Current Evidence Based Practices

Course overview

Mindfulness Discuss the mind-body connection and its applications in the counseling setting Define Mindlessness Define Mindfulness Differentiate between Mindfulness and Purposeful Action Identify how mindfulness can be useful in practice Explore several different mindfulness techniques and activities ACT Identify the common symptoms for anxiety and depression-based disorders Learn how a positive change in one area or symptom can have positive effects on all symptoms or areas. Explore The function of each of those symptoms The potential causes of each of those symptoms Interventions for each of those symptoms Identify the components of ACT Explore how ACT differs from other approaches to trauma treatment Learn some techniques that can help people live a rich and meaningful life Explore the problem of experiential avoidance and trauma Learn to develop creative hopelessness Help clients use self-as-context for commitment toward valued living DBT Review the basic premises of DBT Learn about the HPA Axis Define emotion regulation Identify why emotion regulation is important and how it can help clients Explore emotion regulation techniques Define goals of distress tolerance Discuss why some clients do not choose distress tolerance Explore a variety of Distress Tolerance and Reality Acceptance Skills including Define interpersonal effectiveness Identify barriers to interpersonal effectiveness Explore the goals of interpersonal effectiveness Review techniques for improving interpersonal effectiveness