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Counseling Couples with the Rapid Resonance Method©: Disarming then arming today’s couples with clear, easy-to-use tools essential to maintaining a worthwhile marriage (6 CE Hours) April 20, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Rapid Resonance Method© offers effective tools for both counselors and couples on the use of image, humor, arousal regulation, psychobiology and adult attachment to create immediate, measurable, significant, lasting change in couples. Counseling couples requires dynamic, directive techniques that will make an immediate impact. Couples therapists do not have the luxury of going slowly as in one-on-one counseling. This workshop offers methods that instantly engage, disarm, unify and motivate couples preparing them for deeper emotional work. Workshop participants learn to:
Instructor: Connie G. Bellemere, MA/ABS is an alumna of the Leadership Institute of Seattle with 22 experience years as an author, award-winning speaker and founder of Sound Counseling which offers psychotherapy, classes and workshops. She has intensive-training with world masters in marriage counseling and psychobiology. Her gift is the ability to synthesize complex, cutting-edge, scientific information into clear, simple, methods that rapidly disarms couples then arms them with the clear, precise tools they need in the cyber-fast-pace of today’s world.. To learn more about her work, visit: http://soundcounseling.net/ Narcissism and Addictions through the Lens of Attachment: Understanding the Shame Dynamic This training is designed to deepen your knowledge and increase your effectiveness in working with narcissism, addiction, attachment and shame. While the topic is intense, the approach of this training is a combination of didactic information with discussion and active learning. You leave the training with a full set of handouts and renewed optimism about working with people who may have this challenging cluster of problems. Participants learn to:
Instructor: Lisa Erickson, M.S., LMHC, has been a mental health counselor, clinical supervisor, program director and consultant for more than 25 years and conducts professional trainings throughout the Pacific Northwest. She has been very active at the state level with issues related to licensure and supervision. For more information, visit her website. Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention is a novel treatment approach developed at the Addictive Behaviors Research Center at the University of Washington, for individuals in recovery for addictive behaviors. It integrates cognitive-behavioral Relapse Prevention skills and strategies within a format and structure that are based on Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and Zindel Segal and colleagues’ Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). MBRP practices are intended to foster increased awareness of triggers and “automatic” reactions, while cultivating the ability to pause, and expand the range of choices before each of us in every moment. Ultimately, we are working towards freedom from deeply ingrained and often catastrophic habits. The primary goals of MBRP are: 1. Develop awareness of personal triggers and habitual reactions, and learn ways to create a pause in this seemingly automatic process. 2. Change one's relationship to discomfort, learning to recognize challenging emotional and physical experiences and responding to them in skillful ways. 3. Foster a non-judgmental, compassionate approach toward one's self and one's experiences. 4. Build a lifestyle that supports both mindfulness practice and recovery. This workshop provides:
Instructor: Neha Chawla, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and researcher. Dr. Chawla writes, consults, provides training in Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP), and maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Seattle. In her practice, Dr. Chawla provides empirically supported mindfulness and acceptance-based treatments and facilitates MBRP groups. She is involved with the continued development and evaluation of mindfulness-based treatments, as well research on issues related to therapist training and competence. She has facilitated numerous groups in private and community treatment settings and conducted therapist training workshops in both the US and Canada. Play Therapy: Approaches and Techniques It is well established that children naturally communicate and learn through their play. Practitioners who work with children need a variety of play therapy techniques to help
Instructor: Linda Lea McCarley, MSSW, LCSW, ATR-BC, RPT-S, is a social worker, art therapist and play therapist with over 20 years experience in a variety of roles such as a clinician, educator, author, administrator, consultant and supervisor. She has served in professional associations at local, state and national levels. She has testified to state Ethics in the 21st Century: Managing Boundaries in a Digital Age (6 CE Ethics/Law Hours) Tuition: $135 general; $120 Antioch alumni, faculty, staff As a mental health professional you may be considering the following issues:
