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Diagnosing and Laughing ;-) Co-Occurring Disorders and the Power of Humor in Therapy

 

Full Day Webinar

February 20th, 2025

10:00 AM - 4:45 PM EST

The cost of one day is $99.99, an individual class is $59.99

To register for the FULL DAY SEMINAR Click "BUY IT NOW". To register for just one class, click on the Class/link below.

If you have any difficulty registering, please contact us here.

 

Class 1

Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST

In our work, we often encounter people with mental health disorders that also struggle with symptoms of substance use disorders. The two together can be overwhelming to treat and difficult to diagnose.  This class looks at diagnosing co-occurring disorders in particular, approaching this from several perspectives in order to create a multi-dimensional understanding of co-occurring disorders.

It does this by reviewing the DSM-V-TR and cross-referencing it with the work of E. Morton Jellinek as well as the insight we all have into substance use disorders based on understanding these conditions as a family disease; while many clinicians, particularly new ones, can feel lost when it comes to understanding and treating substance use, it is likely that we all know people who struggle with this class of disorders.

3 Hours

 

Class 2

Oh, You Got Jokes Now: The Role of Humor as Intervention in the Clinical Relationship

1:45 PM - 4:45 PM EST

This class provides a "deep dive" into the ethical and mindful use of humor as intervention in psychotherapy and other helping professions.  Over the course of the class, participants will learn about the known history of humor in our species and in the psychotherapy profession.  The research about humor, both as used in psychotherapy and as studied more widely, will be reviewed.  We will explore humor in light of various theories including power dynamics, CBT, DBT, and SFBT.  

Through all of this, several primary purposes and uses of humor will be identified.  We will also explore potential signs that humor is the wrong choice in the moment.  The instructor will share their own experiences with using humor well in session, and participants will have the chance to share their own stories.

3 Hours

About The Presenter:

Glenn Maloney, M.S.W., LICSW, LADC is a psychotherapist and drug counselor at a co-occurring treatment center in Duluth, Minnesota, Genesis Recovery Services; he owns his own private practice, Most Excellent Psychotherapy, teaches and supervises new masters-level clinicians, and writes and presents about assessment, co-occurring disorders, and the uses of humor in psychotherapy. Glenn's books "Finding the Humor in Psychotherapy," and "Twelve Poems" are available now. Glenn enjoys times outside with his daughter, partner, and dogs, working with wood, listening to hip-hop, running, and writing.

 

This One Day Seminar includes two excellent classes, a total of 6 CEs. You may attend an individual class for $59.99.

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Full Day Webinar

February 20th, 2025

10:00 AM - 4:45 PM EST

The cost of one day is $99.99, an individual class is $59.99

To register for the FULL DAY SEMINAR Click "BUY IT NOW". To register for just one class, click on the Class/link below.

If you have any difficulty registering, please contact us here.

 

Class 1

Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST

In our work, we often encounter people with mental health disorders that also struggle with symptoms of substance use disorders. The two together can be overwhelming to treat and difficult to diagnose.  This class looks at diagnosing co-occurring disorders in particular, approaching this from several perspectives in order to create a multi-dimensional understanding of co-occurring disorders.

It does this by reviewing the DSM-V-TR and cross-referencing it with the work of E. Morton Jellinek as well as the insight we all have into substance use disorders based on understanding these conditions as a family disease; while many clinicians, particularly new ones, can feel lost when it comes to understanding and treating substance use, it is likely that we all know people who struggle with this class of disorders.

3 Hours

 

Class 2

Oh, You Got Jokes Now: The Role of Humor as Intervention in the Clinical Relationship

1:45 PM - 4:45 PM EST

This class provides a "deep dive" into the ethical and mindful use of humor as intervention in psychotherapy and other helping professions.  Over the course of the class, participants will learn about the known history of humor in our species and in the psychotherapy profession.  The research about humor, both as used in psychotherapy and as studied more widely, will be reviewed.  We will explore humor in light of various theories including power dynamics, CBT, DBT, and SFBT.  

Through all of this, several primary purposes and uses of humor will be identified.  We will also explore potential signs that humor is the wrong choice in the moment.  The instructor will share their own experiences with using humor well in session, and participants will have the chance to share their own stories.

3 Hours

About The Presenter:

Glenn Maloney, M.S.W., LICSW, LADC is a psychotherapist and drug counselor at a co-occurring treatment center in Duluth, Minnesota, Genesis Recovery Services; he owns his own private practice, Most Excellent Psychotherapy, teaches and supervises new masters-level clinicians, and writes and presents about assessment, co-occurring disorders, and the uses of humor in psychotherapy. Glenn's books "Finding the Humor in Psychotherapy," and "Twelve Poems" are available now. Glenn enjoys times outside with his daughter, partner, and dogs, working with wood, listening to hip-hop, running, and writing.

 

This One Day Seminar includes two excellent classes, a total of 6 CEs. You may attend an individual class for $59.99.

About the Presenter

This workshop Offers 3 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.

Learning Objectives:

Agenda:
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: introductory
Level of Clinician: beginner
  • 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.

Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification. Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling. The grievance policy for trainings provided by the NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
  • CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
    CE You! maintains responsibility for this program.
  • 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.
  • 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.
Refund Policy: Full Refund until 48 hours before scheduled date.
48 hours before: full refund less $5.00 processing fee. After event no refund will be given.
*exclusions apply for reasonable need and cause.