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by Jennifer Sweeton, PsyD, MS, MA | Apr 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Weakened cortical regions of the brain make it difficult for some traumatized clients to think clearly, focus, make decisions, and fully engage in other executive functions. However, these areas of the brain can be strengthened with practice, using various cognitive techniques. This seminar gives an overview of decentering, cognitive defusion, and cognitive restructuring, and teaches clinicians practical cognitive tools that can help clients strengthen their prefrontal cortex and cingulate and improve cognitive flexibility, focus, and the ability to manage distressing thoughts. No previous NDIT training is required for this course, but completion of this course counts toward NDIT certification (which will be offered starting late 2024).
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Agenda:
- 9:00am – 9:15am: Learn Techniques for Strengthening the Mind.
- 9:15am – 9:35am: Delve into Therapeutic Approaches to Integrate.
- 9:35am – 9:40am: A quick dive into the Third Person Perspective.
- 9:40am – 9:50am: Reflect on Remembering Your Past Self.
- 9:50am – 10:05am: Break
- 10:05am – 11:00am: Discover Cognitive Defusion and Decentering Techniques.
- 11:00am – 11:20am: Relive your Life Story.
- 11:20am – 11:50am: Learn about The 4-3’s.
- 11:50am – 12:00pm: Master the art of Meditations.
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). Describe the difference between decentering, cognitive defusion, and cognitive restructuring.
b). Name and practice at least two cognitive techniques.
c). State one strategy for addressing client resistance to cognitive restructuring.
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): 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.
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by Tim Cassidy | Mar 20, 2024 | Live Events
We’ve all heard this on the news and morning talk shows: the body is a system – physical health status affects mental health status and vice versa, lifestyle and behavior impacts physical health which also influences behavioral health, etc. But what does it all mean for overall wellness and how we help clients in the therapy room?
This workshop illustrates how the interface between the immune system, mind, and the brain affects mental health. For example, high levels of inflammation are strongly associated with a broad range of health and mental health problems, including devastating effects on mood, cognition, and the desire to engage other people. Inflammation can result from adversity and one of several dimensions of the interface between mind, brain, and body. In fact, long-term inflammation is strongly associated with anxiety, depression, and cognitive deficits, including dementia.
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Agenda:
Definition & Overview (00:00 – 02:00)
- Organization of the brain and immune system.
- Obesity and metabolic disorders affecting over half the population of the US.
- Obesity and metabolic disorders directly related to psychological disorders.
Discussion (02:00 – 04:00)
- Psychological disorders associated with immune dysfunction and the return to mental health.
Attendance and Location Details
Date and Time
Friday, December 20th 2024 10:00am to 2:00pm CST / 11:00am to 3:00pm EST / 8:00am to 12:00pm 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). Learn and discuss how social support is linked to wellbeing, and cognition and longevity, while loneliness and isolation is identified with immune system functioning.
b). Learn how the increase of metabolic, immune system, and obesity trends are strongly associated with depression and dementia.
c). Learn and discuss how stress contributes to diminished immune system functions.
d). Learn and describe how chronic inflammation is associated with depression.
e). Learn and describe how sound sleep supports memory consolidation, brain glucose metabolic activity, mood, and immunity functions.
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): John Arden, PhD, ABPP
Material Author(s): John Arden, PhD, ABPP
John Arden, PhD, ABPP, is the author of 15 books (translated into 20 languages), including his most recent, Rewire Your Brain 2.0, Mind-Brain-Gene: Toward Psychotherapy Integration. Brain2Brain, The Brain Bible, as well as Brain-Based Therapy with Adults and Brain-Based Therapy with Children and Adolescents. Dr. Arden previously served as Director of Training in Mental Health for Kaiser Permanente in the Northern California region. He oversaw the training programs in 24 medical centers where over 150 postdoctoral residents and interns are trained each year. This was one of the largest mental health training programs in the world. He has presented seminars and workshops in over 30 countries and in all US States.
