try one medication, and when it doesnt work, they feel hopeless. What they do not realize is that, since we cannot accurately measure the levels
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Introduction to Neurochemicals: Your Mood and M...
Do you ever wonder what is going on when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Why is it that some people just seem naturally happier or more motivated or driven? In this episode we will take a closer look at some of the main neurochemicals respons
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Medication Assisted Treatment for Opiates and A...
Medication assisted therapy is becoming a very hotly debated topic. Some of these medications block cravings or the high, while others address the underlying mood and mental health issues that may be maintaining the addiction. In this episode we will e
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Relapse Prevention for Co-Occurring Mental Heal...
Relapse means returning to a previous state. It is vital to understand that relapse does not just mean a return to addictive behaviors, nor does it mean just using. Relapses can happen in terms of peoples mood, thinking patterns and behaviors. In actu
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Understanding Triggers and Craving in Addictive...
In addictive behaviors, triggers make you want to use and cravings are the repetitive thoughts reminding you over and over again that you want to use. We have triggers for just about everything. Some are obvious, like the sight of alcohol may trigger p
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Food Addiction and Eating Issues
In American society food is often associated with good times and happiness. Highly processed foods also have a significant impact on the neurochemicals in the brain. For millions of people eating becomes a coping mechanism of sorts. In this episode
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Sex Addiction Overview
Only recently have we begun to identify the huge impact that sex and pornography addiction have on people and their relationships. Like food addiction sex is something for which total abstinence may not be an appropriate goal. In this episode we will
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Understanding Codependency and the Recovery Pro...
CoDependency is a term we throw around a lot, but the definition can be somewhat elusive. In this presentation we will examine the characteristics of someone with codependency; compare and contrast codependency with other addictions and propose avenues
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