CE Courses for Counseling

This course focuses on enhancing clients' emotional regulation to support them in managing reactivity, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and PTSD. It simplifies polyvagal theory to deepen understanding of nervous system functioning and offers practical tools for therapists to implement body-centered techniques effectively with clients.

This course provides an overview of pain in America and the impact of Opioids, addiction, and drug poisoning. Evidenced-based, non-pharmacological approaches to pain management are discussed within a framework of interdisciplinary and integrative care. This course meets New Jersey compliance and addresses the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion.

This course will provide a brief overview of major and unique topics to consider when working with LGBTQ+ People. A cursory overview of major themes will be detailed, including opportunities for assessment and treatment planning.

This course provides an overview of evidenced-based social and environmental impacts on behavioral health. Research is presented on interventions that address social conditions to manage and prevent behavioral conditions. Policy recommendations are discussed that have potential to positively impact population health and wellbeing.

This course explores the rising rates of drug overdose deaths, particularly due to non-medical prescription opioids and illicit drugs, emphasizing the crucial role of health and human service professionals in addressing substance misuse and supporting affected individuals. It offers an overview of prevalence, trends, and clinical considerations related to non-medical opioid misuse in the United States, aiming to equip providers with essential insights for effective intervention.

Sexual-religious conflict, characterized by perceived incompatibility between one’s religion and one’s sexuality, can be accompanied by intense cognitive dissonance, shame, and mental health problems. This course explores the intersections of religion and sexual diversity, with an emphasis on guiding clinicians in helping clients work through common presenting problems in therapy. Ethical considerations are discussed.

This course will cover imperative skills for supporting clients with PTSD. Part 1 will address how to assess trauma histories and symptoms, recognize activation, and resource clients with tools for self-soothing, containment, discharging, and dissociation.

This course explores behavioral health professionals' code of ethics including social workers, psychologists, counselors, and addiction counselors. It describes professional boundaries, what a dual relationship is, and what steps to take if a dual relationship has developed. It identifies appropriate boundaries within both professional relationships and patient-practitioner relationships.

This course examines how divorce influences adolescent independence, tracing actions and reactions over time within the context of societal norms and psychological processes. It enhances awareness of how family dynamics impact decision-making and behavior in adolescents with divorced parents, benefiting professionals working with this age group.

This course provides foundational knowledge and skills for effective group clinical supervision. Participants will learn essential group dynamics, supervisory roles and responsibilities, and strategies for leading and facilitating productive group supervision sessions.