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Relapse is a return to a state of prior functioning. People can relapse from both mental health and addiction issues. Relapse from one increases the likelihood of relapse from the other in people with co-occurring disorders. Identify ways to prevent relapse. CEUs are available at allceus.com and Australia.allceus.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By understanding the function of symptoms we can: Normalize the behavior and identify alternate ways to meet that same need or address the issue. CEUs are available for this presentation at allceus.com and Australia.allceus.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trauma can cause the HPA-Axis or the threat response system to get stuck in overdrive. Learn why this happens and what can be done about it. CEUs are available for this episode at allceus.com and Australia.allceus.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Objectives Why Holistic? ~ 30% to 40% of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) do not respond sufficiently to usual antidepressant treatment ~ Even under optimal treatment conditions, only one-third of patients achieve remission ~ Among patients who fail to respond to two pharmacologic interventions, remission rates with the next antidepressant are as low as 12% ~ A patient becomes less likely to respond clinically with each additional nonresponse to antidepressant treatment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn about pathological gambling with Dr. Daniel Kaufmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preventing Vulnerabilities Pain Management. Pain is inevitable. It impacts your Mood, Thoughts, Behaviors, Relationships, Addressing pain will help reduce related, Anxiety, Depression, Anger. Pain management requires a comprehensive approach addressing, Physical causes of pain, Mood, Social supports, Sleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Interaction Between Neurotransmitters, Thoughts & Emotion Objectives Learn about your central control center, the brain What role does it play in Emotions Thoughts Physical Reactionsl Sensations How things can go wrong How to fix those things Summary After a hard day, you often want to relax and “veg” This is the brain sending out […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Internal Family Systems Theory Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Purchase CEU class for this podcast at: https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/1034/c/ Objectives ~ Define Internal Family Systems Theory ~ Identify when it is used ~ Explore guiding principles ~ For more information and training programs in IFS, go to https://www.selfleadership.org/ Overview ~ IFS was developed in the 1990s by family therapist […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Objectives Identify symptoms of anxiety in children Review common misdiagnoses Explain how children’s developmental stage impacts their fears Propose interventions to help children deal with anxiety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Define closed, open and single-session groups Explore the benefits and challenges for each Discuss necessary skills for managing open-ended groups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Positive self talk helps you feel empowered and good about being the best you that you can be. Feelings of empowerment reduce feelings of helplessness and hopelessness and can protect against depression, anxiety and a host of stress related illnesses. CEUs are available for this podcast at allceus.com/counselortoolbox or in Australia at australia.allceus.com/counselortoolbox . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Children need different things at different developmental stages due to their cognitive capabilities as well as their psychosocial needs.The key to attachment is creating an environment in which children feel safe, loved and accepted (unconditionally). Use the CARES approach. Consistency, Attention, Responsiveness, Empathy and Solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every event is an opportunity to choose thoughts and behaviors that will help you use your energy to move toward your goals and values. Using the Flexibility Activity or worksheet youth can apply this on a daily basis. CEUs/OPDs are available for this podcast at allceus.com/counselortoolbox or if you are in Australia, Australia.allceus.com/counselortoolbox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moving from Supportive to Solution Focused Interventions Objectives ~ Differentiate between supportive and solution-focused interventions ~ Identify the function of each ~ Explore interventions to facilitate transition into problem solving What’s the Difference ~ Supportive interventions are grounded in empathy and helping the person survive the moment. ~ Plugging a hole in the hull of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building Resilience in Children Objectives ~ Define resilience ~ Explore characteristics of Resilient People ~ Identify how to help people become more resilient ~ Highlight activities which can help people deal with unpleasant events when they happen The Art of Resilience ~ Resilience is a process or lifestyle that enables people to bounce back in […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Identify goals and techniques for using in couples counseling. CEUs are available for this podcast at https://allceus.com/counselortoolbox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn about unique issues to working with people who are transgender and their families. CEUs are available for this podcast at https://allceus.com/counselortoolbox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn about a variety of techniques that can be used to help people with chronic pain and develop a better understanding of the chronic pain experience and associated cognitions. CEUs are available for this podcast at allceus.com/counselortoolbox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Symptoms of addiction and borderline personality disorder are very similar and overlap. Explore how those symptoms may have developed as a protective mechanism and interventions to assist in addressing them. CEUs are available for this presentation. See the link in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how context creates a phenomenological reality that influences each individual's perceptions of the present and why that is important in the recovery process. CEUs are available for this presentation at AllCEUs.com see the link in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices