March 29 - April 12, 2023: Essentials of Cognitive Therapy

Days: Wednesdays, March 29, April 5, April 12, 2023
Times: 9 am Pacific, 12 noon Eastern. Each session is 2 hours.
Format: Online via Zoom.

Learn the core concepts and strategies of cognitive therapy in this engaging and hands-on course for mental health professionals. Suitable for all levels. Three sessions of two hours each. Click HERE for more information on the program, and to register.

April 6 - 27, 2023: Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

Days: Thursdays, April 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2023.
Times: 9 am Pacific, 12 noon Eastern. Each session is 2 hours.
Format: Online via Zoom.

Exposure therapy is a true fundamental of cognitive behaviour therapy, but few mental health professionals have any focussed training in its use. Even if you've been using exposure-based work for ages, this workshop will provide strategies to improve your impact. Learn to identify the targets of exposure and structure in-session and home practice exercises in collaboration with clients. Four sessions of two hours each. Click HERE for more information on the program, and to register.

April 26, 2023: FREE Discussion Session: Failure to Launch in Clinical Practice

Day: Wednesday April 26, 2023.
Times: 9 am Pacific, 12 noon Eastern. 90 minutes.
Format: Online via Zoom.

Increasing numbers of young adults are getting stuck at the transition from dependent adolescence to independent adulthood - and many of them are appearing in clinical settings. Informal surveys of private practitioners suggest that two-thirds of clinicians working with adults receive referrals matching the description of this population. Yet training in the subject is largely absent, and the research literature is scanty. This relatively unstructured discussion will provide a description of the population and some of the overlapping diagnoses/difficulties associated, and invites participants to discuss their own experiences working with the population. Suggestions for further reading will be provided. One session of 90 minutes. To register, email us at workshops@changeways.com and we will send you the Zoom link. Space is limited.

September 6 - October 4, 2023: Failure to Launch: Helping Young Adults and Parents Navigate the Road to Independence

Days: Wednesdays, September 6, 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2023.
Times: 9 am Pacific, 12 noon Eastern. Each session is 2 hours.
Host: Praxis Continuing Education and Training (CE wing of New Harbinger Publications).
Format: Online via Zoom.

A five-session (10 CE hour) program on clinical work with the so-called "failure to launch" phenomenon: Young adults stuck at the transition from dependent adolescence to independent adulting. Related terms include hikikomori (the Japanese term increasing in use among young adults internationally) and NEET (Not in Education Employment or Training - the term most often used in the United Kingdom). This workshop looks at the nature of the phenomenon, risk factors, treatment strategies for both the young adult and for caregivers, and guidelines for prevention and early intervention with adolescents. Registration information HERE at the PraxisCET site.

September 14 - October 5, 2023: Train Your Clients in Assertive Communication

Days: Thursdays, September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2023.
Times: 9 am Pacific, 12 noon Eastern. Each session is 2 hours.
Format: Online via Zoom.

Many of the most vexing problems in modern life arise from interpersonal conflict and a difficulty setting and maintaining effective boundaries with others. Assertive communication training is a therapy fundamental that is often neglected in clinical training, but holds the potential for enormous therapeutic gains when provided in a focussed and experiential manner. This course, led by the author of The Assertiveness Workbook, provides 8 hours of training, extensive guidance on sequence and exercises, and a set of pdf documents that can be provided to clients to help them apply the principles in their own lives. Clinician participants often report that the course has been helpful in their own lives and relationships as well! "I really appreciated the experiential part of the workshop and have sent the worksheets or worked on skill with multiple clients since the course started." "Randy was so engaging and this is the first presentation that I have found my self laughing out loud (glad I was muted)." Registration available shortly; please check back. More info on the course here.