John Arden, Ph.D. is the author of 14 books, including Brain2Brain: Enacting Client Change Through the Persuasive Power of Neuroscience, The Brain Bible: How to Stay Vital, Productive, and Happy for a Lifetime, Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to…
The Many Pathways to Healing Conference: Trauma, Addictions & Related Disorders
Presented by John Arden, Ph.D. and Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Steve Grinstead, M.A. and Caroline Buzanko, Ph.D., R. Psych and Carissa Muth, Psy.D., CCC, R.Psych and Pamela Malkoff Hayes, MFT, LMHC, LPC, ATR-BC and Jennifer Patterson, Psy.D., LCPC and Sara Klinkhamer MA, RCC
Monday, November 25, 2024 – Wednesday, November 27, 2024 | Richmond, bc
Date & Location
Monday, November 25, 2024 – Wednesday, November 27, 2024
8:30am – 4:00pm
Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport
7311 Westminster Hwy
Richmond, BC V6X 1A3
phone: 604.278.5555
Registration on this page is for live in-person attendance only. To attend virtually please register here: https://webinars.jackhirose.com/product/many-pathways-to-healing/
Live In-Person Conference
- Complimentary tea, coffee and assorted pastries
- On-site exhibitors
Please note, in-person registration does not include access to the live stream or recorded footage.
Live Stream from Home
- This conference will be live streaming from Vancouver, BC to online participants on November 25 – 27, 2024 from 8:30am – 4:00pm PT
- Recorded footage and all course content will be available until December 28, 2024
- Please allow 3 – 5 business days after the conference has ended for recorded footage to become available
- More information & live stream registration: https://webinars.jackhirose.com/product/many-pathways-to-healing/
Option Lunch Add-On
Price: $32.50 per day. Price includes tax and gratuity (18% gratuity and 12% GST/PST).
Menu:
Day One
- Bread Station
- Chef’s Daily Soup
- Classic Chicken Parmigiana w/ a Tomato-Basil Sauce Penne Primavera
- Seasonal Fruit and Dessert Selection Coffee & Tea
Day Two
- Chef’s Daily Soup
- Pan-Seared Rock Fish w/ Sauce Vierge, Rice Pilaf & Sauteed Vegetables
- Seasonal Fruit and Dessert Selection
- Coffee & Tea
Day Three
- Chef’s daily soup
- Roasted root vegetables and quinoa salad
- Beef ragout
- Roasted potato
- Seasonal fruit and dessert section
- Coffee & Tea
Limited quantities are available. Must pre-buy during registration, not available at the door. Individuals with strict dietary needs or preferences can pre-order lunch off the menu through the hotel restaurant. Lunch buffets are non-refundable, no refund or credit will be granted under any circumstance.
Who Should Attend
Clinical Professionals: All mental health professionals including, but not limited to Clinical Counsellors, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Hospice and Palliative Care Workers, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Addiction Specialists, Marital & Family Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants, School Counsellors, Behaviour Specialists, Rehabilitation Consultants, Geriatric Specialists, and all professionals looking to enhance their therapeutic skills.
Day One – November 25, 2024
WORKSHOP #1: An Integrated Approach to Trauma Treatment: Synthesizing Neuroscience, Attachment Theory and Evidence-Based Modalities
Presented by
John Arden, Ph.D.
8:30am - 11:45am November 25, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This important workshop, facilitated by Dr John Arden, a world-renowned psychologist, teacher and author, will offer a wealth of knowledge and practical strategies that use a synthesized model of neuroscience, attachment theory and evidence-based treatment to more effectively treat clients who have experienced complex trauma.
You will learn about the latest research in neuroscience, epigenetics, immunology and endocrinology, and how these discoveries can be synthesized with evidence-based trauma treatments, psychotherapy research and attachment theory into a hybrid therapeutic model. This model will help you identify which elements of psychotherapeutic schools are effective and which may be counter-therapeutic in the trauma treatment context. You will be challenged and supported to move beyond any specific theoretical paradigms towards a common factors approach.
Engaging with real life examples, you will gain a deeper understanding of how addressing nervous system functioning is a fundamental therapeutic process in improving mood and behaviour and achieving a reduction in symptoms. Special attention will be given to addressing the neurodynamics of PTSD and the crucial role of memory.
At the end of this workshop, you will come away with many powerful tools, understandings and confidence to better assist your traumatised clients on their path to recovery and to live a fuller life.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Explore the Synthesized Model: Delve into the synthesized model of neuroscience, attachment theory, and evidence-based treatment, understanding how these components inform trauma treatment strategies.
- Understand Neuroscientific Foundations: Gain insights into the latest research in neuroscience, epigenetics, immunology, and endocrinology, and learn how to apply this knowledge to enhance therapeutic interventions.
