Description:
This session will cover defining and treating the complexity of Bipolar Affective Spectrum Disorder. Particular attention will be paid to common misconceptions about the psychiatric condition, how clinicians can become stuck in their treatment approaches, and how creative, brief therapy interventions, including the use of Ericksonian hypnosis, can be utilized to assist in obtaining treatment goals. Using the latest findings in neuroscience, this session will present effective and successful methods to manage and resolve treatment challenges in dealing with this highly misunderstood diagnosis/ psychiatric condition.
Educational Objectives:
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Clinical Psychologist licensed in CA, NY, Washington, DC (pending), MD (pending) with 28 years experience nationally and internationally. Eclectic approach tailored to the individual. Trained in various modalities, primary is solution-focused, active. Do online psychotherapy. Trained at NYU Medical Center in Neuropsychology and UCLA for my postdoctoral fellowship in Emergency Room Psychiatry. Former Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry UCSF. Have worked with large range of cultures internationally (e.g.,France) with embassies, international treaty organisations, university abroad programs, terrorist attack victims, PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues, eating disorders, medical challenges, couples and group therapies, adults, adolescents.