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Description

Overactive brain circuitry can trap people in cycles of ruminative thinking. This neurobiologically-based rumination links anxiety and depression — two disorders concur in about 50% of our clients.

Whether clients experience depressive themes of worthlessness and inadequacy or the anxious full-of-dread cognitions, repetitive patterns of negative thoughts keep people locked into distress. Letting go isn’t easy. As reinforced by life experience and strengthened by repetition, mental habits form a neurobiological rut into which clients fall repeatedly. Stuck in this rut, people become unable to change behaviour, and in response, it is no surprise that therapists themselves can begin to feel stuck, wondering how to promote change in thought and action.

In this workshop, we’ll examine why clients lock into depressive patterns that increase their unhappiness, and we will explore the four subtle reasons they hold on to worry. Understanding these underlying rationales helps clients increase both their confidence and ability to change their mental habits. More importantly, we’ll explore pragmatic, achievable solutions to disrupt rumination and stuck behaviours, eliminate these patterns, and replace them with attitudes of calmness and competency. After utilizing experiential and interactive methods, you will leave prepared to offer your clients effective tools to end rumination, alter stuck behaviours, and move into recovery from depression and anxiety.

Known for her humour, pragmatic treatment approaches, and interactive teaching style, Dr. Wehrenberg is a sought-after speaker and consistently receives the highest ratings for her dynamic presentation and high-quality content. Seasoned professionals often rank her training “as among the best I have ever attended.” This workshop is packed with good information and strategies.

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You will learn

By the end of this training, attendees will be better able to —

Explain how to improve treatment compliance by applying a basic understanding of neurological causes of rumination and how to assess and change in anxious and depressed clients
Discuss at least four underlying causes of depression and immediate therapy interventions that will rapidly disrupt the ruminative themes of worthlessness and inadequacy
Explain how to frame four purposes of worry and how to apply techniques that break the hold of worry
Demonstrate how to interrupt the ruminative cognitions that decrease energy and then apply self-reinforcing techniques that can energize clients
Demonstrate how to teach clients to identify the impact of situational stressors
Discuss at least four approaches that reduce and eliminate the damage of stress that underpins both anxiety and depression

Speaker Bio

Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist, is the author of 8 books on the treatment of anxiety and depression, including the best-selling, The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques (revised and updated in 2018) and its accompanying workbook. An expert on the treatment of anxiety and depression, she also has extensive training and expertise in the neurobiology of psychological disorders. In addition to clinical work, she coaches business professionals on managing anxiety and contributes articles for The Psychotherapy Networker magazine. She has produced audio soundtracks available on her website for breathing, muscle relaxation and imagery. Margaret blogs on depression for Psychology Today.

Agenda

Time	Topic Covered
10:00 am – 11:30 am	Rumination as The Link Between Anxiety and Depression A brief look at brain structure/function contributions The purpose of worry: cognitive mis-steps Exploring the impact of guilt and interventions for guilt
11:30 am – 11:15 pm	15-minute break
11:45 am – 1:15 pm	Managing the Four Purposes of Worry at Every Age Containing your worry in time Inviting the worry Identifying and altering “magical worry” The Impact of Stress and Four Competencies to Prevent Stress, Anxiety and Depression, Especially in Older Adolescents and Young Adults Eliminating the Stressor Managing Time and Environment Managing Attitude Practicing Rest and Relaxation, and activating the Default Mode Network for creative problem solving in anxiety and depression
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm	30-minute break
1:45 pm – 3:15 pm	Perfectionism, Anxiety and Depression in the Too Much Activity (TMA) Person of Any Age from Childhood to Late Adulthood Exploring four ways to disrupt perfectionism, which may be an ironic effort to diminish anxiety but rather intensifies anxious/depressive states Procrastination as perfectionism in disguise Recognizing the highly active depressed client and developing their capacity to slow down without intensifying depression
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm	15-minute break
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm	A Look at Depression Four underlying causes of depression Immediate responses Raising Energy and Altering Cognitions Altering the neural networks that keep rumination in place “Born to be blue”: Spotting and altering the impact of endogenous depression

CE Information

This training offers 6 hours of direct contact (not counting breaks or lunch). It is the participant’s responsibility to check with their individual state boards/regulatory body to verify CE requirements for their license to practice.

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For US and International Participants

For American and International participants, this webinar may be eligible for Continuing Education credits. This webinar has not been pre-approved for US and International CE credits.

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Certificate of participation (emailed to you upon verification of webinar attendance)
Workshop description, learning objectives, agenda, content references, disclosure agreement
Speaker’s CV

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Title of Training
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Number of hours of training
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Who should Attend

This training is aimed at all mental health professionals including:

social workers
counsellors
psychologists
psychiatrists
medical professionals supporting mental health patients
psychotherapists
mental health counsellors
marriage and family therapists and counsellors
occupational therapists
vocational rehabilitation therapists
addiction counsellors
religious counsellors
therapists
case managers
art therapists
licensed professional counsellors
all other professionals who would like to develop, update or expand their skills and knowledge in mental health practices