- Identify Effective Psychotherapeutic Elements: Learn to discern effective psychotherapeutic elements and their applicability in trauma treatment, while recognizing potential counter-therapeutic approaches.
- Adopt a Common Factors Approach: Challenge and embrace a common factors approach, moving beyond specific theoretical paradigms to leverage universal therapeutic factors for trauma recovery.
- Address Nervous System Functioning: Explore the fundamental role of nervous system functioning in mood regulation and behavior modification, and learn practical techniques to optimize nervous system health in clients.
- Navigate Neurodynamics of PTSD: Gain specialized knowledge in addressing the neurodynamics of PTSD, including memory processing and its impact on symptomatology.
WORKSHOP #2: Stress and Trauma: An Attachment-Based Perspective
Presented by
Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D.
8:30am - 11:45am November 25, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Fresh insights from the sciences of development, emotion and attachment shed light on the hidden wisdom of the stress response, the essence of trauma, and the pivotal role of both attachment and emotion in etiology and recovery. What is also revealed in putting the pieces together is a common denominator that cuts across syndromes and diagnoses and informs intervention. While the material is presented with clinicians in mind, this model of stress and trauma applies across all ages and venues, including private practice, treatment programs, as well as personal healing and recovery. This model also has significant implications for the prevention, recognition and treatment of distressed children and youth, whether via the school, the family, special programs or direct treatment.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- To appreciate the true purpose and wisdom of the stress response
- To understand trauma as a stuck stress response
- To correctly identify the primary indicators of a stuck stress response
- To appreciate the necessary and sufficient conditions for the stress response to be resolved
- To identify natural and intuitive interventions that can be universally applied
- To distill to the essence the help that is needed to reverse a stuck stress response
- To understand the role of emotional playgrounds in the recovery of the resilience response
Dr. Gordon Neufeld is a Vancouver-based developmental psychologist with over 50 years of experience with children and youth and those responsible for them. A foremost authority on child development, Dr. Neufeld is an international speaker, a bestselling author (Hold On To…
More information: www.neufeldinstitute.org
WORKSHOP #3: (CONTINUATION) An Integrated Approach to Trauma Treatment: Synthesizing Neuroscience, Attachment Theory and Evidence-Based Modalities
Presented by
John Arden, Ph.D.
12:45pm - 4:00pm November 25, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This important workshop, facilitated by Dr John Arden, a world-renowned psychologist, teacher and author, will offer a wealth of knowledge and practical strategies that use a synthesized model of neuroscience, attachment theory and evidence-based treatment to more effectively treat clients who have experienced complex trauma.
You will learn about the latest research in neuroscience, epigenetics, immunology and endocrinology, and how these discoveries can be synthesized with evidence-based trauma treatments, psychotherapy research and attachment theory into a hybrid therapeutic model. This model will help you identify which elements of psychotherapeutic schools are effective and which may be counter-therapeutic in the trauma treatment context. You will be challenged and supported to move beyond any specific theoretical paradigms towards a common factors approach.
Engaging with real life examples, you will gain a deeper understanding of how addressing nervous system functioning is a fundamental therapeutic process in improving mood and behaviour and achieving a reduction in symptoms. Special attention will be given to addressing the neurodynamics of PTSD and the crucial role of memory.
At the end of this workshop, you will come away with many powerful tools, understandings and confidence to better assist your traumatised clients on their path to recovery and to live a fuller life.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Explore the Synthesized Model: Delve into the synthesized model of neuroscience, attachment theory, and evidence-based treatment, understanding how these components inform trauma treatment strategies.
- Understand Neuroscientific Foundations: Gain insights into the latest research in neuroscience, epigenetics, immunology, and endocrinology, and learn how to apply this knowledge to enhance therapeutic interventions.
- Identify Effective Psychotherapeutic Elements: Learn to discern effective psychotherapeutic elements and their applicability in trauma treatment, while recognizing potential counter-therapeutic approaches.
- Adopt a Common Factors Approach: Challenge and embrace a common factors approach, moving beyond specific theoretical paradigms to leverage universal therapeutic factors for trauma recovery.
- Address Nervous System Functioning: Explore the fundamental role of nervous system functioning in mood regulation and behavior modification, and learn practical techniques to optimize nervous system health in clients.
- Navigate Neurodynamics of PTSD: Gain specialized knowledge in addressing the neurodynamics of PTSD, including memory processing and its impact on symptomatology.
WORKSHOP #4: (CONTINUATION) Stress and Trauma: An Attachment-Based Perspective
Presented by
Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D.
