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by Tim Cassidy | Jul 26, 2024 | Live Events
The Holiday Seasons, no matter which one(s) a client may celebrate, usually consist of time and togetherness with loved ones – making the time of year extra difficult when these loved ones are gone. Holiday Grief is a special kind of grief with unique triggers and many complicated emotions and feelings. Without proper intervention and care, Holiday Grief can absolutely cripple some clients – sometimes rendering them unable to function during during an already demanding time of year. Luckily, there are some clinical tools and techniques available to us so we can give these clients the boost they need to make it through!
Holiday Grief, along with seasonal depression, can be taxing on our clients. Navigating the holidays after a loss while setting healthy boundaries can be overwhelming and daunting for clients. In this training, clinicians will learn the signs and common triggers of Holiday Grief. Attendees will leave this workshop with the skills to provide concrete steps for clients to set healthy boundaries and manage the unique pain and emotional challenges of Holiday Grief. Attendees will also learn about different coping skills and interventions to help their clients both identify and successfully manage the different manifestations of Holiday Grief. This training is appropriately timed so that clinicians can immediately begin using these new tools and techniques with their clients as the Holiday seasons approach.
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Attendance and Location Details
Date and Time
**This is a 1.5-CE online seminar delivered virtually in real-time via an industry-standard webinar platform**
Thursday, November 16, 2023, 11:00am-12:30pm CST (12:00pm-1:30pm EST / 9:00am-10:30am PST)
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Agenda:
00:00 – 00:20: Unpacking Holiday Grief: Triggers and Signs.
00:20 – 00:45: Introduction to the Companioning Model for Grief Support.
00:45 – 1:00: Techniques for Creating Space for Holiday Grief Including Setting Boundaries and Identifying Triggers.
1:00 – 1:20: Interventions for Holiday Grief: Directed Journaling, Grief Reflection, and More.
1:20 – 1:30: Importance of Self-Care for Professionals Dealing With Grief.
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). List and describe triggers that can lead to Holiday Grief for our clients.
b). Identify and provide concrete steps for our clients to set healthy boundaries during the holidays.
c). Recollect and practice 3-4 coping skills and interventions to help clients better manage Holiday Grief.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this event includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, other clinical mental health professionals, and anyone seeking to understand the mechanisms of Holiday Grief and seasonal depression.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Tiffani Dilworth LCPC, CGCS
Material Author(s): Tiffani Dilworth LCPC, CGCS
Tiffani Dilworth is a successful psychotherapist, author, and sought-after speaker on topics related to grief, PTSD, and sexual assault. She has worked across the US with various organizations, schools, universities, and corporations to bring awareness to the grieving process and to teach countless people how to live alongside their grief. In addition to maintaining a private practice, Ms. Dilworth is an affiliate of PsychExperts & Associates, Inc, located in Baltimore, MD. Drawing on her rich clinical experience, Ms. Dilworth incorporates the most current information on the process of grieving with evidence-based and innovative treatment techniques that clinicians can immediately use in their practice. As the author of the books 11 Tools to Help Manage the Aftermath of Trauma and Types of Grief she is also the Host of Managing My Grief Podcast. Ms. Dilworth has a history of being the Founder of a nonprofit organization, being Co-Host of an afternoon radio talk show, and starting multiple businesses. Ms. Dilworth received her Master’s in Community Counseling from Oklahoma State University. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Certified Grief Counseling Specialist.
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by Tim Cassidy | Jul 11, 2024 | Live Events
While classic adherent DBT has long been the primary approach for trauma-rooted Borderline Personality Disorder, DBT skills – when deployed strategically – can also be extremely effective in the treatment of trauma and PTSD. Despite DBT’s reputation as a rather prescriptive modality, it holds immense treatment potential when clinically deployed as a tailored set of skills. Join Dr. Emily Wharton for an interactive DBT participative forum as she teaches specialized flexible DBT approaches to treat PTSD and other forms of trauma (especially when more traditional forms of treatment just aren’t working).
