August 2, 2023: Launchpad Parenting: Six Core Ideas

Day: Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
Times: 4 pm Pacific, 7 pm Eastern. The session is 1.5 hours.
Format: Online via Zoom.

A FREE online single-session Zoom meeting exclusively for registrants in the online course The Parent Trap. This public education session will present six concepts which lie at the heart of parenting with young adults struggling to achieve adult independence. Time will also be available for discussion and Q&A with the presenter. Contact us at workshops@changeways.com and SPECIFY THE SESSION DATE to register and we will provide the Zoom link. A similar session September 6 is available to the general public, as well as individuals presently taking "The Parent Trap."

August 9, 2023: NEET/Hikikomori Talkback: What Clinicians Need to Know

Day: Wednesday, August 9, 2023.
Times: 3 pm Pacific, 6 pm Eastern. The session is 1.5 hours.
Format: Online via Zoom.

A no-charge session especially for young adults who self-describe as NEET or Hikikomori, or who are otherwise having difficulty achieving independence from caregivers. This meeting is NOT a presentation from clinicians to these individuals, but FROM these individuals to a clinician, Dr Randy Paterson, who is involved in training other mental health professionals how best to support such clients. What do you think clinicians need to know? Where have clinical services failed you in the past? What would YOU like to see in terms of mental health support if the system was yours to design? Time will be available for discussion and Q&A. Please note that this session is not, in itself, a mental health program nor a substitute for clinical care. Its primary aim is to survey individuals to get input into a system that is too often designed without direct feedback from those most involved with an issue. This is a zoom meeting. Participants will not be asked to have cameras on if they do not wish to do so, and input and ideas reported will be anonymized before being passed along to practitioners. Contact us at workshops@changeways.com to register and we will provide the Zoom link. Specify in the SUBJECT LINE: August 9 NEET/Hikikomori session.

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 6, 2023: Launchpad Parenting: Six Core Ideas

Day: Wednesday, September 6, 2023.
Times: 7 pm Pacific, 10 pm Eastern. The session is 1.5 hours.
Format: Online via Zoom.

A FREE online single-session Zoom meeting for the public AND for registrants in the online course The Parent Trap. This public education session will present six concepts which lie at the heart of parenting with young adults struggling to achieve adult independence. Time will also be available for discussion and Q&A with the presenter. Contact us at workshops@changeways.com and SPECIFY THE SESSION DATE to register and we will provide the Zoom link.

December 1 - December 8, 2023: Assertiveness Training in Clinical Practice

Days: Fridays, December 1, 8, 2023.
Times: 8 am Pacific, 11 am Eastern, 4 pm UK. Each session is 3 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 is available HERE at the Essential Therapy Training site.

Past Programs (Selected)

2023

Essentials of Cognitive Therapy
Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

2022

Life After Psychology
This Year I Shall: The Plan for 2023
The Assertiveness Workbook
Essentials of Cognitive Therapy
Boundaries: Training Clients in Assertive Communication (PraxisCET)
Evidence-Based Group Therapy for Depression
Has Mental Healthcare Helped? Reflections on Effectiveness

2021

How to be Miserable in Your Twenties: The Clinician's Guide
Recent Meta-Analyses of Antidepressant Effectiveness
Behavioural Activation and Goal-Setting in Psychotherapy