Therapeutic Approaches

Calm Under Pressure Protocol

A somatic regulation workshop teaching students discreet grounding and breathing techniques to manage test-day physiological anxiety.

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Yocelyne Ramirez

3/30

CBT Group Dynamics

A high-level exploration of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) specifically tailored for group settings, focusing on the unique therapeutic factors and structured protocols used in master's level clinical practice.

Jessica Lowe

3/30

Group Logic

This lesson explores the critical role of theoretical frameworks in group counseling, focusing on Jacobs and Schimmel's integrationist approach. Students will examine how theory serves as a roadmap for group leadership, intervention choice, and member growth.

Jessica Lowe

3/29

Special Education Teacher

Steady Mind Toolkit

A comprehensive set of self-regulation tools for adult learners, focusing on managing frustration, impulsivity, and social provocation in educational and professional settings.

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V Lundgren

3/26

Theoretical Foundations

This lesson explores the importance of theoretical orientation in group counseling, drawing from Corey's frameworks on cognitive-behavioral and integrative approaches. Students will analyze why embedding theory is essential for professional practice and participate in a practical CBT activity tailored for college-aged populations.

Jessica Lowe

3/26

The Deep End

A graduate-level training lesson for school counseling students focused on moving beyond surface-level complaints to identifying core themes and underlying emotional drivers.

3/23

Mind Blueprints

A clinical session focused on identifying and understanding cognitive schemas, their impact on depression, and their role in substance use recovery. Includes a presentation, matching activity, and reflection worksheet.

Melanie Vohs

3/23

Artful Minds

A therapeutic art session focused on reducing stress and cognitively reframing negative thought patterns through guided creative activities.

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Panoam Rebecca

3/20

The Facilitator's Toolkit

A 2-hour graduate seminar focused on the clinical application of group counseling exercises, focus management, and the depth chart based on Chapters 10 and 11 of Jacobs et al.

Jessica Lowe

3/19

Anger Mastery Workshop

A 3-hour workshop for adults covering the mechanics of anger explosions, identifying personal vulnerabilities, and mastering immediate techniques for cooling down.

Melanie Vohs

3/9

Behavior Blueprints

A therapeutic tool for patients to analyze their behavior patterns, identify triggers, and develop healthier alternative responses using the ABC model.

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Shelley Morgan

Behavior Interventionist

3/5

Small Hearts

Specialized resources for supporting children and adolescents, focusing on age-appropriate explanations and creative memory-keeping.

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Carla Burley

Storm Shelters

A practical lesson dedicated to identifying and implementing healthy coping mechanisms to manage the intense emotional waves of loss.

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Carla Burley

Loss Landscape

An introductory lesson focused on understanding the landscape of grief and assessing the severity of the client's current experience to guide treatment planning.

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Carla Burley

Willingness Compass

This lesson covers the ACT core process of Willingness (Acceptance), providing a mini-lesson on the 'Window of Tolerance' to distinguish between helpful stretching (willingness) and overwhelming distress (flooding).

Melanie Vohs

Mesleki Değerler ve Öz Gözlem

Bu ders, öğrencilerin profesyonel yaşamlarında öz farkındalık ve içgörü kazanmalarını sağlayarak mesleki değerlerini geliştirmelerine odaklanır. Farkındalık ve içgörü kavramlarının iş hayatındaki önemi vaka analizleri ve öz-yansıtma etkinlikleri ile ele alınır.

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Dilara DEMİR

2/13

Tangled Roots

A comprehensive 3-hour workshop exploring the physiological and psychological impact of stress on interpersonal relationships, featuring practical strategies for individual and co-regulation.

Melanie Vohs

Anxiety Management Tools

A collection of evidence-based tools designed to help adults manage generalized anxiety through cognitive behavioral techniques.

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Sarah Wilmot

2/9

The Power of Ten

An introductory and practical lesson focusing on the CBT principles of task isolation, the 10-minute rule, and integrating spiritual mindfulness into daily productivity.

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Vi in Texas

Social Studies Teacher

2/2

Present Peace

Introduces mindfulness practices and relaxation techniques to help clients ground themselves in the present moment and manage physiological arousal.

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Venessa Green-Davis

Recognizing Thinking PatternsIdentification of common cognitive distortions such as catastrophizing, overgeneralization, and emotional reasoning. Strengthens metacognitive awareness to disrupt negative internal monologues and promote balanced perspectives.

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The Resilient Narrative

Students synthesize their learning by constructing a Professional Resilience Manifesto and practicing cognitive rehearsal to prepare for future academic challenges.

Excellence Over Perfection

Participants distinguish between adaptive excellence and maladaptive perfectionism, exploring the 'law of diminishing returns' in academic work and its anxiety cost.

Reframing the Critique

This lesson focuses on detaching self-worth from academic critique, practicing objective responses to harsh feedback and adopting a growth mindset toward evaluation.

Mapping the Mind

Students learn to identify common cognitive distortions like catastrophizing and all-or-nothing thinking using CBT frameworks to provide a vocabulary for cognitive restructuring.

Unmasking the Impostor

Students analyze the Impostor Phenomenon (IP) in higher education, identifying the five types of 'impostors' and normalizing their experiences within the academic community.

