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Developmental Trauma: Strategies for Intervention
Presented by Adam McCormick, MSW, PhD
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Course: #1884Level: Introductory1 Hour
The impact of early developmental trauma can have devastating effects on children throughout childhood and well into adulthood. This webinar seeks to examine how trauma organizes into the developing brain and addresses strategies for trauma-informed intervention.

Examining the Impact of Traumatic Separation in Foster Care
Presented by Adam McCormick, MSW, PhD
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Course: #1881Level: Intermediate1 Hour
The separation of children from their families and placement in foster care is a traumatic experience for both children and parents. When children are separated from their parents and placed in care, they are not only separated from their parents but often separated from siblings, communities, schools, etc. This webinar explores the impact that separation has on children with a specific emphasis on the ways that children often adapt to family separation and foster care placement.

The Effect of ADHD on Adults: Providing Support to Clients and Their Loved Ones
Presented by Christina Marsack-Topolewski, PhD, MSW, LMSW
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Course: #1877Level: Introductory1.05 Hours
While many often think of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as mainly impacting children and adolescents, millions of adults are affected by ADHD in adulthood. Living with ADHD can have adverse outcomes in many domains, such as employment, family life, and other relationships. This training will provide a framework to understand the complexities and multi-faceted nature of ADHD in adults while giving practical and evidence-based strategies to support adult clients with ADHD and their loved ones.

Unpacking, Transforming and Healing Shame: Clinical Interventions for Mental Health Practitioners
Presented by Shira Sameroff, MSW, LCSW
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Course: #1843Level: Intermediate1.02 Hours
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.

The Effects of Parental Loss on the Postpartum Journey: Implications for Counseling
Presented by Brittany Nwachuku, EdD, LCSW, LISW, OSW-C
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Course: #1840Level: Intermediate1.02 Hours
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.

Introduction to Sand Tray Therapy
Presented by Katie Fries, MSW, LCSW
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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.

Understanding Special Education and Areas of Eligibility to Better Support Children and Families in a Clinical Setting
Presented by Christina Marsack-Topolewski, PhD, MSW, LMSW
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Course: #1828Level: Intermediate1.03 Hours
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.

Unpacking, Transforming and Healing Shame: Theory and Practice for Mental Health Practitioners
Presented by Shira Sameroff, MSW, LCSW
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Course: #1874Level: Introductory1.02 Hours
This course 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 shame, the difference between shame and guilt, cultural and societal influences on shame, and the importance of compassionate practice with clients for effective practice.

Burnout and Proactive Self-care: Safeguarding Well-being in Helping Professionals
Presented by Stephanie Carnes, PhD, MSW, LCSW, LL.M
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Course: #1865Level: Intermediate1.03 Hours
The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new era of challenges for helping professionals, including burgeoning caseloads, more significant mental health concerns, and fewer and fewer resources allocated. As a result of these dynamics, the risk of burnout looms large, with significant negative implications for clinician and client well-being and the field at large. This webinar allows participants to explore contributors to burnout and identify opportunities for actionable change at the individual and systemic levels.

Talking to Kids About Sex: Trauma-Informed, Inclusive, and Ethical Sex Education for Youth
Presented by Giselle Levin, PsyD
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Course: #1652Level: Intermediate2 Hours
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.

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