Presented by Khalid Elzamzamy, MD This program was recorded on November 12, 2020 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page While modern psychology considers dreams to be the royal road inwards into one’s preoccupations, intrapsychic conflicts, and the unconscious, Islamic scholars have additionally viewed dreams to be a royal road outward into the realm of spiritual inspiration and prophecy. Despite…
Presented by Hooman Keshavarzi, Psy.D. and Bilal Ali, Seminary Degree (ordained Islamic Clergy) This program was recorded on November 12, 2020. Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Mental competency in Islam is an essential precondition for the validity of ritual worship, including ritual prayer, charity, and pilgrimage, and additionally plays an important role in a variety of ethical and social…
Presented by Veronica M. Wanzer, Ph.D. This program was recorded on Thursday, April 13, 2023 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page The goal of this presentation is to educate, elucidate, and encourage growth in the helping profession regarding how we can positively transition to affirmative practices with gender diverse individuals. The presenter will provide a history of professional helping with the gender…
"Pretending that it can be when it can't is how people break their hearts." Elvin Semrad Relentless hope is a defense to which clients cling in order not to have to feel the pain of their disappointment in the object – the hope a defense ultimately against grieving. The refusal to deal with the pain of their grief about the…
Presented by Carolyn Daitch, PhD This program was recorded on July 15, 2020 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Anxiety destroys the normal enjoyment of life through the fear, worry, obsessive thinking and avoidant behavior that anxious people experience. Simple activities like going to the grocery store, taking a child to her first day of school, or meeting a…
Presented by Liz Slonena, Psy.D. Recorded live on Friday, June 09, 2023 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Mindful Hypnosis is an evidence-based modality for integrating mindfulness and hypnosis into clinical and personal practice. Attendees of this experiential webinar will learn the 8-session model of Mindful Hypnotherapy, including practical strategies for integrating mindfulness-based inductions and suggestions into their…
Presented by Akira Otani, EdD, ABPH This program was recorded on Friday, August 11, 2023 Access provided upon registration under "My Courses" page. Mindfulness has become an established paradigm in healthcare over the last 40 years. As its popularity grew, questions began emerging about the nature of mindfulness, its relative efficacy to similar intervention strategies, safety, and, most interestingly, its…
Presented by Lavonda Mickens, Ph.D. Recorded on Friday, February 23, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page In America, Black and Indigenous Persons of Color (BIPOC) and women are often forgotten and unseen. A history of oppression through slavery, misogyny and social systems have been well-documented since 1619. These systems and treatment of Black and BIPOC women and mothers…
Presented by Linda Thomson, PhD, NP, APRN, ABMH This program was recorded on May 8, 2020 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page This workshop will introduce hypnotic approaches for many common physical, emotional and behavioral problems of childhood. Hypnosis not only gives the child a tool to better cope with or solve the problem himself, but also increases self-esteem,…
Presented by Gary Elkins, Ph.D., ABPP, ABPH, and Connor Kelley, B.A. This program was recorded on Friday, September 9th, 2022 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Trauma can take many forms and can relate to traumatic events, adverse childhood experiences, or other traumatic life experiences. When exposed to significant trauma, individuals experience disruption of their beliefs, life narrative, and…
Panelists include Beth Rom-Rymer, Joachim Mureriwa, Diana Velikonja, Thabiso Rapapali, Oraib (Bibi) Toukhly, Djavila Ho, Anna Wegierek, Thaiane Alburquerque, Monika Kos y Gonzales, Kai Morgan Campbell, and Judi Steinman Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Inspired by the pioneering Prescriptive Authority Movements in the United States, with the goal of increasing access…
Presented by Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D. This program was recorded on April 8, 2022 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Just as there are many different models of psychotherapy, each with different foundational philosophies and methods, there are many different models of hypnosis, each with a different theoretical emphasis and therefore utilizing widely diverse methods. The highly innovative work…
Presented by Elvira V. Lang, MD, PhD, FSIR, FSCEH This program was recorded on Friday, October 29, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Based on extensive clinical trials and clinic practice, this presentation builds on 25 years of experience with nonpharmacologic means of managing patient anxiety and pain in busy healthcare environments. It documents the effects of unaddressed…
Presented by Michael Yapko, Ph.D. Recorded on Friday, March 8th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses" page Given the sharp rise in the rates of depression in the wake of the COVID pandemic and what it has taught us about vulnerabilities to depression, as well as recent landmark research undermining the most common view of depression as the result…
Presented by Barbara S. McCann, Ph.D. This program was recorded on Friday, November 18th, 2022 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page The internal script in depressive disorders is characterized by negative views of the self, the world, and the future. These beliefs form an internal monologue that leads to destructive emotions, behaviors, and physiology. Depressive attentional mechanisms selectively focus…
Presented by Alisa B. Arnoff, Scalambrino & Arnoff, LLP This program was recorded on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page As mental health professionals, you understand far better than most people do about the effects that harassment can have on individuals. In the aftermath of the Weinstein scandal, various states are requiring mandatory sexual harassment prevention…
Presented by Alisa B. Arnoff, Scalambrino & Arnoff, LLP Monday, July 15, 2024 12:00-1:30pm PT / 2:00-3:30pm CT / 3:00-4:30pm ET Event held online via Zoom Zoom link will be available on course page in “My Courses” upon event registration. As mental health professionals, you understand far better than most people do about the effects that harassment can have on…
Presented by Lisa Lombard, PhD Friday, May 10th, 2024 9am-10:30am PT / 11am-12:30pm CT / 12pm-1:30pm ET Event held online via Zoom. Zoom link will be available on course page in “My Courses” upon event registration. Descriptions and definitions of stress and anxiety in children will be presented, with particular emphasis on their increasing prevalence. These two problem areas greatly…
Presented by Irving Kirsch, Ph.D. This program was recorded on March 11, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Antidepressants are supposed to work by fixing a chemical imbalance. However, analyses of the published and the unpublished data that were hidden by the drug companies reveal that most (if not all) of the benefits are due to the placebo effect,…
Presented by Nadia Rojas Jones, Ed. D This program was recorded on Monday, September 13, 2021 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Es muy importante comprender cómo trabajar con niños bilingües y sus familias que están lidiando con un trauma. La terapia cognitivo-conductual enfocada en el trauma se enfoca en proporcionar un modelo de práctica basado en evidencia con…
Presented by Mark P. Jensen, PhD This program was recorded on Friday, January 13, 2023 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons that adults seek medical care. The presenter will provide an overview of the basics of pain management, with a focus on hypnotic approaches. Topics will include: (1) what (and…
Presented by Cameron T. Alldredge, PhD Recorded on Friday, December 8, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses Page This presentation will explore a recently proposed theory of hypnosis called the adaptive experiential theory. This new theory is predicated on Epstein's cognitive-experiential self-theory, a dual-process model that provides a comprehensive understanding of the rational system and the experiential system.…
Presented by Melody Bacon, Ph.D. Tuesday, May 21, 2024 9-10:30am PT / 11am-12:30pm CT / 12-1:30pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. The devastation of addiction cuts a wide swath through the lives of those struggling with substance use disorders and those who love them. The dreaded midnight phone call bearing bad news is…
Presented by Jodee Blanco This program was recorded on May 3, 2021 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Parents are dealing with a lot right now. If a parent was difficult before Covid, in its aftermath, they may be even more challenging. If you’ve ever had to deal with an over-bearing or difficult parent, this workshop will help you…