by Tim Cassidy | May 26, 2023 | Live Events
John Gottman’s famous Gottman Method is widely respected in the world of couples and relationship therapy. His famous model is backed by over 50 years of clinical research rich with empirical findings from over 3,000 unique couples studied across time. Gottman’s Method, maintaining an evergreen relevance for couples of all backgrounds, places a priority on addressing the most common and destructive sources of conflict toward increasing a relationship’s chance of long-term success. Gottman’s approach contains actionable therapy tools designed to increase the circumstances that promote the greatest likelihood of staying together while decreasing the recurrent negative dynamics that have shown in his research to contribute the most to permanent relationship failure.
This workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the Gottman Method to couples therapy. Interwoven with other influential relational models, clinicians will acquire practical tools and techniques to help couples build stronger, more fulfilling relationships. The course will cover various topics, including intimacy, conflict, boundaries, and more. Attendees will learn how to apply these principles and techniques in their clinical practice, with an emphasis on assisting couples in improving their communication skills and deepening their emotional connection.
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Attendance and Location Details
Date and Time
*This is a special, 2-day Live CE Webinar event
Day 1: Friday, October 13, 2023 9:00am to 4:30pm CST / 10:00am to 5:30pm EST / 7:00am to 2:30pm PST
Day 2: Saturday, October 14, 2023 9:00am to 4:30pm CST / 10:00am to 5:30pm EST / 7:00am to 2:30pm PST
*Zoom link will be made available to you 24-48 hours prior to event date.
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). Explore and discuss the most common reasons couples seek therapy services.
b). Understand and state the principles of the Sound Relationship House Theory.
c). Learn and practice interventions to help couples build a culture of appreciation and fondness in their relationship.
d). Learn and describe the concept of “small things often” to improve relationship connection and resiliency.
e). Describe and utilize the concept of Love Maps to help couples deepen their understanding of each other and improve their emotional connection.
f). Identify and describe applicable Gottman Card Decks to specific couples needs.
g). Identify and describe the four horsemen of the apocalypse in relationships.
h). Explore and practice interventions to help couples manage conflict and disagreements in a healthy and productive way.
i). Describe the role of physical intimacy in healthy relationships and ways to help couples improve their physical connection.
j). Learn and describe how to help couples set and maintain healthy boundaries in their relationship.
k). Identify and integrate major interpersonal communication theories to enhance clinical practice with couples.
l). Describe and state the current Gottman Method continued training options and where to find them.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this event includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, psychiatrists and other clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Corey Petersen, PhD, LCMFT
Material Author(s): Corey Petersen, PhD, LCMFT
Dr. Corey Petersen is a communication specialist and the owner of Communication and Connection Therapy. She completed her Ph.D. in Communication Studies at the University of Kansas, where her research focused on psychotherapeutic language and communication ethics. Prior to her Ph.D., Corey earned Master’s degrees in Marriage and Family Studies and Professional Communication. In addition to her formal education, she has completed training in four Gottman Method programs (Level 1, Level 2, Seven Principles, and Bringing Baby Home), Collaborative Language Couples Therapy, and has further training with various other relationship-oriented theories and models. Corey has been teaching collegiately for over 9 years in both the psychology and communication fields. When she is not teaching, she meets with clients in her private practice.
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Course materials (including the link to view live events) are made available to webinar and in-person attendees 24-48 hours before the event start time. Course materials for online asynchronous courses are found in the Lesson module after a course is purchased.
by Tim Cassidy | Feb 24, 2023 | Live Events
Individuals with borderline personality disorder have long been considered the most challenging clients presenting in the clinical setting. Many professionals continue to view them as “untreatable.” Emerging research suggests this is simply not the case. DBT has paved the way in pioneering new attitudes and outcomes when working with this population. Most practitioners are trained in dialectical behavior therapy. However, DBT is only one of several empirically supported treatments for BPD. Thus, psychologists and other clinical mental health practitioners are now able to bring a more complex, integrative approach to bear on this once heavily stigmatized disorder (or set of cluster B features). This 6 hour training will give you an in-depth understanding of BPD, help you make and have a conversation about the diagnosis in a way that minimizes client resistance and enhances motivation, and it will offer practical, evidence-based treatment strategies that actually work. Leave this in-depth Diagnosis and Treatment seminar with a comprehensive knowledge of a condition that was once considered untreatable. Take away a broad repertoire of tools to add to your toolbox to assess, diagnosis, and compassionately treat this population and help them discover their own life worth living.
Cost: $199 – Want to attend this event and any future event or course from our CE library for FREE and unlimited for the cost of $34.99/month for 12 months??!! Check out our Everything Plan here.
