Empowering education for professionals
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Please browse the list below to view my upcoming events. More events are added each month, so check back often!
Interested in a training topic for your mental health staff or employees? Please reach out to Diane to discuss your training needs.
Please Note:
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All event times are Central Standard Time (CST)
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CEU STATEMENT: Diane Bigler is an approved CEU provider with the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (BSRB). Diane's provider number is 22-007. All of Diane's trainings are guaranteed to be accepted by the BSRB, and likely other state licensing boards as well.
Ethical & Trauma Informed Approaches to Addiction & Loss
Friday, May 3, 2024
9:00am - 1:00 pm CST
4 Ethics CEUs
Course Summary:
Course Summary: Supporting clients navigating addiction requires clinicians to be knowledgeable about trauma informed approaches and the impact of loss on addiction. Also of importance is providing trauma-informed services in the realm of addiction is having an ethical framework to rely upon to guide practice. This workshop will present an overview of trauma informed approaches, including the three E’s of trauma. Ethical principles, values, and standards will be explored as they relate to trauma-informed care best practices. The relationship between loss and addiction will be explored. Clinicians will have information on how to ask about trauma and the ways to assess trauma, loss, and spirituality in a clinical setting. Trauma-based interventions presented include dealing w/trauma reminders, somatic experiencing, and appropriate trauma informed questioning. Learners will discover new addiction and loss related perspectives and obtain valuable resources and clinical recommendations.
Learning Objectives:
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Describe ethical principles, standards, and values relevant to trauma-informed care practices.
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Explain clinical, ethical, and relational dynamics of trauma and loss in addiction.
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Identify at least three therapeutic interventions to support clients in addiction recovery.
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Employ critical thinking skills to ethically resolve addiction and loss case studies and dilemmas.
Exploring Intervention Strategies for Suicide
with Adults and Teens
Thursday, May 30, 2024
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $60
4 Suicide CEUs
Course Summary:
You've completed a suicide risk assessment and safety plan with a client - now what? How does a clinician intervene therapeutically to treat and manage suicidality in clients? In this Klatch workshop, join us to explore key fundamentals of suicidality, including the "suicide mode" and suicide drivers. Various treatment approaches will be discussed in depth, including CBT, DBT and ACT. Clinicians will be encouraged to examine their current practices around treating suicidality. Attention will be given to exploring the clinician's emotional burden in treating suicidal clients, and best practices when a client completes suicide or is a survivor of suicide. Case vignettes, video clips and exercises will provide members with an opportunity to practice skills individually and as a group. The last hour of this training will be focused on suicide management with adolescents.
Learning Objectives:
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Classify and describe various suicide treatment modalities, including CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and ACT.
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Explain and describe the recommendations for clinician self-management in the context of client suicide.
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Describe two key best practices for managing client suicide completion and survivors of suicide loss.
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Identify special considerations in mitigating suicide in adolescents.