12:45pm - 4:00pm November 25, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Fresh insights from the sciences of development, emotion and attachment shed light on the hidden wisdom of the stress response, the essence of trauma, and the pivotal role of both attachment and emotion in etiology and recovery. What is also revealed in putting the pieces together is a common denominator that cuts across syndromes and diagnoses and informs intervention. While the material is presented with clinicians in mind, this model of stress and trauma applies across all ages and venues, including private practice, treatment programs, as well as personal healing and recovery. This model also has significant implications for the prevention, recognition and treatment of distressed children and youth, whether via the school, the family, special programs or direct treatment.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- To appreciate the true purpose and wisdom of the stress response
- To understand trauma as a stuck stress response
- To correctly identify the primary indicators of a stuck stress response
- To appreciate the necessary and sufficient conditions for the stress response to be resolved
- To identify natural and intuitive interventions that can be universally applied
- To distill to the essence the help that is needed to reverse a stuck stress response
- To understand the role of emotional playgrounds in the recovery of the resilience response
Day Two – November 26, 2024
WORKSHOP #5: A Mind-Body Approach to Address Chronic Pain and Co-Existing Disorders
Presented by
Steve Grinstead, M.A.
8:30am - 11:45am November 26, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The landscape of chronic pain treatment continues to evolve and change as we wean ourselves off the traditional biomedical approach that often over-emphasizes harmful opioid-based pain management interventions. In this presentation you will learn the unique challenges and obstacles that face chronic pain patients suffering with their pain and coexisting disorders, including medication misuse abuse or addiction. By understanding these unique challenges, you will discover that it requires an integrated, collaborative, and concurrent Body-Mind-Spirit team approach to achieve the best possible treatment outcomes.
Join chronic pain management international expert, Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, for this dynamic interactive presentation. You will obtain the proper understanding, skills and treatment techniques you need to address the neurobiological psychological/emotional, social and Spiritual aspects of chronic pain when traditional biomedical interventions are no longer a viable option. By attending this presentation, you will discover how common coexisting disorders and family dynamics can also sabotage treatment – and what to do about it. You will learn how to develop a synergistic treatment plan incorporating the mind, body and spirit for healing as well as strategies to empower clients to be proactive in their healing process.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Investigate two or more reasons why the biomedical approach alone may be ineffective for the subset of chronic pain clients with coexisting disorders and why they often achieve poor outcomes.
- Develop a treatment plan that helps clients let go of suffering and adequately addresses the biological, psychological/emotional, social/family and Spiritual symptoms of their pain.
- Differentiate between the physiological and psychological/emotional symptoms of pain and learn appropriate management strategies for both types.
Steve Grinstead, Dr. AD, LMFT, ACRPS is an author and nationally recognized expert in preventing relapse related to chronic pain disorders and is the developer of the Addiction-Free Pain Management System. He has been working with pain management, addictive disorders and…
More information: www.addiction-free.com
WORKSHOP #6: Conquering Anxiety: Strategies for Helping Your Anxious Clients
Presented by
Caroline Buzanko, Ph.D., R. Psych
8:30am - 11:45am November 26, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Despite all the resources and training programs out there, in our post-pandemic world, anxiety is more pervasive than ever before, and people are finding it harder and harder to cope. Unfortunately, when they seek support, many anxious clients do not receive the right kind of help and some professionals even make anxiety worse.
In this workshop, you will discover evidence-based interventions and practical strategies to boost anxious client’s internal locus of control and master anxiety. Designed specifically for mental health professionals, this workshop goes beyond the basics and offers specialized knowledge and skills to optimize outcomes with anxious clients. Using a transdiagnostic approach, you’ll leave with a toolbox filled with concrete strategies that you can use immediately, no matter the nature or severity of your clients’ anxiety.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Confidently explain the nature of anxiety in-depth, along with the neural pathways to anxiety and how this information informs treatment.
- Identify environmental factors that may contribute to anxiety.
- Develop a case formulation and intervention map based on the client’s triggers and anxiety-provoking situations.
- Explain the key components of evidence-based interventions for anxiety.
- Apply practical strategies to help clients manage anxiety effectively.
- Successfully help clients to face, and change their relationship with, fear.
- Use exposure therapy confidently in meaningful, successful ways.
Caroline Buzanko, Ph.D., R. Psych, is a Psychologist. Mother. International Speaker. Yoda of Anxiety. Neurodivergent Superhero. Changer of Lives. She is a dynamic force in the field of psychology, dedicating nearly three decades to transforming the lives of children, teens,…
WORKSHOP #7: Proven Interventions for Complex PTSD
Presented by
Carissa Muth, Psy.D., CCC, R.Psych
8:30am - 11:45am November 26, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) manifests after exposure to one or multiple extremely threatening or traumatic events, presenting additional severe and persistent symptoms beyond those of PTSD. Dr. Muth’s three-hour workshop delves into the distinct characteristics of CPTSD, highlighting its unique challenges and treatment approaches.
