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This advanced video seminar teaches mental health professionals to master clinical diagnosis and differential diagnosis using the DSM-5®, ICD-10 ,and online assessment tools. It examines key symptoms for each diagnosis, common differential diagnoses, and frequent comorbid disorders of anxiety, depressive, trauma-related, substance-related, psychotic and neurodevelopmental disorders. Using case examples and studies, the video discusses the clinical...
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This video seminar teaches how to determine when a psychopharmacology consultation is necessary and how to prepare a client for the use of psychoactive medications. It discusses neurotransmitters and receptors, looking at how medications work in the brain; examines different classes of antidepressants, anti-anxiety agents, mood stabilizers, and anti-psychotics and their common side effects; and considers medications for ADHD, sleep disorders, and...
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In this video seminar, attachment and child trauma professional Dr. Christina Reese teaches how to integrate student mental health into virtual and physical classrooms, discussing how to assess for knowledge and develop catch-up plans, the impact of routine disruption on mental health, medication lack of compliance while away from the classroom, individual interventions for students struggling the most, and ways to connect students and parents with...
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In this video seminar, Savanna Flakes teaches adults dozens of practical strategies to increase learning throughout the day. Working, parenting, and teaching from home can be a very stressful juggling act and so employing a variety of wellness practices can help us sustain learning activities for children. Dr. Flakes presents innovative learning schedules and resources for grades K-5 and 6-12, discusses teaching strategies that maximize use of materials...
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For twelve years Dr. Gabor Maté was the staff physician at a clinic for drug-addicted people in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, where he worked with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness, and HIV, including at Vancouver Supervised Injection Site. In this video seminar, Dr. Maté examines the source of addictions in the early childhood environment and the neurobiology of the brain's reward pathways, discusses the chemistry...
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In this video seminar, psychologist Dr. Gabor Maté discusses the limitations of the medical model; considers aspects of interpersonal biology, including the biopsychosocial model, the societal epidemic of loneliness, and human needs and stressors; and looks at societal denial of human needs, talking about behavioral-focused parenting and failure to meet attachment needs. He considers the impact of environment on brain development, the impact of...
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With the emerging knowledge of the nature of addiction and compulsion in their many forms, evidence from many quarters is foreshadowing our next great epidemic. Already addiction ranks as our number one public health problem, dramatically outdistancing in financial costs compared to other illnesses such as cancer and diabetes. Unfortunately, deep public prejudice against mental health and addiction professionals as inept or even fraudulent is a steep...
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World-renowned ADHD expert Dr. Russell Barkley highlights new insights in the treatment and management of ADHD in this video seminar. Packed with recent research and practical application, this program is a must-see for anyone who works with kids and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD. Follow along with Dr. Barkley as he discusses self-awareness, time management, emotional self-control, self-motivation, planning, and problem solving, presenting the principles...
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Clients with cluster B personality disorders (borderline, antisocial, histrionic, and narcissistic) can be amongst the most challenging for therapists. Clinicians who are not properly trained can inadvertently make clients worse, and can even put themselves at risk for licensure board complaints. In this video seminar, clinical psychologist and author Dr. Richard Sears offers solid principles and detailed case examples to teach a compassionate yet...
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Electronic communication, such as social media, email, text, and distance therapy are here to stay and the unique ethical complexities of using them are growing by the day. In this video seminar, psychologist Dr. Terry Casey teaches how to create an action plan to avoid the ethical dangers of social media; discusses how to avoid the aspects of email and texting that can lead to upset clients or lawsuits; and explains how to maintain a successful and...
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Many bilingual families and therapists are struggling to navigate culture and language barriers as well as Early Intervention telehealth services. In this video seminar, speech-language pathologist Jennifer Gray demonstrates how to serve bilingual families in Early Intervention settings with proficiency. She discusses the roles of parent and therapist in Early Intervention bilingual homes; considers the role of interpreters; looks at parent coaching,...
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In this video seminar, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a physician who specializes in posttraumatic stress and author of The New York Times bestseller The Body Keeps The Score, explains how we can best support children and adolescents who have been adversely by recent events - specifically, how to reintegrate back into school and structure after a prolonged and uncertain absence. He teaches how to help children and adolescents achieve emotional safety and...