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Introduction to Sand Tray Therapy
Presented by Katie Fries, MSW, LCSW
Live WebinarMon, Jan 6, 2025 at 2:00 pm EST
Course: #1814Level: Introductory1.05 Hours
Sand tray therapy is a form of expressive therapy that supports clients of all ages in expressing their feelings and experiences without requiring verbal language. In this course, participants will learn about the benefits of this form of therapy for clients of all ages and how the use of metaphor can support deeper, limbic-level processing of emotions and experiences. Participants will also learn the basic components and logistics of utilizing sand tray therapy in clinical practice.

Effective Communication Techniques to Build Patient Rapport: Making the Most of the Acute Care Bedside Visit
Presented by Patricia DeBruhl, MA, DBH, LPC, NBCC
VideoAudio
Course: #1827Level: Introductory1 Hour
Professionals in many specialized medical and behavioral health fields often have less than ten minutes to connect with patients. This course equips healthcare providers, including those in oncology and other specialties, with strategies to maximize those brief interactions. Through an exploration of key considerations, participants will learn techniques to enhance communication, build rapport, and improve patient outcomes in fast-paced medical and behavioral health settings. Additionally, participants will be introduced to two communication frameworks that can be used to rebuild trust or de-escalate anger when patient communication breaks down.

Play and Educational Readiness: How Supporting Play in Children Can Promote Educational Readiness in Young Children
Presented by Katie Fries, MSW, LCSW
Live WebinarWed, Feb 26, 2025 at 1:00 pm EST
Course: #1868Level: Intermediate1.02 Hours
Clients who are parents often express concerns about how to help their child be prepared to enter Kindergarten. This is often done by focusing on teaching children how to read or count. This course explores why and how allowing children to engage in play, especially child-centered play, is a critical component of fostering educational readiness in children. This course will also teach participants how to teach basic filial play therapy skills to parents/caregivers to promote therapeutic play between parents and children.

A Primer on Non-Medical Prescription Opioid Misuse: Prevalence, Trends, and Clinical Implications
Presented by Christina Marsack-Topolewski, PhD, MSW, LMSW
Video
Course: #1942Level: Introductory2 Hours
This course explores the rising rates of drug overdose deaths, particularly due to non-medical prescription opioids and illicit drugs, emphasizing the crucial role of health and human service professionals in addressing substance misuse and supporting affected individuals. It offers an overview of prevalence, trends, and clinical considerations related to non-medical opioid misuse in the United States, aiming to equip providers with essential insights for effective intervention.

Strategies for Treating PTSD Part 1
Presented by Kelli Underwood, MSW, LCSW
Video
Course: #1944Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course will cover imperative skills for supporting clients with PTSD. Part 1 will address how to assess trauma histories and symptoms, recognize activation, and resource clients with tools for self-soothing, containment, discharging, and dissociation.

Group Supervision
Presented by Carla D'Agostino-Vigil, MA, LPC
Video
Course: #1932Level: Introductory1 Hour
This course provides foundational knowledge and skills for effective group clinical supervision. Participants will learn essential group dynamics, supervisory roles and responsibilities, and strategies for leading and facilitating productive group supervision sessions.

Introduction to Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Presented by Mandy Simmons, PsyD
Video
Course: #1934Level: Introductory1 Hour
This course will provide foundational knowledge for the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRB), the often overlooked, much stigmatized cousin of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This course will address common misconceptions about BFRBs, as well as support clinicians in enhancing their clinical skills in the diagnosis and treatment of BFRBs by discussing the use of habit reversal training, functional behavioral analysis, and the Comprehensive Behavioral Model (ComB), developed by Charles Mansueto.

Eco-anxiety: Symptoms and Solutions
Presented by Karen Magruder, MSW, LCSW-S
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Course: #1925Level: Introductory1 Hour
This course introduces learners to eco-anxiety, a growing phenomenon that describes intense worry about environmental injustices. Participants will explore diagnostic features and best practices for helping clients cope with eco-anxiety.

Suicide Prevention: Risk Assessment, Lethal Means, Treatment and Ethical Considerations
Presented by Ryan Kirk, PsyD, MSW, HSPP
VideoAudio
Course: #1891Level: Introductory3 Hours
This course provides healthcare providers with an overview of how to work with suicidal patients. It explores suicide assessment, an understanding of lethal means and reduction of access, and recommendations on how to refer clients to an appropriate level of care. It also reviews safety planning and risk and how to collaborate with healthcare teams to best support patient safety. Ethical considerations are addressed from a general healthcare lens.

Exposure with Response Prevention (ERP) for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Presented by Mandy Simmons, PsyD
VideoAudio
Course: #1920Level: Introductory1 Hour
For generalists, the ability to effectively recognize OCD and know when to refer when it is outside the scope of what they are able to provide is an essential skill. This course will help clinicians both build confidence in recognizing and diagnosing OCD as well as develop essential tools for understanding evidence-based practice for treating OCD. The training will discuss the ethics of providing different modalities with OCD, as well as support the clinician's capacity for recognizing the symptom presentation. The training will also support clinicians in working functionally rather than becoming entrenched in content, a vital skill for any clinician.

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