Drawing upon current research, Dr. Muth will elucidate the nuances that differentiate CPTSD from other diagnoses. Participants will gain insights into the impact of disturbances in self-organization, such as negative beliefs about oneself, emotional dysregulation, and interpersonal difficulties, crucial for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment planning.
The workshop will focus on the application of evidence-based interventions tailored specifically for CPTSD. Dr. Muth will explore Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), offering participants a comprehensive toolkit for addressing the complexities of this disorder.
Through a detailed case study of a client with CPTSD and comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), attendees will learn step-by-step strategies for implementing evidenced-based interventions. Special emphasis will be placed on addressing both disturbances in self-organization and core PTSD symptoms, ensuring a holistic approach to treatment.
Join Dr. Muth in this comprehensive workshop to deepen your understanding of CPTSD and enhance your clinical skills in treating this complex disorder.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understand the impact of disturbances in self-organization: Participants will gain insights into the unique features of CPTSD and how disturbances in self-organization differentiate it from PTSD.
- Determine appropriateness of evidenced-based interventions: Attendees will learn to assess and select the most suitable evidence-based interventions for treating CPTSD, considering individual client needs and presentation.
- Address disturbances in self-organization and core PTSD symptoms: Dr. Muth will provide practical strategies for addressing both the specific challenges of disturbances in self-organization and the core symptoms of PTSD within the treatment framework.
- Ascertain readiness for imaginal exposure interventions: Participants will learn to assess client readiness for imaginal exposure interventions, as well as pacing strategies for safe and effective implementation.
- Develop tools to shift maladaptive cognitive appraisals: Through case studies and practical exercises, attendees will acquire tools to challenge and reframe maladaptive cognitive appraisals associated with trauma experiences, fostering resilience and empowerment.
Dr. Carissa Muth is a registered psychologist in Alberta and British Columbia and the Clinical Director at the Sunshine Coast Health Centre and Georgia Strait Women’s Clinic. She holds Doctorate of Psychology, Master of Arts in Counselling, and Bachelor of…
WORKSHOP #8: Effective and Strategic Intervention Plans to Reduce Relapse Episodes
Presented by
Steve Grinstead, M.A.
12:45pm - 4:00pm November 26, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This interactive presentation is for professional healthcare clinicians who want to learn how to assist their clients to identify and manage the progressive warning signs and high risks situations that lead to alcohol or other drug (AOD) relapse despite a commitment to sobriety. You will learn that relapse is a process not an event and that there are many identifiable warning signs and high-risk situations that occur far in advance of their AOD use. Valuable tools will be introduced that will enable you to assist your clients to take the mystery out of the relapse process and develop a strategic relapse prevention plan. You will learn how to utilize and personalize the “Relapse Cycle” and “Relapse Autopsy” processes to better help your clients in preventing a future relapse cycle.
You will also learn how to develop an early relapse intervention plan (R.I.P.). Then you will be led through a strategic step by step high risk situation identification process. The process ends with teaching participants to help clients finalize a relapse prevention plan designed to help them better identify and manage future warning signs and high-risk situations. This workshop includes a combination of lectures, and interactive group discussions, designed to enhance the training process.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Aid clients in developing a strategic Relapse Intervention Plan (R.I.P.) that includes three (3) core components that include choosing professional and personal collaborative accountability partners that will significantly reduce the risk or severity of a relapse episode.
- Educate their clients about the nine (9) mistaken beliefs about relapse that will lead to developing a more effective relapse prevention plan.
- Explain relapse as a process—not an event—and educate their clients that recognizing and managing early relapse warning signs is crucial step in stopping a potential relapse cycle.
WORKSHOP #9: (CONTINUATION) Conquering Anxiety: Strategies for Helping Your Anxious Clients
Presented by
Caroline Buzanko, Ph.D., R. Psych
12:45pm - 4:00pm November 26, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Despite all the resources and training programs out there, in our post-pandemic world, anxiety is more pervasive than ever before, and people are finding it harder and harder to cope. Unfortunately, when they seek support, many anxious clients do not receive the right kind of help and some professionals even make anxiety worse.
In this workshop, you will discover evidence-based interventions and practical strategies to boost anxious client’s internal locus of control and master anxiety. Designed specifically for mental health professionals, this workshop goes beyond the basics and offers specialized knowledge and skills to optimize outcomes with anxious clients. Using a transdiagnostic approach, you’ll leave with a toolbox filled with concrete strategies that you can use immediately, no matter the nature or severity of your clients’ anxiety.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Confidently explain the nature of anxiety in-depth, along with the neural pathways to anxiety and how this information informs treatment.
- Identify environmental factors that may contribute to anxiety.
