Understanding Self-Injury
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

Often called the new age Anorexia, self mutilation, deliberate tissue damage, cutting, burning, self-injury is a silent epidemic Because of its rapid effect on Serotonin, self injury is more than a maladaptive coping mechanism. Self-injury is a drug and it is as addictive as any drug of abuse! It does to the brain in a second, what in takes weeks or a month to do with medication. Contrary to popular belief ...

Personality Disorders- Assessing, Diagnosing and Treating Personality
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

Personality disorders have been a source of anguish for the mental health community for many years. The treatment community has faced the dilemma of attempting to make a differential diagnosis in light of the fact that for every axis II disorder, there are one or more axis I disorders that look very much alike. In fact the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuals ...

Ethics and the Law
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

Resources and staffing is limited. As a result, clinicians are doing for more than ever before. Today's clinician is confronted with many legal and ethical issues on a daily basis. Understanding and navigating through the maze ....

Substances of Abuse
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

The incidence of substance abuse with licit and illicit drugs has skyrocketed over the past 20 years causing a national crisis. The consequences and costs associated with it have permeated ....

The DSM IV-TR - A Clinician's Guide
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

The DSM V will not be out till 2011. Clinicians of today find themselves in the "industrial revolution of psychiatry." Each day more and more mysteries of pathology, etiology, prognosis, treatment and use of pharmacology ....

Domestic Violence
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

Domestic violence affects everyone regardless of race, color, creed, gender or sexual orientation. This is not a phenomenon only limited to women, heterosexuals, the poor, the uneducated or the non-professional. Domestic violence is common ....

Children And Adolescents - A Guide To Clinical Diagnosis
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

The purpose of this workshop is to assist participants in understanding and using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV TR in their every-day practice as it relates to the assessment and treatment planning process with children and adolescents. A thorough review of how to make a five-axis diagnosis ....

Psycho-Pharmacology For Clinicians
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

This workshop which is updated every two months, is designed to examine specific psychiatric conditions, their etiology, the diagnostic phases of treatment, types of medications used, their side effects and information necessary for the clinician to make decisions as to the need for a referral for medication initiation ....

Clinician's Toolbox-A Guide To Empowering Parents
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

Children today are facing many pressures that generations before were without. With the increase in violence, technology, one-parent families, suicide, and the competition in the academic, social and political world the pressures are ....

Making Effective Mental Status Exams and Suicide Assessments
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

The purpose of this workshop is to provide clinicians with the necessary tools to perform accurate and effective mental status examinations and suicide assessments. These assessments will lead to accurate diagnosis and therefore effective treatment planning. A thorough review of four major mental status ....

Critical Issues In Clinical And Administrative Supervision
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

This comprehensive one-day workshop addresses issues of importance in both administrative and clinical supervision. The primary emphasis is clinical. Quality Supervision Enhances Service. Clinical Supervision is an ....

16 Hour Critical Issues in Clinical Supervision - 2 Day Required Course For Florida Clinical Supervisors Certification
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CEU's 16.0

Personality disorders have been a source of anguish for the mental health community for many years. The treatment community has faced the dilemma of attempting to make a differential diagnosis in light of the fact that for every axis II disorder, there are one or more axis I disorders that look very much alike ....

Enhancing Self-Esteem
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.0

Self-esteem is the collection of beliefs or feelings that we have about ourselves, or our "self-perceptions." It is the Ego and how we define ourselves. It influences our motivations, attitudes, and behaviors and affects our emotional ....

Providing Effective Clinical Supervision
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

This seminar provides individuals who are interested in renewing or attaining their certification as a clinical supervisor (the CCS) half of the CEU's necessary for re-certification or 7 hours towards the initial ....

Suicide- Causes, Consequences, and Treatment Implications
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

The incidence of suicide is up over 800% over the last 10 years and appears to be climbing at incredible rates. Every 18 minutes, someone in the United States commits suicide. There are over 5,000 suicides of 5 to 14 year olds every year. Clinicians need to be equipped ....

A Holistic Approach to the Treatment of Bulimia and Compulsive Eating
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

Eating disorders and compulsive eating symptoms "fill up" a spiritual emptiness, and are reflected in the high rates of recidivism in treatment programs and even higher rates of "failure" on diet plans, indicating that compulsive eating is not just a physical symptom to be treated with psychotropic medication ....

STEP TOWARDS SUCCESS - Preparation of the Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor Written Examination
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CEU's range from 7.5 to 14.0

Virtually every state in the United States offers alcohol and drug counselors an opportunity to become certified or licensed through a 2 part International Counselor Reciprocity Consortium (ICRC) examination process. This process includes a written examination and then ....

Step Toward Success: Preparing for the for the Certified Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor's Verbal Exam
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CEU's range from 0 to 7.5

This powerful workshop will help prepare you to successfully take the licensed or certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Verball exam. It will focus on the verbal exam process, the written case presentation, the content, and strategies that give you information to greatly increase your chances ....

RELATIONSHIPS AND COUPLES THERAPY - A NEW VISION OF TREATMENT
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CEU's range from 3.0 to 7.5

Eating disorders and compulsive eating symptoms "fill up" a spiritual emptiness, and are reflected in the high rates of recidivism in treatment programs and even higher rates of "failure" on diet plans, indicating that compulsive eating is not just a physical symptom to be treated with psychotropic medication ....