Counselor Toolbox Podcast with DocSnipes

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Skills Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs Objectives ~ The Goal of ACT ~ What is Mindfulness? ~ How Does ACT Differ from Other Mindfulness-based Approaches? ~ What is Unique to Act? ~ Destructive Normality ~ Experiential Avoidance ~ Therapeutic Interventions ~ Confronting the Agenda ~ Control is […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Locus of control helps people realistically examine how much control they have over a situation. Dialectics help people deal with distress by embracing and examining the opposing forces or points in a situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By developing a broader understanding of situations people can explore the effectiveness of their thinking in terms of how it impacts their ability to live a rich and meaningful life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how to teach the common symptoms for anxiety and depression-based disorders, and how a positive change in one area or symptom can have positive effects on all symptoms or areas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guilt comes in many forms. It is largely anger at ourselves and energy tied up in the past. Holding on to guilt weighs us down. Identifying your sources of guilt and addressing them is the first step. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Losses encompass more than death or a person or loss of property. Failure to acknowledge losses can cause unhelpful reactions in similar future situations. It is important to explore feelings and reactions in terms of their functionality---how are they benefitting the person Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By helping people identify the roots of their anger and more effective strategies, they can be empowered to reduce the frequency and intensity of these emotions and more effectively cope when they do arise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The goal of distress tolerance is to accept, find meaning for and tolerate distress. Pain and distress are part of life. Refusing to accept this leads to suffering Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Safety” is an umbrella term that signifies various elements: ~ discontinuing addictive behaviors ~ reducing suicidality ~ minimizing exposure high-risk situations ~ letting go of dangerous relationships ~ gaining control over extreme symptoms (such as dissociation) ~ stopping self-harm behaviors (such as cutting). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Issues of exposure to trauma and adversity in childhood are central to the development of most mental illness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sanctuary helps people become aware of the function of their behaviors and break unhelpful re-enactment cycles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Organizational Guidelines for Trauma Informed Care Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes, PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Objectives ~ What do we mean by trauma? ~ What do we mean by a trauma-informed approach? ~ What are the key principles of a trauma-informed approach? ~ What is the suggested guidance for implementing a trauma-informed approach? ~ What are the core […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An effective tobacco control strategy includes multiple levels of prevention that keep people from starting nicotine use, help them prevent further problems caused by nicotine use and help them manage existing conditions caused by nicotine use (i.e. COPD) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Management of Tobacco Use Part 2 Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes, PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs.com Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox & Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives ~ Barriers to Engagement ~ Screening ~ Preparing for Change ~ Practical Interventions ~ Relapse Prevention ~ Essential Education ~ Motivational Interviewing Techniques ~ Tips for Supporters Barriers to Engagement […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Identify clinical interventions, both for patients willing and unwilling to make a quit attempt at this time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you are only willing to change one thing this month to start being happier, more energetic and clearer headed, sleep might be a great place to start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Light helps set our circadian rhythms which impacts cortisol, serotonin, sex hormone and melatonin levels as well as thyroid hormones, thermogenesis, and insulin. Disruptions in circadian rhythms produces many emotional, cognitive and physical symptoms similar to anxiety and depression Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About 86% of Americans have suboptimal neurotransmitter levels leading to fatigue, depression, anxiety and weight gain. Chronic stress, poor diet, environmental toxins, drugs (prescription and recreational), alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine can cause neurotransmitter imbalances. Learn why decent nutrition is important and how easy it is to work in a few healthy foods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how to teach practical mindfulness to your clients or kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuing from the last podcast, explore the concept of dysregulation, and important steps to start living in harmony with your emotions instead of fighting against them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how everything from hormone imbalances to pain, poor nutrition, sleep deprivation and even stressful environments can contribute to depression and anxiety (and what to do about it) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn about creating a relapse prevention plan and how to identify relapse triggers and warning signs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By understanding what rewards(causes and motivates) people’s behavior or discourages (punishes/strains) their behavior, we can better address their issues Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SAMHSA TIP 42 A Brief Overview of Specific Mental Disorders and Cross-Cutting Issues Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SAMHSA TIP 42 Guidelines Working With a Client Who Has A Co-Occurring Disorder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Treatment of Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders Based on SAMHSA TIP 42 Part 9 Host: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director: AllCEUs Counselor Education Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox and Addiction Counselor Exam Review Objectives ~ Substance Induced Disorders ~ Substance-induced persisting amnestic disorder ~ Substance-induced psychotic disorder ~ Substance-induced mood disorder ~ Substance-induced sexual dysfunction ~ Substance-induced […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SAMHSA TIP 42 Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment Special Settings and Specific Populations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SAMHSA TIP 42 Identify essential programming for clients with COD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SAMHSA TIP 42 Part 4 Screening and Assessment of People with Co-Occurring Issues Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SAMHSA TIP 42 guiding principles in treatment and core components in the delivery of services to people with Co-Occurring Disorders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SAMHSA TIP 42 Define Co-Occurring Disorders and explore some of the unique clinical challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making goals small and achievable helps keep you from getting discouraged and gives you frequent rewards. It is vital to know the who, what, when, where and whys of a behavior change and to put reminders around, because behavior change doesn’t just happen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Motivation is Multidimensional an involves emotions, thoughts, physical sensations, social pressures and values. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

