Continuing Education for Psychologists

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December

Dec. 5: Mental Health in Older Adults. Online. $230, 7 CEs. Faced with managing the mental health needs of a growing aging population, it’s critical that health professionals stay current in the key domains affecting mental wellness in older adults. Improving clinician awareness, diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions among older adults, particularly in light of the complex social, medical and cognitive challenges that many patients experience, will ensure the best possible outcomes and prolong functional healthspan.

This course will review recent research findings on effective treatments and new innovations in the care of older adults with mental health disorders and major neurocognitive disorders. We’ll also explore brain health and cognitive aging, retirement and extended workforce participation, driving safety, alcohol use, and suicide. Attendees will improve their confidence and ability to treat mental health conditions in older patients as well as provide patients with a framework for successful aging. Sponsored by Cambridge Health Alliance. Learn more and register.

Dec. 5: The Minds, Lives, And Motivations of Mass Attackers. Online. $105 ($75 for RIPA members), 3 CEs. This zoom program will start with a review of the justifications cited by perpetrators of mass attacks, as well as a consideration of underlying psychological dynamics. Next, three psychological types of mass attackers will be presented to demonstrate the intersection of their internal dynamics and life experiences. Following this, four additional cases will be reviewed to highlight the variability in functioning among perpetrators and the need to look behind superficial accomplishments to detect risk factors for violence. Sponsored by Rhode Island Psychological Assoc. Learn more and register.

Dec. 5: Rethinking Cultural Competence: A Framework for Culturally Attuned and Equitable Practice. Online. $145 ($125 before 10/31), 5 CEs. Dr. Falicov will focus on centering the voice of culturally and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations in clinical practice. Her teaching will include addressing concerns of intermarried couples and to first- and second-generation transnational families. Her thinking about the topic questions well-known concepts and practices of reducing cultural competence about various sociocultural groups to a set of fixed dimensions that do not cover the enormous variability of most groups. Instead, she presents the concepts of ecological niche and intersectionality to socially locate clients and therapists. She focuses on a different approach to cultural and social differences dubbed MECA, a Multidimensional, Ecological, Comparative Approach that examines individual and families through the lens of Migration/Acculturation; Ecological Context; Family Life Cycle and Family Organization. This approach introduces the need and posits practice cultural humility on the part of therapists. The MECA model guides therapist in engaging in collaborative practices of “learning with” clients rather than “learning about” clients as “other”. The teaching methods include lecture, interactive breakout rooms with clinical interactions, and video clips. Sponsored by Therapy Training Boston. Learn more and register.

Upcoming

Jan. 30: Reframing Autism: Clinical Insights through the Neurodiversity Paradigm. Online. $100 ($140 for NHPA members), 4 CEs. Autistic individuals are present across all environments, with a current prevalence of 1 in 31 people. A comprehensive understanding of autism, and the wide range of ways it may present, is essential for clinical practitioners in all settings. Additionally, with approximately 1 in 5 individuals identifying as neurodivergent, it is highly likely that you are already working with autistic and neurodivergent clients in your practice. This workshop provides up-to-date, clinically relevant insights into autism as a potentially hidden disability, the broader concept of neurodivergence, the impact on mental health of masking of autistic characteristics, and the principles of the neurodiversity paradigm. It will explore how clinicians can adapt their language and approaches to better support autistic individuals, and how to reframe clinical work through the lens of neurodiversity-affirming care. Sponsored by NH Psychological Assoc. Learn more and register.

Feb. 6-7: School Mental Health: Treating Students K-12 . Boston, MA. $475, 14 CEs. Mental health professionals in and out of educational systems can play a key role in addressing the mental health crisis. Still, too many of us struggle to stay up to date on changing diagnosis, treatment, and best practice guidelines in school settings. To promote the best outcomes, providers need guidance on screening and treatment tools, care coordination, referral pathways, and larger systemic strategies.

Our popular course is designed to offer participants the latest clinical information and practical strategies that address current topics in school mental health through a mix of lectures, case studies, lived experience, interactive panels and Q&A. Faculty this year will discuss working with families, supporting high-achieving students, poverty’s impact on developing brains, autism, play therapy, boys’ crisis of connection, effective CBT techniques, the experience of being black in school, measurement-based care strategies, culturally responsive care for immigrant students, pornography, gaming, and more! Sponsored by Cambridge Health Alliance. Learn more and register.

Ongoing

EMDR Basic Training. Zoom. $750 for 20 CEs. The EMDR Therapy Basic Training (Weekend 1 and 2, 20 CEs each) is designed for licensed mental health practitioners who treat adults and children in a clinical setting (See Qualifications Section). EMDR is a comprehensive psychotherapy that accelerates the treatment of a wide range of pathologies and self-esteem issues related to disturbing events and present life conditions. Sponsored by the EMDR Institute. Learn more: emdr.com

EMDR. Online. $1525-$1725, 40 CEs. This is hands-on clinical skills training for using EMDR and integrating it with your psychotherapy approach — with adults as well as children. Sponsored by Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute. Learn more & register: www.ticti.org/training/emdr/

Slaying the Dragon. Online. $30, 6.5 CEs. This program provides advanced clinical skills for trauma-informed evaluation, treatment planning, and supervision/consultation. Introduction to progressive counting (PC). Sponsored by Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute. Learn more & register: www.ticti.org/training/fairy-tale-model/

Progressive Counting. Online. $850, 30 CEs. Progressive Counting (PC) is a fairly new research-supported trauma treatment that is effective, efficient, well-tolerated by clients, and relatively easy to master. This is a hands-on clinical skills training for using Progressive Counting with clients of all ages who have been exposed to significant trauma or loss. This in-depth training will cover trauma theory, impact of trauma and loss, identification and assessment of traumatized clients, and directly helping clients to manage their symptoms, resolve their trauma/loss memories, and prepare to cope effectively with future challenges. Sponsored by Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute. Learn more & register: www.ticti.org/training/progressive-counting/