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Mental health and addiction issues are not one size fits all. Learn about the transtheoretical method of assessment and how to best help your clients take the next step forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anger, Anxiety and Depression Making the Connection Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Objectives Define the transdiagnostic and transactional theories Define anger and anxiety Explore types of threats and threat assessment techniques Explore intervention techniques Define depression Examine the connection between depression, anger and anxiety Identify transdiagnostic interventions Transdiagnostic & Transactional Approaches ~Transdiagnostic […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interpersonal effectiveness is the ability to ask for what you want and say no to unwanted requests Learn how to get others to do things you want them to do and take you seriously, effectively say no to unwanted requests, strengthen current relationships, and find and build new relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preventing distress when possible is ideal, but what about when you cannot avoid it? Learn how to accept and tolerate unpleasant emotions until you can think more clearly and make a wise decision about the next course of action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What makes you vulnerable to emotional overload? How can you prevent, or cope with emotional overload in the face of unavoidable stressors? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your thoughts have a huge impact on how you feel. Learn techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and start feeling better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ACT matrix will help anyone easily make decisions about the most effective course of action when faced with multiple possible behaviors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Often goals fail because they are too big, vague or don't consider all the factors. Learn what SMART goals are, how to set and individualize good goals for yourself and a little bit about behavior modification. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When motivation wanes, people relapse. Learn principles of effective motivational enhancement and some of the main reasons that motivation wanes and how to address them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pain can disrupt sleep and increase frustration, anxiety and depression. Frustration, anxiety and depression can increase pain further. Learn about pain and multiple methods of addressing pain even if you are in recovery from a substance use disorder (addiction). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What you eat provides the building blocks for the neurotransmitters and other systems involved in mood, sleep and energy regulation. Some nutrients you can only get from food, so a balanced diet is essential in recovery and wellness. This aims to provide a general education, not to make meal time boring, painful or unpleasant. Pizza has a lot of good nutrients :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What causes fatigue, difficulty concentrating, reduced pain tolerance, irritability and (sometimes) a sense of hopelessness and helplessness? Lack of QUALITY sleep. Sleep hygiene is one of the most overlooked causes and interventions for the treatment of anxiety and depressive symptoms. It usually does not fix everything, but it is something most people can start doing immediately to help improve their mood and motivation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the same cluster of symptoms may characterize depression, there are a variety of things besides moods that cause those same symptoms. In this podcast we examine some of the many causes of lack of pleasure and motivation, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, overeating and sleep problems. Antidepressant medications may not be addressing the true CAUSE of your symptoms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explore how brain chemicals "cause" feelings and how you can use your thoughts, nutrition, pain management and sleep to reduce distress and change your mood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final dimension of temperament focuses on time and resource management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This segment deals with helping you understand the problem solving and motivational points for the different temperaments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Temperament impacts everything we do. Sensing and iNtuitive refers to how people generally handle information, learn and plan. Learn how to address this often overlooked dimension to improve relationships, reduce stress and sustain recovery and happiness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Temperament impacts everything we do. Learn how to address this often overlooked dimension to improve relationships, reduce stress and sustain recovery and happiness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Child Development 101: The Middle School Years Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Continuing Education (CE) credits can be earned for this presentation at https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/613/c/ Objectives ~   Review developmental tasks children accomplish at this stage ~   Examine how teens thinking patterns are different than that of both pre-teens and adults ~   Explore ways […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Child Development 101: The Middle School Years Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Continuing Education (CE) credits can be earned for this presentation at https://allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/613/c/ Objectives ~   Review developmental tasks children accomplish at this stage ~   Examine how children’s thinking patterns are different than that of both toddlers and adolescents ~   Explore ways […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices