Learn group and individual activities that can be used with clients to assist them in addressing depression
Define Physical, emotional, cognitive, environmental and interpersonal 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
Based on 100+ Practical Tools to Defeat Depression by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes (pdf included) and Counselor Toolbox Episodes 282, 283, 285, 286, 287 & 288 (Video versions of the podcast are in the course)
Accurately diagnose dementias based upon symptomatology and onset
Identify effective medications
Identify common problems of persons with dementia
Identify pharmacological interventions to deal with associated problems
Describe considerations when making patient placement/treatment decisions
Differentiate between effective and ineffective interventions for persons with dementia
List the symptoms common to the dementias
Discuss the types of information and education the patient and family require
Based in part on Counselor Toolbox Episode 222 Alzheimer's and Dementias
For mental health and addiction counselors (LPC, LMHC, LPCC, LADC, CADC, and counselors in training), social workers (LCSW, LMSW, LSW, RSW), pastoral staff, case managers (CCM) and marriage and family therapists (LMFT)