Continuing Education

CEU Schedule


June

Webinar: Upholding Ethical Standards with Regard to the Client

Friday, June 9, 2023

9:00 - 12:00 noon CST

3 CE Ethics Credits

$65

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AGENDA

· Review Ethical Principles

· Connecting Principles and Ethical Boundaries in

Client/Worker relationship.

· Break(10 min)

· Personal Case Scenario re: Maintaining Boundaries

· Review of Responsibilities to Clients

Webinar: Let’s Create Some Happiness: The biology and psychology of happiness and how to intentionally create it

Friday, June 16, 2023

9:00 - 12:00 noon CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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Much is made over the origins and treatment of emotional disturbances, including depression, anger, and anxiety. The goal that many clients come into therapy with is “I just want to feel happy again.” We know how to treat the problem emotions. Do we know how to create happiness? Finally research has been done on the biology and psychology of happiness, and how to intentionally pursue it. This workshop is for professionals who want to learn this for themselves and then teach it to their clients. It will present a viable alternative to simply reducing problematic emotions by using skills to replace them.

Webinar: The Role of Resiliency in Grief and Mourning

Friday, June 16, 2023

1:00 - 4:00 p.m. CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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Is resiliency a trait, or can it be learned? How does learning this impact mourning, including mourning for those facing complicated grief? Explore the impact of grief on all ages, as well as ways to foster resiliency in your clients facing loss.

Webinar: Brain Fog and Chest Pain: The Neurobiology and Physiology of Grief

Friday, June 23, 2023

9:00 - 12:00 noon CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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This session aims to describe grief’s impact on the brain and body; explore the relationship between neuroscience and mindfulness; and practice exercises to support awareness, emotion regulation, and wellness. Additional considerations and contraindications will also be discussed.

August

Webinar: Ambiguous Loss: A common but unrecognized human experience 

Friday, August 18, 2023

1:00 - 4:00 p.m. CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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Ambiguous Loss is all around us. The world we live in has changed after facing a global pandemic, and with it, the way we interact with the world and the way we cope with our emotional lives. In the wake of immense grief and loss, many individuals find themselves grieving not just death losses, but ambiguous losses that are harder to identify and address but have real implications on the grieving process. This webinar will address Ambiguous Loss as seen in the clients we are serving now. 

Webinar:Therapist Toolkit Part 1: Practical Tools from a Variety of Perspectives

Friday, August 25, 2023

9:00 - 12:00 p.m. CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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As therapists we learn many strategies for working with clients. If we aren’t careful we can get stuck in ruts and use the same strategies over and over. This training will blow a breath of fresh air into your toolbox, and hopefully give you some new ideas to work from.

Learning Objectives

Learn the difference between a theoretical orientation and therapeutic skills

Review multiple therapeutic theories and why you must be able to link a skill with a theory

Understand what is meant by the Three States of Mind.

Understand what are Cognitive Distortions, Irrational Thoughts, and Emotion Mind

Understand what is meant by an “Inner Dummy”.

Learn two methods for doing a Behavioral Chain Analysis

Learn at least 10 skills for working with clients.

Practice at least 3 skills during the training.

Webinar: Little Grievers

Friday, August 25, 2023

1:00 - 4:00 p.m. CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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Participants will be engaged in a presentation over the developmental stages of grief and loss throughout the child and adolescent span while learning about the severity of different losses and the impacts. Participants will be invited to explore different interventions to be utilized with grieving youth.

September

Webinar:The Impact of Forgiveness on the Grief Journey 

Friday, September 8, 2023

9:00 - 12:00 p.m. CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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During this session attendees will become familiar with the concept of grief in a clinical sense, vulnerability and the power of forgiveness to self as well as others. Grief exposes and exploits rifts within existing relationships that often do not come to light until a death has occurred. Additionally, personal guilt and blame contribute to not forgiving one's self which can complicate and prolong the grief experience. During this session attendees will learn the power of forgiveness both inward and outward during the grief journey.

Webinar: From Taylor Swift to Beethoven: How to Utilize Music in Your Practice 

Friday, September 8, 2023

1:00 - 4:00 p.m. CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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Whether you are listening to the radio or sitting at a restaurant, music is all around us. This training is focused on using the power of music to assist our clients and identify ways we can utilize music in practice. 