Attendance and Location Details
Date and Time
Saturday, November 4, 2023, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm CST / 10:00am – 5:30pm EST / 7:00am – 2:30pm PST
*Live Webinar Attendees: Zoom link will be made available to you 24-48 hours prior to event date
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). Describe the 9 diagnostic criteria for BPD, addressing key differential diagnosis concerns.
b). Learn and practice how to convey the BPD diagnosis to clients and family members in a way that decreases defensiveness and increases engagement.
c). Identify 8 motivations for non-suicidal self-injury and use strategies for appropriate intervention in response to each.
d). Identify and analyze the 18 maladaptive schemas that drive destructive behaviors in BPD.
e). Prepare and utilize case conceptualization maps that enhance collaboration and drive your treatment planning, agenda setting, and documentation.
f). Apply an integrated CBT/DBT/Schema therapy model to clients with BPD and implement treatment plans incorporating both individual and group therapy components.
Target Audience:
Mental Health Clinicians & Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Counselors, School Personnel, and Healthcare Workers.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Jeff Riggenbach, PhD
Material Author(s): Jeff Riggenbach, PhD
Jeff Riggenbach, PhD is a best-selling and award-winning author who has earned a reputation as an international expert in cognitive approaches to treating personality disorders. Over a 20-year period, he has developed and overseen CBT-based treatment programs for mood disorders, anxiety disorders, addictive behavior disorders and personality disorders at two different psychiatric hospitals and clinics serving over 3,000 clients at multiple levels of care. Dr. Riggenbach trained at the Beck Institute of Cognitive Therapy and Research in Philadelphia, is a Diplomat of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and is a certified cognitive therapist. He has trained over 20,000 professionals worldwide including audiences in all 50 United States, The UK, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Dr. Riggenbach is the author of seven publications including his most recent clinical release The CBT Toolbox (2nd ed): A Workbook for Clients and Clinicians (2021) and his brand new general audiences book “Disarming High Conflict Personalities: Dealing with the 8 Most Difficult People in Your Life Before you Burnout!” (2022). Jeff is known for bridging the gap between academia, research findings, and day-to-day clinical practice, and his work has earned him the reputation for being “the practical tools guy.” His seminars on CBT, DBT, and Schema-Focused Cognitive Therapy routinely receive the highest evaluations from conference participants in terms of clinical utility as well as entertainment value.
For additional information about this course, the instructors, or the material authors, please contact Content Assistance at content@onlinececredits.com.
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Course materials (including the link to view live events) are sent to webinar and in-person attendees 24-48 hours before the event start time. Course materials for online asynchronous courses are found in the Lesson module after a course is purchased.
by Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA | Feb 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) has long been recognized as an evidence-based therapy for the treatment of psychological trauma, and has even been declared a “best practice” for the treatment of PTSD by the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies. However, CPT training is difficult to obtain outside of an agency setting, which limits many clinicians’ trauma treatment skillset. This two-day training introduces attendees to CPT, step-by-step, teaching each of the 12 CPT sessions. The cognitive skills taught in CPT, both alone and when integrated with other trauma treatment approaches, can facilitate fast recovery in some of your most traumatized clients. Don’t miss this rare training opportunity!
Cost: $322.50 – Want to attend this course and any future event or course from our CE library for FREE and unlimited for the cost of $34.99/month for 12 months??!! Check out our Everything Plan here.
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). State the three ways to approach trauma treatment.
b). Describe the cognitive theory of PTSD.
c). Name the five themes of trauma.
d). Define “stuck point.”
e). Complete an A-B-C sheet.
f). Name two self-report tools CPT encourages.
g). Explain the difference between CPT and CPT-C.
h). Describe how clients complete the Impact Statement.
i). State one common stuck point related to safety.
j). State one common stuck point related to control.
k). Identify two brain areas associated with brain change after completing cognitive therapies.
l). Describe how CPT may be integrated with other therapeutic modalities.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this live webinar event includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, and other clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA
Material Author(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA
Originally trained as a neuroscientist, Dr. Jennifer Sweeton is a clinical and forensic psychologist, Amazon #1 best-selling author, and internationally-recognized expert on trauma, anxiety, and the neuroscience of mental health. She is the author of the book, Trauma Treatment Toolbox, published by PESI Publishing & Media. Dr. Sweeton completed her doctoral training at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, and the National Center for PTSD. Additionally, she holds a master’s degree in affective neuroscience from Stanford University, and studied behavioral genetics at Harvard University. Dr. Sweeton resides in the greater Kansas City area, where she owns a group private practice, Kansas City Mental Health Associates, and co-owns Mind Works Professional Education, Inc., a continuing education company. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, and is a former President of the Greater Kansas City Psychological Association. Dr. Sweeton offers clinical and forensic psychological services, and is a sought-after trauma and neuroscience expert who has trained more than 15,000 mental health professionals in all 50 US states and over 20 countries.
For additional information about this course, the instructors, or the material authors, please contact Content Assistance at content@onlinececredits.com.