- Develop a case formulation and intervention map based on the client’s triggers and anxiety-provoking situations.
- Explain the key components of evidence-based interventions for anxiety.
- Apply practical strategies to help clients manage anxiety effectively.
- Successfully help clients to face, and change their relationship with, fear.
- Use exposure therapy confidently in meaningful, successful ways.
WORKSHOP #10: Motivational Interviewing Techniques: Brief Interventions to Help the Unmotivated Client
Presented by
Carissa Muth, Psy.D., CCC, R.Psych
12:45pm - 4:00pm November 26, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Unlock the power of motivational interviewing (MI) to guide clients past ambivalence and toward meaningful action in their lives. This transformative three-hour workshop offers practical strategies and evidenced-based techniques to empower treatment providers in facilitating change even in the face of resistance. Led by Dr. Muth, participants will delve into the core principles of MI, learning how to leverage language and employ a collaborative approach to ignite and sustain their clients’ internal motivation. Through a four-step process, attendees will discover how to effectively navigate conversations, overcome resistance, and propel clients toward achieving their goals.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understand the underlying factors that facilitate change, empowering you to better support your clients in their journey.
- Utilize a collaborative process to uncover and amplify your clients’ inherent motivation for change, fostering a deeper sense of engagement and commitment.
- Identify and navigate common “traps” that can hinder progress, equipping you with the tools to effectively address ambivalence and resistance.
- Master the art of arranging conversations that empower clients to articulate their own values and interests, ultimately driving them towards meaningful action and sustainable change.
Day Three – November 27, 2024
WORKSHOP #11: Art Therapy Interventions for Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Addictions, Grief and Loss
Presented by
Pamela Malkoff Hayes, MFT, LMHC, LPC, ATR-BC
8:30am - 11:45am November 27, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Are you seeking potent techniques to aid clients grappling with anxiety, chronic pain, addictions, or feeling stuck? Dive into an accessible Art Therapy approach to evaluate and tackle anxious and self-destructive behaviors. The Creative Cognitive Therapy Method, developed by Pamela Hayes Malkoff, offers a comprehensive system merging traditional cognitive behavioral therapy with Art Therapy techniques, facilitating profound client transformation for a better quality of life. This succinct 10-session program maintains a solution-focused approach, aiding clients in maintaining focus, gaining fresh perspectives, and bolstering daily coping skills.
This cutting-edge seminar employs case studies, hands-on art experiences, demonstrations, and interactive discussions to foster creative thinking and encourage clients to replace ego-driven reactions with thoughtful responses. Delve into the integration of Art Therapy with CBT, Positive Psychology, and Mindfulness to foster delayed gratification, shift worldviews, process fears, embrace imperfections, and release past resentments and pain. Engage in firsthand experiences, creating your own art, and discover how stepping outside your comfort zone can empower and harmonize both negative and positive emotions.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Integrate Cognitive Restructuring and Art Therapy: Utilize 10 specific techniques in tandem to assist adults and adolescents in managing distress towards positive change.
- Implement Solution-Based Therapy: Identify at least 3 methods to effectively employ solution-based therapy, setting realistic, attainable, and lasting goals with clients.
- Utilize Art Techniques: Master a dozen specific art techniques to enhance treatment for individuals grappling with addictions, anxiety, depression, loss, indecision, and pain.
- Manage Emotional Responses: Explore how art techniques aid clients in tolerating frustration, sitting with discomfort, and halting catastrophic thoughts.
- Combat Negative Self-Talk: Develop 10 new skills through art processes to counter negative self-talk, redirecting fears and anxiety away from self-destructive behaviors.
- Merge Art Interventions with CBT: Combine 10 art interventions with classic CBT skills to revolutionize clients’ thought processes, ultimately transforming their lives.
Pamela Malkoff Hayes, MFT, LMHC, LPC, ATR-BC is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) in the states of California, Florida, Georgia, and Rhode Island. She is also a Registered and Board Certified Art Therapist with the American Art Therapy…
WORKSHOP #12: Couples Therapy to Transform Your Practice: Help Couples Build Lasting Relationships that Thrive
Presented by
Carissa Muth, Psy.D., CCC, R.Psych
8:30am - 11:45am November 27, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Join us for a transformative journey as we delve into the intricate dynamics of couples’ relationships. Often, by the time couples seek therapy, layers of resentment have built up, creating a barrier that seems insurmountable. In this three-hour workshop, Dr. Muth will guide participants through an integrated approach drawing from Emotion Focused Therapy, Nonviolent Communication, and research by the Gottmans.
Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all solution, this workshop emphasizes a holistic understanding of relationship dynamics. Participants will gain insight into coordinating identified needs in relationships with appropriate therapeutic interventions. Through exploring the science behind abandonment and connection, attendees will learn effective strategies for addressing these issues in treatment sessions. Additionally, tools will be provided for working with clients who struggle with empathy, empowering therapists to navigate such challenges with confidence.
