CE Courses Video for Psychologists

This course explores the principles and practices of inclusive and ethical communication within the context of behavioral health, psychology, and social work. Participants learn to recognize and address diverse communication needs and ethical considerations when working with individuals and communities. The course emphasizes the importance of cultural competence, empathy, and ethical standards in fostering effective therapeutic relationships and promoting mental wellness.

This webinar explores attachment theory and its lifelong impact. Participants learn to describe childhood attachment formation and apply this understanding to analyze rejection sensitivity in adult romantic relationships. By examining how attachment styles and rejection sensitivity influence relationship outcomes, participants gain valuable insights to improve personal and professional interactions through a deeper understanding of attachment dynamics.

This course is the second course of a two-part series that focuses on the powerful topic of shame, offering mental health practitioners insights and tools to support clients in overcoming shame-related challenges. Participants explore the underlying causes of and expressions of shame, cultural and societal influences on shame, the role shame plays in sustaining oppression, the relationship between shame and addiction, and a range of modalities available for effective practice.

This course will identify best intervention practices to assist clinicians with how to properly navigate mothers who have experienced PPD and parental loss. In addition, it will identify implications for practice and recommendations when working with postnatal patients.

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.

Behavioral health clinicians often provide services and support to children and adolescents with disabilities and their families. This course focuses on understanding Special Education areas of eligibility, emphasizing understanding and helping families navigate school-based services and supports. In addition, considerations and implications for practice are explored.

This course provides foundational knowledge of DSM-V Sexual Dysfunction diagnoses, including DSM-V criteria, etiology, and assessment. The course encourages critical thinking about diagnostic criteria and describes current research on each diagnosis. Finally, the course provides some foundational therapy techniques for addressing sexual dysfunctions with clients, including identifying when referrals to medical providers or other specialists would be appropriate.

This intermediate course provides therapists with foundational knowledge and skills for opening up conversations about sex with children and adolescents. The course outlines sexual development in children and adolescents, discusses fundamentals of effective sex education with youth, and describes methods for ensuring that sex education is both trauma-informed and LGBT-inclusive. Ethical considerations and guidelines for clinical practice are discussed.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based therapy that has been shown to significantly improve mental health outcomes. This advanced course describes the foundations of ACT and discusses presenting problems unique to LGBT individuals. The course presents adaptations of ACT techniques for LGBT individuals and demonstrate the use of those interventions via case studies.

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.