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
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
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
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
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
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
Contact Hours: 4
Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC
Based on the Text: Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 50 Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 2009.
Objectives:
- Explore crisis/ disaster counseling
- Articulate helpful tips for dealing with client suicidality.
- List 6 Positive Attitudes and Behaviors towards clients dealing with suicidal thoughts.
- Identify warning signs for suicidality using the acronym IS PATH WARM.
- Know statistics related to suicide in order to better identify potentially suicidal clients.
- Become familiar with the GATE Procedures for substance abuse counselors.
- Differentiate among the different levels of substance abuse treatment programs for suicidality.
Registration is available at: http://allceus.com
Support is available at support@allceus.com
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes