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SUMMARY:SSW Webinar - Not Just Benzodiazepines: Alternative Treatments of Anxiety and Depression
DESCRIPTION:The primary goal of this webinar is to explore non-pharmaceutical treatment of depression and anxiety. The number of people looking for non-pharmaceutical interventions is increasing in both the psychiatric and addiction fields. One need look no further than the desire to decrease benzodiazepine (BZD) use. Treatments to be discussed include herbal and amino acid substances as well as vagal nerve stimulation. \n\nFor more information\, click here. \n\n\nObjectives\n\nAt the conclusion of this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nSummarize the advantages and disadvantages of BZDs\nList three herbal medications used to treat depression\nDescribe the mechanism by which some amino acids work in the brain\nExplain the effects of using vagal nerve stimulation to treat depression\nDefine three alternatives to benzodiazepines for treating anxiety
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/https-socialwork-ce-rutgers-edu-index-php-product-2395v6489/
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SUMMARY:SSW Webinar - Social Media's Influence on Self-Harm Behaviors and Self-Regulation
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will begin with an introduction to how social media influences both self-esteem and self-regulating behaviors. We will then move into examining various social media outlets. Newer social media outlets will be explored including the level of involvement different age groups and genders have with them. Finally\, the webinar will move into social medias influence on self-regulating behaviors. The webinar will provide strategies for lessening clients exposure to social media. [Elective for Eating Disorders Clinical Certificate Program] \nFor more information\, click here. \nObjectives\nAt the conclusion of this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nList and describe different types of self-harm behaviors including substance use\, self-mutilation\, and disordered eating\nExplain new strategies for bringing self-harm behaviors into the therapy conversation\nList and describe different social media outlets\nReview current trends for social media usage among different age groups and genders\nDescribe the influence of increasing social media exposure and negative behaviors (such as poor body image or disordered eating)\nIdentify strategies for reducing social media usage in clients and raising awareness of social media influence.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ssw-webinar-social-medias-influence-on-self-harm-behaviors-and-self-regulation/
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SUMMARY:NIH Grant Writing Mini-Course
DESCRIPTION:New to NIH grants? NJACTS is offering a 5-session virtual mini-course (daily\, 2–3:30 pm ET on Zoom) to demystify K & R applications\, with practical guidance from a grant-writing coach and recent awardees. Open to trainees\, postdocs\, fellows\, faculty\, instructors\, and clinicians at U.S.-based institutions (Rutgers affiliation not required). \nEnrollment closes Dec 12. \nLearn more: https://form.jotform.com/243153997988176
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nih-grant-writing-mini-course/
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