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 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 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 Patricia Arredondo, EdD This session was recorded live on Friday, June 16, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The Multicultural Counseling Competencies (MCC) were written to demonstrate that counseling training and practices as taught, were not inclusive of all persons. In effect, Eurocentric counseling models viewed individuals from marginalized groups through a deficit lens, not valuing…
Presented by Christian D. Chan, PhD, NCC This program was recorded on August 20, 2021 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Intersectionality continues to be taken up across several healthcare disciplines as an interdisciplinary enterprise (Bowleg, 2021; Chan et al., 2018; Hankivsky et al., 2014). Drawing from its social justice ethos (Collins, 2019; Collins & Bilge, 2020) and roots…
Presented by Soneakqua J. White, M.A. LPC and Kelley Haynes-Mendez, PsyD Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page The Wellness Trinity discussed in this course refers to the balance of the mind, body and spirit and how to maintain it when societal norms are not your reality. Because of the current climate of racial tensions around equity, equality, and injustices…
Presented by Gary Elkins, Ph.D. This program was recorded on Friday, November 12, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Hypnotizability refers to a person’s ability to experience various aspects of hypnosis such as cognitive, experiential, behavioral, and physiological responses to hypnotic suggestion. Assessment of hypnotizabilty can provide important information regarding case conceptualization, treatment planning, and mechanisms of hypnosis…
Presented by Kate McNulty, LCSW Recorded on Friday, February 23, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Autistic people are more vulnerable to traumatic experiences than the general population. Due to heightened sensitivities and lack of social support, their trajectory of healing from trauma is prolonged and interferes with optimal functioning. Clinicians who treat trauma can refine their skills…
Presented by Kate McNulty, LCSW Recorded on Friday, April 26, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses" page Couples therapy requires a neutral stance by the therapist in order to maintain rapport with both parties. Yet therapists have often regarded autistic partners as stunted in their ability to love or deficient in their communication skills. Current research demonstrates autistic…
Presented by Moshe S. Torem MD This program was recorded on Friday, August 6, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page For many years western medicine has considered the immune system to be separate and independent from the central nervous system. However, significant scientific research discoveries during the past 50 years have presented new data leading to the evolution of…
Presented by Soneakqua J. White, M.A. LPC and Kelley Haynes-Mendez, PsyD Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The purpose of this course is to introduce and/or reintroduce, strengthen and build upon basic skills necessary for everyday life. Because of social media and virtual relationships, communication has struggled. Racial injustice and an overall lack of respect for diversity is again…
Presented by LoriAnn Stretch, PhD and Susan Foster, PhD This program was recorded on March 16, 2020 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page On-ground campuses are shifting courses to an online modality to combat the COVID-19 virus spread. Many on-ground faculty have limited to no training or experience in online pedagogy. Online pedagogy is different from on-ground teaching and…
Presented by Dr. Laura M. Schmuldt This program was recorded on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page With the recent Supreme Court decision removing abortion as a protected right and turning it to state legislatures, the topic of abortion is, at once, both ascendant in discourse and a topic of angst for many. Numerous women…
Presented by Yesenia Servin, CPMSM, PESC and Anna Wlodarczyk, MS This program was recorded on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Want to ensure you have all necessary processes in place while building your practice? This professional presentation will provide training and guidance on creating a successful mental health practice. The presenters cover crucial steps to impact…
Presented by Joel Schwartz, PsyD This program was recorded on May 7, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page As more and more people are coming out as autistic and openly participating in society, it is becoming abundantly clear that the last 60 years of scholarship on autism is woefully biased and inadequate. Most of what we know about…
Presented by Ran D. Anbar, MD, FAAP This program was recorded on Friday, August 12, 2022 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page In this presentation, I will describe and demonstrate four approaches to use of hypnosis with children that have proven to be effective in my clinical practice when used separately or in combination. With most of my patients…
Presented by Nadia Rojas Jones, EdD Recorded on Monday, March 11, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses" page Child abuse reporting is a hard process and continues to be a challenge for clinicians, and many feel confused, guilty, or unsure on when to report. In the meantime, the statistics on child abuse continue to be alarming in USA…
Presented by Nadia Rojas Jones, Ed.D. This program was recorded on Monday, March 27, 2023 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Child sexual abuse continues to be alarming in our state, in USA and in the world. An estimated one in four U.S. children experience abuse or neglect. Understanding what it is (definitions and characteristics) as well as the prevention of it helps…
Presented by Nadia Rojas Jones, Ed.D. Monday, January 22, 2024 12-2pm PT / 2-4pm CT / 3-5pm ET Event held online via Zoom. Zoom link will be available on course page in “My Courses” upon event registration. Child sexual abuse continues to be alarming in our state, in USA and in the world. An estimated one in four U.S. children experience abuse or neglect.…
Presented by David B. Reid, PsyD Recorded on Friday, April 12, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Anxiety is a universal human emotion that alerts us to potential threats and motivates us to prepare for anticipated life challenges. Anxiety can be an appropriate reaction to a stressful circumstance, yet for many, excessive anxiety becomes counterproductive, and at…