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Motivational Interviewing—Overview
This course is designed to provide an overview of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and to enhance the mental health service provider's understanding of how Motivational Interviewing theory and principles under...Read More
Motivational Interviewing—Beyond the Basics
This course is designed as a follow up to the "Motivational Interviewing—Overview" but would also be appropriate for behavioral health providers who already have a basic understanding of Motivational I...Read More
High-functioning Autism (Standing Out from the Crowd: Education and Interventions in High-functioning Autism)
This course is designed to assist mental health workers with enhancing their knowledge of high-functioning Autism. This course will discuss recognizing the deficits, assessing the function of the defic...Read More
Effectively Responding to Challenging Behaviors
This course is designed to strengthen mental health service providers’ skills in delivering treatment to children, parents and families.
- The goal of the training is to learn how to assis...Read More
Why Snake Oil Sells--Fads in Autism Treatment
The diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) is at an all-time high (CDC, 2014), and to date, there is no known cure for autism. In turn, these facts have opened the field of autism treatment up to a pl...Read More
Technology Addiction
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Discrete Trial Instruction, Incidental Teaching and Child Play
Many evidenced-based interventions exist to teach individuals diagnosed with Autism, including Discrete Trial Interventions (DTI). We will begin by reviewing the development of Discrete Trial Training (DTT) ...Read More
Understanding and Working Effectively with Resistance in Families
This course is designed to challenge practitioner notions about “difficult clients” by expanding their view of treatment resistance and refocusing them in practical and productive ways. This trai...Read More
Intensive Verbal Behavior Training for Children, Part 1
This course is designed to provide mental health workers with knowledge regarding Verbal Behavior Programs as strategy for developing communication, socialization, and behavioral skills for children with aut...Read More
Creating Behavioral Change that Lasts
This training was designed to provide both master's and bachelor's level clinicians with strategies to support families in successfully achieving positive behavioral change more quickly in treatment, maintai...Read More
Functional Behavior Assessment I (FBA I)
This training is a two-part video course provided by the state and facilitated by a PCS trainer to train mental health professionals in the area of conducting effective functional behavior assessments with c...Read More
Functional Behavior Assessment II (FBA II)
This training is the second part of a two-part video course provided by the state and facilitated by a PCS trainer to train mental health professionals in the area of conducting effective functional behavior...Read More
Motivational Interviewing—Overview
This course is designed to provide an overview of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and to enhance the mental health service provider's understanding of how Motivational Interviewing theory and principles under...Read More
Motivational Interviewing—Beyond the Basics
This course is designed as a follow up to the "Motivational Interviewing—Overview" but would also be appropriate for behavioral health providers who already have a basic understanding of Motivatio...Read More
Intensive Verbal Behavior Training for Children, Part 2
** Participants must have attended part I of this training in order to attend part II. This course is designed to provide mental health workers with knowledge regarding Verbal Behavior Programs as a strategy...Read More
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
This workshop will provide a broad overview of theoretical orientations that can be implemented by clinicians conducting couples psychotherapy. This training will review specific interventions that are usefu...Read More
Why? A Values-Based Approach to Treatment through the Use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
In recent years, a cultural shift has occurred, which resulted in a greater focus on “how” to treat different disorders. Evidence-based practice has allowed us to further our knowledge and skill ...Read More
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
This training is designed to give an overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), including the theory and history behind this treatment model. We will describe what is included in a DBT program and revie...Read More
Working with Children Who Have a Trauma History
Children who experience any type of trauma often exhibit a variety of emotional responses, such as anger, anxiety, hypervigilance, depression or emotional numbing. This training will provide an overview of t...Read More
The World Is My Stage -- Treating Children and Adolescents with Autism
This course is designed to strengthen mental health service providers' skills in delivering treatment to children, parents and families. This training centers on learning about the various needs and issues o...Read More
Discrete Trial Instruction, Incidental Teaching and Child Play
Many evidenced-based interventions exist to teach individuals diagnosed with Autism, including Discrete Trial Interventions (DTI). We will begin by reviewing the development of Discrete Trial Training (DTT) ...Read More
Working with the Child Who Is Non-Verbal
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