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CEUs can be earned for this and similar presentations at https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/search?q=cognitive+processing for $3 or less per credit hour. NAADAC, CCAPP, Florida and Texas Boards of Counseling and Social Work approved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We set goals every day. How many of them are successful? It is vital to ensure that our clients will succeed when helping them learn how to create change goals. Failure to create effective goals will only compound their feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. There is a lot to setting successful goals from choosing the right goals to identifying and maintaining motivation. Dr. Snipes provides a brief introduction here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the most researched, evidence based practices in use today. The goal of CBT is to help clients learn how their thoughts impact their feelings and physical reactions; and how their feelings and physical reactions impact their thoughts. Dr. Snipes briefly reviews cognitive distortions and unhelpful thinking patterns that often keep people stuck and explore a few (of many) ways to help clients approach change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is designed to help clients use mindfulness to deal with unpleasant situations through the use of acceptance, cognitive defusion/diffusion, contact with the present moment and the observing self. ACT changes the goal of therapy from removal of distress to acceptance of the good with the bad. This presentation briefly reviews the highlights of this evidence-based practice created by Stephen Hayes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many clients struggle with managing their emotions and resulting behavioral reactions. DBT skills of distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness can be used to assist virtually any client in improving their reactions to distressing events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People need other people. Fear of abandonment is a survival response that is present from birth. In childhood, abandonment can be a life or death situation. Adults with fear of abandonment often have not identified the roots of their fears so that they can better understand and choose helpful reactions as adults, for whom abandonment is unpleasant, but often not a life or death situation. This podcast explores the roots of abandonment and proposes some techniques to help clients challenge those long held beliefs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The adrenals are responsible for the fight or flight reaction and making sex hormones (libido). When the adrenals become fatigued, the body responds with apathy, exhaustion and "sputters" of unexplained adrenaline. Adrenal fatigue symptoms largely overlap with depression and anxiety making it hard to diagnose. In this presentation, Dr. Snipes encourages clinicians to educate clients about adrenal fatigue and the importance of taking care of the body in addition to the mind in the recovery process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Employment serves many functions in early recovery from providing structure, a source of social support, financial independence and a source of self-esteem. There are certain qualities that make a work environment ideal for people in early recovery. We discuss everything from career exploration to interviewing and maintaining a job once you have it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When people are in active addiction, their behavior often appears very antisocial. In this presentation we explore how and why those behaviors develop, ways to intervene and how to differentiate between addictive behaviors and a personality disorder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The behaviors of someone in active addiction are very similar to those of a person with a personality disorder. Both people developed these behaviors as a way to survive. Treatment involves understanding the function of the behaviors, identifying alternate ways to meet those needs and helping the client individualize interventions to make them the most effective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The behaviors of someone in active addiction are very similar to those of a person with a personality disorder. Both people developed these behaviors as a way to survive. Treatment involves understanding the function of the behaviors, identifying alternate ways to meet those needs and helping the client individualize interventions to make them the most effective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PTSD can develop from a single trauma, or from multiple, ongoing traumatic experiences. In this presentation Dr. Snipes examines how PTSD symptoms can be viewed as the brain's way to keep the person safe. These behaviors serve a survival function. Once their functions are understood, then the person can set out to identify alternate, less disruptive or problematic behaviors to achieve the same goal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strengths Based Biopsychosocial Approach to Recovery from Bipolar Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs Continuing Education (CE) credits can be earned for this presentation at https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/509/c/ Objectives – What is bipolar – What causes bipolar disorder (and how to mitigate it) – Emotionally (Stress reduction, Anger Mangement, Happiness) – Mentally (Cognitive Errors […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strengths Based Biopsychosocial Approach to Recovery from Depression Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs Continuing Education (CE) credits can be earned for this presentation at https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/510/c/ Objectives – Define depression (symptoms) – Learn how to ask strengths-based assessment questions – Identify a range of potential causes for depression – Explore activities and […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strengths Based Biopsychosocial Approach to Recovery from Panic Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs CEs available at: https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/505/c/ Objectives – Define panic – Examine how the fight or flight reaction can be corrupted to prompt panic attacks – Examine the cognitive, emotional, behavioral, biological sources of the stress reaction – Explore a […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Using a Strengths-Based Biopsychosocial Approach to Addressing Anxiety Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC, NCC Executive Director, AllCEUs CEs available at: https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/504/c/ Objectives – Define a strengths based approach – Define a biopsychosocial approach Why I Care/How It Impacts Recovery – Anxiety can be debilitating – Low-grade chronic stress/anxiety erodes your energy and ability […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thinking Errors Understanding and Addressing Them Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs CEs are available at: https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/497/c/ Objectives – Define Thinking Errors – Explore the different types of thinking errors – Cognitive distortions – Irrational Thoughts – Evaluate how thinking errors can play into our basic fears: Rejection, isolation, the unknown, loss of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Addiction is a way people try to escape from physical or emotional distress. Addiction can also create chemical imbalances that create that distress. A sober person with depression is as much at risk for addiction relapse as a person who continues to use is at risk of worsening depression. It is imperative to address everything causing the neurochemical imbalances from negative thoughts, to addiction to inadequate sleep and nutrition. In this episode we will examine some of the different starting points for addressing co-occurring mood and addiction issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The internet, especially social media, video games and porn can easily become addictive, providing never ending novelty and a place to escape from "real life." In this episode we will examine the characteristics of addictive online sites, define internet addiction, and propose some initial interventions for dealing with internet addiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 absenteeism from work and school and increased likelihood of involvement in criminal behavior. In this episode we discuss talking points to help people with addictions (and others) understand the far reaching impact of addictive behaviors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices