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Courses on Continued Social Work may be used to meet continuing education requirements for social workers licensed in Maine. 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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Gender Affirming Surgery for Adults: Conducting Readiness Evaluations
Presented by Giselle Levin, PsyD
VideoAudio
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.

Pain & Symptom Management in Behavioral Health and Medical Settings
Presented by Susan Holmes-Walker, PhD, RN
VideoAudio
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
VideoAudio
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.

Ethical Interventions in Working with Immigrant and Refugee Clients
Presented by Rachel Singer, PhD
Video
Course: #2139Level: Intermediate2.03 Hours
By the very nature of their flight from hardship, refugees experience high rates of mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Recognizing the particular vulnerability of this population, it is imperative that clinicians are adequately prepared to provide ethical and culturally competent treatment using evidence-based interventions. This course will identify potential ethical concerns that may arise in treating this population, and further investigate strategies for mitigating these challenges, and it will further provide an overview of multicultural components for providing clinical support for immigrant, refugee, and asylee clients.

The Pyramid Model in Early Childhood: Assessment and Intervention - Part 2
Presented by Pamelazita Buschbacher, EdD, CCC-SLP
Video
Course: #2052Level: Intermediate2.02 Hours
This second part of a two-part series for clinicians builds on the previous presentation regarding communication delays in children with emotional/behavioral challenges; it focuses on the Pyramid Model's third tier, which requires more intensive, individualized assessment and intervention for challenging behaviors, emphasizing how clinicians can play a vital role by conducting functional behavioral assessments to develop hypothesis statements and positive behavior support plans that focus on building developmentally appropriate communication and social interaction skills.

The Effects of Social Media Use: A Review of Ethical, Clinical, and Supervisory Considerations
Presented by Ian Bonner, PsyD, Valerie Velarde, PsyD
VideoAudio
Course: #2207Level: Introductory2.02 Hours
This two-hour course will provide an introduction to social media, the evolution of its utilities, who engages with social media, and what we currently know about its effects on users. Through empirical findings, we will consider whether excessive social media use can be described as an addiction. Case examples will be used to demonstrate some clinical implications of social media use and how to assess for and discuss a client’s experience of social media. Supervisory and ethical considerations will be explored.

Working with Patients Undergoing Medically Assisted Therapy: Supervision Standards, Ethical and Diagnostic Considerations, and Clinical Documentation
Presented by Ryan Kirk, PsyD, MSW, HSPP, Katie Kirk, PsyD, LAC
VideoAudio
Course: #2147Level: Intermediate2.13 Hours
This course empowers behavioral health clinicians with the necessary skills and ethical competencies for delivering integrated, evidence-based addiction care to patients undergoing medication-assisted treatment (MAT). A focus on confidentiality, MAT and general ethics including HIPAA and CFR 42, and supervision standards are addressed. Participants will explore substance use disorders from a neuroscience perspective, develop counseling best practices within interdisciplinary MAT settings, and cover topics ranging from harm reduction strategies to documentation of medical necessity, aiming to enhance support for individuals managing addiction and dual diagnoses.

Adolescent Development: Addiction, Ethics, and Research Supervision
Presented by Julie Campbell, PhD
Video
Course: #2062Level: Intermediate2.02 Hours
This course covers current research associated with behaviors associated with addiction, particularly during the adolescent period of development. Risky behaviors will be explored based on the role of hormones and environment. Theories related to the development of addiction and problem behaviors during adolescence will be considered. Ethics and research supervision will be covered in addition to study design, testing hypotheses, theory formulation, and submitting a study for review to an institutional review board.

The Pyramid Model in Early Childhood: Improving Social Emotional Competence and Reducing Challenging Behaviors - Part 1
Presented by Pamelazita Buschbacher, EdD, CCC-SLP
VideoAudio
Course: #2050Level: Introductory2.02 Hours
Challenging behaviors in young children are often met with exclusion from settings considered essential for development. However, when correctly set up, community, school, and therapy environments can facilitate growth when employing supportive, evidence-based methods. This course explains the Pyramid Model, an approach promoting social-emotional skills acquisition to minimize problematic behaviors in children 18 months to 7 years old.

Ethics of Interpreter Mediated Psychotherapy in Gender Affirming Care
Presented by Mandy Simmons
VideoAudio
Course: #2154Level: Intermediate2.07 Hours
This course will discuss the ethical and clinical implications of utilizing interpreters when conducting gender-affirming psychotherapy for people whose primary language differs from the clinician, especially when the clinician’s primary language is English. The course assumes that attendees have a basic level of understanding of gender-affirming care for gender and sexual minorities (GSM). The presentation will address cultural and linguistic considerations, as well as recommendations for interprofessional collaboration, delivery of psychotherapy, and institutional-level policies for organizations. There will be brief recommendations for future research discussed, as well.

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