This workshop will provide an overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and will discuss how to provide DBT for PTSD flexibly with responsiveness to different forms of trauma. Experiential exercises, case examples, and multimedia will be used to provide applied, practical, clinical learning. The theory, model, and trauma-specific modules of DBT for PTSD will be presented, alongside discussions of how DBT for PTSD differs from the classical DBT model in its applications to trauma, such as the use of specific Anti-Dissociation skills and the incorporation of skills-assisted in-session exposure to the trauma memory. Examples of trauma-focused skills from each skills module (Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance) will be presented and practiced. The primary focus of this training is on how to provide DBT in a flexible, responsive, and individualized manner to clients struggling with trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Regular Webinar Admission: $180 – Want to attend this event and any future event or course from our CE library AND professional development 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
Friday, May 16, 2025 10:30am to 6:00pm CST / 11:30am to 7:00pm EST / 8:30am to 4:00pm PST
*Live Webinar Attendees: Zoom link will be made available to you 24-48 hours prior to event date.
Agenda:
10:30am -12pm: DBT for PTSD Model and how it differs from Classical DBT
12pm -12:15pm: Break
12:15pm – 1:45pm: DBT for PTSD Model of Trauma and Trauma Sequences
1:45pm – 2:45pm: Lunch
2:45pm – 4:15pm: Anti-Dissociation Skills and Trauma-Related Emotions in DBT for PTSD
4:15pm – 4:30pm: Break
4:30pm – 6pm: Incorporating Trauma-Specific DBT Skills into Skills-Assisted Exposures
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). Describe the core tenets, principles, and underlying theory of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for PTSD.
b). Explain how the DBT for PTSD model fits the presentation of PTSD and how it differs from classical DBT.
c). Define anti-dissociation skills and their use in DBT for PTSD.
d). Identify how to create trauma sequences to address multiple traumatic events in clients’ history.
e). Explain how to engage clients in skills-assisted in vivo exposures.
f). Demonstrate how to engage clients in skills-assisted in-session exposure to the trauma memory.
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): Emily Wharton, PsyD
Material Author(s): Emily Wharton, PsyD
Dr. Emily Wharton is a Clinical Psychologist providing psychotherapy to individuals and couples in her private practice, and a Clinical Instructor at the Cognitive Behavior Institute, where she teaches courses in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Dr. Wharton has also served in roles of Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, and licensed clinical psychologist in the Palo Alto VA. She has provided supervision and training for VA and Stanford psychiatry residents, medical students, and psychology trainees in ACT, DBT, and MI. Dr. Wharton trained at the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, San Francisco VA, UCSF, and Palo Alto VA. Dr. Wharton has also served as the Member-At-Large Director for the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Wharton has given lectures and trainings for the Palo Alto VA, Stanford University, and the Association for Contextual and Behavioral Science. Dr. Wharton has published papers and book chapters on ACT for PTSD, ACT for moral injury, mindfulness practices for anxiety disorders, and group trauma-focused CBT for parents of preterm infants. Learn more about Dr. Wharton at
www.DrEmilyWharton.com/about-me.
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by Tim Cassidy | Jul 3, 2024 | Live Events
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is an evidence-based psychotherapy that has been found to be effective for a wide range of clinical presentations, including anxiety, depression, substance use, pain, and transdiagnostic difficulties (Gloster et al., 2020). Since ACT was first studied in 1986, there have been over 1,039 randomized controlled trials examining ACT (Hayes, 2019). ACT has been studied in its application to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and studies have found that clients who receive ACT for OCD experience reduction in OCD symptoms, as well as additional reduction in concurrent depressive symptoms (Evey & Steinman, 2023; Philip & Cherian, 2021, Twohig et al., 2014; Twohig et al., 2010, Twohig et al., 2018). Rather than viewing OCD as a deficit or dysfunction, ACT uses a functional contextual approach to place the problem in the way one reacts to obsessive thoughts and urges, and how one becomes rigid in one’s behavioral responses in their contexts. ACT uses six core processes of change to reduce suffering and improve quality of life (Hayes et al., 2012). Each of the core processes of ACT are used to shift from OCD-based behaviors to connecting with one’s values in the face of obsessive thoughts and urges.
This workshop builds on the strong efficacy of ACT for OCD to provide attendees with a hands-on, interactive experience of the ACT core processes at work when ACT is integrated into Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of ACT and its theoretical basis for application to OCD treatment. Experiential exercises and live role-play therapy demonstrations will be used to help participants see firsthand how ACT can be combined with Exposure and Responsive Prevention for enhanced treatment of OCD. Participants will leave with a strong understanding of how to engage clients in ACT for effective treatment of OCD, that not only reduces OCD symptoms, but leads to a more values-aligned life.