~ Learn why it is important to understand learning style ~ Identify the three components of learning ~ Explore the multiple facets of learning ~ Synthesize the components and facets of learning to understand how you most effectively learn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explore how temperament impacts treatment approaches, interventions and settings. Identify common goals for treatment and ways to individualize them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Symptoms of depression can be caused by unhelpful thoughts, environmental and situational stressors, poor nutrition, lack of sleep and more. For that reason it is essential to help clients understand not only what symptoms they have , but also what is causing each symptoms for them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we examine ways to help clients answer: What causes feelings? Can your health really impact your mood? What are steps you can take to prevent depression, reduce cravings and enhance happiness? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your environment can trigger a variety of different feelings based on your prior experiences and personal preferences. Register for CEUs for this presentation by going to allceus.com/podcastceus Environments that are too noisy, bustling and chaotic can be exhausting for introverts, but environments that are too quite and subdued can make extroverts feel depleted. Environments that trigger memories of happy times can help people feel less alone, more energetic and empowered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recovery from depression can be a spiritual journey. It involves getting honest with yourself and others about what you can and cannot change, developing compassion for yourself and others and living mindfully, devoting energy to those things that are important to you. It is a journey that requires you to identify where you want to go, instead of aimlessly wandering through life. Register for CEUs for this presentation by going to allceus.com/podcastceus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

~ Mental health issues are mediated by brain function ~ Mental disorders are defined by signs, symptoms, and functional impairments as opposed to causes ~ 20% of Americans experience a mental disorder in a given year. ~ A range of treatments including counseling and psychopharmacology exist for most disorders ~ The consumer movement has increased the involvement of individuals with mental disorders and their families in mutual support services, consumer-run services, and advocacy. ~ The Recovery Concept reflects renewed optimism about the outcomes of mental illness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Benefits of Social Support. Sense of belonging. Spending time with them helps ward off loneliness. Whether it's other new parents, dog lovers, fishing buddies or siblings, just knowing you're not alone can go a long way toward coping with stress. Increased sense of self-worth. Having people who call you a friend reinforces the idea that you're a good person to be around. Feeling of security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A healthy body is necessary to feel your best emotionally. Brain chemicals that help you feel happy and relaxed are created from the foods you eat. Sunlight sets your circadian rhythms so you get quality sleep and produces vitamin D which helps relieve depression. Exercise, stretching and yoga can all help increase the happy chemicals, reduce pain and improve sleep. Pain is a fact of life. There are many options for pain management other than drugs. (Many pain medications are system depressants) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

~ Explore the neuroscience of mental health ~ Explore how mental illness manifests itself ~ Learn about the prevalence (epidemiology) and costs of mental illness ~ Explore the biological, psychosocial and individual risk factors for mental illness and review the difference between correlation, causation and consequences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The way people think and perceive situations has a huge impact on how they feel. Helping people embrace the dialectics can help them feel more positive and empowered. Just like it is imperative to add happy emotions, it is imperative to add happy thoughts as well. By practicing optimism and addressing unhelpful thoughts people can reduce their overall stress, sleep better, gain more energy and feel less hopeless and helpless (depressed). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When people are depressed, they often feel helpless and hopeless and nothing makes them happy. By adding in happy things, people can buffer against the depression. By addressing the unpleasant feelings, they happy chemicals can be more effective. Emotional interventions help you address the unpleasant feelings and add pleasant feelings By developing a better feelings vocabulary, it will be easier to identify how you are feeling and address it. Mindfulness helps you stay in the present moment so you are in touch with your feelings and don’t let them fester like a dirty wound (or a bag of poop) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Infant Toddler (Birth to Three) Development Series. ~ Define the issues and trends related to assessment of young children with disabilities ~ Describe characteristics of and various formats for effective observation ~ Describe the critical role the family plays in the screening, evaluation and assessment processes ~ Identify strategies to establish a collaborative partnership with the family and engage them in the assessment process ~ Describe effective communication principles and techniques with families including consideration of cultural and linguistic differences ~ Demonstrate knowledge of home based and group-care based curriculum strategies for infants and toddlers with special needs. ~ Identify the relationship of an infant/toddler's functional outcome goals on his/her IFSP created by the family and other team members with integrated interventions. ~ Assist the family in accessing services in the most natural service delivery environments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Infant Toddler Development (0-3) ~ Define the issues and trends related to assessment of young children with disabilities ~ Describe characteristics of and various formats for effective observation ~ Describe the critical role the family plays in the screening, evaluation and assessment processes ~ Identify strategies to establish a collaborative partnership with the family and engage them in the assessment process ~ Describe effective communication principles and techniques with families including consideration of cultural and linguistic differences ~ Demonstrate knowledge of home based and group-care based curriculum strategies for infants and toddlers with special needs. ~ Identify the relationship of an infant/toddler's functional outcome goals on his/her IFSP created by the family and other team members with integrated interventions. ~ Assist the family in accessing services in the most natural service delivery environments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Objectives • Define child development and atypical development • Explain how culture impacts development • Identify factors that may lead to atypical development • Identify developmental signals that indicate a possible developmental delay or problem from birth to three years of age • Identify things that make it difficult to pinpoint a possible delay • Explain the effect of developmental disorders on child development (e.g., sensory impairments, chronic illness, genetic syndromes, and cognitive delays) and the family CEUs are available for this presentation at AllCEUs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Objectives • Define theories of child development and identify how they can be useful in working with young children and their families • Explore how knowledge of developmental theories can guide you in your interactions with children (and parents) • Identify the thought leaders in developmental psychology • Identify the major psycho-social milestones for each age group • Learn about things that may thwart development • Identify protective factors for healthy development • Conceptualize behaviors as goal-driven in order to better understand their purpose and provide appropriate redirection CEUs are available at AllCEUs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Objectives • Examine how Addiction Severity Index information can be used for clinical applications and assist in program evaluation activities. • Identify differences between program-driven and individualized treatment planning processes. • Gain a familiarization with the process of treatment planning including considerations in writing and prioritizing problem and goal statements and developing measurable, attainable, time-limited, realistic, and specific (M.A.T.R.S./SMART) objectives and interventions. • Define basic guidelines and legal considerations in documenting client status. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices