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- Objectives
- Learn how to help patients set healthy boundaries and explore reasons for not maintaining those boundaries
- Explore techniques for teaching effective communication skills
- Review individual differences in time management strategies and help clients develop individualized plans
Based on Counselor Toolbox Episode 166 Interpersonal Skills
$6.00 for 90 days Objectives
- Discuss the characteristics of group leaders.
- Describe concepts and techniques for conducting substance abuse treatment group therapy.
$6.00 for 90 days- Discuss the characteristics of group leaders.
Objectives
- Learn why these habits contribute to recovery from addiction and mood issues and techniques to help clients implement them
- Awareness and Authenticity
- Acceptance
- Gratitude
- Compassion
- Breathing
- Purposeful action and Long-Term Goals
- Back-Talk
- Thought Conditioning
- Be Sense-sational
This multimedia course is based, in part, on Counselor Toolbox Podcast 173
$6.00 for 90 daysObjectives
Learn why these habits contribute to recovery from addiction and mood issues and techniques to help clients implement them
- Habit: Awareness and Authenticity
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Habit: Acceptance
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Habit: Gratitude
- Habit: Compassion
- Habit: Breathing
- Habit: Purposeful action and Long-Term Goals
- Habit: Back-Talk
- Habit: Thought Conditioning
- Habit: Be Sense-sational
$3.00 for 90 days- Habit: Awareness and Authenticity
- Objectives:
- Review the function of mindfulness and a variety of mindfulness techniques
- Explore the concept of relaxation
- Identify different methods of relaxation for the family
- Define resilience
- Identify characteristics of resilient
- Examine how hardiness can be used as a resiliency tool
- Explore ways to build all of these skills in ourselves, our family and our patients
$12.00 for 90 days Objectives
Circadian Rhythms and Sleep (90 minutes)- Identify the effects of poor sleep on older adults’ physical and cognitive health, including increased inflammation, pain, and dysregulated blood sugar.
- Explain the relationship between sleep disruption and emotional/behavioral changes such as irritability, reduced energy, and cognitive fog.
- Analyze common causes of circadian rhythm disruption in older adults (e.g., nocturia, reflux, medication schedules, poor lighting).
- Apply evidence-based strategies to improve sleep hygiene and circadian rhythm regulation in older adults.
Nutrition for the Older Adult (90 minutes)
- Describe how changes in nutrient absorption and utilization in older adults affect stress, cognition, and chronic illness progression.
- Identify specific nutrient deficiencies (Vitamin D, B12, iron, calcium, fiber) and their role in worsening cognitive and emotional wellbeing.
- Explain the connection between dehydration, constipation, and symptoms such as irritability, fatigue, and brain fog in older adults.
- Implement strategies to improve hydration and bowel function that support resident behavior, cognition, and mood stability.
- Recognize sensory changes (taste, smell, swallowing difficulties) that contribute to reduced food intake in older adults.
- Develop individualized strategies to enhance nutrition and increase healthy food intake in collaboration with occupational therapy.
Oral Health and Cognition (30 minutes)
- Describe how oral health problems (tooth loss, gum disease, dry mouth) contribute to inflammation, pain, and cognitive decline.
- Identify practical interventions to address oral health challenges and support older adult wellbeing.
Hearing Loss and Resident Wellbeing (30 minutes)
- Explain how hearing loss impacts cognition, balance, mood, energy levels, and blood sugar regulation.
- Evaluate interventions (environmental modifications, hearing aids, apps) to improve communication and reduce isolation in older adults with hearing loss.
Creating Safe and Empowering Environments (30 minutes)
- Identify the impact of sensory changes, trauma history, and perceived lack of safety on resident stress and behavior.
- Apply trauma-informed approaches to reduce triggers and promote empowerment for older adults.
- Develop environmental strategies to address sensory sensitivities related to noise, lighting, movement, and smells.
Addressing Nervous System Dysregulation (60 minutes)
- Recognize signs of sympathetic nervous system dominance in older adults (e.g., irritability, agitation, restlessness).
