This will be a live virtual event offered during The National - Virtual Event

During this 4 hour class the following topics will be presented to identify psychological stressors in the chiropractic acupuncture practice that may lead to increased risk or harm to the patient. 

For millennia, Chinese medicine physicians have asserted that the seven emotions can be a major cause of disease. Following emotional trauma, the body becomes susceptible to pathogens and organ dysfunction, leading to a variety of ailments.

Hour 1 Risk Management – Introduction to Emotional Stressors 

This hour will examine how to help individuals better identify, understand, and manage their mental skills, responses to stress, performance preparation strategies, and focusing techniques designed to help patients be more effectively under pressure. Topics to be covered include positive self-talk, confidence, concentration, motivation and goal setting, peak performance states, self-regulation techniques to control arousal, and coping strategies for dealing with the multiple demands facing daily life. 

Hour 2 Risk Management - Co-treating with other Health Care Providers 

Students will learn and evaluate current legal and ethical guidelines used in the counseling profession and in psychology profession. Students will apply ethical decision-making models and formulate effective, evidence-based collaborative strategies used to resolve emotional dilemmas that arise when working with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Students will also learn what it means to integrate a professional counselor and other mental health professional into the treatment plan.