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How Focusing on the Bigger Picture Can Help Your Relationship

Every relationship has its ups and downs. For many couples, these dips can occur on a daily basis. From morning to night, our interactions with our partner can range from loving and romantic to irritable and cynical. While it’s natural for our feelings to shift in response to different circumstances, it can be frustrating to hit road bumps with our partner that, in hindsight, seem unnecessary or irrational. When we’re with someone we love and val…

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Are You Swiping Right on Your Attachment Style?

…have an easier time in their romantic relationships. For these people, a parent or other significant adult was a strong and consistent presence in their life and was, for the most part, attuned, responsive and available in ways that made them feel seen and safe. This caring interest supported their independence growing up and fortified them as they went forth into the world. As adults, these people are mostly comfortable within themselves and at…

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How to Love Your Partner the Way They Want to Be Loved

…e loved about their relationship. She liked to plan getaways and romantic dinners and was often disappointed that her husband didn’t put the same effort into celebrating. For her husband, the date itself didn’t hold as much meaning. While he often bought her a small gift or flowers for their anniversary, he didn’t see the point in making any one day such a big deal. He felt like what mattered most was that he appreciated his wife and their relatio…

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Relationships and the Roots of Resilience

    In this Webinar: Healthy relationships between children and their parents, students and their teachers, and clients or patients and their therapists each promote resilient functioning. Relationships that honor differences and promote linkages between two people are the integrative heart of health. Learning Objectives: 1. Recognize how early relationships shape the regulatory circuits of the child’s developing brain. 2. Assess how attuned rela…

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No-Drama Discipline

…mental health professionals working with parents and children as well as parents themselves. Learning Objectives: Describe the true meaning of the “d” word –“discipline” in working with parents Summarize effective methods for parents and counselors dealing with tantrums List the functions of the prefrontal cortex Summarize how direct experience in children and adults changes the brain (neuroplasticity) Order Now Ordering Information Once payment…

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Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain

…hips and how mastering this knowledge helps promote understanding between parents and their teens. This presentation will offer insights into hyper-rational thinking, impulsivity, changes in the dopamine drive for reward, and increases in the emotional reactivity of the brain to illuminate many of the potential risk factors during these transformative years of life. Rather than seeing adolescence as a period of immaturity or dysfunction, this view…

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Nurturing Self-Regulation, Mindful Self-Awareness and Resilience in Children, Adolescents and Families

…encies in an action-oriented atmosphere of curiosity, play, and discovery. Learning Objectives: Summarize somatically oriented techniques that can help enhance communication, foster resilience, help resolve trauma-related symptoms and develop mindful self-awareness in order to enhance reconnection with self-and- others. Apply approaches to foster security including practical somatic resources that can increase positive interactions between childre…

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LGBTQ+ Mental Health Through the Lifespan

…iduals of all ages through increased education, visibility, and awareness. Learning Objectives: Describe the coming out process as it relates to different identities. Explain the clinical considerations pertaining to gender and sexual minority individuals. Describe the importance of providing affirming support and resources to this population. Ordering Information Once payment is received, you will be emailed a full video recording of this webinar…

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The Origins of Violence in Child Abuse

…20 years of experience as a psychological expert witness in murder cases. Learning Objectives: The participant will be able to describe three consequences of untreated childhood trauma. The participant will be able to summarize two elements of the “war zone mentality” in violent individuals. The participant will be able to explain two strategies for reducing violence in traumatized individuals. Order Now Ordering Information Once payment is recei…

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