CCPA Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

These courses have been PRE-approved by the CCPA.

• Couples Therapy (2 Hours)

  Objectives:

  • Identify goals of couples therapy
    
  • Identify common mistakes in couples therapy
    
  • Explore things counselors need to consider when working with couples

  Based in part on Counselor Toolbox Podcast 383

  $6.00 for 90 days
• Creating Psychological Flexibility in Ch…

  Objectives:

  • Define Psychological Flexibility
  • List the Main Principles of Psychological Flexibility
  • Identify the Components of Psychological Flexibility
  • Describe How to Teach Psychological Flexibility
  • Explain the Short Cut Question

  $6.00 for 90 days
• Developing Momentum in Therapeutic Relat…

  Objectives
  

  • Help clients identify 3 Steps to a Breakthrough
  • Helping clients decide to do the impossible
  • Tools to encourage clients to explore motivation: Why we do what we do
  • Identify techniques to help clients get unstuck
  • Help clients explore whether they use a Growth vs. Fixed Mindset

  $6.00 for 90 days
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Happine…

  Objectives
  

  • Review the basic premises of DBT
  • Learn about the HPA-Axis
  • Define emotion regulation
  • Identify why emotion regulation is important and how it can help clients
  • Explore emotion regulation techniques
  • Define goals of distress tolerance
    Discuss why some clients do not choose distress tolerance
    Explore a variety of Distress Tolerance and Reality Acceptance Skills including
    

  • STOP
  • Pros and Cons
  • TIP
  • ACCEPTS
  • Self Soothing
  • IMPROVE the Moment
  • Radical Acceptance
  • Turning the Mind

  $18.00 for 90 days
• Differential Diagnosis of Common Co-Occu…

  Objectives:

  • Explore information on the use of the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders;
  • Understand the interaction between the diagnoses
  • Identify how many "problem” behaviors are semi-functional adaptations to help the person survive
  • Develop an understanding for how a positive change in any one area can lead to positive changes throughout the system

  $12.00 for 90 days
• Facilitating Open-Ended Groups (2 Hours)

  Objectives:

  • Define closed, open and single-session groups
  • Explore th benefits and challenges for each
  • Identify the developmental phases for open groups
  • Discuss the process and necessary skills for managing open-ended groups

  $6.00 for 90 days
• Group Counseling Leadership Skills and C…

  Objectives

  • Discuss the characteristics of group leaders.
    
  • Describe concepts and techniques for conducting substance abuse treatment group therapy.

  $6.00 for 90 days
• Group Therapy: Using Groups to Address A…

  Objectives

  • Review the benefits of groups 
  • Identify the modalities for group
  • Identify goals for psychoeducational and skills groups addressing anger, anxiety, addiction and depression
  • Explore activities that can be used to enhance group engagement

  $6.00 for 90 days
• Hardiness, Resilience and Relaxation Ski…

  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
• Holistic Approach to Diagnosis and Treat…

  Objectives:
  

  • Identify the common physical, cognitive, interpersonal and environmental causes of mood disorders.
  • Describe the impact of these causes on neurotransmitters and the HPA-Axis
  • Develop treatment interventions that address the whole person, not just a single cause of a single symptom.

  $6.00 for 90 days