Embark on this journey of discovery and equip yourself with the skills needed to help couples build lasting and thriving relationships.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Coordinate identified needs in the relationship with the choice of therapeutic intervention.
- Understand the science behind abandonment and connection and learn how to effectively address these dynamics during treatment.
- Obtain practical tools for working with clients who express a lack of empathy.
- Develop a strategic approach for managing high-conflict situations in a therapeutic manner.
WORKSHOP #13: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Transcending Traditional Approaches
Presented by
Jennifer Patterson, Psy.D., LCPC
8:30am - 11:45am November 27, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this foundational course, participants will embark on a transformative journey into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT is a third-wave cognitive-behavioral therapy that transcends traditional approaches by seamlessly weaving together the processes of acceptance, mindfulness, and behavior change principles. Through experiential learning and evidence-based techniques, participants will cultivate a profound understanding of ACT and its practical applications.
Join ACT expert and International trainer Jennifer Patterson, Psy.D., LCPC, for this workshop, where you will develop efficient, evidence-based skills, case conceptualization techniques, and powerful strategies that will improve outcomes for the following:
- Anxiety Issues
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Mood Disorders
- Substance Abuse
- Anger Management
- Eating Disorders
- Trauma
- Personality Disorders
Outline
The ACT Model
- The nature of human suffering
- ”Healthy normality” is a myth
- Language: The double-edged sword
- Undermine unhelpful thoughts
- Aiming for psychological flexibility and why
- The ACT hexagon model
Limitations of the Research and Potential Risks
- Children and adolescents
- Acute, florid hallucinations
- Catatonic depression
- Individuals with an adverse reaction to mindfulness exercises
Acceptance
- Strengthening a willingness to have emotions
- The opposite of acceptance is experiential avoidance
- Experiential avoidance throughout the lifespan
- Why acceptance is important
Defusion
- Look at thoughts rather than from thoughts
- Coping with automatic thoughts
- The power of words
- The problem with cognitive fusion
- Address CBT-based disputation techniques with defusion
Perspective-Taking
- Understand the “Self” in ACT
- Self-as-content, self-as-perspective, self-as-context
- Observer self-exercise
- Deal with identity issues
Mindfulness
- Contacting the present moment
- Why being in the here-and-now is critical for mental health
- Relationship between mindlessness and psychopathology
- Meditation, mindfulness and mindful action
- Exercises for mindful action
Values Work
- The positive side of language
- Identifying core values
- Differentiate values and goals
- Writing values-based treatment goals
- The ethics of values clarification
Committed Action
- Define “commitment” objectively
- Integrate evidence-based therapy with ACT
- Develop ACT-based behavior therapy treatment plans
- Improve behavioral activation with ACT
Pulling It All Together
- Hexaflex model for psychological flexibility
- Ask the “ACT Question” for self-help and case conceptualization
- Inflexahex model: Diagnosis from an ACT approach
Incorporate ACT into Your Own Approach
- Social skills training
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Inpatient treatment programs systems
- Exposure and ritual prevention
- Behavioral activation
- Parent management training
- Executive Coaching
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Develop a deep understanding of the theoretical and philosophical foundation of the ACT model to help clients increase psychological flexibility.
- Expand the knowledge base of ACT as a contextual behavioral science and how it differs from Cognitive Behavioral therapies.
- Detect the six psychological inflexible processes that maintain psychological rigidity and understand how they pull clients away from value-based behaviors.
- Formulate consistent case conceptualizations for ACT to understand avoidance and how it relates to maintaining away moves related to value-based behaviors.
- Utilize ACT case conceptualizations to prepare evidence-based treatment plans to assist with a cohesive treatment approach.
- Utilize the six psychological flexible processes in ACT to facilitate emotional openness and increase psychological flexibility in clients.
- Analyze how ACT attempts to undermine problematic language obstacles and implement clinical skills to assist clients in unhooking themselves from their thoughts.
- Use metaphors, analogies, and experiential exercises to improve clients’ self-understanding and increase value-based behaviors.
- Implement ACT evidence-based protocols and processes into treatment for specific disorders, including depression, anxiety, trauma, and personality disorders.
- Synthesize core ACT interventions, like defusion, mindfulness, acceptance, and the observer self, to increase clients’ value-based behaviors.
- Utilize ACT interventions, like contacting the present moment, to assist with developing observation and awareness skills for your client.
- Explore and integrate the role of self-compassion in the ACT model and utilize exercises to help clients build self-acceptance.
