Simmons University
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Self-care isn’t just about eating right, exercising, and getting enough sleep. While important, these elements only scratch the surface of an intentional and successful wellness plan. Maintaining physical, mental, and emotional health is vital for everyone, but it can be particularly important for those working in helping professions like social work, nursing, and counseling.
Jaeran Kim
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
Last night in my class, one of my African American students shared that her daughter had been told to “go back to Africa.” My student is a military veteran. She said, “I fought for 20 years to defend this country and now we are being told that we don’t belong by the very people we have defended.” On this Veterans Day, I want to give a particularly deep thank you and appreciation to all the people of color/LGBTQ who have served to defend this country, despite being s
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Counselor Toolbox podcast
DECEMBER 24, 2016
Abandonment fears are formed in early childhood, which, by the nature of a child's brain, means they are likely very all-or-nothing. When these fears or ideas about the trustworthiness of people remain unchecked as the person gets older, it can lead to extreme ways of thinking about people, relationships and behavior. Learn how to help your clients or yourself address negative messages that still may be held and develop a more compassionate, and aware approach to relationships.
Jaeran Kim
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
Dear students, The campaigns leading up to the elections last night were divisive and revealed some ugly truths about how some in our country view many of the very populations we, as social workers, are working so hard for. Regardless of your own personal political views about issues such as the role of government, taxes, and constitutional rights and privileges, we have to acknowledge that this election has shown us that despite the advances in civil rights, many in our country blame people of
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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.
Jaeran Kim
OCTOBER 11, 2016
[Photo credit: Trisha Arora. This image is from the Asian American Student series, “So where are you really from?” The goal is to challenge the stereotype of the “perpetual foreigner” that impacts Asian/Asian Americans in the United States.]. A couple of days ago, I read the NYT article, “ An Open Letter to the Woman Who Told My Family to Go Back To China ” by Michael Luo.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
DECEMBER 18, 2016
Emotional eating not only sabotages some people's diets, but it is also a relapse warning sign for mental health and substance abuse issues and can be an addiction in and of itself. We all eat to self-soothe occasionally, but when it is done consistently and sabotages our health or prevents us from actually addressing what is upsetting us, then it becomes a problem.
Social Work Update brings together the best content for social work professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
DECEMBER 11, 2016
Everyone has a critical inner voice that keeps us from stepping outside the comfort zone or believing in our own strength and value. Learn why many people continue to hold on to unhelpful thoughts, why positive affirmations don't work and what you can do to silence the heckler in your head. Everyone has a critical inner voice that keeps us from stepping outside the comfort zone or believing in our own strength and value.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
DECEMBER 10, 2016
Learn new way to look at crisis and develop skills to help yourself and others through all types of crisis from situational to developmental. Learn new way to look at crisis and develop skills to help yourself and others through all types of crisis from situational to developmental.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
DECEMBER 4, 2016
Learning about yourself, your strengths, your triggers and your values helps you live a more genuine life, with the energy to choose mindfully how to use your energy to help you develop into the person you want to be. Learning about yourself, your strengths, your triggers and your values helps you live a more genuine life, with the energy to choose mindfully how to use your energy to help you develop into the person you want to be.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
DECEMBER 3, 2016
Before you can form a truly healthy relationship with another person, you need to have a healthy relationship with yourself. Self-esteem helps you avoid looking to others for rescue and validation. Before you can form a truly healthy relationship with another person, you need to have a healthy relationship with yourself. Self-esteem helps you avoid looking to others for rescue and validation.
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.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
NOVEMBER 27, 2016
101 Mindfulness Exercises for Children and Adolescents Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Continuing Education (CE) credits for addiction and mental health counselors, social workers and marriage and family therapists can be earned for this presentation at [link] Objectives ~ Core Mindfulness ~ Walking the Middle Path ~ Distress Tolerance ~ Emotion Regulation […] 101 Mindfulness Exercises for Children and Adolescents Presented by: Dr.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
NOVEMBER 26, 2016
Many people struggle with overwhelming emotions. DBT skills can help people learn to understand, predict and address their emotional turmoil Many people struggle with overwhelming emotions.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
NOVEMBER 20, 2016
Learn why people bully, types of bullying, characteristics of victims, consequences of bullying and interventions for parents, teachers and counselors Learn why people bully, types of bullying, characteristics of victims, consequences of bullying and interventions for parents, teachers and counselors
Counselor Toolbox podcast
NOVEMBER 19, 2016
Emotional eating plagues millions of Americans. They feel ashamed and frustrated because diet after diet doesn't work. Diets won't work if your eating habits are hijacked by emotions. Learn about ways to address emotional eating and develop more effective coping skills to help you feel better. Emotional eating plagues millions of Americans. They feel ashamed and frustrated because diet after diet doesn't work.
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Counselor Toolbox podcast
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
Losses encompass more than death or a person or loss of property. Failure to acknowledge losses can cause unhelpful reactions in similar future situations. Helping clients learn how to identify and address grief can help them more easily work through losses in the future. Losses encompass more than death or a person or loss of property. Failure to acknowledge losses can cause unhelpful reactions in similar future situations.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
While the holidays are supposed to be filled with joy, for many people, the holidays bring with them anger, depression, isolation and relapse. In this podcast we provide some practical tools to prevent holiday stress and subsequent relapse traps. While the holidays are supposed to be filled with joy, for many people, the holidays bring with them anger, depression, isolation and relapse.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
NOVEMBER 5, 2016
Reviews a variety of practical tips, tools and techniques to help defuse and deal with anger. Reviews a variety of practical tips, tools and techniques to help defuse and deal with anger.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
OCTOBER 30, 2016
Learn why you get angry, the benefits and consequences of getting angry and how to start making a change to let go some of the unnecessary upset. Learn why you get angry, the benefits and consequences of getting angry and how to start making a change to let go some of the unnecessary upset.
Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.
You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
OCTOBER 29, 2016
Emotion Efficacy Therapy is a manualized, 8-week treatment protocol based on research of three foundational ideas for its treatment structure and content ~ A transdiagnostic approach is the most effective way to treat clients with emotion problems ~ Transemotional learning, which involves all four components of emotion, is essential to learning ~ New learning is enhanced in an activated state Emotion Efficacy Therapy is a manualized, 8-week treatment protocol based on research of three foundatio
Counselor Toolbox podcast
OCTOBER 23, 2016
Many clients are very skilled at cognitive behavioral therapy, but are still overcome with anger, anxiety or depression. Many of these clients are highly self-critical and guilt-laden. Compassion Focused Therapy explores the reasons clients may be unable to self-soothe and/or be self-compassionate, and provides tools to help clients overcome their fears of contentment, abandonment and compassion.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
OCTOBER 22, 2016
Aromatherapy, Meditation and Guided Imagery can all be used to address stress, anxiety, depression, anger, sleep problems and addictive behaviors. Aromatherapy, Meditation and Guided Imagery can all be used to address stress, anxiety, depression, anger, sleep problems and addictive behaviors.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
OCTOBER 16, 2016
Motivation is the reason we do things. The greater the motivation, the more likely people are to begin and persevere on a task in the face of challenges. This presentation identifies a way of enhancing and maintaining motivation for different people. Motivation is the reason we do things. The greater the motivation, the more likely people are to begin and persevere on a task in the face of challenges.
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Managing a nonprofit involves many challenges, but payroll and HR shouldn’t be among them. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps nonprofits choose the best provider. Efficient payroll services ensure timely, accurate payments, vital for maintaining staff and volunteer morale. Compliance support helps navigate complex labor laws and avoid costly fines.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
OCTOBER 15, 2016
Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery: Mindfulness and Relaxation For the Family Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Continuing Education (CE) credits can be earned for this presentation at [link] Objectives ~ Review the function of mindfulness and a variety of mindfulness techniques ~ Explore the concept of relaxation ~ Identify different methods of relaxation […] Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery: Mindfulness and Relaxation For the Family Presented by: Dr.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Shaping means gradually altering someone's behavior by rewarding incremental changes, for example walking to jogging to running. Chaining means examining the behaviors, stimuli, reinforces and punishments leading up to a behavior. Backwards chaining means examining behaviors in revers to see how the person got here. It can be helpful in identifying triggers for upset, as well as interventions or behaviors the person currently uses to avoid the upset.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery: Hardiness and Resilience Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Continuing Education (CE) credits can be earned for this presentation at [link] Objectives ~ Define resilience ~ Identify characteristics that make people more resilient and ways we can enhance those characteristics ~ Define Hardiness ~ Examine what hardiness is important […] Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery: Hardiness and Resilience Presented by: Dr.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
OCTOBER 1, 2016
In Understanding Behavior Modification part 2 we examine how reinforcement and punishment can be used to motivate behavior, and as a tool in motivational interviewing. In Understanding Behavior Modification part 2 we examine how reinforcement and punishment can be used to motivate behavior, and as a tool in motivational interviewing.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
MindLESSness often leads to ignoring small stressors and running on autopilot until you crash and burn. Mindfulness helps you stay focused on how you are feeling, address vulnerabilities and make sure you are enjoying life. MindLESSness often leads to ignoring small stressors and running on autopilot until you crash and burn. Mindfulness helps you stay focused on how you are feeling, address vulnerabilities and make sure you are enjoying life.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Behavior modification is an excellent tool to help understand what triggers people's behavior. In this presentation we examine how it can be useful in a clinical setting and begin exploring the concept of conditioned and unconditioned stimuli. Behavior modification is an excellent tool to help understand what triggers people's behavior. In this presentation we examine how it can be useful in a clinical setting and begin exploring the concept of conditioned and unconditioned stimuli.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
Temperament helps people understand what environments are stressful for them, what environments are energy producing, how they view and conceptualize the world (details vs. big picture), what motivates them (logic or feelings),and how they prefer to manage time(structured vs. spontaneous). By ensuring behavior change plans, living environments and treatment are provided in a way that most closely matches people's individual needs we can ensure the greatest likelihood of success.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
SEPTEMBER 18, 2016
Adult learners have so many other competing demands it is important to present information that is easily received and meaningful and learning experiences are flexible. Whether people are learning skills for a new job, a new hobby, or skills for recovery from addiction and depression, it is vital to make the learning process as efficient and effective as possible.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
SEPTEMBER 17, 2016
Much distress is caused by people seeking validation and acceptance from others, because they cannot or do not know how to provide it to themselves. Self-Esteem is how people feel about themselves. By developing self-esteem anxiety, fears of abandonment and depression can be reduced and relationships with others, energy and overall well-being can be improved.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
SEPTEMBER 11, 2016
By understanding the origins of distress, we are better able to deal with distress. Counseling Theories assert that problems stem from ineffective relationships or thoughts in adulthood. Personality Theories speculate that distress stems from more innate, long standing problems often starting in childhood Learning Theories emphasize the fact that distress and behavior is learned from […] By understanding the origins of distress, we are better able to deal with distress.
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