Clinical Impasse Mastery

Develops clinical judgment for managing resistance, impasses, and the potential for thought records to become ruminative or safety behaviors.

Downward Arrow Descent

Teaches the downward arrow technique to connect surface-level automatic thoughts to deeper intermediate assumptions and maladaptive core schemas.

Contextual Validity Check

Critically evaluates the use of cognitive restructuring in the context of systemic oppression and cultural diversity, distinguishing between distortions and valid perceptions.

Bridging the Sessions

Addresses the practical application of thought records as homework, assessing client readiness and using motivational interviewing to navigate resistance and barriers to compliance.

Signature Distortion Patterns

Focuses on meta-cognitive analysis of serial thought records to identify systemic patterns and 'signature' distortions in client thinking.

The Middle Path

Teaches students how to guide clients toward constructing balanced, realistic alternative thoughts that acknowledge the grain of truth in negative thoughts while reframing the conclusion.

The Head Heart Lag

Explores the phenomenon of 'rational-emotional dissonance' and introduces experiential techniques to bridge the gap between cognitive understanding and emotional shift.

Courtroom of the Mind

Uses the defense attorney metaphor to help students gather factual evidence for and against hot thoughts, practicing Socratic questioning to differentiate facts from interpretations.

Targeting the Heat

Targets the skill of distinguishing between thoughts and feelings and identifying the specific 'hot thought' driving emotional distress through transcript analysis and intensity scaling.

The Cognitive Bridge

Students practice the initial clinical setup of explaining the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to a novice client, using metaphors and simple diagrams to illustrate interpretation's influence on emotion.

Monitoring Clinical Progress

Covers the longitudinal analysis of thought records to identify recurring core beliefs and the ethical implications of cognitive restructuring.

Clinical Role Play Intensive

An intensive role-play session focused on real-time facilitation skills. Students practice pacing and interpersonal effectiveness in a simulated clinical setting.

Re rating Impact Mastery

The final stage of the thought record cycle, focusing on re-rating emotional intensity and assessing behavioral impact.

Navigating Resistance

Explores strategies for handling emotional reasoning and therapeutic resistance. Students learn to validate feelings while gently challenging cognitive distortions.

Synthesizing Balanced Thoughts

Teaches the synthesis of realistic, balanced alternative thoughts that incorporate evidence while avoiding toxic positivity.

Teaches the synthesis of realistic, balanced alternative thoughts that incorporate evidence while avoiding toxic positivity.

Positive Self-Talk PracticeCognitive restructuring techniques to identify and reframe negative internal dialogue. Strengthens self-compassion and emotional resilience through practical affirmations and mindfulness exercises.

Heart of the Group

An exploration of Person-Centered Approach (PCA) applied to various school counseling group formats, focusing on core conditions and growth.

Jessica Lowe

Synthesizing Balanced Thoughts

Teaches the synthesis of realistic, balanced alternative thoughts that incorporate evidence while avoiding toxic positivity.

Mastering the Mind

A lesson focused on identifying and reframing cognitive distortions using a structured 'laboratory' approach to dissecting thoughts.

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M

malane

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Final Formulation

Synthesize assessment data into a coherent case conceptualization and practice delivering feedback to clients.

Habit Formation and Relapse Prevention

Transitions from acute intervention to long-term maintenance, applying habit formation principles and creating relapse prevention plans to ensure sustainable lifestyle changes.

Data Analysis and Mood Correlation

Students analyze mood and activity data to evaluate intervention effectiveness, practicing the role of the scientist-practitioner in a clinical setting.

Avoidance Mechanics

Utilize the ABC model to conduct a functional analysis of avoidance behaviors and understand their reinforcing contingencies.

Value Compass

Distinguish between goals and values and use assessment tools to identify intrinsically motivating activities for clients.

Overcoming Barriers

Introduces the TRAP/TRAC framework for identifying avoidance patterns and implementing alternative coping strategies when clients face internal or external barriers.

Baseline Blueprints

Learn the technical skill of activity monitoring and baseline assessment using mastery and pleasure scales.

The Depression Spiral

Analyze the behavioral cycle of depression, focusing on how life events lead to avoidance and a lack of positive reinforcement.

Graded Task Assignments

Focuses on the technique of breaking down overwhelming tasks into manageable micro-steps to build self-efficacy and momentum in clients.

Strategic Activity Scheduling

Students bridge the gap between abstract values and concrete behaviors by creating structured schedules. The focus is on identifying activities that provide 'Mastery' and 'Pleasure' to counteract depressive withdrawal.

Students bridge the gap between abstract values and concrete behaviors by creating structured schedules. The focus is on identifying activities that provide 'Mastery' and 'Pleasure' to counteract depressive withdrawal.

Navigating Disordered Eating Triggers

Advanced clinical training on identifying when PLEASE skills might be co-opted by disordered eating pathology. Students practice modifying interventions for high-risk populations and assessing for orthorexia and exercise compulsion.

Behavioral Activation through Movement

This lesson focuses on the 'Get Exercise' component of PLEASE as a form of behavioral activation. Students develop strategies for implementing movement with clients experiencing severe lethargy or physical barriers without reinforcing perfectionistic or aesthetic-focused exercise.

Nutritional Psychiatry and Mood

A review of the physiological links between nutrition and mental health, focusing on the evidence base for nutritional psychiatry. Students learn to provide non-prescriptive psychoeducation that supports client autonomy and emotional resilience.

