Mind-Body Connection: How Health, Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviors Interact Counselor Toolbox Podcast Episode 433 Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs.com Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Case Management Toolbox Sponsored by TherapyNotes.com Manage your practice securely and efficiently. Two free weeks of TherapyNotes with coupon code “CEU” Objectives – A healthy body is essential […]

432 -Animal Assisted Therapy Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs.com Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Case Management Toolbox Sponsored by TherapyNotes.com Manage your practice securely and efficiently. Two free weeks of TherapyNotes with coupon code “CEU” Objectives – Define Animal Assisted Therapy – Explore the research around animal assisted therapy – Review some […]

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432 -Animal Assisted Therapy

Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC

Executive Director, AllCEUs.com

Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Case Management Toolbox

Sponsored by TherapyNotes.com

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Objectives

- Define Animal Assisted Therapy

- Explore the research around animal assisted therapy

- Review some general cautions

Definitions

- Animal Assisted Activities/Pet-Therapy

- Integration of animals into activities to facilitate motivation, education and recreation, encouraging casual interaction without following a specific set of criteria or goals

- Animal Assisted Therapy

- Intentional and therapeutic, whereby the animal’s role is integral in assisting with mental health, speech, occupational therapy or physical therapy goals, and augments cognitive, physical, social and/or emotional well-being

General Benefits

- Reduced blood pressure

- Release of oxytocin

- Increase in understanding of UPR (3 legged dog, one eyed cat, blind horse)

- Increase ability to take multiple perspectives

- Enhance empathy and compassion

- Biofeedback/Mindfulness

- Stress reduction and laughter

- Increased physical activity

- Consistency and clear communication

- Decrease learned helplessness behaviors and increase a sense of control over self and environment

General Benefits

- Act as a bridge by which therapists can reach patients who are withdrawn, uncooperative, and uncommunicative

- Participants interacting with the animals were more inclined to smile and demonstrate pleasure, and were more sociable and relaxed with other participants

- More sensitive issues can be rendered less incendiary when an animal is involved

- A multisensory aspect is also available when an animal is involved; increasing the level of attention and interest of the client who is active or struggles with focus or concentration

Which Animals Can Be used

- Any Animals…

- Fish (AAA)

- Guinea Pigs (AAA)

- Dogs (AAA, AAT)

- Cats (AAA, AAT)

- Rabbits (AAA)

- Horses (AAA, AAT)

- Dolphin (AAA, AAT)

Hippotherapy (Equine)

- Using horse movement to compliment therapy

- Self-awareness

- Developing trust and respect

- Meeting/Join Up (understanding the prey/predator relationship)

- Petting

- Feeding

- Addressing personalization/exploring dialectics

- Going into a barn or trailer

- Bonding/relaxation

- Confidence

- Acceptance (despite being different)

- Choosing animals with differences

- Highlighting unique animal pairs (donkey and goat)

Farm Animals

- The diversity of a farm experience offers much stimulation, and provides the basis for creative and varied interventions, such as providing the client with opportunities to practice

- Nurturing activities

- Organizational skills

- Perspective taking (no 2 animals are exactly alike)

- Problem solving

Dogs

- A “dog’s social life is organized around dominance-subordinance relationships”

- Dogs are expected to obey commands and offer clients what is often referred to as “unconditional acceptance” (Brewster vs. Duke)

- Difference in the children’s response during sessions, including more laughing, increased eye contact, communication with the dog, and a desire to connect through feeding the animal dog treats

- Teaching people positive dog training techniques could help them understand

- Clear communication

- Relationship development (trust, respect, nurturance and termination)

- Empathy

- Perspective-taking

- Delayed gratification

- The connection between behaviors and consequences in a non-threatening manner

Dogs

- Teaching people positive dog training techniques could help them

- Learn patience and consistency

- Develop clear communication

- Learn about relationship development (trust, respect, nurturance and termination)

