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Principles and Practices in Culturally Competent Supervision
Presented by Giselle Levin, PsyD
Live WebinarWed, Mar 12, 2025 at 11:00 am EDT
Course: #2271Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Responsiveness to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues is especially important when working with students and clients who hold marginalized identities. Culturally competent clinical supervision encompasses awareness of systemic oppression in healthcare, attention to supervisor-supervisee dynamics through the lenses of power and privilege, and a critical analysis of the significance of race and culture in mental health practice. This course describes frameworks for multicultural supervision and provides supervisors with tools for maximizing cultural responsiveness.

Exploring Healthy and Concerning Sexual Behaviors in Children
Presented by Kelli Underwood, MSW, LCSW
VideoAudio
Course: #2280Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course addresses the evaluation of sexual behaviors in children under twelve, distinguishing between healthy and problematic behaviors. Participants will learn treatment strategies, safety planning, and effective collaboration with parents/caregivers through case-based discussions.

Effective Communication Techniques to Build Patient Rapport: Making the Most of the Acute Care Bedside Visit
Presented by Patricia DeBruhl, MA, DBH, LPC, NBCC
VideoAudio
Course: #2446Level: Introductory1 Hour
Professionals in many specialized medical and behavioral health fields often have less than ten minutes to connect with patients. This course equips healthcare providers, including those in oncology and other specialties, with strategies to maximize those brief interactions. Through an exploration of key considerations, participants will learn techniques to enhance communication, build rapport, and improve patient outcomes in fast-paced medical and behavioral health settings. Additionally, participants will be introduced to two communication frameworks that can be used to rebuild trust or de-escalate anger when patient communication breaks down.

Building Emotional Regulation Skills
Presented by Kelli Underwood, MSW, LCSW
Video
Course: #2444Level: Intermediate1 Hour
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.

Gender-Affirming Care: Ethical Issues and Responses
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
Video
Course: #2347Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Various states have passed laws restricting access to gender-affirming medical care, including hormone blockers, hormone treatment, and gender-affirming surgery for youth and adults. Participants will learn the impact of these laws on social workers and their clients, including ethical issues related to access to service, consent/assent, honesty/integrity, record keeping, respect, legal compliance, advocacy, cultural humility, and social justice. Participants will learn how to navigate these issues by applying a framework for managing ethical issues to case studies involving transgender and gender-diverse clients affected by these laws.

A Clinician's Guide to Supporting Children and Adolescents with Chronic Pain and Co-Occurring Conditions
Presented by Christina Marsack-Topolewski, PhD, MSW, LMSW
Video
Course: #2270Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course addresses the impact of chronic pain on children and adolescents, affecting their daily lives and posing risks for additional health and mental health challenges. Behavioral health professionals, healthcare providers, and school professionals will gain insights into strategies and interventions for supporting young people with chronic pain.

Divorce and The Butterfly Effect
Presented by Julie Campbell, PhD, David Schel
Video
Course: #2416Level: Advanced2 Hours
This course explores the evolving family structures and the profound impacts of relationship changes like divorce and cohabitation breakups on children, adolescents, and adults. It integrates historical and cultural contexts to help educators understand and navigate the complexities of their students' diverse family dynamics, benefiting professionals working with youth.

Sociopsychological Effects of Divorce on Adults
Presented by Julie Campbell, PhD, David Schel
Video
Course: #2399Level: Intermediate2 Hours
This course delves into the psychological, social, and environmental impacts experienced by adults during divorce, emphasizing the often-overlooked challenges and complexities of adult adaptation. Understanding these dynamics enhances educators' ability to comprehend and support students' behavioral responses influenced by their parents' divorce, benefiting those working with children and adolescents.

Ethics & Moral Injury
Presented by Frederic G. Reamer, PhD
VideoAudio
Course: #2340Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Social workers sometimes witness, perpetrate, or fail to prevent acts that violate their deeply held beliefs. This course discusses the concepts of moral distress, injury, and demoralization; the symptoms that can manifest; prevention, self-care, and resilience; legal and ethical obligations, including what it means to be a whistleblower; and how to develop the moral courage to advocate for organizational and policy changes to prevent harm.

Protective Factors: Sociological and Environmental Impacts to Wellbeing
Presented by Sophie Nathenson, PhD
Video
Course: #2388Level: Intermediate1 Hour
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.

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