Students bridge the gap between abstract values and concrete behaviors by creating structured schedules. The focus is on identifying activities that provide 'Mastery' and 'Pleasure' to counteract depressive withdrawal.

The Session Bridge

Focuses on the collaborative design of behavioral experiments and strategies for managing client non-compliance.

Socratic Inquiry

Develops advanced clinical skills in 'guided discovery' through specific Socratic questioning protocols.

Restructuring Mechanics

Introduces the 7-column thought record and the process of weighing evidence for and against automatic thoughts.

Distortion Detection

Focuses on the rapid identification and categorization of common cognitive distortions using real-world examples.

Activation Engine

Covers the 'outside-in' approach of Behavioral Activation, focusing on the link between activity, mood, and values.

Clinical CBT Adaptations

A practical workshop on modifying CBT techniques for older adults, incorporating life review and accommodating cognitive or sensory changes.

Late Life Psychosis

Addresses the rare presentation of psychotic disorders developing after age 60, exploring the sensory deprivation hypothesis and paranoia.

The Invisible Epidemic

Investigates alcohol and prescription drug misuse in the elderly, emphasizing altered drug metabolism and the psychological triggers for late-onset addiction.

Anxiety and Mobility Cycles

Explores the intersection of anxiety, physical frailty, and mobility, with a focus on designing safe exposure-based interventions for seniors.

Depression and Pseudodementia

Students learn to distinguish geriatric depression from dementia and normal grief, focusing on somatic presentations and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).

Ethical Boundaries Lesson

Critically evaluate the ethical considerations of inducing distress in clinical settings and identify contraindications for exposure therapy.

Phobia Profiles Lesson

Apply theoretical knowledge to fictional client profiles, identifying safety behaviors and proposing initial exposure targets.

Rewiring Response Lesson

Distinguish between habituation and inhibitory learning models, analyzing how exposure builds 'safety' memories alongside fear memories.

Distress Meter Lesson

Introduction to the Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS) and its role in therapeutic assessment and exposure planning.

Fear Circuitry Lesson

Explore the physiological 'fight or flight' response and how the brain's fear circuitry (amygdala and PFC) reinforces anxiety through avoidance behaviors.

The Habituation Graph

Visualize 'habituation' through data analysis. Interpret graphs showing SUDS levels over time to determine when a client is ready to progress to higher hierarchy rungs.

Safety Behavior Audit

Identify 'safety behaviors' that hinder progress during exposure. Use role-play simulations to recognize and prevent these behaviors to allow for effective response prevention.

Building the Ladder

Brainstorm and sequence exposure activities into a 'ladder' hierarchy. Focus on creating manageable intermediate steps to bridge comfort zones and anxiety-inducing goals.

Measuring Distress

Introduce the Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS) to quantify anxiety levels. Practice assigning numerical values to stressors through a norming workshop.

The Avoidance Loop

Investigate the relationship between anxiety triggers, avoidance behaviors, and temporary relief. Map out the 'anxiety loop' to visualize how avoidance prevents learning.

Developing an Applied Intervention Protocol

Synthesis lesson where students design a detailed behavior modification plan addressing attention, retention, and motivation for a complex case.

Modeling in Organizational and Educational Systems

Evaluates systemic modeling in organizational and educational contexts, including mentorship and leadership replication.

Cultivating Self-Efficacy via Vicarious Experience

Explores the selection of coping versus mastery models to maximize observer self-efficacy through vicarious experience.

Participant Modeling and Guided Mastery

Focuses on participant modeling where the therapist models behavior and guides the client through scaffolding and mastery.

Mechanisms of Therapeutic Modeling

Students analyze the efficacy of different modeling types (live, symbolic, participant, covert) and evaluate meta-analyses comparing these techniques in treating anxiety and skills deficits.

Treatment Synthesis

Synthesize learned concepts to create a multimodal treatment plan for a complex case, articulating how PMR supports cognitive restructuring and behavioral modification.

Artful Minds

A therapeutic art session focused on reducing stress and cognitively reframing negative thought patterns through guided creative activities.

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Panoam Rebecca

Metaphor Maker Storytelling

Using objects and metaphors to narrate life transitions and future hopes.

Beatrice

Non-Judgmental ObservationTechniques for labeling internal and external experiences using neutral, factual language instead of evaluative judgments. Supports emotional regulation and objective self-awareness in clinical and mindfulness settings.

Heart of the Group

An exploration of Person-Centered Approach (PCA) applied to various school counseling group formats, focusing on core conditions and growth.

Jessica Lowe

4/2

The Deep End

Beatrice

Safe Space Foundations

Establish safety, group norms, and the ethical foundations of the expressive arts space.

Beatrice

Beatrice

Heart Beat Rhythm

Using rhythm and percussion to foster group cohesion and personal grounding.

Beatrice

Complex Emotion LabelingNuanced emotional identification techniques that go beyond basic categories like happy or sad. Builds emotional literacy and self-regulation by connecting physiological cues to specific affective labels.

Special Education Teacher

Steady Mind Toolkit

A comprehensive set of self-regulation tools for adult learners, focusing on managing frustration, impulsivity, and social provocation in educational and professional settings.