- Develop empathy and compassion

- Enhance perspective-taking to understand behavior/reactions

- Delay gratification

- Understand the

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429 -Intuitive Eating Basics and Benefits Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs Counselor Education Sponsored by TherapyNotes.com Manage your practice securely and efficiently. Two free weeks of TherapyNotes with coupon code “CEU” Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox and NCMHCE Exam Review Objectives – Identify the 10 + 1 principles of intuitive eating – […]

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429 -Intuitive Eating Basics and Benefits

Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC

Executive Director, AllCEUs Counselor Education

Sponsored by TherapyNotes.com

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Objectives

- Identify the 10 + 1 principles of intuitive eating

- Describe the interaction between mood, health and eating

- Begin identifying tools to help people get off the dieting rollercoaster

Basic Principles

- From IntuitiveEating.Org

- Reject the diet mentality

- Honor your hunger

- Make peace with food (Forbid forbidding)

- Challenge the food police in your head

- Respect your fullness

- Discover the satisfaction factor (Mindfulness)

- Use food for physical nourishment not in response to feelings

- Respect your body

- Exercise

- Honor your body with good nutrition

Reject the Diet Mentality

- Develop a lasting way of eating

- Yo-yo dieting wreaks havoc on your body and leads to weight gain and low self esteem

- Recurring attempts to diet signals the body that the food supply is often insufficient and leads to greater fat storage than if food was always abundant

- Dieting is correlated with the development of metabolic syndrome characterized by central obesity, insulin resistance and hypertension that increase risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

- Puts additional stress on the cardiovascular system

Reject the Diet Mentality

- Identify what you do differently when you are on a diet that can be helpful

- Set small goals

- Pay attention to what you are eating

- Only eat when you are sitting down and not distracted

- Eat from dishes not the box

- Carry a water bottle

Reject the Diet Mentality

- Remain aware of hidden forms of dieting

- Low carb

- Low fat

- Grain free

- Intermittent fasting

- Taking supplements to lose weight

- Excessive exercise

Honor Your Hunger

- Become aware of your body cues

- Hunger

- Thirst

- Type of food

- Eat when you are physically hungry, not because

- The clock says so or says not so

- You are tired

- You are bored, upset, happy

- You are with people or alone

- It is a habit

- You want more

Make Peace with Food

- Forbid forbidding (unless medically contraindicated)

- Disinhibition and self-efficacy

- Address your food phobias

Challenge the Food Police

- What do the voices in your head say about:

- Which foods to eat or not eat-

- How much to eat-

- How much to weigh-

- When to eat-

- The clean plate club-

- Who is judging you-

- What you should or shouldn’t have eaten-

- Where did those voices come from-

- Media, family, comments from others, personal knowledge

- Make fact-based choices

- Don’t insist on 100% compliance

Make Peace with Fullness

- It takes 20 min. for your body to cue your brain that you are full

- Your empty belly is about the size of your fist

- Learn the difference between full and stuffed

- Savor what you are eating when you eat it

- Left hand

- Mini bites

- Fork down

- Remember that leftovers will be there to enjoy tomorrow

- Stay hydrated

- Learn about foods and eating patterns that promote fullness

Eat for Satisfaction

- Make sure you are not dehydrated

- Cravings tell you something

- Salty, sweet, sour…

- Red meat or spinach (Iron)

- Cheese (Tryptophan)

- Chocolate (Theobromine, magnesium)

- Soda (Calcium)

- Fatty foods

- Eat colorfully and flavorfully

- Eat mindfully and reflect on how the food nourishes your body, gives you energy, improves your mood

Use Food for Hunger not Emotions

- Make a list of your feelings and ways to cope with or celebrate them without food

- Pause before getting food to notice if you are hungry or something else (journals, checklists, dishes)

- Reconceptualize “food addiction” and reclaim power

- Addictions are a coping response to dysphoria

- Addictive behaviors alter neurotransmitter levels

- Co

Summary

- To thrive, students need access to services and programs of outreach, education, and prevention that:

- Eliminate fragmentation and improving access to biopsychosocial services

- Recognize patterns in campus life that suggest the presence of mental and behavioral health concerns among individual students, groups of students, or the campus environment itself