Webinar:Therapist Toolkit Part 2: Practical Tools from a Variety of Perspectives

Friday, September 22, 2023

9:00 - 12:00 p.m. CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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As therapists we learn many strategies for working with clients. If we aren’t careful we can get stuck in ruts and use the same strategies over and over. This training will blow a breath of fresh air into your toolbox, and hopefully give you some new ideas to work from.

Learning Objectives

Understand the difference between being eclectic in theory vs. being eclectic in interventions

Understand the meaning of Evidence Based Practice and Best Practice, and be able to list at least three EBPs

Learn pros and cons of Thought Stopping and ways to use it

Learn how and when to use Guided Imagery and Visualization with clients.

Learn about Brain Function and Binaural Beats 

Webinar: Anticipatory Grief Across All Ages

Friday, September 22, 2023

1:00 - 4:00 p.m. CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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Join us as we explore the unique experience of anticipatory grief. This workshop will allow participants to better understand how such an experience impacts a grieving family. Learn ways to support both children and adult who are facing the impending loss of a loved one.

October

Webinar: Grief 101

Friday, October 6, 2023

9:00 - 12:00 noon CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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This workshop investigates theories, concepts and practical tools related to grief and loss. It will introduce concepts important in conceptualizing grief. Participants will learn basic truths and myths about grief, types of grief and the potential impact on individuals, a grief theory overview, multicultural considerations, approaches in counseling the bereaved,and assessment and diagnosis.

Webinar: Living Mindfully and Developing a Life Plan when Loss has Derailed You

Friday, October 27, 2023

9:00 - 12:00 noon CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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This training is designed to explore what happens when a person’s life changes, as with a significant loss. The direction that a person saw their life going may no longer be possible. The training will first focus on mindfulness, and its value in living life to the fullest.

Then the training will move to learning how to help a client explore their past life plan, and review their values, as the starting point for creating a new plan for their lives. It will include components of a workable life plan, and how to create goals and steps to accomplish them.

Webinar: Disenfranchised Loss: When society says you are not allowed to grieve

Friday, October 27, 2023

1:00 - 4:00 p.m. CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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The subject of disenfranchised grief has been in the news more lately in light of our current pandemic. However, what situations may cause this response in people is not new. It is a topic grief therapists have been researching for years. It can be grief related to either a death or a life loss. This webinar addresses the causes, the reactions, and the therapies that can help.

November

Webinar: Treating Trauma in the Presence of Grief  

Friday, Nov 3, 2023 

9:00 - 12:00 p.m. CST

3 CE Credits

$45

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Navigating trauma in the midst of grief can be difficult for even the seasoned clinician. This workshop will explore various approaches to trauma treatment and provide strategies and assessments to be used with the griever with co-occurring trauma. 

Webinar: To self-disclose or not to self-disclose? Ethics and self-disclosure in clinical practice 

Friday, Nov 10, 2023 

1:00 - 4:00 p.m. CST

3 CE Ethics Credits

$65

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“To self-disclose or not to self-disclose?" Is a question that requires more than a simple yes or no answer. Most clinicians were taught not to self-disclose and that self-disclosure has dangerous ethical consequences. When clinicians self-disclose they often have a nagging feeling they shouldn't have. Few clinicians have had the opportunity to intentionally consider: Can self disclosure be ethical? Can self-disclosure be therapeutic? If so, who, what, where, and when would a clinician self-disclose? A review of the research and exploration of resources for intentional consideration of self-disclosure will enable participants to develop confidence in their discernment and understanding of self-disclosure in clinical practice. 

December

Webinar: Group Counseling Ethics: What you didn't learn in Grad School  

Friday, Dec 8, 2023 

9:00 - 12:00 p.m. CST

3 CE Ethics Credits

$65

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Group counseling is an art and a skill that many therapists feel unprepared for. Join us to explore the ethics involved in leading different types of groups skillfully and effectively. 

Webinar: Ethics in Grief Counseling 

Friday, Dec 8, 2023 

1:00 - 4:00 p.m. CST

3 CE Ethics Credits

$65

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When treating the bereaved many ethical questions can arise. This workshop will address a multitude of concerns including assessment and treatment, multicultural considerations, differences between grief and depression, and therapeutic techniques for use with bereaved clients.