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V Lundgren

3/26

The Deep End

A graduate-level training lesson for school counseling students focused on moving beyond surface-level complaints to identifying core themes and underlying emotional drivers.

2/13

Common Ground

A collection of group therapy icebreakers focused on exploring shared experiences, building empathy, and recognizing common emotional threads among participants.

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Julie Smith

Mapping the Self

A counseling lesson focused on helping clients explore their multi-faceted identity and how different components of their selfhood contribute to personal strengths and therapeutic challenges.

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Students practice the initial clinical setup of explaining the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to a novice client, using metaphors and simple diagrams to illustrate interpretation's influence on emotion.

Resolution Reality

Full-scale simulation of a multi-party dispute involving legal and interpersonal elements. Students draft a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that is stress-tested for durability and clarity.

Leverage Logic

Identification of power imbalances and calculation of the Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA). Students analyze the Zone of Possible Agreement (ZOPA) in complex organizational scenarios.

Reframing Rhetoric

Practice in reframing toxic language into neutral, problem-solving statements and utilizing circular questioning to uncover systemic issues. Focuses on the linguistic tools required for effective mediation facilitation.

Neural Peacekeeping

Exploration of the 'amygdala hijack' and its impact on rational decision-making during disputes. Students practice de-escalation techniques and neutrality maintenance while managing their own physiological responses to high-arousal emotions.

Iceberg Insight

Students analyze the theoretical distinction between surface-level demands (positions) and underlying needs (interests) using the 'Iceberg Model' of conflict. They will diagnose root causes in complex disputes and apply the Harvard Negotiation Project framework.

Difficult Conversations Facilitation Guide

Difficult Conversations Architecture Lesson

The sequence concludes with a practicum on structuring high-stakes conversations. Students design a 'container' for a difficult dialogue, including pre-framing, ground rules, and exit strategies.

This lesson focuses on the micro-assessment of problem behaviors, specifically tracing back to vulnerability factors like hunger, fatigue, or illness. Students practice identifying the 'weak links' in the chain related to the PLEASE skills.

Community Resource Mapping Teacher Guide

Connecting to Community Assets

The sequence culminates with students mapping local community resources that support the PLEASE skills for low-income or marginalized clients.

Inclusive Movement Mastery

Students learn to adapt movement recommendations for mood regulation for clients with physical disabilities or chronic pain, focusing on 'building mastery'.

Rest in Restless Environments

This lesson addresses sleep hygiene for clients in crowded or noisy environments, focusing on environmental adaptation and behavioral modifications.

Poverty and Nutrition Planning

Students modify nutritional advice for clients with limited budgets or access, developing realistic harm-reduction strategies for 'Eating Balanced'.

Systemic Barriers and PLEASE

Students critique standard PLEASE skills through a socioeconomic lens, identifying how food deserts, shift work, and environment impact emotional regulation.

The Vulnerability Report

Students compile their tracking data into a final report analyzing which physical factors most impact their emotional resilience.

Motion for Emotion

Students explore movement as a coping tool, rating subjective emotional states before and after different types of physical activity.

Fuel and Fire

Students analyze eating patterns to identify 'vulnerability foods' or timing issues that affect energy and irritability.

The Sleep Experiment

Students implement a specific sleep hygiene change and track results, while troubleshooting barriers like technology and caffeine.

Vulnerability Foundations

Introduction to the biopsychosocial model and the PLEASE acronym. Students examine how physical vulnerability factors lower the threshold for emotional dysregulation.

Baselines and Metrics

Students design a personal tracking system for the PLEASE skills, defining measurable metrics for mood and physical behaviors to serve as a baseline.

Developing a Medical Collaboration Plan

The sequence concludes with students designing protocols for collaborating with medical professionals. They create workflows for ensuring clients are treating physical illnesses to support their mental health.

DEAR MAN CommunicationAssertive communication strategies for requesting needs and setting boundaries using the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) framework. Targets each step of the DEAR MAN acronym to enhance interpersonal effectiveness while maintaining self-respect.

Tangled Roots

A comprehensive 3-hour workshop exploring the physiological and psychological impact of stress on interpersonal relationships, featuring practical strategies for individual and co-regulation.

This lesson covers the technical aspects of requesting support, including understanding syllabus policies, disability services, and workplace accommodation laws (ADA). Students learn the difference between a preference and a protected right.

Deconstructing the Stigma of Assistance

Students participate in a Socratic seminar exploring the cultural narratives surrounding 'grit' and 'resilience' versus help-seeking. They critique the 'ideal worker' norm and discuss the long-term professional costs of burnout.

Clinical Mastery Simulations

Final mastery-based simulations navigating complex professional and clinical boundary violations with real-time coaching and fidelity assessment.

Pedagogy of Assertiveness

Transition from practitioner to facilitator, learning how to psychoeducate clients on DEAR MAN and address common resistances to the protocol.

Mindful Execution and Negotiation

Train in the execution phase (Mindful, Appear Confident, Negotiate) through video analysis and intensive 'persistence gauntlet' dyadic exercises.

The Art of Precise Scripting

Workshop the first half of the acronym (Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce) with a focus on separating objective facts from subjective judgments in clinical scripting.