Jennifer Patterson, Psy.D., LCPC, has a mission to offer evidence based psychotherapy to help others live full and abundant lives. She is the clinical director of the MidAmerican Psychological Institute (MPI) in Joliet, Illinois, and established MPI’s Clinic for Compulsive…
WORKSHOP #14: (CONTINUATION) Art Therapy Interventions for Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Addictions, Grief and Loss
Presented by
Pamela Malkoff Hayes, MFT, LMHC, LPC, ATR-BC
12:45pm - 4:00pm November 27, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Are you seeking potent techniques to aid clients grappling with anxiety, chronic pain, addictions, or feeling stuck? Dive into an accessible Art Therapy approach to evaluate and tackle anxious and self-destructive behaviors. The Creative Cognitive Therapy Method, developed by Pamela Hayes Malkoff, offers a comprehensive system merging traditional cognitive behavioral therapy with Art Therapy techniques, facilitating profound client transformation for a better quality of life. This succinct 10-session program maintains a solution-focused approach, aiding clients in maintaining focus, gaining fresh perspectives, and bolstering daily coping skills.
This cutting-edge seminar employs case studies, hands-on art experiences, demonstrations, and interactive discussions to foster creative thinking and encourage clients to replace ego-driven reactions with thoughtful responses. Delve into the integration of Art Therapy with CBT, Positive Psychology, and Mindfulness to foster delayed gratification, shift worldviews, process fears, embrace imperfections, and release past resentments and pain. Engage in firsthand experiences, creating your own art, and discover how stepping outside your comfort zone can empower and harmonize both negative and positive emotions.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Integrate Cognitive Restructuring and Art Therapy: Utilize 10 specific techniques in tandem to assist adults and adolescents in managing distress towards positive change.
- Implement Solution-Based Therapy: Identify at least 3 methods to effectively employ solution-based therapy, setting realistic, attainable, and lasting goals with clients.
- Utilize Art Techniques: Master a dozen specific art techniques to enhance treatment for individuals grappling with addictions, anxiety, depression, loss, indecision, and pain.
- Manage Emotional Responses: Explore how art techniques aid clients in tolerating frustration, sitting with discomfort, and halting catastrophic thoughts.
- Combat Negative Self-Talk: Develop 10 new skills through art processes to counter negative self-talk, redirecting fears and anxiety away from self-destructive behaviors.
- Merge Art Interventions with CBT: Combine 10 art interventions with classic CBT skills to revolutionize clients’ thought processes, ultimately transforming their lives.
WORKSHOP #15: MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD & Improving Social Connectedness
Presented by
Sara Klinkhamer MA, RCC
12:45pm - 4:00pm November 27, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is making a comeback, and this time it doesn’t look like it is going anywhere despite some significant controversies in the last few years. The most research has been conducted with MDMA for chronic PTSD, with Phase 3 clinical trials complete and the application into the FDA, it is expected to be approved by the end of this year in the United States. Already here in Canada many people have received treatment through the Special Access Program (SAP) and expanded access is on the horizon. For this 3-hour workshop, Sara Klinkhamer will focus on MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, which has also been the focus of the PhD she is currently completing through the California Institute of Integral Studies. It will be argued here that MDMA-assisted psychotherapy is particularly effective for treating PTSD because it improves one’s sense of social connectedness and social connectedness moderates PTSD symptom severity. A brief history and context will situate these claims. The talk will also include a discussion of the possibility that MDMA-assisted psychotherapy improves one’s sense of connectedness in general. Current and future research may show it is effective for treating various ‘maladies of disconnection’ including addiction, depression, relationship problems and other existential issues.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understand the complicated history of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy.
- Understand the rationale for utilizing MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD.
- Understand how MDMA-assisted psychotherapy increases participants sense of social connectedness.
- Understand how a sense of social connectedness moderates PTSD symptom severity.
- Understand what a ‘malady of disconnection’ is and how MDMA-assisted psychotherapy could be effective in treating these.
Sara brings a background of working on the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver for more than 10 years, which has given her much experience working with addiction and mental health issues, particularly trauma. Sara has also worked in both residential and…
WORKSHOP #16: (CONTINUATION) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Transcending Traditional Approaches
Presented by
Jennifer Patterson, Psy.D., LCPC
12:45pm - 4:00pm November 27, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this foundational course, participants will embark on a transformative journey into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT is a third-wave cognitive-behavioral therapy that transcends traditional approaches by seamlessly weaving together the processes of acceptance, mindfulness, and behavior change principles. Through experiential learning and evidence-based techniques, participants will cultivate a profound understanding of ACT and its practical applications.
