Objectives:

• Identify the symptoms of depression

• Examine the function of depression

• Explore ways depression can become dysfunctional

• Identify the impact of depression on the person and recovery

• Identify interventions that are commonly used to address depression and prevent relapse

• Help for family members or significant others in dealing with a person with this issue

Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes

Contact Hours: 8

Based on the book by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes, PhD, LPC-MHSP    100+ Practical Tools to Defeat Depression  (pdf of the book is included) and Counselor Toolbox Episodes 282-290

Objectives

• Learn group and individual activities that can be used with clients to assist them in addressing depression
  
• Define emotional interventions
  
• Discuss why it is important to add-in happiness experiences
  
• Discuss solution focused methods for helping clients identify emotional interventions
  
• Define mindfulness and how it can help clients tap into happiness and gratitude and develop hardiness
  
• Explore types of emotional interventions that can be used in individual and group counseling
  
• Define cognitive interventions
  
• Discuss how thoughts, emotions an overall health impact depression
  
• Identify activities to help clients learn about and address cognitive distortions, irrational thoughts and distress intolerant thoughts including activities from CPT, CBT, Cognitive Restructuring, ACT and DBT
  
• Learn how to help clients develop psychological flexibility.
  
• Learn about the mind-body connection and the HPA-Axis
  
• Explain how physical vulnerabilities such as sickness, chronic pain, impaired sleep, lack of sunlight and poor nutrition impact mood
  
• Identify activities that can be done by individuals and in group to help participants reduce their vulnerabilities and cope with any unavoidable ones.
  
• Discuss the impact of relationships on mood
  
• Identify how healthy, supportive relationships can assist in recovery from depression
  
• Identify skills necessary to form healthy, supportive relationships
  
• Explore group and individual activities to help people define and develop these relationships
  
• Differentiate spirituality from religion
  
• Discuss why spirituality can be important in recovery from depression
  
• Identify spiritual principles like connectedness, hope, faith, courage, discipline, humility and compassion and how they can help address depressive symptoms
  
• Explore individual. and group activities to help clients develop these principles in themselves.
  
• Discuss how the environment can impact mood
  
• Identify characteristics of environments including noise, crowding, lighting, organization, color, temperature and smell that can impact mood
  
• Identify activities to help clients identify and implement practical tools to improve their environment
  

Contact Hours: 15

Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP,   

Course Objectives:

• Explore information on the use of the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
  
• Differentially Diagnose Bipolar Disorder
  
• Recognize general medical conditions and drugs that may mimic depression or mania
  
• Understand the goals of psychiatric management of bipolar disorder
  
• Identify bipolar patients at increased risk of suicide
  
• Understand the link between bipolar disorder and substance abuse
  
• Identify key areas of consideration when making a treatment placement decision
  
• Learn about the areas which patients with bipolar disorder and their families may need education
  
• Familiarize self with the most common psychopharmacological interventions for bipolar disorder
  

Registration is available at: http://allceus.com  

Support is available at support@allceus.com

Contact Hours: 2

Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP,    

Course Objectives:

• Explore information on the use of the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
  
• Differentially Diagnose Bipolar Disorder
  
• Recognize general medical conditions and drugs that may mimic depression or mania
  
• Understand the goals of psychiatric management of bipolar disorder
  
• Identify bipolar patients at increased risk of suicide
  
• Understand the link between bipolar disorder and substance abuse
  
• Identify key areas of consideration when making a treatment placement decision
  
• Learn about the areas which patients with bipolar disorder and their families may need education
  
• Familiarize self with the most common psychopharmacological interventions for bipolar disorder
  

Registration is available at: http://allceus.com  

Support is available at support@allceus.com

Contact Hours: 4