Foundations of Interpersonal Effectiveness

Examine the theoretical context of DEAR MAN within DBT Interpersonal Effectiveness, focusing on the trio of effectiveness goals and identifying communication breakdowns in clinical vignettes.

Difficult Conversations Architecture Lesson

The sequence concludes with a practicum on structuring high-stakes conversations. Students design a 'container' for a difficult dialogue, including pre-framing, ground rules, and exit strategies.

Repair and Regulation Lesson

Students study the mechanics of apology and repair. The lesson focuses on the 'aftermath' of a fight, teaching specific protocols for processing regrettable incidents to prevent long-term resentment.

Consent Negotiation Lesson

This lesson covers the Wheel of Consent and advanced negotiation strategies for physical and emotional intimacy. Students analyze power dynamics and practice scripts for establishing continuous, affirmative consent.

Advanced NVC Protocols Lesson

Moving beyond basic 'I statements,' this lesson delves into the nuance of needs versus strategies. Students practice translating judgments and diagnoses of partners into expressions of unmet universal needs.

GIVE Skills for RelationshipsDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) interpersonal effectiveness techniques focused on maintaining positive relationships. Builds skills in validation, gentle communication, active listening, and lighthearted interaction to navigate conflicts while preserving rapport.

Group Dynamics Lab

A comprehensive lesson on Benne and Sheats' functional group roles, tailored for graduate-level school counseling students to understand group dynamics in educational settings.

Jessica Lowe

2/20

Tangled Roots

A comprehensive 3-hour workshop exploring the physiological and psychological impact of stress on interpersonal relationships, featuring practical strategies for individual and co-regulation.

Melanie Vohs

Designing Responsive Skills Materials

Synthesize learning by creating a culturally adapted FAST skills handout for a specific marginalized or non-Western population.

Faith Values and Clinical Neutrality Slides

Faith Values and Clinical Neutrality

Practice 'bracketing' techniques to support client integrity when personal or religious values conflict with the therapeutic baseline.

Gender Dynamics and Assertive Values Slides

Gender Dynamics and Assertive Values

Investigate how gender socialization impacts assertiveness and design workplace-specific adaptations for FAST skills.

Truth Power and Systemic Safety

Analyze 'Truthfulness' and 'Fairness' within contexts of systemic oppression, developing safety-first clinical protocols.

FAST Skills for Self-RespectInterpersonal effectiveness techniques for maintaining self-respect using the DBT framework of being Fair, avoiding over-Apologizing, Sticking to values, and being Truthful. Equips learners to preserve personal integrity during social interactions and conflict resolution.

Advocacy Edge

The final lesson integrates all FAST skills into broader career management, including salary negotiation, addressing unethical behavior in the workplace, and advocating for systemic changes.

Transparent Practice

Students explore the 'Truthful' (T) skill in the context of documentation and supervision, examining the ethical implications of hiding mistakes and the courage required for authentic professional growth.

Confidence Shift

This lesson addresses imposter syndrome and the habit of over-apologizing ('Apologies'), teaching students to distinguish between clinical accountability and unnecessary minimizing language.

Self Fairness

Focusing on the 'Fair' (F) in FAST, students analyze the 'martyr complex' and learn to set fair limits on their professional lives to prevent burnout and maintain ethical practice.

FAST Performance Assessment

A capstone performance evaluation where students demonstrate clinical competency through a continuous role-play and coaching session.

Fear of Abandonment Coaching

Focuses on using dialectical strategies to address the fear of abandonment as a primary barrier to practicing FAST skills.

Group Values Conflict

Students facilitate a mock group session to manage conflicting values among members while teaching self-respect skills.

Apology Reflex Simulation

A behavioral shaping simulation aimed at breaking the apology reflex through rapid-fire interactions and real-time coaching.

Psychoeducation Delivery Lab

Students practice introducing the FAST acronym using the teach-back method, specifically focusing on validating client resistance to self-respect.

Capstone Cost of Compromise

A synthesis project where students analyze a public or fictional crisis of self-respect, mapping pivot points where FAST skills could have altered the outcome.

Navigating Truthfulness

Examines the 'T' (Truthful) skill in difficult conversations, teaching students to avoid sugar-coating or acting helpless in favor of direct, respectful honesty.

Truth and Case Formulation

Examine truthfulness as a skill versus a moral failing. Formulate comprehensive treatment plans for clients with chronic self-respect deficits.

Values and Integrity Ethics

Integrate ACT values clarification with DBT self-respect skills. Navigate ethical challenges when client and clinician values diverge.

Ethical Dilemmas and Values

Students explore 'S' (Stick to Values) by navigating ethical dilemmas where personal integrity conflicts with organizational pressure or authority figures.

Radical Acceptance PracticeTechniques for acknowledging reality without judgment to reduce emotional suffering and psychological resistance. Develops distress tolerance skills through mindfulness, cognitive reframing, and acceptance-based coping strategies.

Inner Garden Art Therapy

An art therapy session focused on exploring self-identity, navigating emotional transitions, and building distress tolerance through creative expression and mindfulness.

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Panoam Rebecca

3/20

Willingness Compass

This lesson covers the ACT core process of Willingness (Acceptance), providing a mini-lesson on the 'Window of Tolerance' to distinguish between helpful stretching (willingness) and overwhelming distress (flooding).