Historically, mental health providers have had control over what clients can learn about them and have used this “blank slate” to clinical advantage. But times are changing and clients now have access to much more information about therapists than ever before. In this dynamic and engaging workshop, explore how on-line access to personal information shapes modern clinical practice. Deepen your understanding of the ethical issues involved in managing boundaries. Explore and strategize ways to respond therapeutically to digital incursions into privacy. Practice ethical decision-making as you study and respond to sample situations Erickson’s teaching style is lively, participatory and reinvigorating. She encourages participants will tap into the collective wisdom of the group in responding to 21st Century ethical challenges. New for Summer 2012: July 27 through August 5, 2012 A unique opportunity to learn drama therapy theory and practice in an intensive, interactive format! No matter what your experience level you are welcome to join us for an enlivening week of expressive arts. Location: Antioch University Seattle, Co-presented by Antioch’s School of Applied Psychology Drama Therapy program and the AUS Center for Continuing Education. As a Continuing Education participant, you can sign up for one, two or all three modules: Module A: "This is Your Brain on Drama Therapy" Featuring guest instructor Sally Bailey Friday, July 27 (9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) When a new behavior is learned or a new insight is integrated during therapy, the client’s brain physically changes! Brain cells re-wire and new pathways hook up so that different parts of the brain can communicate in new patterns. Explore how this happens through action methods and learn why drama therapy can be such an effective tool for changing the brain. Begin to speak the language of neuroscience so that you can explain to others why drama therapy is based on sound scientific principles. Tuition: $225 for the general public; $200 for Antioch alumni, faculty and staff. Instructor Sally Bailey, MFA, MSW, RDT/BCT is professor of theatre and director of the drama therapy program at Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. She is the author of "Barrier-Free Theatre" and "Dreams to Sign." A past-president of the National Association for Drama Therapy, she is the recipient of the 2006 Gertrud Schattner Award for contributions to the field of drama therapy. Module B: "Drama Therapy and Conflict Resolution" With instructor Bobbi Kidder Monday through Friday: July 30 through Aug. 3 Using drama in resolving conflicts has a long history of successful outcomes in families; school settings, with friends and co-workers, in self-concept and behavior. This Intro class offers practical conflict management tools through active learning. Tuition: $450 for the general public; $400 for Antioch alumni, faculty and staff. Instructor Bobbi Kidder, MA,RDT, BCT teaches in the drama therapy Masters program at Antioch University Seattle. She is author of ImaginACTION, a guide to using drama in classrooms and other settings. Bobbi has incorporated the principles of conflict resolution in her 27 years as a drama therapist, doing international work in cultural competence and ELL as well as leading communication projects in schools, prisons, and treatment centers. Module C: "Introduction to Developmental Transformations" (10 CE hours) With guest instructor Randy McCommons Saturday, Aug. 4 (9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ) This intensive class will introduce the theory and practice of Developmental Transformations to drama therapists and these interested in utilizing play to promote health and well-being to diverse groups and individuals. Participants will familiarize themselves with the evolution of developmental transformations, its governing principles and its applications. This course is taught through experientials, discussions and presentations by multiple DvT practitioners. Tuition: $225 for the general public; $200 for Antioch alumni, faculty and staff. Instructor W. Randy McCommons, RDT, DvT is the Director of the Institute of Developmental Transformations (DvT) in San Francisco and an Adjunct Professor at The California Institute of Integral Studies. He has been in practice as a Drama Therapist for 25 years at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley, CA and maintains a private practice using DvT. Registration for Continuing Education participants is limited. Use the online registration link at the top of this page or phone our office during business hours: 206-268-4111. Antioch students may register for these courses for degree credit through the regular summer quarter registration process. See your adviser to determine if these courses will be acceptable toward your program. Clinical Supervision: Becoming an Approved Supervisor This course will be offered again in Fall 2012. Please call our office to register.
Instructor: Lisa Erickson, M.S., LMHC, has been a mental health counselor, clinical supervisor, program director and consultant for more than 25 years and conducts professional trainings throughout the Pacific Northwest. She has been very active at the state level with issues related to licensure and supervision. For more information, visit her website. For more information, contact the Center for Continuing Education at 206-268-4111. You may register online, by mail, fax or phone. Please see the shaded box at the top right corner of this screen for details.
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