CE Courses for Psychologists

In this course, the concept of cultural competency will be introduced as it applies to behavioral health fields, including the role of cultural humility in culturally responsive care. An overview of sources of health disparities are discussed as they relate to cultural competency. Evidenced-based approaches are presented that may enhance the effectiveness of mental health interventions, in addition to specific policy recommendations for future education and research.

Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based clinical approach focusing on change. This webinar explores the use of MI with homeless/foster youth who have been trafficked and how to move beyond engagement effectively. This course is Part 2 of a two-part series. Part 1 of this series is available in the course library.

An Overview of Competency Restoration is presented by Deanna Metropoulos, Psy.D. This training program will provide an overview of restoration programs provided across the country in efforts to respond to the competency crisis in the United States. This training program will incorporate an overview of the competency and the crisis, as well as up-to-date research on restoration practices.

Effective clinical practice with LGBT populations requires a basic understanding of LGBT concepts and terms, presenting problems, and evidence-based interventions. This workshop describes the fundamentals for assessment and therapy with LGBT patients through a discussion of best practices, language use guidelines, and ethical considerations. The workshop explores the concepts of sex, sexuality, and gender and defines common terms used to describe LGBT identities. Health disparities, co-occurring mental health problems, and presenting clinical concerns among LGBT populations are explored through the lens of Minority Stress Theory. Finally, ethical considerations for confidentiality, informed consent, and evidence-based therapy practice are discussed.

The course will offer an introductory lecture on the fundamental theories and philosophies underpinning Dialectical Behavior. With these principles as a foundation, the course will help participants generate theoretically coherent case conceptualization and improve the practice of DBT.

EMDR Therapy is an evidence-based treatment option. This course explores EMDR Therapy and offers insight and education on the AIP model, theory, and components of EMDR therapy. In addition, this course will explore clinical implications. This course is designed for therapists who are not trained in EMDR Therapy.

This course explores behavioral health professionals' code of ethics including social workers, psychologists, counselors, and addiction counselors. It describes professional boundaries, what a dual relationship is, and what steps to take if a dual relationship has developed. It identifies appropriate boundaries within both professional relationships and patient-practitioner relationships.

This training program will provide an overview of the Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists and behavioral health professionals working in forensic settings, as well as an opportunity to utilize a case-based approach to review common ethical challenges forensic psychologists and forensic-based behavioral health clinicians may encounter. This training program will incorporate up-to-date research, as well as incorporate the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and the Specialty Guidelines.

It is well documented that the COVID-19 pandemic has had an adverse impact on the mental health of young people in high school and college, with increases in anxiety, depression, and executive function disorders. In particular, the class of 2024, those students who entered high school or college at the height of the pandemic and are now scheduled to graduate in 2024, may be the most affected. This course will review the environmental impact of the pandemic, and how it affected student life experiences, and disrupted these students emotionally and academically and will describe how to assess and intervene with this population.

Behavioral health clinicians are vital to effective emergency management. This webinar expands on the role of behavioral health clinicians in emergency management and explores challenges associated with emergency management and how behavioral health clinicians can best support emergency management initiatives.