Students master the tools for comprehensive sleep assessment and learn to differentiate between behavioral insomnia and medical sleep disorders.

Portable Peace Protocols

Synthesize learning into a portable, real-time intervention: the Self-Compassion Break. Students learn to structure mantras and design homework protocols for client habituation.

Body-Based Soothing

Investigate somatic pathways to emotion regulation. This lesson teaches supportive touch and somatic grounding techniques (Softening, Soothing, Allowing) to interrupt cognitive-emotional loops.

The Nurturing Voice

Develop mastery in facilitating 'The Compassionate Friend' visualization and letter-writing intervention. Focus is placed on therapeutic prosody, presence, and the nuances of the nurturing internal voice.

Mapping the Inner Critic

Master the administration and interpretation of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). Students will learn to distinguish between healthy self-compassion and potential clinical pitfalls like self-pity or narcissism.

Systems of the Soul

Explore Paul Gilbert's Three Systems Model of emotion regulation. This lesson analyzes how self-criticism activates the threat system and how compassion facilitates the soothing system through parasympathetic activation.

Post-Crisis Debriefing and Re-engagement

Addresses the 'day after' a crisis referral. Focuses on repairing therapeutic ruptures, debriefing the hotline experience, and updating long-term safety plans.

Documentation and Liability Management

A technical workshop on documenting crisis interventions to mitigate liability. Students review redacted charts and practice defensive yet clinically sound note-writing.

Navigating Involuntary Interventions via Hotlines

Explores the legal and ethical protocols for mobile crisis units and emergency services when a client is at imminent risk but refuses help.

Mechanics of the Warm Handoff

Teaches the technical and interpersonal skills needed for a 3-way warm handoff to a crisis line. Includes verbal scripts and simulation of high-stress transfers.

Rapid Lethality Assessment and Triage Protocols

Focuses on using evidence-based tools like the C-SSRS to distinguish between chronic ideation and imminent risk. Students practice decision-making using high-stakes clinical vignettes.

The High Stakes Gauntlet

A multi-stage, project-based simulation where students apply the full GIVE skill set to resolve a high-stakes group project dispute.

Lab Repairing Damaged Interactions

Simulates relationship ruptures and focuses on the 'Interested' and 'Easy manner' skills to perform effective social repairs.

Lab Validation in Argumentation

Focuses on the 'Validate' component of GIVE, challenging students to separate emotional validation from intellectual agreement in heated debates.

Students practice the 5-4-3-2-1 technique and other sensory-based orientation strategies to reconnect with the present moment. The lesson explains the science of how sensory input overrides ruminative thought loops.

The Safety Blueprint

Students synthesize their knowledge to create a personalized physiological safety plan for high-stress periods. They identify triggers, early warning signs, and pre-planned somatic interventions.

The Somatic Toolkit

Students evaluate somatic bottom-up processing techniques like diaphragmatic breathing and thermal regulation. They learn to choose the right physical strategy for their specific physiological profile.

The Inner Eye

Learners practice interoception—the sense of the internal state of the body. They test their accuracy in detecting heart rate and tension, connecting poor awareness with high anxiety.

The Polyvagal Ladder

Dives into Polyvagal Theory to distinguish between fight/flight mobilization and dorsal vagal shutdown. Students analyze behaviors like procrastination and isolation as biological responses.

The Biological Baseline

Focuses on the anatomy of the stress response, the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the ANS, and the role of the vagus nerve. Students map their own physiological 'early warning signs'.

Evidence-Based Review of Somatic Interventions

In this culminating seminar, students critically review current research regarding the efficacy of sensory grounding techniques. They synthesize findings to create an evidence-based rationale for a specific therapeutic approach.

Psychoeducation for Client Buy-In

Focusing on the translation of complex science into accessible language, students practice explaining neurobiological concepts to clients. Role-playing scenarios are used to address client skepticism regarding somatic interventions.

Mechanisms of Sensory Modulation

Investigate how specific sensory inputs (temperature, proprioception, vestibular) directly influence autonomic regulation. The class categorizes interventions based on their physiological impact.

Polyvagal Theory in Practice

Deepen understanding of the vagus nerve's role in social engagement and safety. Students evaluate Porges' Polyvagal Theory to distinguish between mobilization, immobilization, and social engagement states.

The Clinical Hotseat

Execute real-time coaching protocols for clients in active crisis, focusing on de-escalation and skill deployment.

Sensory Survival Kits

Design sensory-based interventions and environment modifications to support client self-soothing through the five senses.

Understanding Trauma EffectsNeurobiological and psychological impacts of traumatic events on brain development and emotional regulation. Examines symptom manifestations such as dissociation, hypervigilance, and long-term behavioral patterns.

Compassion Fatigue Compass

A sophisticated workshop for clinical professionals and graduate students to navigate secondary traumatic stress using a 'Compass' framework for emotional recalibration and sustainable empathy.

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Hildemar Cruz

3/11

Body Alarm System

A psychoeducational lesson designed for clinical staff to help clients understand their physiological responses to stress and trauma through the metaphor of a 'Body Alarm System'.

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The sequence concludes with students designing protocols for collaborating with medical professionals. They create workflows for ensuring clients are treating physical illnesses to support their mental health.

Motivational Interviewing for Lifestyle Change

Students apply Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques to help clients reduce substance use or seek medical treatment. The lesson focuses on rolling with resistance regarding physical health behaviors.

