Presented by Kate McNulty, LCSW Recorded on Friday, March 29th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Autistic individuals, especially those with more severe disabilities, are more likely to be exposed to unwanted sexual content, violence, and victimization (Brown et al., 2017). They also experience higher rates of bullying by peers and maltreatment by caregivers. This predisposes them…
Presented by Jose ‘Pepe’ Lopez, PhD, LPC Friday, August 30, 2024 10-11am PT / 12-1pm CT / 1-2pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Historically, male clients attend therapy at a lesser rate than female clients. To address this disparity, this presentation will focus on the therapy practices and considerations for male clients. Starting…
Presented by Kate McNulty, LCSW Friday, May 31, 2024 9-11am PT / 11am-1pm CT / 12-2pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Autistic individuals typically seek out friendship and connection, yet frequently report experiences of rejection and social isolation. This difficulty with establishing a network of social support only compounds the severity of symptoms…
Presented by Kate McNulty, LCSW Friday, June 28, 2024 9-11am PT / 11am-1pm CT / 12-2pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Intimate relationships are a cornerstone of social support and strength for most people, but autistic adults encounter multiple barriers when dating and looking for a romantic partner. Widespread advice on this stage…
Presented by Louis F. Damis, PhD, ABPP Recorded on Friday, October 20, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page. Appreciation of implicit memory and subcortical influences on emotional, attitudinal, interpersonal, and behavioral functioning and the importance of bottom-up interventions in psychotherapy are rapidly increasing. Implicit, non-conscious memory has a pervasive influence on states of consciousness, self-regard, emotions, and trauma-related…
Presented by Mark P. Jensen, PhD This program was recorded on Friday, March 6th, 2020 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page This 1.5-hour webinar will provide an overview of hypnotic strategies and suggestions for helping individuals better self-manage chronic pain conditions. It will begin with a discussion of the neurophysiology of nociception and pain, focusing on nine specific processes…
Presented by Giuseppe DeBenedittis This program was recorded on Friday, February 10th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a functional pain syndrome characterized by chronic musculoskeletal widespread pain associated with fatigue, non-restorative sleep and cognitive dysfunction (fibrofog). Recent evidence supports the notion that hypnosis, combined with a standard medical treatment and a daily practice…
Presented by Daniel Radesca, MD This program was recorded on Friday, March 10, 2023 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page When a patient’s condition has evolved to the point where there is no return, they may be struggling with symptoms that can be physically, psychologically, and spiritually burdensome. As therapists or physicians, we need tools for assessing these symptoms…
Presented by Darlene Viggiano, PhD (MFT) Recorded on Friday, April 07, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Advanced students of hypnosis and/or psychotherapy will learn to tease out any ethical dilemmas inherent in choosing between the use of hypnosis and/or psychedelic therapy in the clinical setting. Students will learn determining factors for decision making when offering options…
Presented by Lynn Lyons, LICSW This program was recorded on February 21, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Using hypnosis with children teaches skills and helps children experientially discover their own resources and “super-powers.” With anxious children, hypnotic interventions can immediately demonstrate the mind-body connection, help with somatic regulation, and offer relief. But many clinicians focus on relaxation…
Presented by Ian E. Wickramasekera II, Psy.D. This program was recorded on Friday, January 12th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The tradition of Dzogchen meditation has been practiced by both the Bonpo and the Buddhist communities of Tibet for at least the last 1,500 years. The term Dzogchen refers to hypnotic-like methods of meditation (such as mindfulness…
Presented by Robert Staffin, PsyD, ABPH Recorded on Friday, September 8th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Ask a group of clinicians, even those with advanced training in hypnosis, “What is hypnosis?” and you will get a variety of descriptions ranging from neurophysiological to socio-cognitive. In addition to how one conceptualizes hypnosis, the term itself is used…