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by Tim Cassidy | Mar 20, 2024 | Live Events
The stress response is a primitive response system designed to protect us from danger. But some people experience various life events that can reprogram this system to turn on at the wrong time, resulting in recurring stress-based “false alarms” that result in anxiety disorders that can be extremely difficult to treat. A special approach that integrates an understanding of neuroscience, psychotherapy research, and proven therapy techniques can vastly improve treatment outcomes and bring lasting relief for clients stuck in “false alarm” purgatory.
Recent advances in neuroscience have increased our knowledge of how and why people change.Brain-based therapy synthesizes neuroscience, evidence-based treatment, psychotherapy research, and attachment theory into a hybrid therapeutic model.This seminar will examine how outcomes are enhanced by using brain-based therapy approaches with people who have been plagued by autostress disorders. Just as people with autoimmune disorders suffer from attacks on their bodies by their own immune system, people with anxiety suffer attacks by their stress system on their mind/brain/body. Their anxiety becomes an autostress disorder wherein their own stress system no longer protects them from danger, but alerts them to danger when there is none. Clients with anxiety disorders are confused by the symptoms,as well as by different therapists they encounter who ascribe to the various brand name therapies.
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Agenda:
Definition Overview (00:00 – 02:00)
- Stress response systems and how anxiety gets ramped up.
Clinical Approaches (02:00 – 04:00)
- Therapy approaches to alleviate anxiety
Attendance and Location Details
Date and Time
Friday, October 4th 2024 10:00am to 2:00pm CST / 11:00am to 3:00pm EST / 8:00am to 12:00pm 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). Explain how the memory systems can be dysregulated.
b). Explain how anxiety disorders ramp up the stress system.
c). Explain the common factors to evidence-based practices for PTSD.
d). Learn and describe ways to help people suffering from trauma.
e). Learn and describe how to help people with generalized anxiety disorder and panic.
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): John Arden, PhD, ABPP
Material Author(s): John Arden, PhD, ABPP
John Arden, PhD, ABPP, is the author of 15 books (translated into 20 languages), including his most recent, Rewire Your Brain 2.0, Mind-Brain-Gene: Toward Psychotherapy Integration. Brain2Brain, The Brain Bible, as well as Brain-Based Therapy with Adults and Brain-Based Therapy with Children and Adolescents. Dr. Arden previously served as Director of Training in Mental Health for Kaiser Permanente in the Northern California region. He oversaw the training programs in 24 medical centers where over 150 postdoctoral residents and interns are trained each year. This was one of the largest mental health training programs in the world. He has presented seminars and workshops in over 30 countries and in all US States.
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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 Emily Wharton, PsyD | Mar 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a mindfulness-based behavioral therapy that was developed in 1999 and has been studied for a wide range of treatment applications: depression, anxiety, chronic pain, substance abuse, shame, and transdiagnostic populations (Gloster et al, 2020; Morgan et al, 2021). Over the past 20 years, researchers have examined the effect of ACT on symptoms of PTSD as a standalone or conjoint treatment combined with other exposure-based approaches (Meyer et al., 2018; Orsillo & Batten, 2005; Thompson et al., 2013; Walser & Westrup, 2007; Wharton et al., 2019).
This workshop will present the ACT model and its application for PTSD through intrapsychic, interpersonal, and neuropsychological processes, such as thought suppression, experiential avoidance, “window of tolerance” (Aikins et al., 2009). Participants will learn the six core processes of ACT: acceptance, defusion, mindfulness, self as context, values, and committed action. Neuroscience research on the internal processes that maintain PTSD and the effect of ACT practices on these patterns will be discussed. Participants will learn how each core process of ACT and ACT-based exposure can help individuals reconnect with the natural trauma recovery process. Participants will practice experiential exercises and will learn how to help individuals struggling with PTSD recover and improve their quality of life.
