CE Courses Audio for Social Workers

Social workers sometimes witness, perpetrate, or fail to prevent acts that violate their deeply held beliefs. This course discusses the concepts of moral distress, injury, and demoralization; the symptoms that can manifest; prevention, self-care, and resilience; legal and ethical obligations, including what it means to be a whistleblower; and how to develop the moral courage to advocate for organizational and policy changes to prevent harm.

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.

This continuing education course provides behavioral health providers with comprehensive knowledge about Hepatitis C, HIV, and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Participants will learn about the transmission, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of these diseases, with a focus on integrating this knowledge into behavioral health practice. The course emphasizes the importance of education and counseling in reducing the spread of STDs and supporting affected individuals.

In this course, participants learn about harm reduction, its specific clinical applications and policy connotations, and the ethical implications of such approaches to substance abuse treatment.

This course introduces the concept of sociotherapy in theory and practice. Distinctions between psychotherapeutic and sociotherepeutic approaches and paradigms are discussed. The role of societal structure and social environment is explored as it relates to development and treatment of mental illness.

This course explores the foundations of transpersonal psychology, a novel and developing branch of psychology that integrates the spiritual and transcendent aspects of the human experience within the framework of modern psychology. Participants in this course will delve into the ways this humanistic and holistic approach addresses the full spectrum of human psychological experiences, human consciousness, and human potential--from healing emotional and psychological issues to facilitating profound personal growth and self-realization. By examining core concepts such as altered-states of consciousness, spiritual emergencies, and the integration of mind, body, and spirit, clinicians and mental health professionals will gain information and tools to support clients in their journey towards health, integration, self and community actualization, and ego transcendence.

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.

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.

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.

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.