Counselor Toolbox Podcast with DocSnipes
Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
Counselors, coaches and sober companions help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Addictions and Mental Health issues each year. Learn about the current research and practical counseling tools to improve your skills and provide the best possible services. Counselor Toolbox targets counselors, coaches and companions, but can also provide useful counseling self-help tools for persons struggling with these issues and their loved ones. AllCEUs is an approved counseling continuing education provider for addiction and mental health counselors in most states. Counseling CEUs are available for each episode.
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Mar 3, 2017 • 60min
The ACT Matrix: What Every Counselor Should Know
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
Mar 2, 2017 • 58min
Goal Setting: Creating Realistic, Achievable Goals
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
Mar 1, 2017 • 59min
Motivation: What Is It & How to Keep It
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
Feb 28, 2017 • 55min
Preventing Vulnerabilities: Pain Management
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
Feb 27, 2017 • 58min
Preventing Vulnerabilities: Eating to Support Mental Health
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
Feb 26, 2017 • 48min
Preventing Vulnerabilities: How Sleep Impacts Mental Health
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
Feb 25, 2017 • 1h 5min
Differential Diagnosis: What Causes That Symptom
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
Feb 24, 2017 • 53min
Understanding the Mind-Body Connection: The Interaction Between Neurotransmitters, Thoughts & Emotions
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
Feb 23, 2017 • 52min
Temperament– Judging and Perceiving
The final dimension of temperament focuses on time and resource management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 18, 2017 • 52min
Temperament: Thinking and Feeling
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