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Agenda:
8am – 9:30am: ACT model, theory, application to trauma
9:30am – 9:45am: Break
9:45am – 11:15am: Acceptance and Values
11:15pam – 12:15pm: Lunch Break
12:15pm – 1:45pm: Committed Action and Self-As-Context
1:45pm – 2:00pm: Break
2:00pm – 3:30pm: Defusion and Mindfulness
Objectives:
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
a). Describe the core tenets, principles, and underlying theory of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
b). Explain how the ACT model fits the presentation of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
c). Learn and describe the six core processes of ACT and their application to PTSD.
d). Describe underlying processes of thought suppression, experiential avoidance, and “window of tolerance.”
e). Explain how ACT-based exposure helps clients approach trauma-related content and values-based activities.
f). Describe how ACT can enhance other exposure modalities in the treatment of PTSD.
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
Emily Wharton, Psy.D. is a Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, and a licensed clinical psychologist in the Palo Alto VA and her private practice. She provides supervision and training for VA and Stanford psychiatry residents, medical students, and psychology trainees. Dr. Wharton also teaches courses in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy at the Cognitive Behavior Institute Center for Education. Dr. Wharton trained at the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, San Francisco VA, UCSF, and Palo Alto VA. Learn more about Dr. Wharton at www.DrEmilyWharton.com/about-me.
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by Megan Salar, MSW, ACADC | Mar 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
EMDR CEU
EMDR is a set of evidence-based, powerful treatment tools for trauma and PTSD, as well as other mental health conditions. While EMDR skills have been popular for many years, training in these skills can be difficult to find, and is often cost-prohibitive. This affordable 2-day course introduces attendees to the original 8-phase model of EMDR and teaches participants how to conduct each of the eight phases.
NOTE: Our EMDR courses are not affiliated with any organization other than Mind Works Professional Education, Inc., DBA Online CE Credits and does not qualify towards EMDR “certification” with any certification entity. EMDR “certification” is provided by various entities across the US and abroad, but is not required for the competent and safe practice of EMDR skills. However, in-depth training and consultation in this modality is recommended, as it would be for any other modality (CBT, DBT, etc.).
***Follow-up Course: Advanced EMDR Skills for Complex Trauma***
Objectives for the EMDR Course:
a). Describe the history of BLS, and how it helps desensitize clients to distressing information.
b). State at least one way EMDR has been associated with healthy brain change.
c). Name five areas of the brain impacted by traumatic events.
d).Name the 8 Phases of Francine Shapiro’s Original 8-Phase Model.
e). Explain who EMDR tends to be most effective for.
f). Describe the Adaptive Information Processing Theory.
g). Define “pendulation” and “titration.”
h). State at least two EMDR strategies that help clients resource and stabilize.
i). Name one way EMDR resourcing techniques can be used to build positive cognitions (neural networks).
j). State the definition of mirror neurons and how they facilitate the therapeutic alliance.
k). Describe how attachment-based EMDR treatment for relational trauma differs from the original model.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this event includes psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed 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
Dr. Jennifer Sweeton is a licensed clinical psychologist, best-selling author, and internationally-recognized expert on anxiety and trauma, and the neuroscience of mental health. She completed her doctoral training at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (now Palo Alto University), 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 (trade name for Mind Works Consulting and Psychological Services, PLLC). She formerly served as the President of the Oklahoma Psychological Association, and holds adjunct faculty appointments at the University of Kansas School of Medicine and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She is the current President of the Greater Kansas City Psychological Association. Dr. Sweeton offers psychological services services to clients in Oklahoma, Kansas, and internationally, and is a sought-after trauma and neuroscience expert who has trained more than 10,000 mental health professionals in her workshops.
For additional information about this course, the instructors, or the material authors, please contact Content Assistance at content@onlinececredits.com.
Featured Materials :
Course materials are found in the Lesson module after a course is purchased.
