This workshop will review nationally recognized person-centered approaches and how to implement them in your practice and everyday work experience. Develop strong collaborations with those you serve, while better understanding their hopes and needs. Support people to set meaningful goals and offer interventions that are driven by them.
Learn about adverse childhood experiences and their consequences later in life including the harmful impact on physical and mental health. Explore key features of a trauma sensitive culture you can incorporate to support your program’s ongoing development. Implementation strategies of trauma-informed practices will be discussed.
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This workshop will help counselors consider the ways that privilege and power differentials can make themselves known in the counseling space and the ways these issues can harm the therapeutic relationship. Attendees will consider their own and their clients’ privilege; the power differential inherent in the therapy process; the way that privilege and power influences the counseling relationship; and a […]
This training will analyze the presentation and triggers of holiday grief. Attendees will learn about current techniques to help clients create a healthy support system and set healthy boundaries with others. Clinicians will be empowered with interventions and tools to confidently support clients who are learning to manage and live alongside holiday grief.
As the stigma around therapy lessens, a new wave of prospective clients emerges. Influenced by pop culture's portrayal of therapy as trendy and a symbol of affluence, this shift challenges how we approach treatment plans for clients who don't fit the traditional definition of struggling. This workshop delves into cosmetic psychotherapy, a field targeting individuals already emotionally and behaviorally satisfied […]
Microaggressions are defined as indirect, subtle, or unintentional acts of discrimination against members of minoritized and marginalized groups. The impact of microaggressions can be more detrimental, in some cases, than more overt forms of racism and discrimination we are all familiar with. Unfortunately, these more subtle microaggressions are an extremely common experience amongst minority individuals today; therefore, to practice ethically, […]
This workshop provides a comprehensive training on Hoarding Disorder as a complex mental health condition in which the pathological attachment to possessions is often more important to the hoarding individual than human relationships. Participants will explore the distinctions between clutter, chronic disorganization and hoarding. They will learn the DSM-V criteria for a diagnosis of hoarding disorder; what and why people […]
With so much attention on the rise of childhood obesity, school and clinical counselors are on the front lines to help children navigate these messages without harming their mental health. This session will consider the most common issues a counselor is likely to see around children and food. We will challenge commonsense advice and look at what the research says […]
Substance use and abuse often coexist with anger and violence. This workshop introduces participants to a range of topics including how people respond to getting angry (passively, assertively, aggressively, or passive-aggressively), how to manage anger with people, and how to assess anger and readiness for anger treatment. 2 CE's available (Register by clicking the workshop title)