Featured Materials :
Course materials for online asynchronous courses are found in the Lesson module after a course is purchased.
by Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA | Jan 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Evidence-informed therapies for PTSD can be either rigid and prescriptive, making it difficult to stay client-centered, or largely theoretical, sometimes lacking in practical application. Developed by a neuroscientist and clinical psychologist, Neural Desensitization and Integration Training (NDIT) is a flexible, module-based, trauma-focused approach to PTSD that integrates elements from EMDR, multichannel eye movement integration, prolonged exposure, IFS, and cognitive behavioral therapies. NDIT helps clients recover from post-trauma symptoms by specifically targeting and restoring the healthy functioning of these five key brain regions impacted by trauma:
- Amygdala,
- Hippocampus,
- Insula,
- Cingulate cortex, and
- Prefrontal cortex.
Grounded in decades of both brain science and empirical clinical research, NDIT is the first approach of its kind to bridge the gap between neuroscience and clinical practice.
NDIT consists of five distinct modules, each of which focuses on key skills associated with healthy brain change in specific brain regions. NDIT facilitates therapeutic brain change by teaching clients how to……
- enhance attunement and connection with others (using techniques targeting multiple brain regions),
- safely reconnect with their bodies (using insula-targeted techniques),
- regulate their nervous system (using amygdala-targeted techniques),
- strengthen their cognitive abilities (using cingulate and prefrontal cortex-targeted techniques), and
- gently process trauma in a titrated manner, minimizing retraumatization (using hippocampus and prefrontal cortex-targeted techniques).
Additionally, NDIT focuses on what clients can do outside of therapy sessions to facilitate faster progress in therapy. NDIT modules are strategically sequenced to accelerate neuroplasticity, helping clients move with natural brain change, not against it.
This comprehensive, Level I NDIT course teaches clinicians basic NDIT skills from start to finish, equipping them to immediately begin using NDIT skills in their own practice. Registration includes detailed NDIT slides, handouts, worksheets, and scripts.
Cost: $510 – Want to attend this course and any future event or course from our CE library for FREE and unlimited for the cost of $34.99/month for 12 months??!! Check out our Everything Plan here.
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). State at least three components of neural networks.
b). Name one brain region associated with social connection.
c). Learn and practice two techniques for building the alliance.
d). Discuss the role of coordinated movements in alliance-building.
e). Describe the function of the insula.
f). State at least three techniques for reconnecting with the body.
g). Name two types of grounding exercises.
h). Describe the neuroscience of stress regulation.
i). Practice at least one technique for regulating the stress response.
j). List at least three therapeutic approaches that can be integrated with Module 3 of NDIT.
k). Explain one function of the prefrontal cortex.
l). Practice one cognitive defusion technique.
m). Describe why bilateral movement can facilitate desensitization to distressing thoughts or memories.
n). Identify two ways to alter visual or auditory memory components that decreases their intensity during imaginal exposure.
o). Name at least two brain regions involved in processing trauma.
p). Identify one way to select a target for processing.
q). State the three steps of memory reconsolidation.
r). List the main modules of NDIT.
NDIT 3-day Outline
Target Audience:
The target audience for this live webinar event includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, and other clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA
Material Author(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA
Originally trained as a neuroscientist, Dr. Jennifer Sweeton is a clinical and forensic psychologist, Amazon #1 best-selling author, and internationally-recognized expert on trauma, anxiety, and the neuroscience of mental health. She is the author of the book, Trauma Treatment Toolbox, published by PESI Publishing & Media. Dr. Sweeton completed her doctoral training at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, and the National Center for PTSD. Additionally, she holds a master’s degree in affective neuroscience from Stanford University, and studied behavioral genetics at Harvard University. Dr. Sweeton resides in the greater Kansas City area, where she owns a group private practice, Kansas City Mental Health Associates, and co-owns Mind Works Professional Education, Inc., a continuing education company. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, and is a former President of the Greater Kansas City Psychological Association. Dr. Sweeton offers clinical and forensic psychological services, and is a sought-after trauma and neuroscience expert who has trained more than 15,000 mental health professionals in all 50 US states and over 20 countries.
For additional information about this course, the instructors, or the material authors, please contact Content Assistance at content@onlinececredits.com.
Featured Materials :
Course materials for online asynchronous courses are found in the Lesson module after a course is purchased.
by Tim Cassidy | Jan 10, 2023 | Live Events
**This is a special two-day, 15-CE live webinar event**
Learn NDIT start-to-finish, Dr. Jennifer Sweeton’s new brain-based therapy approach.
NOTE: This is NDIT Level 1 training, which will qualify attendees to register for and attend NDIT Level 2 Training (forthcoming in early 2024).
All completed live attendees will be eligible to apply this course toward overall NDIT Certification, when the comprehensive program is rolled out in recorded home study format (anticipated late 2024).