Join ACT expert and International trainer Jennifer Patterson, Psy.D., LCPC, for this workshop, where you will develop efficient, evidence-based skills, case conceptualization techniques, and powerful strategies that will improve outcomes for the following:
- Anxiety Issues
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Mood Disorders
- Substance Abuse
- Anger Management
- Eating Disorders
- Trauma
- Personality Disorders
Outline
The ACT Model
- The nature of human suffering
- ”Healthy normality” is a myth
- Language: The double-edged sword
- Undermine unhelpful thoughts
- Aiming for psychological flexibility and why
- The ACT hexagon model
Limitations of the Research and Potential Risks
- Children and adolescents
- Acute, florid hallucinations
- Catatonic depression
- Individuals with an adverse reaction to mindfulness exercises
Acceptance
- Strengthening a willingness to have emotions
- The opposite of acceptance is experiential avoidance
- Experiential avoidance throughout the lifespan
- Why acceptance is important
Defusion
- Look at thoughts rather than from thoughts
- Coping with automatic thoughts
- The power of words
- The problem with cognitive fusion
- Address CBT-based disputation techniques with defusion
Perspective-Taking
- Understand the “Self” in ACT
- Self-as-content, self-as-perspective, self-as-context
- Observer self-exercise
- Deal with identity issues
Mindfulness
- Contacting the present moment
- Why being in the here-and-now is critical for mental health
- Relationship between mindlessness and psychopathology
- Meditation, mindfulness and mindful action
- Exercises for mindful action
Values Work
- The positive side of language
- Identifying core values
- Differentiate values and goals
- Writing values-based treatment goals
- The ethics of values clarification
Committed Action
- Define “commitment” objectively
- Integrate evidence-based therapy with ACT
- Develop ACT-based behavior therapy treatment plans
- Improve behavioral activation with ACT
Pulling It All Together
- Hexaflex model for psychological flexibility
- Ask the “ACT Question” for self-help and case conceptualization
- Inflexahex model: Diagnosis from an ACT approach
Incorporate ACT into Your Own Approach
- Social skills training
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Inpatient treatment programs systems
- Exposure and ritual prevention
- Behavioral activation
- Parent management training
- Executive Coaching
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Develop a deep understanding of the theoretical and philosophical foundation of the ACT model to help clients increase psychological flexibility.
- Expand the knowledge base of ACT as a contextual behavioral science and how it differs from Cognitive Behavioral therapies.
- Detect the six psychological inflexible processes that maintain psychological rigidity and understand how they pull clients away from value-based behaviors.
- Formulate consistent case conceptualizations for ACT to understand avoidance and how it relates to maintaining away moves related to value-based behaviors.
- Utilize ACT case conceptualizations to prepare evidence-based treatment plans to assist with a cohesive treatment approach.
- Utilize the six psychological flexible processes in ACT to facilitate emotional openness and increase psychological flexibility in clients.
- Analyze how ACT attempts to undermine problematic language obstacles and implement clinical skills to assist clients in unhooking themselves from their thoughts.
- Use metaphors, analogies, and experiential exercises to improve clients’ self-understanding and increase value-based behaviors.
- Implement ACT evidence-based protocols and processes into treatment for specific disorders, including depression, anxiety, trauma, and personality disorders.
- Synthesize core ACT interventions, like defusion, mindfulness, acceptance, and the observer self, to increase clients’ value-based behaviors.
- Utilize ACT interventions, like contacting the present moment, to assist with developing observation and awareness skills for your client.
- Explore and integrate the role of self-compassion in the ACT model and utilize exercises to help clients build self-acceptance.
Registration & Fees
| Registration | Early bird Fee | Regular Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Individual 1 Day Enrollment | $289.00 | $309.00 |
| Individual 2 Day Enrollment | $489.00 | $509.00 |
| Individual 3 Day Enrollment | $699.00 | $719.00 |
| Group 3-7 | $659.00 | $679.00 |
| Group 8-14 | $639.00 | $659.00 |
| Group 15+ | $619.00 | $639.00 |
| Full-Time Student | $619.00 | $639.00 |
All fees are per person and in Canadian Dollars ($CAD)
Fees do not include applicable taxes (5% GST).
Early bird cutoff date: November 11, 2024
To receive the early bird rate, registration and payment must be received by Monday, November 11, 2024.
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Recommended Accommodation
Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport
7311 Westminster Hwy
Richmond, BC V6X 1A3
phone: 604.278.5555
website: www.executivehotels.net/vancouver-airport-hotel/
Our rates:
Please state you would like to book under the “Jack Hirose” block when booking your room to receive our group room rate.
Courtyard Standard Room – $179.00 plus tax
Courtyard Junior suite – $199.00 plus tax
Plaza Room – $209.00 plus tax
One-bedroom Condo – $259.00 plus tax
Guest bookings include:
- Overnight parking
- High-speed WIFI
- Free Airport Transfers – 6:00am – 10:30pm (Please arrange with the hotel directly)
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