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Watch this seminar recording and learn how to optimize treatment for a variety of clients by harnessing the latest knowledge from neuroscience, developmental psychology, psychotherapy research, evidence-based practice and attachment research - all part of the sea change occurring in psychotherapy.
Join John Arden, Ph.D., as he shares, in easy to understand terms, key neuroscience topics including affect asymmetry, neuroplasticity, neurogenesis, social brain networks, and the roles of the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala. Dr. Arden has spoken internationally and domestically on the integraton of neuroscience and psychotherapy and is the author of 12 books including Rewire Your Brain (Wiley 2010), and the lead author of the books Brain Based Therapy with Adults (Wiley 2008) and Brain-Based Therapy with Children & Adolescents (Wiley 2008).
OBJECTIVES
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Describe the role that attachment plays in the development of affect regulation and mood disorders
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Explain why the future of treatment necessitates a dynamic understanding of the brain and a shift away from the medical model
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Describe the relationship between diet and mental health
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Differentiate between implicit and explicit memory and their roles in therapy
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Differentiate between the two genders in neurobiology
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Describe how development and aging affect the brain and mental health
OUTLINE
Psychotherapy - A Sea Change Occurring in Psychotherapy
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The Demise of Pax Medica
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Evidence-Based Practices
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Outcome Management
What neuroscience Offers to Therapy
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Affect asymmetry – How emotion is processed differently
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How the brain changes in successful therapy: Neuroplasticity
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New neurons in the brain – the impact on memory and mood: Neurogenesis
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The social brain, empathy and attachment
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The prefrontal cortex
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The fast and slow routes to the amygdala – fear and anxiety
The Role of Diet, Drugs & Alcohol on the Brain
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Enhancing – and destabilizing – the healthy brain
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Amino acids - The precursors of neurotransmitters
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Essential fatty acids - Critical for healthy cells and synapses
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Simple carbs - The costs to mood, cognition and brain longevity
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Alcohol - Symptoms of dysfunction
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Marijuana – Attention and mood deficits
Developmental Neurobiology: The Developing Brain Through Old Age
The Role of Memory
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Implicit memory
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Explicit memory
ABOUT JOHN ARDEN, Ph.D.
John Arden, Ph.D. is the author of 12 books including Rewire Your Brain (Wiley 2010). Dr. Arden is lead author of the books Brain-Based Therapy: Adult and Brain-Based Therapy: Child. His first book, Consciousness, Dreams, and Self, was awarded the 1997 Outstanding Academic Book Award by Choice, a publication of the American Library Association. An international panel of jurists nominated his second book, Science, Theology, and Consciousness, for the CTS award funded by the Templeton Foundation. His book America’s Meltdown: Creating the Lowest Common Denominator Society explored the degradation of the fabric of American society.
His seven self-help books are Surviving Job Stress, Improving Your Memory for Dummies, Stop Spoiling that Man, Conquering Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (with Dr. Victoria Beckner), Heal Your Anxiety Workbook and Heal Your OCD Workbook (with Dr. Daniel DalCorso) and Rewire Your Brain (Wiley 2010).
Dr. Arden has a background in neuropsychology and is the director of training for mental health for the Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers in Northern California. In this capacity, he oversees one of the largest mental health training programs in the world, operating in 22 different medical centers throughout Northern California. He also practices part-time at Kaiser Permanente in Petaluma and San Rafael, and he served for several years as the Chief Psychologist at Kaiser Vallejo. He has taught in colleges, professional schools and universities.
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TARGET AUDIENCE
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