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Understanding the Needs of Immigrant Students
Presented by Stephanie Carnes, PhD, MSW, LCSW, LL.M
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Course: #2107Level: Intermediate1.02 Hours
U.S. public schools are experiencing unprecedented diversity, marked by a notable increase in Spanish-speaking immigrant students. Despite their unique cultural contributions, these students face systemic challenges impacting their well-being and academic success; this course is designed to familiarize participants with their experiences and equip them with strategies to enhance the educational environment for this demographic.

Pain Management and Addiction/Substance Use Disorders: Navigating Use and Abuse
Presented by Susan Holmes-Walker, PhD, RN
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Course: #2111Level: Intermediate2.02 Hours
This course reviews the different pain categories to build a foundation on which to discuss the pain management challenges of people with a substance use disorder. During this course, learners learn strategies to help navigate the complexities of use and abuse.

Achieving Resiliency After Trauma: Ways to Support Symptom Relief
Presented by Samantha Silverman, MSW, LCSW
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Course: #2106Level: Intermediate1.02 Hours
This course focuses on educating clinicians on interventions for trauma informed care. This course briefly delves into empirically researched interventions to help trauma survivors achieve growth after trauma.

The Psychology Behind Phobias
Presented by Taeler Hammond, MA
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Course: #2163Level: Introductory1.03 Hours
This course enhances the competency of behavioral health professionals in assessing and treating phobias. This course addresses common phobias and how to cope with them. Additionally, understanding the evolutionary reasoning behind fear will be addressed to help clinicians better understand drivers behind human motivation.

Gender Affirming Surgery for Adults: Conducting Readiness Evaluations
Presented by Giselle Levin, PsyD
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Course: #2151Level: Advanced2.02 Hours
This course discusses diagnostic considerations for gender dysphoria and teaches compliance with the World Professional Association for Transgender Healthcare (WPATH) Standards of Care guidelines and the use of the Informed Consent Model for surgical readiness evaluations for adults. It includes comprehensive information on gender-affirming surgeries and provides clinical practice guidelines for evaluating individuals with comorbid psychiatric conditions. Guidelines for gender affirming letter writing are also covered. The goals are increasing clinician competency in utilizing evidence-based gender-affirming treatments for reducing gender dysphoria in transgender and gender diverse adults.

Group Work in Behavioral Health: The Art of Group Facilitation, Part III
Presented by Shira Sameroff, MSW, LCSW
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Course: #2063Level: Introductory1.02 Hours
This is part 3 of a 3-part series. This 3-part series offers theory and group facilitation tools so clinicians can deepen their understanding and skill in group planning and facilitation in behavioral health settings. This webinar includes creating a safe space for participants, understanding and navigating group dynamics, issues of oppression and power, and self-awareness as a practitioner.

Pain & Symptom Management in Behavioral Health and Medical Settings
Presented by Susan Holmes-Walker, PhD, RN
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Course: #2103Level: Introductory2.02 Hours
This course will discuss the different types of pain and the symptoms related to each category and include information on the challenges of treating pain in the context of substance use. Participants will learn the importance of managing the expectations of patients in pain and learn strategies to create an individualized, multimodal pain management plan.

Parent-Child Relationship Assessments: A Review of Ethical Considerations and Assessment Tool Selection
Presented by Karalynn Royster, PsyD
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Course: #2189Level: Introductory2.03 Hours
This course supports participants' knowledge in familiarizing and ascertaining practical skills to conduct parent-child relationship evaluations and screening using a blend of informal and formal assessment tools. This knowledge will further empower participants to contribute effectively to the well-being of children, facilitate treatment planning using the dynamics of parent-child relationships, and review ethical considerations for assessing this population. This course focuses on early and middle childhood.

Professional Ethics and Supervision: Laws, Rules, Regulations, and Appropriate Boundaries
Presented by Ryan Kirk, PsyD, MSW, HSPP
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Course: #2214Level: Intermediate3.05 Hours
This course explains general ethics for behavioral health clinicians, including laws, rules, and guidelines, with CA state rules/regulations/laws/ethics being highlighted. The course describes what a dual relationship is and what steps to take if a dual relationship has developed. The course identifies appropriate boundaries within professional and patient-practitioner relationships, telehealth standards, considerations for working with substance abuse populations, and explores supervisory standards.

Racism and Mental Health
Presented by Sophie Nathenson, PhD
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Course: #2141Level: Intermediate1.03 Hours
This course reviews disparities in mental health outcomes by race, focusing on race as a social construction and a social determinant of health. Research is presented on the impact of racism on mental health, occurring at interpersonal, cultural, and institutional levels. Clinical and policy-level recommendations are discussed that have the potential to address the detrimental effects of discrimination on mental health.

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