Impact of Mood-Altering Substances

Focusing on the 'A' (Avoid Mood-Altering Substances), students analyze how alcohol, caffeine, and non-prescribed drugs alter emotional baselines and interfere with therapy. The lesson distinguishes between judgment and clinical observation.

Medication Adherence Strategies

This lesson addresses the behavioral aspects of treating physical illness, specifically sticking to prescribed regimens. Students practice problem-solving strategies for clients who struggle with consistency.

Assessing Physical Illness Barriers

Students learn to conduct intake assessments that identify untreated physical illnesses contributing to emotional distress. The lesson focuses on the 'PL' (Treat Physical Illness) component and the ethics of medical referrals.

Mapping Biology to Behavior

Synthesizes learning into a visual map connecting internal biology to external behavior for proactive intervention planning.

Dissociation and Freeze States

Identifies the 'freeze' response and dissociation, differentiating between intentional defiance and neurobiological shutdown.

Respiratory and Tension Patterns

Analyzes changes in breathing patterns and muscle tension as signs of the body preparing for physical defense or flight.

Analyzes changes in breathing patterns and muscle tension as signs of the body preparing for physical defense or flight.

Somatic Markers

Focuses on involuntary somatic markers like skin flushing, sweating, and pupil dilation as early indicators of physiological arousal.

Neurobiology of Stress Response

Explores the limbic system, prefrontal cortex, and the 'amygdala hijack' to understand why rational thinking fails during high-stress escalation.

Advanced Safety Planning

Students synthesize all prior learning to create comprehensive, hierarchy-based safety plans for high-risk clients. These plans integrate sensory grounding, social support, and professional intervention steps.

Evidence-Based Review of Somatic Interventions

In this culminating seminar, students critically review current research regarding the efficacy of sensory grounding techniques. They synthesize findings to create an evidence-based rationale for a specific therapeutic approach.

The Fear of Calm

Clinicians explore why clients may resist self-soothing (e.g., feeling undeserving of comfort, fear of letting guard down). Students develop motivational interviewing strategies to address these barriers.

Psychoeducation for Client Buy-In

Focusing on the translation of complex science into accessible language, students practice explaining neurobiological concepts to clients. Role-playing scenarios are used to address client skepticism regarding somatic interventions.

Identifying Trauma FeelingsRecognition of emotional and physiological signatures associated with traumatic experiences. Targets awareness of triggers, somatic markers, and the distinction between past reactions and present safety.

Body Alarm System

A psychoeducational lesson designed for clinical staff to help clients understand their physiological responses to stress and trauma through the metaphor of a 'Body Alarm System'.

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Common Ground

A collection of group therapy icebreakers focused on exploring shared experiences, building empathy, and recognizing common emotional threads among participants.

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Clinicians explore why clients may resist self-soothing (e.g., feeling undeserving of comfort, fear of letting guard down). Students develop motivational interviewing strategies to address these barriers.

Sensory Double Edges

Students analyze how certain self-soothing techniques (e.g., deep breathing, weighted blankets) can act as triggers for abuse survivors. The lesson emphasizes assessment of sensory history before prescribing interventions.

Grounding vs Zoning Out

This lesson distinguishes between healthy self-soothing and dissociative checking out. Students practice 'eyes-open' grounding techniques specifically designed for dissociative identity disorder (DID) or depersonalization.

Mapping the Window

Students learn to identify subtle signs of hypoarousal and hyperarousal in complex trauma clients. The lesson focuses on mapping a client's specific window of tolerance to determine appropriate intervention timing.

Architects of Change

The capstone lesson where students synthesize their knowledge to design a community action plan or advocacy initiative to address local gaps in survivor services.

Mending the Mind

Focuses on the long-term mental health impacts of trafficking, specifically Complex PTSD, the neurological effects of coercion, and the necessity of long-term therapeutic support.

Voices of Leadership

Students critique the exploitation of survivor stories in media and fundraising, focusing on ethical guidelines for survivor-led advocacy and the 'nothing about us without us' movement.

Justice Beyond Conviction

This lesson addresses the criminalization of survivors and the importance of vacatur laws, exploring how trafficking-related criminal records create lifelong barriers to housing and employment.

Safe Space Foundations

Students define the core principles of trauma-informed care (safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment) and analyze institutional procedures to identify practices that might re-traumatize survivors.

Consolidating the Narrative

The final lesson covers the production of the physical document (if applicable) and the ritual of closure. Students discuss the therapeutic value of the client 'owning' their story and deciding who, if anyone, gets to hear it.

Weaving the Resilient Ending

Moving beyond the trauma, students guide clients to write the final chapter of the narrative: survival and current life. This focuses on shifting the identity from 'victim' to 'survivor' or 'thriver'.

Vicarious Trauma and Therapist Self-Care

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Metaphor Maker Storytelling

Using objects and metaphors to narrate life transitions and future hopes.

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Sensory Survival Kits

Design sensory-based interventions and environment modifications to support client self-soothing through the five senses.

Processing Through NarrativeReauthoring techniques and externalizing conversations to help clients reconstruct personal identities. Examines how dominant narratives shape meaning and supports the development of alternative life stories.

