Presented by Jose Rios, BCBA, CalABA President This program was recorded on April 13th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page "My initial forays into ABA came in the 70s and while never facing overt hostility in our field, I have been targeted with many micro-aggressions over the many decades. I will elaborate on the topic of micro-aggressions and…
Presented by Dr. Sarah Casella-Jones, BCBA-D, LBA (MD & VA) Recorded on Saturday, August 12, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses" page Take a journey with Dr. Sarah Casella-Jones as she explores her interaction with Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) and how her focus has changed throughout her career from Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) on an airport tarmac and autism therapists to…
Presented by Julia Albro, BS, Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology, and Robert D. Friedberg, Ph.D. Recorded on Friday, November 17th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Following the COVID-19 pandemic, prevalence rates of psychiatric diagnoses among children and adolescents are rising. Multiple variables including individual psychological characteristics, pandemic-related stressors and systemic factors conspire to catalyze anxiety spectrum disorders.…
Presented by David B. Reid, Psy.D. This program was recorded on Friday, December 11th, 2020 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page What does your hypnosis treatment plan look like? Do you have one? Some clinicians tend to “wing it” or rely on scripts from clinical hypnosis textbooks for treating specific medical and psychological conditions. If you struggle with generating…
Presented by Martha Stark, MD Recorded on Friday, November 17th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page There are clients who, never having fully confronted – and grieved – the pain of their early-on heartbreak, cling tenaciously to their hope that perhaps someday the object of their desire will be forthcoming. But there are others who, in the…
Presented by Jennifer Fullick, Ph.D. and Breeda McGrath, Ph.D. Recorded on Thursday, November 16th, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page What occurs before, during and after the journey of a student studying abroad can have a significant impact on mental health. Planning for this journey can include many partners in exploring best options for a successful experience…
Presented by Steven Jay Lynn, Ph.D., ABPP This program was recorded on Friday, January 14, 2022 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Over the past five decades or so, Dr. Lynn has used hypnosis in clinical practice and studied hypnosis in the laboratory. In this presentation, he will share what he has learned from his ongoing fascination with hypnosis and how…
Presented by Martha Stark, MD Recorded on Friday, July 21, 2023 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page "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…
Presented by Shannon Kakkar, M.Ed. This program was recorded on March 19, 2021 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The Association for Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness sent out a descriptive survey to counseling professionals using both CES-NET and ACA Connect Sexuality Interest Network to gauge the experiences in the knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy about sexuality and sexual wellness…
Presented by Huaiyu Zhang, PhD, MS Recorded on Friday, February 14, 2025 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page In recent years, the American Heart Association (AHA) has summarized updated research on the connection between psychological health and cardiac health and has published open statements (2021) acknowledging the clear association between psychological well-being and cardiovascular diseases. The potential benefits…
Presented by Donald Moss, Ph.D. This program was recorded on April 2, 2021 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Adjunctive therapies are interventions that combine well with clinical hypnosis and psychotherapy. These adjunctive techniques augment the therapeutic effect of the hypnosis and psychotherapy. The combined therapeutic effect of hypnosis and adjunctive skills together is often greater than the effect…
Presented by Dr. Lexx Brown-James, LMFT, CSE, CSES Recorded on Friday, August 16, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The term pleasure has a conflicted and sorted history. Throughout time, pleasure seekers have been seen as hedonistic, irresponsible, and untrustworthy. Pleasure is a highly sexualized word that is considered taboo and often shamed. Adrienne Maree Brown's Pleasure Activism…
