Counselor Toolbox Podcast

CEU courses based on the videos at YouTube Doc Snipes

• Human Sexuality and the Culture of Kink …

  Objectives:
  

  • Review the literature related to diverse sexual practices and perception of pathology (including the DSM V)
  • Explore the prevalence of sexual diversity
  • Review issues experienced by people who are sexually diverse in public and with medical, spiritual and mental health practitioners
  • Highlight why embracing diversity is imperative to providing trauma informed, culturally responsive care.
  • Define kink in general
  • Learn about the 5 stages of kink identity development
  • Identify benefits of kink (empowerment, communication, self-exploration)
  • The importance of consent
  • Review the differences between abuse and kink
  • Learn about bondage, discipline, sadistic and masochistic practices in general
  • Personality traits of BDSM practitioners
  • Understanding subspace
  • The importance of aftercare
    
  • Types of Dominant/submissive relationships dominant/submissive, master/slave, owner/pet, Daddy/little, Female Led Relationships
  • Bedroom vs. Lifestyle relationships
    
  • Define asexuality, polyamory and open relationships
  • Learn about the prevalence of each
  • Explore the research related to effects of the practice of each on mental health

  Based in part on the Counselor Toolbox Podcast Series on Human Sexuality, Kink and Polyamory

  $30.00 for 90 days
• Identifying and Addressing Thinking Erro…

  Objectives:

  • Define Thinking Errors
  • Explore the different types of thinking errors: Cognitive distortions, Irrational Thoughts
  • Evaluate how thinking errors can play into our basic fears: Rejection, isolation, the unknown, loss of control, failure
  • Identify ways to
    • Increase awareness of thinking errors
    • Address thinking errors
    • Address basic fears

  $6.00 for 90 days
• Identifying and Addressing Vulnerabiliti…

  Objectives:

  • Define vulnerabilities
  • Identify some of the most common vulnerabilities
  • Explore their effects ways to prevent them

  $3.00 for 90 days
• Improving Cultural Competence TIP 59

  Objectives:

  • Introduction to Cultural Competence
  • Core Competencies for Counselors and Other Clinical Staff
  • Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Treatment Planning
  • Pursuing Organizational Cultural Competence
  • Behavioral Health Treatment for Major Racial and Ethnic Groups
  • Drug Cultures and the Culture of Recovery

  Based in part on Counselor Toolbox Episodes 142-144

  $45.00 for 90 days
• Internal Family Systems Theory (2 Hours)

  Objectives:
  

  • Explain the principles of Internal Family Systems Theory
  • Discuss the concepts of the Parts in IFS
  • Explore ways to use IFS in counseling

  $6.00 for 90 days
• Introduction to Assessment and Screening…

  Objectives

  • Differentiate between the function of screening and assessment.
  • Complete an accurate screening and assessment.
  • Identify multiple sources of information for the assessment.
  • Describe the purpose of the assessment.
  • Identify types of questions for each area of the mental status exam.
  • Describe the LOCUS and ASAM patient placement criteria.
  • Accurately make a placement of a client using information from the assessment and LOCUS and/or ASAM.
  • Identify characteristics of mood and addictive disorders.
  • Identify differences in assessment between age groups (adolescents, adults, elderly).
  • Identify considerations to assess validity/reliability and usefulness of various objective testing instruments.

  $12.00 for 90 days
• Introduction to Neuropsychobiology (2 Ho…

  Objectives

  • Learn about serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, GABA, glutamate, and their functions and influence on behavior
  • Identify the impact of neurochemical imbalances
  • Learn about common neurobiological changes in human development.

  $6.00 for 90 days
• Introduction to Polyvagal Theory (2 Hour…

  Objectives:

  • Explain (basically) polyvagal theory
  • Explain how the vagus nerve is involved in emotions
  • Explore the role of the vagus nerve in the HPA-Axis Response to stress
  • Describe why it is important to assist people in managing their physiological reactions to stress in addition to their cognitions.

  $6.00 for 90 days
• Introduction to the 12-Steps

  Objectives

  • Learn about what the 12-steps and their purpose
  • Learn about the Big Book and what Big Book Studies are
  • Learn about what the Big Book has to say about treatment, medication
  • Hear from John M. of Sober Speak who shares some tools from the trenches to help people prevent relapse and deal with common issues in early recovery.
  • Learn what it is like for someone to go to their first meeting so we can help prepare people.

  $6.00 for 90 days
• Issues in Intensive Outpatient Treatment…

  Objectives

  • Review the core features of IOT/IOP
  • Identify the core services of IOP
  • Examine the components of an effective biopsychosocial assessment
  • Explore data and information gathering methods
  • Review the ASAM PPC criteria
  • Highlight engagement activities
  • Identify counselor activities for each phase of treatment (assessment, early recovery/active treatment, maintenance/relapse prevention)
  • Review common administrative and programmatic issues in running a successful IOP

  Based in part on Counselor Toolbox Episode 237 and SAMHSA TIP 46 Clinical Issues in Intensive Outpatient

  $90.00 for 90 days