Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
6 Courses Available
About Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Missouri and Kansas with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field. She has held clinical positions as an outpatient and in-home therapist and clinical supervisor. Diane was an Adjunct Professor of Social Work for 10 years at The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare and a Field Liaison and Field Instructor. She has also held administrative positions as a program Director and Coordinator. Diane is a frequent local and national trainer on a wide variety of mental health and workplace development topics with clinicians and corporations. Diane is most passionate about providing quality professional development to clinicians, employees, and leaders. For fun, Diane loves to spoil her four Dachshunds and rock out to 80’s music.
Courses by Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
Safety and De-escalation Techniques for Mental Health Professionals
This workshop will empower therapists to develop situational awareness and consider best practices for safety in the office and the field.
An Overview of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Action Oriented Clinical Approach
Join this full day workshop to learn about the fundamental philosophies of ACT, including the six core processes. Discover how ACT approaches unhelpful thinking, difficult emotions, and problematic behaviors. ACT is evidenced based for depression, anxiety, suicide, trauma, and many more mental health conditions. Learners will find ACT approaches and interventions relevant to a variety of clients in diverse settings through examining case studies, video clips, and worksheets.
Shame, Guilt & Self Criticism: Therapeutic Techniques for Client Recovery
This training will explore elements of shame common in mental health that may disrupt healthy functioning. Strengthen your skills and clinical knowledge in facilitating therapeutic interventions with clients to end the powerful hold of shame, guilt and self-criticism.
Diagnosing & Treatment of Depression: Behavioral Activation Strategies
This workshop will present an overview of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for Major Depressive Disorder and discuss relevant assessment tools.
Trauma Informed Approaches to Addiction & Loss
This workshop will present an overview of trauma-informed approaches, including the three E’s of trauma.
Ethics of Self Disclosure
During this workshop, we will have our eye on ethics as we explore considerations for clinician self-disclosure to clients. Self-disclosure has several dimensions, including clinical, therapeutic, technical, and, in some cases, legal or regulatory. We will examine the nature of self-disclosure, including potential benefits and risks.