Shoshana Averbach, LMSW, MA, social worker and music therapist, shares how the world of creative arts offers tools for resilience. Participants will gain insight around the role and importance of creativity in resilience and the healing process, techniques from various creative modalities for healing, and recognizing creative means to nurture client spirit, enhance sense of self, and address the detrimental effects of stress. *This webinar is live, real-time and interactive. Participants will earn 3 CE Credits.*

Can two wrongs ever make a right? Spend an evening with Social Psychologist and Neuroscientist David Chester, PhD as he shares his original research and fascinating insights surrounding the mechanism of Revenge! Participants will enjoy Dr. Chester’s perspectives around identifying the temporary “sweetness” of revenge and the corresponding physiological response. We’ll also study the worsening mid and long term effects on the revenge seeker’s emotional state, as well as evidence and neuroscience -based interventions geared to promote helpful coping strategies and positive outcomes for individuals who feel “wronged”. This webinar is live, real-time and interactive. Participants will earn 2 CE Credits.

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, 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. This webinar can also be used for credits towards fulfilling the NEW Implicit Bias requirement for Michigan and Maryland licensees. This Live Webinar will include a pre and post test for Michigan Licensees to meet Michigan Implicit Bias Training Guidelines. This webinar meets the *NEW* Maryland Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice content requirement for Social Workers. This webinar can also be used for credits towards fulfilling the DC “Key Public Health Priorities” training criteria for DC licensees. This webinar is live, real-time and interactive. Participants will earn 3 CE Credits.

Take a deep breath and dive into a calm oasis with Shoshana Averbach, LMSW; MA! This webinar is your passport to equipping clients with powerful tools to combat stress and cultivate inner peace, even when the world feels like it’s spinning out of control. Participants will conceptualize the benefits and harmful effects of stress on the brain and body, differentiate between the characteristics of eustress (helpful) vs harmful stress, and study resilience and creativity as protective factors against the harmful effect of stress. This webinar is live, real-time and interactive. Participants will earn 3 CE Credits.

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. This webinar is live, real-time and interactive. Participants will earn 2 CE Credits.