Dialectical Behavior Therapy Overview (2-part virtual course)

September 16 & 23, 2026
9:00am - 12:00pm 

Fee: $150 + registration fees

Participants must register for and attend both days in order to receive credit.

This course provides an overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy with adolescents. It is appropriate for clinicians of all levels who provide mental health services to adolescents. Topics reviewed will include: a) research on adolescent suicidal and self-harm behavior, b) research on DBT with adolescents, c) an overview of the theory underlying the DBT approach, and d) review of each component of the DBT approach and the primary techniques and interventions.

The course will provide participants with a sufficient knowledge base to either (1) join an existing adolescent DBT treatment teams in their clinics or begin planning the implementation of an adolescent DBT program in their clinic, and/or (2) interact effectively with such treatment teams when working with adolescents enrolled in a DBT program. 

Law and Ethics for Mental Health Professionals

October 22, 2026
8:30am - 4:00pm 
Fee: $150 + registration fees

Meeting ethical and legal standards is foundational for the provision of competent mental health care. Many dimensions of these standards are clear and have remained constant over the years. Yet others continue to evolve, and mental health professionals (MHPs) routinely confront complex and ambiguous ethical and legal situations. The purpose of this course is to give MHPs an opportunity to renew and sharpen their ability to engage in knowledgeable and effective ethical decision-making, and understand and apply ethical and legal standards to challenges inherent in clinical work with children, adolescents and families.

The course also has the goal of assisting participants in better managing the risks of clinical practice. This course meets and exceeds the Board of Psychology’s mandated ethics and law update requirement, and the Board of Behavioral Sciences 6 hour update requirement. This seminar will be taught at an intermediate level, and is open to LCSWs, Licensed Psychologists, MFTs, MDs, Psychiatric Nurses, LPCCs, or by consent of CHC / Instructor.