Regular Webinar Admission: $180 – Want to attend this event and any future event or course from our CE library AND professional development 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
Friday, March 14, 2025 10:30am to 6:00pm CST / 11:30am to 7:00pm EST / 8:30am to 4:00pm PST
*Live Webinar Attendees: Zoom link will be made available to you 24-48 hours prior to event date.
Agenda:
10:30am -12pm: Theoretical Basis and Model of ACT for OCD
12pm -12:15pm: Break
12:15pm – 1:45pm: Acceptance and Values for OCD
1:45pm – 2:45pm: Lunch
2:45pm – 4:15pm: Committed Action and Defusion for OCD
4:15pm – 4:30pm: Break
4:30pm – 6pm: Self-As-Context and Mindfulness for OCD
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). Learn and describe the core tenets, principles, and underlying theory of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy applied to OCD.
b). Explain each of the six core processes of ACT and their application to OCD.
c). Illustrate how ACT interventions can help individuals with OCD build psychological flexibility.
d). Identify and describe how to move fluidly through core processes in moment-to-moment experiences in session.
e). Explain how to create values-based exposures for OCD based on willingness and values.
f). Describe how to use cognitive defusion to notice and disengage from OCD-based thoughts and compulsive urges.
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): Emily Wharton, PsyD
Material Author(s): Emily Wharton, PsyD
Dr. Emily Wharton is a Clinical Psychologist providing psychotherapy to individuals and couples in her private practice, and a Clinical Instructor at the Cognitive Behavior Institute, where she teaches courses in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Dr. Wharton has also served in roles of Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, and licensed clinical psychologist in the Palo Alto VA. She has provided supervision and training for VA and Stanford psychiatry residents, medical students, and psychology trainees in ACT, DBT, and MI. Dr. Wharton trained at the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, San Francisco VA, UCSF, and Palo Alto VA. Dr. Wharton has also served as the Member-At-Large Director for the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Wharton has given lectures and trainings for the Palo Alto VA, Stanford University, and the Association for Contextual and Behavioral Science. Dr. Wharton has published papers and book chapters on ACT for PTSD, ACT for moral injury, mindfulness practices for anxiety disorders, and group trauma-focused CBT for parents of preterm infants. Learn more about Dr. Wharton at
www.DrEmilyWharton.com/about-me.
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.
by Tim Cassidy | Jul 2, 2024 | Live Events
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy that has been found to be effective for a wide range of clinical presentations, including anxiety, depression, substance use, pain, and transdiagnostic difficulties (Gloster et al., 2020). Since ACT was first studied in 1986, there have been over 1,039 randomized controlled trials examining ACT (Hayes, 2019). ACT has been studied in its application to anxiety disorders and studies have found that clients who receive ACT for anxiety experience an improved emotional state and greater psychological flexibility (Coto-Lesmes et al., 2020). Rather than viewing anxiety as a deficit or dysfunction, ACT uses a functional contextual approach to place the problem in the way one reacts to anxiety and becomes rigid in one’s behavioral responses in their contexts. ACT uses six core processes of change to reduce suffering and improve quality of life (Hayes et al., 2012). Each of the core processes of ACT are used to shift from anxiety-driven behaviors to connecting with one’s values in the face of anxiety.
This workshop builds on the strong efficacy of ACT for anxiety disorders to provide attendees with a hands-on, interactive experience of the ACT core processes at work in anxiety treatment. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of ACT and its theoretical basis for the treatment of anxiety. Experiential exercises and live role-play therapy demonstrations will be used to help participants see firsthand how ACT works with different facets of anxiety disorders. Participants will leave with a strong understanding of how to engage clients in ACT for effective treatment of anxiety disorders, that not only reduces anxiety symptoms, but leads to a more values-aligned life.
Regular Webinar Admission: $180 – Want to attend this event and any future event or course from our CE library AND professional development 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
Friday, January 31, 2025 10:30am to 6:00pm CST / 11:30am to 7:00pm EST / 8:30am to 4:00pm PST
*Live Webinar Attendees: Zoom link will be made available to you 24-48 hours prior to event date.
