Moving Forward: Helping Individuals in Therapy Get Unstuck

Presented by Lani Nelson-Zlupko, PhD, LCSW on 03-23-2018 at 9 a.m. Pacific (noon Eastern) to 11 a.m. Pacific (2 p.m. Eastern)

People can become stuck with the issues they face in their career, family, and life in general. Sometimes they are stuck because their situations are highly complex, or they may be paralyzed by fear. Unfortunately, certain elements of standard talk therapy can inadvertently promote stuck mindset and behavior rather than alleviate it. When clinicians over-focus on the individual in therapy and their problems, or on the dynamics that initially led to the problem, they may disempower the individual and reinforce their feelings of hopelessness. 

In this two-hour continuing education web conference, Dr. Lani Nelson-Zlupko will explain why clinicians need tools to help individuals in therapy externalize their problems. She will identify empirically-backed strategies for forward momentum and share decades of experience in research and diverse clinical settings as well as recent findings in neuroscience and biochemistry. 

This web conference is designed to educate clinicians about the common factors contributing to stuck behavior as well as outline effective strategies for forward momentum. Dr. Nelson-Zlupko will highlight identifiable pitfalls across a wide dimension of common life problems involving relationships, health, parenting, addiction, or finances that can make matters worse. She will describe ways to avoid these pitfalls and share strategies that help people face their problems and move forward.

This intermediate instructional level web conference is designed to help clinicians:

  1. Identify common mindsets and behavior patterns in stuck individuals with diverse life problems and diagnoses.
  2. Discuss the neuroscience and biochemical processes that contribute to feeling and staying stuck.
  3. Recognize how standard talk therapy can prevent stuck individuals from moving forward as well as contribute to keeping them stuck.
  4. Identify common life problem pitfalls that can exacerbate feelings of being stuck.
  5. Apply effective strategies for helping stuck individuals move forward.

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Continuing Education (CE) Information

Two CE contact hours will be provided by GoodTherapy.org for attending this web conference in its entirety. 

GoodTherapy.org is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.

GoodTherapy.org is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GoodTherapy.org maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

GoodTherapy.org, SW CPE 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 #0395.

GoodTherapy.org, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0022 and for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0031.

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Meet the Presenter

Lani Nelson-Zlupko, PhD, LCSW

Lani Nelson-Zlupko, PhD, LCSW

Lani Nelson-Zlupko, PhD, LCSW is a psychotherapist, researcher, and coach who specializes in resilience and effective outcomes. Dr. Nelson-Zlupko is an adjunct associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania where she has been on faculty for over 20 years. She received her bachelor's degree from Harvard University and her master's and doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. 

Dr. Nelson-Zlupko has developed the treatment strategies for her MOVE Forward approach and her research has been published in several leading psychiatric and psychology journals. This web conference draws from her workbook MOVE Forward: A Guide to Managing Your Life Effectively. She explains her MOVE Forward approach in her TEDx talk

In addition to her private practice in Delaware, Dr. Nelson-Zlupko provides coaching and training to professionals and corporations in the U.S. and around the world. She helps companies and corporate leaders manage crises effectively, prepare for and execute major transitions, and manage challenges to move forward effectively. 

Dr. Nelson-Zlupko is passionate about her work and believes well-adjusted, confident people are the backbone of each generation. Dr. Nelson-Zlupko also provides specialized coaching services to therapists who are seeking forward momentum in their own lives and careers. 

For more information about Dr. Nelson-Zlupko, please visit www.lnzconsulting.com.

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Continuing Education Provider Approvals

  • aceGoodTherapy.org is Approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GoodTherapy.org maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
  • Logo GoodTherapy.org has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6380. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. GoodTherapy.org is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
  • GoodTherapy.org, 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 #SW-0395.
  • GoodTherapy.org, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0022 and for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0031.

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