
758 episodes

Counselor Toolbox Podcast with DocSnipes Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
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- Health & Fitness
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4.8 • 43 Ratings
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Counselors, coaches and sober companions help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Addictions and Mental Health issues each year. Learn about the current research and practical counseling tools to improve your skills and provide the best possible services. Counselor Toolbox targets counselors, coaches and companions, but can also provide useful counseling self-help tools for persons struggling with these issues and their loved ones. AllCEUs is an approved counseling continuing education provider for addiction and mental health counselors in most states. Counseling CEUs are available for each episode.
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Oppositional Defiant Conduct and Intermittent Explosive Disorder
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00:00 Introduction to Disruptive Impulse control and Conduct Disorders in the DSM 5 TR
01:35 Oppositional Defiant Disorder
29:00 Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
29:55 Conduct Disorder
40:50 Intermittent Explosive Disorder DSM5TR
43:37 Pyromania and Kleptomania DSM5TR
47:50 Risk factors for conduct and impulse control disorders
49:37 Differential Diagnosis of conduct and impulse control disorders
54:25 Suicidality in conduct and impulse control disorders
55:40 Treatment Strategies to address conduct and impulse control disorders
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How to Help Someone Who is Grieving
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00:00 What is grief
05:50 Grief and Loss and Secondary Losses / Complicated Grief
12:15 Grief Bill of Rights
23:35 Supporting Someone Who is Grieving
26:45 10 Things NOT to Say to Someone who is grieving
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The Science of Sleep Holistic Cognitive Behavioral Strategies
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00:00 What is Quality Sleep
05:47 Physical Health Impacts of Sleep Deprivation
12:50 Cognitive and Neurocognitive Impact of Sleep Deprivation
17:50 20 Strategies to Improve Sleep
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The Addiction Process and Stages of Recovery
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00:00 Introduction
00:35 ASAM definition of Addiction
04:00 Brain changes in addiction
11:30 Understanding how triggers are developed
14:35 What is stimulus generalization
27:00 Stages of Recovery
29:00 Withdrawal stage of recovery
35:15 The Honeymoon or Pink Cloud Stage of Recovery
38:50 The Wall
43:55 The readjustment phase of recovery
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The Dopamine Fast Alternative
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00:00 Intro
00:55 Does the dopamine fast actually reduce dopamine
01:30 Overview of the Dopamine Fast
02:00 Functions of Dopamine
05:15 Dopamine in the body
11:21 Dopamine overload
14:00 Dangers of a dopamine fast
16:55 Dopamine Fast Alternative (Small lifestyle changes to reduce HPA-Axis overstimulation)
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What are Triggers and Cravings and How to Cope with Them
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00:00 Intro
01:00 How triggers and cravings impact recovery
01:20 What are triggers
05:20 4 parts of a trigger
10:00 What are cravings? How are cravings related to triggers
11:25 How do I identify triggers
29:20 How do I address triggers
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Customer Reviews
Brilliant resource
As a provisional psychologist I have found Dr Dawn’s podcasts immensely helpful. She is an engaging speaker and the podcast is packed full of useful information
Add it to your must have list
Amazing podcast
This is an amazing podcast packed full of detailed, evidence-based information. Has been extremely helpful for me as a beginning psychologist. Thanks Dawn!
I love this podcast
I listen all the time very informative