In this book (2nd edition), Dr. Albert J. Bernstein helps us spot the 'vampires' in our lives. He illustrates their strategies and their language to get control over our lives. He says, 'It's not your blood they drain, it's your emotional energy.' Dr. Bernstein will help you and your clients see the self-serving Narcissists, hedonistic Antisocials, exhausting Paranoids, or over-the-top drama queens. He shares valuable advice, psychological perspectives, and much needed humor as he gives clinicians a range of defense strategies that will keep the blood-sucking creatures of darkness from draining them dry. Clinicians can easily modify his approach to help their clients be more assertive with those crossing their boundaries-draining them dry. This course is based on the 2nd edition (2012), of this well received book.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the clinician will be able to:

• Differentiate among the five types of emotional vampires and describe the personality characteristics that correspond with each type.
• Define the three essential attitudes of mental health and maturity.
• Identify the 'Way of Vampires' and describe how emotional vampires are different, and more dangerous than other annoying people.
• Describe the techniques used by emotional vampires to 'hypnotize' other people.
• Identify ways to protect oneself against each different type of emotional vampire and apply those strategies to cope with such emotional vampires.
• Incorporate the author's Emotional Vampire Checklists both to help clients recognize specific behaviors on the checklist that relate to their own underlying personality characteristics and to help clients recognize emotionally draining people in their lives.
• Integrate suggested self-help and therapeutic approaches for working with emotional vampires into current clinical practice.

Syllabus / Course Instructions

• This course is suitable for CE for beginning, intermediate and advanced level clinicians.
• The Course consists of reading the selected book, successfully completing an online posttest and filling out a course evaluation.
• The printed book or ebook is not included. It must be purchased separately. We have supplied a link to Amazon.com for your convenience.
• Purchasing your course will give you access to both a printable copy of the test and an online version of the test. Print the test to use as a companion as you read the book and answer the questions. The course is based on the first edition of his book, another course will be developed on the second edition.
• You cannot exit the online test once you begin, so have your answers available.

Additional Resources On This Site for CE

• The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know (2nd Edition)
  David J. Miklowitz, Ph.D.: 15 CE Credits
• The Optimistic Child
  by Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman: 11 CE Credits
• The Emotionally Abusive Relationship
  by Beverly Engel: 10 CE Credits
• Learned Optimism
  by Martin E.P. Seligman, PhD: 9 CE Credits
• Boundaries: When to Say Yes and How to Say No
  by Henry Cloud and John Townsend: 12 CE Credits
• ACT Made Simple: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  by Russ Harris, MD: 11 CE Credits
• Authentic Happiness
  by Martin E. P. Seligman: 10 CE Credits

Additional Resources Not On This Site

• Information on Albert J. Bernstein, PhD: www.albernstein.com
• American Psychological Association: www.apa.org
• Association of Social Work Boards: www.aswb.org
• National Board of Certified Counselors: www.nbcc.org
• California Board of Behavioral Sciences: www.bbs.ca.gov

Bio: Albert J. Bernstein, PhD

Albert J. Bernstein is the best selling author of Dinosaur Brains, Neanderthals at Work, Sacred Bull, and Am I the Only Sane One Working Here? He received his PhD in clinical psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University and he is a noted speaker, columnist, and business consultant. Dr. Bernstein is well known for teaching people to confront difficult and frightening situations with wit, wisdom, grace, and liberal doses of humor.