Live CE Webinars for Mental Health Professionals

Overview: While the detrimental consequences of social isolation have always been acknowledged, the emergence of COVID-19 placed a spotlight on the suffering associated with this kind of isolation. Dr. NaKaisha Tolbert-Banks, DSW, LCSW, LCAC reflects on the lasting impact of social isolation through the lens of the pandemic and beyond. Dr. NaKaisha will guide participants through the definitions of social isolation, identifying the role of empathy in how we respond to social isolation among individuals and communities, as well as applying interventions to support those experiencing social isolation in a variety of contexts.

Overview: Join CE You moderator, therapist, and founder of "Therapy Connection", Andrea Brognano, LMHC as we explore the ethics of professional boundaries. Participants will examine practitioners' ethical obligation to maintain appropriate professional boundaries and why these boundaries are important, defining and recognizing the potential dangers of dual relationships, as well as identifying circumstances that could impair objectivity and professional judgment. This webinar can also be used for fulfilling the New York State "Professional Boundaries" continuing education requirement for Social Workers.

Overview: Design and align the building blocks of client session plans with Katie Bingner, LCPC! In this live-interactive webinar, Katie shares her experience and methods for navigating chaos, and creating a vital framework for effective client sessions. This course will help practitioners from a variety of backgrounds conceptualize the direct impact of flexible structure on clinical outcomes, identify and express clinical terminology for specific client behaviors that can derail a session, and draw upon key therapeutic interventions to assist with focus and redirection. Participants will also enjoy an opportunity to come away with a customized session structure template of your own!

Overview: Holding an effective and healing space for clients requires practitioners to remain grounded, present, and fully supported to offer the highest quality of care. This interactive webinar addresses professional resilience by focusing on whole person care -a deeper, approach designed to foster sustainable clinical practice and combat professional burnout. Led by Dr. NaKaisha Tolbert-Banks, participants will explore gelotology (the study of humor and laughter) and discover how incorporating intentional joy and connection into daily life promotes emotional healing and resilience. Attendees will learn actionable, evidence-informed strategies to build meaningful support networks and will walk away with a personalized multidimensional plan to nourish collaborative allyship for client and practitioner.

Overview: CE You! welcomes back therapist, author and lecturer Rev. Dr. Karen Herrick as we study the spiritual side of Jungian psychology. Participants will be able to better comprehend differences between Freudian Psychology and Jungian Analytical Psychology, the relevance of Jungian Analytical approaches in understanding the life problems social workers address, Jung’s views on religion and the spiritual experience.

Overview: Broaden your crisis response repertoire with Dr. Tim Victorella, DHPE, MSW, QMHP! This three-hour interactive course will offer participants insight and perspectives around the heightened state of crisis as it relates to as well as brain-body connection, verbal vs non-verbal communication, rapport building & motivational interviewing, as well as techniques surrounding trauma informed practices, and additional ways to engage with children and adolescents in crisis situations. The importance of multidisciplinary collaboration will also be discussed, in addition to helpful modalities for incident de-briefing.

Overview: Join Dr. Michell A. Greenidge as we explore the features and corresponding behaviors associated with Implicit Bias. In this eye-opening discussion, participants will identify the social and systemic ramifications of Implicit Bias, including its impact on healthcare and related systems, study the historical and biological context and origin of biases and their impact on daily personal and professional interactions, as well as gain tools to help bring implicit biases into conscious awareness.

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