Clinical Social Work CE Courses for Social Workers

This course offers theory and tools for working effectively with youth. This course highlights young people's challenges, including systems of oppression, and explores best practices for bolstering their strengths and building relationships based on connection, trust, and respect. In addition, the importance of self-awareness as a practitioner supporting young people is explored.

Our clients’ childhood environment shapes the foundation for their sense of self, how they feel about the world, and how they relate to others. If they experienced trauma or dysfunction along the way, it likely disrupted the pathways to these fundamental structures. Therefore, many of the reasons why clients come to see us have to do with their traumatic experiences, especially relational traumas. This webinar explores evidence-based techniques for working with survivors navigating the repercussions of family trauma.

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder may commonly experience anxiety, depression, and/or a host of other mental health conditions. Due to the complexity and co-morbidity often associated with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive-behavioral therapy may be an effective therapeutic modality for some individuals with autism. This webinar explores cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques and strategies to consider when working with people with autism.

Teen dating violence (TDV) is a prevalent and concerning issue affecting adolescents worldwide. This course provides a brief overview of TDV, including its definition, prevalence, risk factors, and impact on adolescents. Participants gain a deeper understanding of the dynamics of TDV and the importance of prevention and intervention strategies. This course aims to empower participants with the knowledge and skills needed to recognize and respond to teens dealing with dating violence.

Expressive writing has been found to be a cost-effective and culturally appropriate intervention with utility across many demographic groups and clinical concerns. This webinar explores expressive writing as a tool for clinical work and how clinicians can utilize this technique in practice.

Incorporating the patterns of coercive control in domestic violence assessments has been shown to have the most long-term impact on victims and survivors. This course explores strategies for moving away from assessing domestic violence from an incident model approach to incorporate the patterns of coercive control into assessment.

Social isolation and loneliness have been recognized challenges in recent decades, and the COVID-19 pandemic provided further visibility of these realities. This course offers a look at who is at risk for loneliness, the signs of loneliness, and effective ways to reduce social isolation and loneliness while promoting overall mental and physical health outcomes for clients and consumers. Implications for practice are discussed.

This course focuses on educating clinicians on interventions for trauma informed care. This course briefly delves into empirically researched interventions to help trauma survivors achieve growth after trauma.

This course discusses diagnostic considerations for gender dysphoria and teaches compliance with the World Professional Association for Transgender Healthcare (WPATH) Standards of Care guidelines and the use of the Informed Consent Model for surgical readiness evaluations for adults. It includes comprehensive information on gender-affirming surgeries and provides clinical practice guidelines for evaluating individuals with comorbid psychiatric conditions. Guidelines for gender affirming letter writing are also covered. The goals are increasing clinician competency in utilizing evidence-based gender-affirming treatments for reducing gender dysphoria in transgender and gender diverse adults.

This is part 3 of a 3-part series. This 3-part series offers theory and group facilitation tools so clinicians can deepen their understanding and skill in group planning and facilitation in behavioral health settings. This webinar includes creating a safe space for participants, understanding and navigating group dynamics, issues of oppression and power, and self-awareness as a practitioner.