Prescriptions Without Pills:
For Relief from Depression, Anger, Anxiety and More
For Relief from Depression, Anger, Anxiety and More
Almost all psychotherapy clients experience various degrees of depression, anger, and anxiety. This webinar offers a new way of understanding the causes and cures of these negative emotional states. "Bump theory," illustrated by Dr. Heitler's "Hand Map," clarifies the sources of these feelings. It also suggests strategies therapists can use to help their clients exit from these states and emerge back into the realm of well-being. The webinar will go beyond teaching about the techniques to offer opportunities to practice them. The goal is for participants to feel comfortable using them immediately in their clinical work.
https://nefesh.org/workshops/PrescriptionsWithout2/viewFREE WEBINAR
Prescriptions Without Pills:
For Relief from Depression, Anger, Anxiety and More
Sunday, March 09, 2025, 9:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT
Presenter: Susan Heitler, PhD
Course Length: 3 Hours
Learning Objectives:
- 1. Participants will be able to demonstrate the "Hand Map" of 5 responses to life challenges.
- 2. Participants will be able to name the 3 Ps of the anti-depression visualization
- 3. Participants will be able to invite anxious clients to list their underlying concerns in order to facililate the movement from frozen thinking to problem-solving.
- 4. Participants will be able to teach clients to design an Exit routine for removing themselves from situations they cant handle without anger.
This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits
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Almost all psychotherapy clients experience various degrees of depression, anger, and anxiety. This webinar offers a new way of understanding the causes and cures of these negative emotional states. "Bump theory," illustrated by Dr. Heitler's "Hand Map," clarifies the sources of these feelings. It also suggests strategies therapists can use to help their clients exit from these states and emerge back into the realm of well-being. The webinar will go beyond teaching about the techniques to offer opportunities to practice them. The goal is for participants to feel comfortable using them immediately in their clinical work.
Learning Objectives:
- 1. Participants will be able to demonstrate the "Hand Map" of 5 responses to life challenges.
- 2. Participants will be able to name the 3 Ps of the anti-depression visualization
- 3. Participants will be able to invite anxious clients to list their underlying concerns in order to facililate the movement from frozen thinking to problem-solving.
- 4. Participants will be able to teach clients to design an Exit routine for removing themselves from situations they cant handle without anger.
Agenda:
Theoretical Basis
1. Why do people experience the three most common negative emotions? 5 minutes
2. What is Bump Theory, as illustrated by the Hand Map clarify it? 5 minutes
3. Discussion and q and a on Bump Theory 5 minutes
4. The three steps of the Win-Win Waltz for sustaining emotional health 15 minute
Depression 40 minutes
1. What triggers depressive reactions?
2. Hoe can depression be helpful?
3. What are common situations that cause depression, in life in general, and in marriage?
4. What childhood experiences can make someone depression-prone?
5. What is the 3 P's method for lifting depressive reactions
6. Small group practice sessions: 3 people per breakout room
7. When is the 3 P's technique unlikely to work?
Anxiety 50 minutes
1. What is the purpose of anxiety?
2. What are the downsides of anxiety?
3. The Best Possible Light technique, explanation followed by practice in breakout rooms
4. The Three Steps technqiue, explanation followed by practice in breakout rooms
5. The Flood technique, explanation followed by practice in breakout rooms
6. The Butterfly technique for Panic Attacks, explanation followed by practice in breakout rooms
7. Practice session for all 4 techniques
Anger 45 minutes
1. What is the role of the amygdala in anger responses?
2. What clinical syndromes tend to foster anger responses (ADHD, BPD, Narcissism, etc)
3. What chldhood experiences foster development of anger?
4. What must clients learn to become masters of their anger?
5. What are the benefits of angry feelings? the costs of anger as a behavior?
6. Using Best Possible Light for anger
6. Exit Routines
7. Practice session for choreographing exit routines
Summary and Questions 15 minutes
1. Why do people experience the three most common negative emotions? 5 minutes
2. What is Bump Theory, as illustrated by the Hand Map clarify it? 5 minutes
3. Discussion and q and a on Bump Theory 5 minutes
4. The three steps of the Win-Win Waltz for sustaining emotional health 15 minute
Depression 40 minutes
1. What triggers depressive reactions?
2. Hoe can depression be helpful?
3. What are common situations that cause depression, in life in general, and in marriage?
4. What childhood experiences can make someone depression-prone?
5. What is the 3 P's method for lifting depressive reactions
6. Small group practice sessions: 3 people per breakout room
7. When is the 3 P's technique unlikely to work?
Anxiety 50 minutes
1. What is the purpose of anxiety?
2. What are the downsides of anxiety?
3. The Best Possible Light technique, explanation followed by practice in breakout rooms
4. The Three Steps technqiue, explanation followed by practice in breakout rooms
5. The Flood technique, explanation followed by practice in breakout rooms
6. The Butterfly technique for Panic Attacks, explanation followed by practice in breakout rooms
7. Practice session for all 4 techniques
Anger 45 minutes
1. What is the role of the amygdala in anger responses?
2. What clinical syndromes tend to foster anger responses (ADHD, BPD, Narcissism, etc)
3. What chldhood experiences foster development of anger?
4. What must clients learn to become masters of their anger?
5. What are the benefits of angry feelings? the costs of anger as a behavior?
6. Using Best Possible Light for anger
6. Exit Routines
7. Practice session for choreographing exit routines
Summary and Questions 15 minutes
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.
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- Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0774.
- Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0129.
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- Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0129.
- Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0325.
- CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
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