November, 2017

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192 -10 Ways to Use Patient Placement Criteria to Improve Treatment – Addiction Counselor Training Series

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Learn how to use the ASAM and FARS to guide treatment planning and increase patient motivation Learn how to use the ASAM and FARS to guide treatment planning and increase patient motivation

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How to make an international application to become a social worker in the UK

Social Worker Blog

Over the last six months I have received many questions from social workers abroad wanting to come and work in the UK. For this reason I have been doing some research in the hope that this makes it easier for people who do not know what there options actually are.

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190 -Communicating with the Cognitively Impaired

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Cognitive impairments can happen with age, as a result of drug use or due to brain trauma from exposure to alcohol in-utero, car accidents, sports injuries etc. Clinicians need to be aware of what to look for in their patients and regularly screen for cognitive impairments. Cognitive impairments can happen with age, as a result of drug use or due to brain trauma from exposure to alcohol in-utero, car accidents, sports injuries etc.

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189 -Using Research to Enhance Your Practice

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Research involves being an informed consumer of current research, conducting your own research and finding best and promising practices to enhance your effectiveness and efficiency. Review how to evaluate research, sources of free, peer-reviewed research and sources of research-based best practices (also free in many cases) Research involves being an informed consumer of current research, conducting your own research and finding best and promising practices to enhance your effectiveness and effi

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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188 -Role of the Family and Community in Prevention and Treatment | Addiction Counselor Training Series

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Addiction and mental health issues are very complex. Unless the aspects of the environment in which the person lives and works which triggered the problem to begin with are addressed, individual interventions will only be moderately helpful. Learn about the myriad of different interventions which can be deployed through daycare, schools, community centers, physicians and more to prevent the onset of mental health and behavioral disorders Addiction and mental health issues are very complex.

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187 -Models of Treatment

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Models of Treatment Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director: AllCEUs.com, Counselor Education and Training Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox & Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives ~ Define the principles of effective treatment ~ Explore current trends and practices ~ Identify common approaches to treatment ~ Identify the main components of each approach ~ Compare and contrast […] Models of Treatment Instructor: Dr.

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185 -Common Co-Occurring Issues

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Common Co-Occurring Issues: Exploring the interaction between mental health, physical health and addiction Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director: AllCEUs.com, Counselor Education and Training Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox & Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives ~ Review what a healthy person needs ~ Review how different addictions may cause or be caused by ~ Mood disorders […] Common Co-Occurring Issues: Exploring the interaction between mental health, physical heal

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Special Episode Opiate Commission Report

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Opiate Commission Preliminary Report Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director: AllCEUs Counseling Education [link] Training on basic addiction counselor competencies or Addiction Counselor Certification Training Intro ~ In 2015, 27 million people reported current use of illegal drugs or abuse of prescription drugs. ~ Only 10 percent of the nearly 21 million citizens with a substance […] Opiate Commission Preliminary Report Dr.

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184 -Differential Diagnosis: Exploring the Framing Bias

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Differential Diagnosis Exploring the Framing Bias Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director: AllCEUs.com, Counselor Education and Training Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox & Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Counseling CEUs are available at [link] Objectives ~ Define the framing bias ~ Explore medial, substance and mood symptoms which may overlap ~ Identify how many “problem” behaviors are […] Differential Diagnosis Exploring the Framing Bias Instructor: Dr.

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183 -Neuropsychobiology: Dopamine, Serotonin, GABA | Addiction Counselor Certification Training

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Neurobiology: Dopamine, GABA, Serotonin, Acetylcholine Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs.com Counseling CEUs for this podcast can be found at [link] Objectives ~ Define Neurobiology ~ For the following neurotransmitters, Dopamine, GABA, Serotonin, Acetylcholine, identify ~ Their mechanism of action/purpose ~ Where they are found ~ Symptoms of excess & insufficiency ~ […] Neurobiology: Dopamine, GABA, Serotonin, Acetylcholine Dr.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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182 -Human Development and Mental Health: Adulthood Thorough Old Age | Addiction Counselor Certification Series

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Human Development Part 2 Adulthood through Old Age Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director: AllCEUs Counseling CEUs and Specialty Certificates Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Counseling CEUs can be found at AllCEUs Counseling Continuing Education Objectives ~ Review stages of Adult Development (Erickson, Valliant, Levinson) ~ Identify biological, psychological […] Human Development Part 2 Adulthood through Old Age Instructor:

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193 -8 Common Errors in the Diagnosis of Personality Disorders – Addiction Counselor Training Series

Counselor Toolbox podcast

8 common errors that can keep people from accessing adequate and accurate treatment 8 common errors that can keep people from accessing adequate and accurate treatment

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191 -10 Common Errors in the Diagnosis of Mood Disorders and PTSD – Addiction Counselor Training Series

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Ever wonder why diagnoses seem to change? It could be becomes of some of these common diagnostic errors Ever wonder why diagnoses seem to change?

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What is the ASYE for social workers?

Social Worker Blog

Once you have completed your social work degree you will be wondering what you now need to do to get a job? How long do you need to wait before you can apply? You will usually find that we are the ones to graduate later normally around October/ November time.

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.

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How to help strengthen your social care team

Social Worker Blog

I often think to myself what is the perfect social work team and what does it look like? Whilst I know a lot of this comes down to staffing issues, retention of social workers, budget cuts/ finances and of course senior management decisions and their expectations of us.