Substance Abuse and Mental Health

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Grace Under Pressure

Innovative conflict skills that will help you keep your sanity.

Grace Under Pressure for SUD & Mental Health Professionals: Brains, Breakdowns & Breakthroughs

Use breakthroughs in brain function to solve conflicts. Innovative and wonderfully effective techniques based on the latest in brain behavior. Quick, easily learned, and highly effective. This module has been presented at national & local ATTC, SAMSHA & SAAS sponsored events.

Learn to handle:

  • The client who's like talking to a wall 
  • The meeting that leaves your mind whirling
  • The pressure that's taking over your life

  6 CEUs. $60 US. Extra credit also available (see below). 
 

Grace Under Pressure: Extra Credit Discussions

Many people are so excited by Grace Under Pressure they talk about the techniques to their colleagues or therapists. With signed confirmation, these discussions are eligible for up to 3 CEUs. $30 US. Prerequisite: Grace Under Pressure. 

 

Grace Under Pressure: Extra Credit Assignment

Practice techniques from Grace Under Pressure and submit a short paper about your experience. 5 CEUs. $50 US. 

 

Non-Verbals that Calm Conflict

Once conflict starts, people stop listening. Fortunately, there are other ways to get through. Learn what to do and what not to do, in this  interesting exploration

Learn:

  • Belligerent signals and how to defuse them 
  • Submissive signals, and how they can mislead you
  • Calming authority signals, and how they can make your life easier
  6 CEUs. $60 US.

 

Shaming Signals and Recovery

Shame is a barrier in recovery, and inadvertent shaming signals can make matters worse.  Dr. Albert Scheflen identified shaming cues he called monitoring signals. These inadvertent signals can have a powerful negative effect on your clients. Learn what they are and how to avoid them.

Learn:

  • How to recognize inadvertent shaming
  • Recognize when others monitor you
  • Remove monitoring signals from the recovery process
  4 CEUs. $40 US.

 

 


 

 

 

 

Radio Interview

Going Home without Going Crazy: PsychJourney Radio, Deborah Harper, Host (This interview is used by mental health workers and for suicide prevention)


Article

Grace Under Pressure
Andra Medea