Diagnosing and Laughing ;-) Co-Occurring Disorders and the Power of Humor in Therapy
  6 Hours, 0 Minutes   

Sunday, March 22nd, 2026
Class 1: 10:00 AM EDT
Class 2: 1:45 PM EDT
   Glenn Maloney, MSW LICSW LADC C-DBT
  
6 CE Credits
Price
$99.99

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Description

 

Full Day Webinar

March 22nd, 2026

10:00 AM - 4:45 PM EST

The cost of one day is $99.99, an individual class is $59.99

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Class 1

Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST

In our work, we often encounter people with mental health disorders that also struggle with symptoms of substance use disorders. The two together can be overwhelming to treat and difficult to diagnose.  This class looks at diagnosing co-occurring disorders in particular, approaching this from several perspectives in order to create a multi-dimensional understanding of co-occurring disorders.

It does this by reviewing the DSM-V-TR and cross-referencing it with the work of E. Morton Jellinek as well as the insight we all have into substance use disorders based on understanding these conditions as a family disease; while many clinicians, particularly new ones, can feel lost when it comes to understanding and treating substance use, it is likely that we all know people who struggle with this class of disorders.

3 Hours

 

Class 2

Oh, You Got Jokes Now: The Role of Humor as Intervention in the Clinical Relationship

1:45 PM - 4:45 PM EST

This class provides a "deep dive" into the ethical and mindful use of humor as intervention in psychotherapy and other helping professions.  Over the course of the class, participants will learn about the known history of humor in our species and in the psychotherapy profession.  The research about humor, both as used in psychotherapy and as studied more widely, will be reviewed.  We will explore humor in light of various theories including power dynamics, CBT, DBT, and SFBT.  

Through all of this, several primary purposes and uses of humor will be identified.  We will also explore potential signs that humor is the wrong choice in the moment.  The instructor will share their own experiences with using humor well in session, and participants will have the chance to share their own stories.

3 Hours

About The Presenter:

Glenn Maloney, he/they, is a psychotherapist, writer, and educator who lives in Duluth, Minnesota.  He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2002, with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Political Science. He earned a Masters of Social Work degree from the College of Saint Scholastica in 2016 and has been employed as a psychotherapist since.  He has worked in community mental health, college mental health, and at a co-occurring treatment center, Genesis Recovery Services, where he is currently employed part-time.  The rest of his time is spent in his own private practice, Most Excellent Psychotherapy, and in teaching, lecturing, and other academic pursuits.

In the past several years, Glenn has spent more and more time studying and presenting on the uses of humor in the psychotherapy profession. This has included the publishing of his book “Finding the Humor in Psychotherapy: A Primer on the Clinical Art of Joking with Your Clients,” as well as speaking to and training literally thousands of mental health and human services professionals on the careful and meaningful use of humor as an intervention in their work. Other professional highlights of this journey have included a trip to speak at UCLA in early May and being honored with the “Exemplary Leadership” award from the Minnesota Social Services Association District 3. He also speaks and teaches regularly about assessing and treating co-occurring disorders of mental illness and substance use. 

Other than his vocational pursuits, Glenn loves traveling with his daughter and his partner.  Glenn also enjoys running and hiking, getting tattoos, camping, woodworking, and listening to hip hop, punk rock, and associated genres.  Glenn and his family live in a small home with a terrier and a beagle that generally don’t carry their own weight.

 

This One Day Seminar includes two excellent classes, a total of 6 CEs. You may attend an individual class for $59.99.


Webinars included in this package:

Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders

Oh, You Got Jokes Now: The Role of Humor as Intervention in the Clinical Relationship