Resolving & Avoiding Ethical Dilemmas
This course is intended for behavioral health workers who wish to learn more about how experiencing traumatic events, either directly or indirectly, as a first responder reacting to an emergency…
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Effective Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Description: The majority of clients with substance use disorders have a concurrent mental illness. Compared with clients with a single diagnosis of substance use disorders or mental illness, those with…
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Practice the Pause
Description: We often move through our days at full speed ahead without taking time to stop and think about how we are feeling and what we might be able to…
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Social Work Supervision: Overcoming Common Challenges
Description: As if practicing social work was not challenging enough, many find that providing social work supervision presents additional challenges. These challenges can include supervisee skill & development, agency issues,…
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An Introduction to LGBTQIA+ History, Diversity, Inclusion
Description: This presentation will cover history of the LGBTQIA+ community, diversity within the community, and how to make your practice or organization more inclusive. While the topic range is broad,…
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Primer for the Clinician
Description: The DSM-5 category of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders and related Disorders contain a hodgepodge of disorders that have in common a pattern of compulsive or driven repetitive behaviors associated with significant personal…
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Why Won’t My Loved One Seek Mental Health Treatment? – Understanding Recovery Avoidance
Description: A substantial portion of individuals with mental illness do not get the help they need. Families struggle to understand why, especially when their loved one’s disorder negatively impacts their…
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Recovery Through Connection: Shifting Paradigms in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders and Addictive Behaviors
Description: The medical model approach to treating addictions has been utilized since Substance Use Disorders were identified as Disease processes and therefore requiring medical approaches and interventions. This program aims…
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The Ethics of Duty to Warn and Protect
A client tells their therapist that they wish someone was dead. How does a therapist ethically and legally handle this situation? Therapists have legal and ethical responsibilities to both their…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Learning or Teaching the DSM
Mental health professionals have a profound responsibility to diagnose individuals in a way that is ethical and honors lived experiences. This presentation will benefit learners with a wide range of…
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Personal Safety & De-Escalation for Helping Professionals
Speaker Bio: Diane Bigler, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Missouri and Kansas with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field. She has held…
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Trauma Informed Care: Ethical Considerations
Learning Objectives: Description: In this presentation you will learn principles which can guide ethical decision making when working with clients and communities impacted by trauma. Topics covered include Ethical principles…
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Why Won’t My Loved One Seek Mental Health Treatment? – Understanding Recovery Avoidance
Description: A substantial portion of individuals with mental illness do not get the help they need. Families struggle to understand why, especially when their loved one’s disorder negatively impacts their…
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When Substance Use Disorders Collide with Mental Disorders: Principles and Assessment for Effective Clinical Practice
The Understanding and treatment of co-occurring disorders, often referred to as Dual Diagnosis has often presented complex and challenging issues for the clinician. This Webinar presentation will discuss the growing…
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