Creative and Expressive Approaches to Treating Depression

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Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA Related seminars and products

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Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA, is a recognized expert in the strengths-based, depathologized treatment of trauma and has been in private practice for more than 35 years. She’s a trainer and clinical consultant to practitioners and mental health agencies worldwide. And she’s the author of Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors, Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors, and Finding Your Ruby Slippers.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lisa Ferentz maintains a private practice and is the founder and president of the Ferentz Institute. She receives royalties as a published author and is a consultant for Northwest Hospital. Lisa Ferentz receives a speaking honorarium and product royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lisa Ferentz is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the American Psychotherapy Association.
 

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Objectives

1. Analyse the potential benefits of verbally administering assessment tools for depression.
2. Discuss the current research on “medical marijuana” and the limitations it has in the treatment of depression.
3. Implement two breath work strategies to effectively address hypo-arousal and enhance client regulation.
4.  Implement three somatic strategies for depression.
5. Explain the role that ‘Parts Work” can play in treating depression.

Outline

Incorporating psychoeducation 

• Understanding the window of tolerance and connecting hypo-arousal to depressed mood 
• The impact of environment, relationships, and intrapsychic functioning on depression 
• The advantages of verbally administering PHQ-9 
• Understanding Response Vs. Remission 

The dangers of using medical marijuana to treat depression 

• Processing the latest research 
• Risk factors associated with acute and chronic use 

Non-pharmacological strategies to treat depressed mood and cognitions 

• The importance of good sleep and the impact of sleep deprivation 
•  Endorsing the concept of “powering down” 
• Incorporating a “parts” perspective- experiential 
• Safe place visualisation and externalisation 
• Two-handed dialogues-experiential 
• Using aromatherapy 

Somatic resourcing 

• Simple strategies for comfort and soothing 
• The benefits of exercise/ gratitude walk 
• Poser Poses- experiential 

Working with cognitive distortions 

• Addressing critical self-talk and enhancing self-compassion 
• The Crossroad of a Thought- experiential 

Using art therapeutically 

• Four quadrant drawing to celebrate accomplishments- experiential 
• Crystal Ball art prompt-experiential 

Solution-focused strategies 

• Miracle question 
• Additional self-soothing techniques 

Risks and Limitations 

Target Audience

• Counsellors
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Social Workers
• Physicians 
• Psychologists
• Addiction Counsellors
• Nurses

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