Training and Continuing Education
Continuing Education
Continuing Education
1. CELL PHONE ADDICTION
WHEN: TBA 3.0 CEU’s
How much time do we spend on our phones? How many times a day do we check email? Texts? FaceBook? SnapChat? Afraid you’ll miss something? Panic/worry when you have no signal? Have multiple chargers? Consider the research. Recognize the hooks. Help clients control technology with healthy boundaries, knowledge and a plan.
2. STORYTELLING-A LOST ART
WHEN: TBA 3.0 CEU’s
Storytelling is becoming a lost art. Older generations knew their family history through hearing stories from parents, grandparents and extended family members. Storytelling teaches lessons well-learned and keeps us feeling connected. This course links use of casual storytelling with mental health treatment strategies.
3. ANXIETY IN YOUTH
WHEN: TBA 3.0 CEU’s
Today’s youth face additional challenges than prior generations. The Internet creates yet another setting to navigate. There are more pressures to achieve and succeed than ever before. Active shooter drills in schools. Sexting. Cutting. Isolation. Panic, anxiety, eating disorders have become common. This workshop examines anxiety in youth, signs and symptoms of anxiety in youth, as well as psychoeducation techniques and clinical treatment strategies to support youth in navigating the adolescent stage.
4. IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON YOUTH
WHEN: TBA 3.0 CEU’s
Research reflects adolescents spend several hours daily on social media. To manage social media use, it is necessary to understand social media itself, cyberbullying and other online threats, and impact on youth mental health. This workshop examines prevalence, history of social media, in-depth exploration of the impact of social media on youth, empowerment and strengths-based strategies for proactive address, tips to manage social media use, adolescent developmental stages and tasks, and theoretical treatment approaches for clinical treatment of associated anxiety, depression and other disorders.
COST: $15 per CEU hour for Professional Development courses