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Supervision for New Jersey Social Workers (SNJ_SW21)

Trauma and Attachment Certificate Program (TACERT_18)

TeleMental Health and Digital Ethics (TELE_CERT21U)

Couples Counseling: Innovative Approaches That Really Work (CCCERT_18)

Integrating EMDR with Internal Family Systems (AEMDR101)

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Certificate Program in Autism Diagnosis and Treatment Across the Lifespan (ASD_CERT16CEU)

Certificate Program in Autism Across the Lifespan: Adult Emphasis (ASD_CERT14CEU)

Certificate Program in Jungian Psychotherapy (JUNG26CERT)

Certificate Program in TeleMental Health and Digital Ethics (TELE_CERT23)

Certificate Program in Addiction (49bCE) (cert_add49)

Certificate Program in Addiction (49CE) (cert_add49b)

Certificate Program in Advanced Ethics Studies (68CE) Online (ETH_CERT68)

Certificate Program in Advanced Ethics Studies (68a CEU) Online (ETH_CERT68aCEU)

Certificate Program in Boundaries in Psychotherapy (57 CEU) Online (BOUND_CERT57CEU)

Certificate Program in Boundaries in Psychotherapy (61 CEU) Online (BOUND_CERT61CEU)

Certificate Program in Boundaries in Psychotherapy (58 CEU) Online (BOUND_CERT58CEU)

Certificate Program in Cinema Therapy (14CE) Online (CERT_CT)

Certificate Program in Treatment and Education Through Cinema (37CE) (cert_ct37)

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Certificate Program in Complementary and Alternative Medicine  (29CE) Online (CAM29)

Certificate Program in Complementary and Alternative Medicine  (29 CE Credits) (CAM29a)

Certificate Program in Jungian Psychotherapy (33CE) Online (JUNG33CERT)

Certificate Program in Jungian Psychotherapy (33CEU) Online (JUNG33aCERT)

Certificate Program in TeleMental Health and Digital Ethics (26bCEU) Online (TELE_CERT26b)

Certificate Program in TeleMental Health and Digital Ethics (26cCEU) Online (TELE_CERT26c)

Certificate Program in TeleMental Health and Digital Ethics (24CEU) Online (TELE_CERT24)

Certificate Program in TeleMental Health and Digital Ethics (28CE) Online (TELE_CERT28)

Certificate Program in Trauma & PTSD (30CE) Online (PTSD_CERT30)

Certificate Program in Trauma, PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (36CE) Online (PTSD_CERT36)

Certificate Program in Trauma, PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (66CE) Online (PTSD_CERT66)

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This intermediate level course explores the subject of therapist self-disclosure with clients and its clinical efficacy. While analytic tradition and risk management approaches have frowned upon therapist self-disclosure, it has been highly valued and widely used by humanistic, feminist, behavioral, cognitive behavioral and group therapists. It has been viewed as essential in therapy with Latino, African American, Native Americans, and LBGQTI clients, along with those having certain religious beliefs. Self-disclosure, as commonly practiced among most non-analytically oriented therapists, has been found to increase clients’ trust and enhance clients’ reciprocal self-disclosure. Most importantly, therapist self-disclosure has been shown to enhance therapeutic alliance, the best predictor of therapeutic outcome. This course reviews the theoretical rationale, extent, timing, content, context and other relevant factors determining the efficacy of therapist self-disclosure. Self-disclosure that is inappropriate, excessive, or not done for the benefit of the client, can be unethical and even harming. This course also discusses the issues of therapists’ rights and limitations to online privacy.&nbsp;&nbsp;



The course consists of four articles with audios versions. The first defines and explains therapists’ self-disclosure, identifies the different types of, and discusses its clinical utility and ethical considerations. It also uses older popular movies (e.g.,&nbsp;What About Bob, Good Will Hunting) to discuss the clinical and ethical issues involved in self-disclosure. The second article examines how therapist self-disclosure or nondisclosure of sexuality impacts the therapeutic relationship regardless of sexual orientation.&nbsp;&nbsp;The third article, “The Ideal of the Anonymous Analyst and the Problem of Self-Disclosure,” provides a refreshing and inspiring critique of the traditional analytic negative view of therapist self-disclosure and looks at how it can effectively be utilized in psychoanalytic oriented psychotherapy.&nbsp;&nbsp;Although written from an analytical perspective, the article raises many salient points regarding underlying assumptions about the therapeutic relationship and whether to self-disclose. The final article provides an overview of complexities around internet disclosures pertaining to therapists’ and clients’ rights.&nbsp;

To Zip or Not To Zip (One’s Lips), Therapist Self-Disclosure: Ethical and Clinical Considerations

Ofer Zur, Ph.D.

For those who register but are unable to attend, CE credits (though not Live) will be available by viewing the recording and completing the post-test and evaluation.
Tokens may not be used with trainings series.
2 CE credit hours.
This 8-module basic EMDR training will include everything you need to know to begin using EMDR effectively with your clients. Throughout this immersive training, participants will learn the intricacies of EMDR therapy, gaining invaluable insights and practical skills to effectively address trauma and promote healing in their clients.
Participants begin the training by exploring foundational EMDR framework elements, discussing treatment goals, and honing in on the history-taking phase and preparation phases of EMDR. Through experiential exercises and case studies, participants will learn essential techniques for preparing clients for the therapeutic journey, ensuring readiness and resilience for the processing phases ahead.
Target audience: This course is appropriate for all mental health professionals
Content level: Intermediate

EMDR Certificate Training - Module 8

Virtual EMDR Certificate Training – Module 8

Understanding Suicide to Prevent Suicide

Understanding Suicide to Prevent Suicide: A Deeper Dive

This webinar satisfies requirements for live interactive CE credits for all professions.
DESCRIPTION: While trauma is often associated with catastrophic external events, many clients experience profound psychological distress in the aftermath of illness or medical intervention—distress that often goes unrecognized in clinical settings. These clients may not meet criteria for PTSD but instead present with subtler forms of disconnection: from their bodies, their relationships, and their own sense of identity.
This two-hour webinar explores the psychological impact of illness through the lens of shame, somatic disconnection, and identity disruption. We’ll examine how these dynamics often appear in clinical practice—embedded within presentations of complex trauma, anxiety, depression, or relational struggle—and how to identify when unspoken medical trauma may be at play.
Drawing from somatic psychology, relational neuroscience, and attachment theory, this training offers practical tools to help clinicians recognize illness-related distress, track it in session, and support clients in rebuilding safety, self-trust, and embodied agency.
Designed for clinicians working with trauma, chronic illness, grief, or identity loss, this training reframes illness not as a purely medical event but as a psychological and relational disconnection—and a potential site of therapeutic healing.
Target audience: This course is appropriate for all mental health professionals
Content level: Introductory

Body Betrayed: Shame & Identity Disruption After Illness

The Body Betrayed: Shame and Identity Disruption After Illness

Professional Ethics for all professions. Check with your state board if you have questions.

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To Zip or Not To Zip (One’s Lips), Therapist Self-Disclosure: Ethical and Clinical Considerations (TSD201)

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