Beyond Benzos: Alternative Treatments for Anxiety and Depression

Virtual
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Beyond Benzos: Alternative Treatments for Anxiety and Depression

This workshop will explore the 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.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of BZDs
  • List three herbal medications used to treat depression
  • Describe the mechanism by which some amino acids work in the brain
  • Discuss the effects of using vagal nerve stimulation to treat depression
  • List three alternatives to benzodiazepines for treating anxiety.

Presenter:  Craig Strickland, PhD

Dr. Strickland graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a Doctorate in Psychology and a focus on experimental research and neuroscience. Past positions include a faculty position at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and affiliate faculty positions at Widener University and Springfield College. He currently has guest lecturer privileges at the Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, the Rutgers School of Social Work and an affiliate professor position at Thomas Jefferson University, East Fall Campus in the Community and Trauma Counseling program. Dr. Strickland is the owner of Biobehavioral Education and Consultation, LLC.

CE's New Jersey:

This course “Beyond Benzos: Alternative Treatments for Anxiety and Depression” and the trainer, Craig Strickland have been approved by the Addiction Professionals Certification Board of NJ. This course, provided by Behavioral Health Matters, approval #403093024REC3 has been approved for three (3) continuing education credit hours by the APCBNJ. Credentials issued by the APCBNJ, the NJ Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners and the NJ Board of Social Work Examiners recognize such courses. This 3 CE course is approved for social work continuing education hours in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:44G-6.4c12.

CE's New York Social Workers:

Behavioral Health Matters, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers; provider approval #SW-0443. Social workers attending this Live-Online course titled: “Beyond Benzos: Alternative Treatments for Anxiety and Depression” will receive three (3) continuing education contact hours.

CERTIFICATES:

Participants must be present for the duration of event, answer all roll calls and complete a Course Evaluation to be eligible for a Certificate of Completion that will be sent via email within 2 weeks.  

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