The Deep End

A graduate-level training lesson for school counseling students focused on moving beyond surface-level complaints to identifying core themes and underlying emotional drivers.

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Mapping the Self

A counseling lesson focused on helping clients explore their multi-faceted identity and how different components of their selfhood contribute to personal strengths and therapeutic challenges.

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Narrative Reconstruction and Future Mapping

Students synthesize their learning by writing a 'Professional Origin Story' that integrates challenges as strengths, culminating in a gallery walk of new narratives.

Cognitive Reframing Techniques

An introduction to cognitive behavioral techniques relevant to academic performance, focusing on identifying cognitive distortions and rewriting internal monologues.

Comparative Narratives of Success

Students interview mentors about career non-linearities and setbacks, comparing real-world narratives against the idealized 'linear success' model of graduate school.

The Shadow CV Normalizing Rejection

Participants study the concept of a 'CV of Failures' and draft their own Shadow CVs to visualize invisible struggles and normalize rejection in a group setting.

Deconstructing the Impostor Phenomenon

Students investigate the psychological roots of Impostor Phenomenon (IP) and review data on its prevalence in higher education, shifting the perspective from personal defect to systemic response.

The Culturally Humile Practitioner

Culminating project where students develop and peer-review personal Cultural Humility Plans for their ongoing professional development.

Implicit Bias in Clinic

Investigates implicit bias through IAT analysis and practices micro-intervention strategies to manage automatic clinical thoughts.

Family Scripts and Culture

An analysis of family-of-origin scripts and 3-generation cultural transmission to identify internalized biases and potential countertransference.

Developing Trauma StoryNarrative reconstruction techniques for integrating traumatic memories into a coherent chronological sequence. Targets emotional regulation, cognitive reframing, and the reduction of avoidance behaviors.

Defining Authentic Self

Present 'Re-authored Professional Identities' to peers. Students articulate core values and publicly affirm their new self-narrative against societal pressures.

Reauthoring Your Story

Identify 'unique outcomes'—life events that contradict negative dominant narratives. Students draft counter-narratives highlighting strengths and authentic values.

Intersectional Mirrors

Explore Cooley's concept of the 'Looking-Glass Self' and intersectionality. Analyze case studies of identity fragmentation and the psychological toll of professional code-switching.

The External Critic

Introduce the Narrative Therapy technique of 'externalization' to separate the problem from the person. Students personify their 'Inner Critic' to facilitate an objective relationship with self-doubt.

Vicarious Trauma and Therapist Self-Care

Focuses on recognizing signs of vicarious trauma and implementing professional boundaries and self-care strategies for clinicians hearing detailed trauma narratives.

Cultural Considerations in Storytelling

Examines how cultural narratives, metaphors, and communication styles influence the construction of a trauma story and the therapeutic relationship.

Socratic Questioning in Trauma Processing

This lesson introduces Socratic dialogue as a method to gently challenge the client's conclusions without being confrontational. Students practice generating questions that lead clients to examine the evidence for and against their beliefs.

Addressing Contextual Factors

Students learn to help clients integrate contextual information that was ignored during the trauma (e.g., the perpetrator's grooming behaviors, the client's age). This lesson emphasizes 'broadening the lens' of the memory.

Developmental Adaptations for Youth

Focuses on creative modalities like comic strips and digital storytelling to adapt the narrative process for children and adolescents.

Identifying Stuck Points

Students analyze trauma narratives to locate 'stuck points'—statements reflecting self-blame, safety violations, or trust issues—and categorize them into common cognitive distortion types.

Safe Session Closure

Covers the essential protocols for closing an exposure session safely, including containment exercises and grounding.

Intervention and Grounding

Addresses obstacles like dissociation and shut-down, providing practical grounding interventions to maintain therapeutic engagement.

Monitoring Distress Levels

Teaches students how to use the SUDS scale to monitor client distress levels and visualize the habituation process.

Sensory Detail Integration

Explores the identification of 'hot spots' and the integration of sensory details to deepen processing and prevent cognitive avoidance.

Design sensory-based interventions and environment modifications to support client self-soothing through the five senses.

Mind Divergent Strategies

Apply cognitive distraction techniques (ACCEPTS and IMPROVE) to bridge high-distress moments without relying on maladaptive avoidance.

Body Hacks for Crisis

Master the facilitation of TIPP skills (Temperature, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, Paired muscle relaxation) as immediate physiological interventions.

The Survival Threshold

Differentiate between immediate distress tolerance and long-term emotional regulation, establishing clinical criteria for deployment.

Integration and Relapse Prevention

Develops strategies for habituating new cognitive patterns and creating robust relapse prevention plans for long-term clinical success.

Behavioral Experiments for Schema Change

Covers the design and implementation of behavioral experiments to gather real-world data that challenges long-standing negative schemas.

Constructing Rational Alternatives

Explores the construction of believable, evidence-based alternative thoughts and 'bridge thoughts' to move clients away from maladaptive internal dialogue.

Socratic Questioning Techniques

A clinical workshop on applying the Socratic method to challenge automatic thoughts, emphasizing evidence-based inquiry over direct contradiction.

Deconstructing Cognitive Distortions

Focuses on the clinical nomenclature and identification of cognitive distortions within client transcripts, analyzing the link between thought patterns and emotional affect.