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Evidence-informed therapies for PTSD can be either rigid and prescriptive, making it difficult to stay client-centered, or largely theoretical, sometimes lacking in practical application. Developed by a neuroscientist and clinical psychologist, Neural Desensitization and Integration Training (NDIT) is a flexible, module-based, trauma-focused approach to PTSD that integrates elements from EMDR, multichannel eye movement integration, prolonged exposure, IFS, and cognitive behavioral therapies. NDIT helps clients recover from post-trauma symptoms by specifically targeting and restoring the healthy functioning of these five key brain regions impacted by trauma:
- Amygdala,
- Hippocampus,
- Insula,
- Cingulate cortex, and
- Prefrontal cortex.
Grounded in decades of both brain science and empirical clinical research, NDIT is the first approach of its kind to bridge the gap between neuroscience and clinical practice.
NDIT consists of five distinct modules, each of which focuses on key skills associated with healthy brain change in specific brain regions. NDIT facilitates therapeutic brain change by teaching clients how to……
- enhance attunement and connection with others (using techniques targeting multiple brain regions),
- safely reconnect with their bodies (using insula-targeted techniques),
- regulate their nervous system (using amygdala-targeted techniques),
- strengthen their cognitive abilities (using cingulate and prefrontal cortex-targeted techniques), and
- gently process trauma in a titrated manner, minimizing retraumatization (using hippocampus and prefrontal cortex-targeted techniques).
Additionally, NDIT focuses on what clients can do outside of therapy sessions to facilitate faster progress in therapy. NDIT modules are strategically sequenced to accelerate neuroplasticity, helping clients move with natural brain change, not against it.
This comprehensive, Level I NDIT course teaches clinicians basic NDIT skills from start to finish, equipping them to immediately begin using NDIT skills in their own practice. Registration includes detailed NDIT slides, handouts, worksheets, and scripts.
Cost: $450 – Want to attend this event and any future event or course from our CE library for FREE and unlimited for the cost of $34.99/month for 12 months??!! Check out our Everything Plan here.
Attendance and Location Details
Date and Time
**Special 2-day, 15-CE Live event**
Day 1: Friday, Oct 6, 2023, 8:30am – 5:30pm CST / 9:30am – 6:30pm ET / 6:30am – 3:30pm PT
Day 2: Saturday, Oct 7, 2023, 8:30am – 5:30pm CST / 9:30am – 6:30pm ET / 6:30am – 3:30pm PT
*Zoom link will be made available to you 24-48 hours prior to event date
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). State at least three components of neural networks.
b). Name one brain region associated with social connection.
c). Learn and practice two techniques for building the alliance.
d). Discuss the role of coordinated movements in alliance-building.
e). Describe the function of the insula.
f). State at least three techniques for reconnecting with the body.
g). Name two types of grounding exercises.
h). Describe the neuroscience of stress regulation.
i). Practice at least one technique for regulating the stress response.
j). List at least three therapeutic approaches that can be integrated with Module 3 of NDIT.
k). Explain one function of the prefrontal cortex.
l). Practice one cognitive defusion technique.
m). Describe why bilateral movement can facilitate desensitization to distressing thoughts or memories.
n). Identify two ways to alter visual or auditory memory components that decreases their intensity during imaginal exposure.
o). Name at least two brain regions involved in processing trauma.
p). Identify one way to select a target for processing.
q). State the three steps of memory reconsolidation.
r). List the main modules of NDIT.
NDIT 3-day Outline
Target Audience:
The target audience for this live webinar event includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, and other clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA
Material Author(s): Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA
Originally trained as a neuroscientist, Dr. Jennifer Sweeton is a clinical and forensic psychologist, Amazon #1 best-selling author, and internationally-recognized expert on trauma, anxiety, and the neuroscience of mental health. She is the author of the book, Trauma Treatment Toolbox, published by PESI Publishing & Media. Dr. Sweeton completed her doctoral training at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, and the National Center for PTSD. Additionally, she holds a master’s degree in affective neuroscience from Stanford University, and studied behavioral genetics at Harvard University. Dr. Sweeton resides in the greater Kansas City area, where she owns a group private practice, Kansas City Mental Health Associates, and co-owns Mind Works Professional Education, Inc., a continuing education company. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, and is a former President of the Greater Kansas City Psychological Association. Dr. Sweeton offers clinical and forensic psychological services, and is a sought-after trauma and neuroscience expert who has trained more than 15,000 mental health professionals in all 50 US states and over 20 countries.
For additional information about this course, the instructors, or the material authors, please contact Content Assistance at content@onlinececredits.com.
Featured Materials :
Course materials (including the link to view live events) are made available to webinar and in-person attendees 24-48 hours before the event start time. Course materials for online asynchronous courses are found in the Lesson module after a course is purchased.
