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The New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners accepts courses by ASWB ACE Providers. Continued Social Work is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program (provider #1742). 

For all other professionals, please check with your state board for current requirements.

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Ethical Integrity in Mental Health: A Framework for Proactive Decision-Making
Presented by Rachel Singer, PhD
Live WebinarWed, Jul 29, 2026 at 12:00 pm EDT
Course: #2816Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course emphasizes the use of structured ethical decision-making models to reduce ambiguity and strengthen clinical judgment. Participants will explore strategies for preventing ethical errors, applying a comprehensive decision-making framework, understanding the interplay between legal and ethical considerations, and effectively managing threats to confidentiality. The training highlights practical, clinically relevant applications across individual, family, couples, and group therapy contexts. Clinicians will leave with enhanced tools for navigating complex ethical challenges in diverse treatment settings. This course was designed for an interprofessional audience.

Culturally Responsive Care: Evidence-Based Strategies for Health Professionals
Presented by Ryan Kirk, PsyD, MSW, HSPP
Live WebinarThu, Jul 30, 2026 at 12:00 pm EDT
Course: #2812Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course equips behavioral health and allied health professionals with evidence-based knowledge, self-reflective frameworks, and practical strategies necessary to meet cultural competency continuing education requirements across licensed disciplines. As a compliance course for cultural competence for behavioral health and allied health providers, it addresses definitions of cultural and linguistic competence, structural and social determinants of health disparities, the role of implicit bias and self-awareness in clinical practice, evidence-based communication strategies for diverse populations, telehealth standards, and organizational approaches aligned with the HHS Enhanced CLAS Standards. Participants engage with real-world case studies, current peer-reviewed research, and discipline-specific ethical standards to strengthen their capacity to deliver equitable, culturally responsive care. This course was designed for an interprofessional audience.

HIV in Sociological Perspective: Evidence-Based Care, Stigma, and Intervention
Presented by Sophie Nathenson, PhD
VideoAudio
Course: #2788Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course introduces the sociological factors in HIV prevalence and treatment, including stigma, structural inequality, and political influences on care. Participants will learn how these factors shape mental health outcomes and engagement in care, with a discussion on trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and evidence-based interventions to support individuals living with or at risk for HIV.

Neurodivergent Children in Two Homes: Clinical, Ethical, and Systems Considerations in Co-Parenting
Presented by Karalynn Royster, PsyD
VideoAudio
Course: #2782Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course addresses the unique vulnerabilities of neurodivergent children navigating the complexities of two-home family systems. Participants will explore developmentally informed, neurodiversity-affirming interventions designed to support emotional regulation, attachment, and overall functioning within co-parenting dynamics, with a specific focus on high-conflict cases. The curriculum also provides strategies for clinicians to maintain professional boundaries, effectively avoiding triangulation and associated ethical pitfalls. This course equips practitioners with the specialized tools necessary to facilitate stability for neurodivergent youth across multiple environments.

Assessing and Treating Intimate Partner Violence: A Developmental and Personality-Based Approach
Presented by Benjamin Ampel, MA, PhD candidate
VideoAudio
Course: #2756Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course examines intimate partner violence through a clinical lens that integrates screening, risk assessment, referral, and intervention strategies with an emphasis on underlying personality, attachment, and self-regulatory processes. Participants will explore how individual and interpersonal dynamics contribute to IPV risk, escalation, and recovery across diverse relationship contexts.

Navigating High-Conflict Co-Parenting: Ethics and Strategies
Presented by Karalynn Royster, PsyD
VideoAudio
Course: #2697Level: Intermediate2 Hours
When therapy intersects with custody disputes, clinicians face heightened legal and ethical risk. This practical training clarifies the treating-therapist role versus evaluator functions; demystifies privilege, consent, and disclosures across two-home families; and provides concrete tools such as scripts, and documentation do’s/don’ts to navigate court orders, collateral requests, and high-conflict communication without drifting into forensic opinions.

A Comprehensive Approach to Stress Management and Enhancing Well-Being
Presented by Robin Arthur, PsyD
Video
Course: #2671Level: Introductory2 Hours
Designed for healthcare providers and leaders, this course explores the physiology of stress, its chronic effects on health and performance, and the realities of workplace strain. The content translates science into practice with clear distinctions between adaptive and maladaptive stress, case stories from clinical settings, and actionable tactics such as mindful breathing, movement, and lifestyle foundations. Participants map personal stressors, experiment with rapid regulation tools, and examine habits that restore sleep, focus, and emotional balance. The emphasis is on practical, evidence-informed approaches that cultivate resilience, grounded presence, and better patient care.

Depression and the Self: Integrating Cognitive Therapy with Self-Concept Theories
Presented by Benjamin Ampel, MA, PhD candidate
VideoAudio
Course: #2548Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course explores the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) through thelens of self-related theories and Aaron Beck's Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Clinicians will examine how self-complexity, self-esteem spillover, and self-verification theory contribute to MDD, and how these concepts can be integrated with CBT for more effective treatment strategies. By blending research on the self with Beck's foundational work in CBT, participants will gain deeper insights into how the self shapes depressive symptoms and recovery.

Suicide Prevention for Health Professionals: Screening, Referrals, and Veterans Issues
Presented by Ryan Kirk, PsyD, MSW, HSPP
Video
Course: #2471Level: Introductory2 Hours
This course is designed for health professionals to deepen their understanding of suicide screening and referrals, with a specific focus on the veteran population. Participants will learn to identify and describe essential suicide screening and assessment tools to aid in early identification and intervention. The course will also cover critical risk factors, warning signs, and effective prevention strategies tailored to the unique needs of veterans. Additionally, key considerations for making informed and effective suicide referrals as part of a comprehensive suicide prevention program will be explored. Through this training, health professionals will be equipped with practical knowledge and strategies to support individuals at risk and make meaningful impacts in suicide prevention efforts.

The Power of Poetry to Enhance Therapeutic Efficacy: Creating and Conveying Meaning Through the Magic of Rhyming Words
Presented by Phillip Tietbohl, PhD, MEd, BS, LP
Video
Course: #2484Level: Intermediate2 Hours
Words have the power to improve the quality of life of those we work with and rhyming lines are particularly impactful. Discover the history and mystery of rhyme as a therapeutic tool and how sharing and creating poetry builds the therapeutic alliance and conveys understanding in long-lasting ways. This course will culminate with audience input to create a group poem for a sample of how rhymes produce meaningful messages and build cohesion and collaboration in the doing.