Agenda:
10:30am -12pm: Theoretical Basis and Model of ACT for Anxiety Disorders
12pm -12:15pm: Break
12:15pm – 1:45pm: Acceptance and Values for Anxiety
1:45pm – 2:45pm: Lunch
2:45pm – 4:15pm: Committed Action and Defusion for Anxiety
4:15pm – 4:30pm: Break
4:30pm – 6pm: Self-As-Context and Mindfulness for Anxiety
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). Learn and describe the core tenets, principles, and underlying theory of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy applied to anxiety disorders.
b). Explain each of the six core processes of ACT and their application to anxiety.
c). Illustrate how ACT interventions can help individuals with anxiety disorders build psychological flexibility.
d). Identify and describe how to move fluidly through core processes in moment-to-moment experiences in session.
e). Explain how to create values-based exposures for anxiety, based on willingness and values.
f). Describe how to use cognitive defusion to notice and disengage from worry cycles and anxious thoughts.
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): Emily Wharton, PsyD
Material Author(s): Emily Wharton, PsyD
Dr. Emily Wharton is a Clinical Psychologist providing psychotherapy to individuals and couples in her private practice, and a Clinical Instructor at the Cognitive Behavior Institute, where she teaches courses in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Dr. Wharton has also served in roles of Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, and licensed clinical psychologist in the Palo Alto VA. She has provided supervision and training for VA and Stanford psychiatry residents, medical students, and psychology trainees in ACT, DBT, and MI. Dr. Wharton trained at the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, San Francisco VA, UCSF, and Palo Alto VA. Dr. Wharton has also served as the Member-At-Large Director for the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Wharton has given lectures and trainings for the Palo Alto VA, Stanford University, and the Association for Contextual and Behavioral Science. Dr. Wharton has published papers and book chapters on ACT for PTSD, ACT for moral injury, mindfulness practices for anxiety disorders, and group trauma-focused CBT for parents of preterm infants. Learn more about Dr. Wharton at
www.DrEmilyWharton.com/about-me.
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.
by Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC | Jul 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Addiction continues to be one of the most rampant epidemics we face in the world today. As providers we continue to struggle with finding effective solutions to combat addictive disorders. Due to the isolative nature of addiction, many individuals are desperate for connection and solutions to assist them in grasping for recovery but are unsure and unsuccessful in their attempts. In this online webinar, you will learn practical ways to reach individuals who are struggling with the battle of addiction. You will learn ways to address and improve treatment outcomes ,techniques and approaches to reach and stay connected with clients who are suffering from addictive or impulsive behaviors and effective interventions to make head way in recovery.
Cost: $142.50 – 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). Learn and understand both how and why the epidemic of addiction has continued to grow.
b). Identify and describe tools to engage the most difficult-to-reach clients suffering from addictive disorders.
c). Analyze and discuss different methods that can be utilized to engage and move clients through the stages of change both individually and in group settings.
d). Develop and understand the different client resources that are available for supporting clients in recovery.
e). Identify and learn appropriate ways to address relapse.
f). Learn and understand crisis management tools and skills to useful in combating the epidemic of addiction.
g). Develop skills to increase self compassion and self motivation for change in clients struggling with addiction.
Target Audience:
Mental Health Clinicians & Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Counselors, School Personnel, and Healthcare Workers.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC
Material Author(s): Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC
Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC, is an EMDR Clinician, Trainer and Author who earned her Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from Northwest Nazarene University in 2011. She has been extensively trained on the use of EMDR and other trauma-based interventions, and she specializes in the areas of trauma, abuse, attachment and substance abuse. Megan has trained thousands of clinicians across the U.S. and internationally to help them get the most out of EMDR, trauma and addiction treatment skills and evidence-informed best practices. Megan is the author of “EMDR Workbook for Trauma and PTSD: Skills to Manage Triggers, Move Beyond Traumatic Memories, and Take Back Your Life”, released by New Harbinger Publications in May of 2023. She is set to release “EMDR for Dummies” with Wiley Publishing in May of 2024. Megan previously owned/operated an intensive outpatient treatment center that was voted best in practice in 2019. She currently owns and operates her own Counseling, Consulting, and Training Business and is passionate about genuinely changing the landscape of mental health and trauma treatment through an authentic hands-on perspective that is uniquely her own.
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