- Apply strategies such as redirection, restructuring, and distress tolerance techniques to reduce agitation and improve resident regulation.
Putting It Together: Behaviors as Communication (30 minutes)
- Interpret challenging resident behaviors through a lens of physical, emotional, or environmental unmet needs.
- Use backward chaining to identify triggers contributing to stress responses and difficult behaviors.
- Apply effective communication strategies to explore physical issues (pain, illness), emotional concerns, and environmental stressors.
- Demonstrate skills in case-based application by analyzing a resident scenario and identifying the underlying needs behind the behavior.
- Integrate strategies across sleep, nutrition, oral health, sensory adjustments, and trauma-informed care to create holistic care plans that enhance resident wellbeing.
Note: This course is presented via live webinar. You must actively participate during the course in addition to passing an end of course quiz.
Additional Note: In Tennessee, online, interactive training courses are acceptable as continuing education for Assisted Care Living Facility Administratorshttps://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/hfc/documents/HFC-BLHCF_Interpretive_Guidelines.pdf (Page 14)$30.00 for 90 daysObjectives:
- Define grief
- Explore the types of losses to be grieved
- Identify the consequences of unresolved grief
- Review techniques to help people move through the stages of grief
$9.00 for 90 days- Objectives
- Describe formal and informal assessments including observation techniques during free and structured play as a part of daily routines and use of assessment information for developing and evaluating Individualized Family Support Plans (IFSP). (FDOH C7, C8, E5, E7, E9, E10)
- Demonstrate an understanding of assessment terminology (e.g. mean, reliability, validity). (FDOH C5, E3)
- Demonstrate an understanding of the diagnostic process and assessment model/approaches, including strength-based and family-driven assessment principles (FDOH C1, C2, C3)
- Describe typical norm-referenced, criterion referenced and informal measures utilized in early intervention settings for various functions (screening, diagnosis, instructional planning). (FDOH C5)
- Describe the functions of various assessment activities in early intervention including child find, screening, eligibility determination, ongoing assessment, and monitoring progress in intervention. (FDOH A5, E5)
- Demonstrate an understanding of the following influences on assessment and identify resources to meet the unique needs of families. (FDOH C4)
- Identify the use of open and focused observation, curriculum and norm-referenced tests, criterion-referenced checklists, interviews and parent report for data collection appropriate to different assessment functions and eligibility/program planning. (FDOH C5, E5, E9)
- Describe the uses and abuses of assessment instruments and the limitations to administration and interpretation of assessments as applied to young children with special needs. (FDOH C5)
- Identify alternative approaches to designing data collection systems to collect developmental and behavioral information on young children, including family-based assessment and transdisciplinary assessment. (FDOH C2, C3)
- Describe approaches for observing child/environment interactions, including play environments daily routines, parent/infant and child/child interactions. (FDOH C2, E5)
- Identify at least one instrument in each of several types of approaches to data collection (screening instrument, developmental assessment, informational interview, behavior rating, parent-child interaction scale, play observation). (FDOH C5, C6)
- Identify and discuss the development of an IFSP and its importance in partnership with family members, incorporating both family goals and approaches, appropriate to the cognitive, affective, language and motor needs of the child. (FDOH C9, F1, F2, F5, G1, G12)
- Discuss knowledge of assessment strategies to determine family concerns, priorities, and resources (FDOH C9)
$45.00 for 90 days - Objectives
- Discuss how guilt, shame, jealousy are all forms of anger.
- Explore techniques to help patients identify and resolve:
- Guilt and Shame
- Resentment
- Jealousy and Envy
Based on Counselor Toolbox Episode 170 Exploring the Many Facets of Anger
$6.00 for 90 days - Florida Board Approved Medical Error Prevention Course
Objective
- Identify types of medical errors common in counseling and a comprehensive integrated system of care
- Discuss pain assessment and management techniques and how pain influences the comprehensive treatment process
- Identify common documentation and communication errors in counseling and among multidisciplinary teams which may lead to medical errors
$6.00 for 90 days