- Provide outreach and consultation to prepare all members of the campus community to recognize and respond to students with mental or behavioral health concerns

- Emphasize case-finding—using surveys, presentations, self-assessments, activities, and special events—to identify students whose lack of psychological well-being is interfering with their development, learning, and achievement

- To thrive, students need access to services and programs of outreach, education, and prevention that

- Nurture a supportive tone and attitude about mental health in campus culture to

- challenge stereotypes about mental health problems

- undermine prejudices and stigma about counseling

- provide encouragement to students to reflect on their own mental health and seek services when needed

430 -Addressing the Unique Mental Health Needs of College Students

Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes

AllCEUs Counselor Continuing Education

Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox

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Objectives

- Identify the scope of the mental health problem in college students

- Identify the impact of mental health issues on learning and student retention

- Learn about the connection between mental health issues and substance abuse

- Explore unique issues faced by college students

- Identify the components of a good campus mental health program and other strategies to reduce stressors

Scope of the Problem

- According to a 2016 American College Health Association survey,

- 37percent of students reported feeling so depressed within the last 12 months that it was difficult to function

- 21 percent felt overwhelming anxiety

- A survey of students seen for mental health services at 66 college counseling centers found that prior to college

- 10 percent of these students had used psychiatric medications

- 5 percent had been hospitalized for psychiatric reasons

- 11 percent had seriously considered suicide

- 5 percent had attempted suicide.

Scope of the Problem

- The 2015 NSDUH shows that adults ages 18 or older with past year mental health issues were more likely than other adults in that age group to have used illicit drugs in the same period (32.1 vs 14.8%)

- The risk of co-occurring disorders is pronounced among college students as they transition from adolescence to adulthood, an age when mental health issues often surface for the first time and in a new environment where substance use is common

- Increased academic distress is associated with increased mental health issues including suicidal ideation

- Misuse of drugs and alcohol is correlated with

- Need to cope with the pressures of college life (6.4% of college students report nonmedicinal use of ADHD medications)

- Campus culture of alcohol use

Why Do We Care-

- The overall state of student’s health affects learning.

- Mental health problems and harmful health behaviors such as substance abuse can impair the quality and quantity of learning.

- They decrease students’ intellectual and emotional flexibility, weaken their creativity, and undermine their interest in new knowledge, ideas, and experiences.

- Behavioral health issues such as binge drinking, drug use, cutting and other self-injurious behavior, eating disorders, pornography addiction, and problematic gambling can all be understood as maladaptive strategies to reduce stress and anxiety.

- Several of those behaviors are reinforced and supported in the social culture of many colleges and universities. (Which behaviors are reinforced in your university-)

Why Do We Care-

- Students may self-medicate by turning to substance use

- Substance use is frequently associated with negative personal, social, and community consequences, from regretted actions while intoxicated to “hooking up.”

- Students need access to care to cope with these events to prevent PTSD, depression and suicidal ideation.

Issues Students Face

- Stressors

- New freedoms and independence

- New surroundings and experiences

- New social networks

- Separation from family and established friendships

- New academic demands

- Some students may be afraid to seek certain types of help or request accommodations for a mental health issue for fear of being viewed as incapable or being expelled.

- However, without accommodations, their performance may be negatively affected

Developing Resilience

- A key component of well-being is resilience—the ability to recognize, face, and manage or overcome problems and challenges, and to be strengthened, rather than defeated, in the process.

- Resilient graduates better navigate today’s uncertain and volatile economic, employment, and career environments.

- Chall

- Proactivity helps people stay healthy and energized, effectively plan for known stresses and prepare for the unknown reducing fear of the unknown and last minute chaos.

- Beginning with the end and putting first things first helps people identify what areas and tasks to use their limited energy on

- Think win-win, seeking to understand and synergizing all help reduce stress associated with competition and misunderstandings to help all people move toward happiness

- Sharpening the saw helps people focus on preventing and mitigating vulnerabilities.

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