The programs below have been reviewed and approved by the GSCSW CE Committee. They meet the social work continuing education requirements – see Rules 135.9 of the Georgia Composite Board.
If you have any questions about any of the presentations please contact the person listed with the workshop, as they are not GSCSW events. GSCSW won’t be able to answer any questions about any of these presentations. Thank you.
On-going and on-demand:
Monthly – Fridays in 2025
DBT Consult group for Therapists / 1 Core Hour each date
Presenter: Tara Arnold, PhD, LCSW, CEDS-S, RYT-200
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”)
Cost: $67.00 each week
Registration: https://elliementalhealth.com/
This group will teach clinicians the entire DBT skills training protocol in an experiential format. In the group, clinicians can apply the skills to increase selfcare
and decrease compassion fatigue. Learning the DBT skills can help clinicians to improve their coping skills necessary for managing difficult cases,
and help them in setting vital boundaries necessary for protecting their energy while working with high acuity clients. The group will also teach the precise
communication skills to help set boundaries with clients, and create more clarity in practice with complex clients. Through the group, clinicians will also be
shown how to teach the DBT skills to their clients, so they can take them into their practice to help their clients cope and thrive.
Monthly – Fridays in 2025
Eating Disorder Consult Group / 1 Core Hour each date
Presenter: Tara Arnold, PhD, LCSW, CEDS-S, RYT-200
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”)
Cost: $67.00 each week
Registration: https://www.wholeheartpsychotherapy.net/services-for-therapists/
This group provides education and training in the specialty of Eating disorder treatment from a CEDS-S therapist. Group time will include assessment of eating
disorders,treatment planning and intervention, case consultation, ethical considerations and clinician support opportunities. Clinicians review case
conceptualization and practice development relevant topics monthly.
Monthly Fridays in 2025
RO-DBT Consult Group / 1 Core Hour each date
Presenter: Tara Arnold, PhD, LCSW, CEDS-S, RYT-200
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”)
Cost: $67.00 each week
Registration: https://www.wholeheartpsychotherapy.net/services-for-therapists/
RO DBT is a therapy for people who suffer from disorders of over- control. Over-control leads to perfectionism, anorexia, treatment resistant depression, treatment resistant anxiety, and many other struggles. Overcontrol is seen to create profound social loneliness and not feeling part of a tribe. RO DBT emphasizes radical openness and self enquiry through 32 skills in order to help people understand the roots of over-control while working through a program to increase flexibility, increase vulnerability, and feel more connected to others. RO DBT helps clients create a “life worth sharing” by breaking through defenses that keep people disconnected and often misunderstood.
Through this consult group, clinicians will learn RO DBT skills and underpinnings and skills to be able to teach clients in the RO DBT skills. RO is taught in group and reinforced through individual RO DBT therapy, so the consult group will teach and support clinicians in the acquisition of the RO Skills.
Beginning March 14, 2025
Vision Boards in Counseling: A Path to Empowerment & Clarity / 1 Core Hour
Presenter: Dr. Witni Jackson, LCSW, MAC
Location: Asynchronous
Cost: $20.00
Registration: KunaConsultingLLC.com
Imagery techniques have proven effective in addressing a range of challenges, including depression, anxiety and obesity. One such technique, the vision board, has been widely utilized in personal goal setting for years. Vision boards provide a visual representation of an individual’s goals, offering a constant reminder of their aspiration, which can be instrumental in maintaining focus and motivation.
This training will explore the integration of vision boards with Solution Focused Brief Therapy and goal setting theory. Participants will learn how to use vision boards as a therapeutic tool to empower clients, enabling them to clarify their goals, visualize their desired outcomes, and stay focused on achieving them. By combining the strengths of Solution Focused Brief Therapy with the power of imagery, clinicians can guide clients in creating the life they envision and facilitate their journey toward positive change.
Beginning March 14, 2025
Cultural Humility for Helping Professionals: Addressing the Goldilocks Syndrome / 1 Core Hour
Presenter: Dr. Witni Jackson, LCSW, MAC
Location: Asynchronous
Cost: $20.00
Registration: www.kunaConsultingLLC.com
This continuing education course introduces clinicians to the principles of cultural humility, using the “Goldilocks Syndrome” as a framework to explore the challenges of achieving balance in culturally responsive practice. The course critically examines the impact of colonialism on the helping professions, emphasizing the importance of decentralizing the colonizer’s perspective and promoting client-centered care. Participants will learn practical strategies for self-reflection, bias recognition, and collaborative learning to ensure ethical and culturally humble practice. Through case studies and self-assessment, this training prepares clinicians to navigate cultural complexities with sensitivity, humility and respect.
Beginning April 19, 2025
Cartomancy in Therapeutic Practice: Integrating Symbolism and Reflection / 1.0 Core Hour
Presenter: Dr. Witni Jackson, LCSW, MAC
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $20.00
Registration: www.KunaConsultingLLC.com
Exploring Cartomancy in Therapeutic Practice is a unique training designed for mental health professionals interested in integrating cartomancy – reading playing cards, tarot, and Lenormand – into therapeutic settings. This program explores the symbolic and psychological aspects of card reading, ethical considerations, and practical applications for enhancing self-reflection, client insight and narrative therapy techniques. Participants will engage in interactive exercises and case studies to develop a deeper understanding of how cartomancy can be a valuable tool for personal growth and client engagement in a therapeutic context.
Monthly on Saturdays
When Are You Going to Move On? Helping Your Clients Get Past the Five Stages of Grief / 2 Core Hours and 1 Ethics Hour
Presenter: Danielle Edwards, MSW, LCSW, CFCS
Location: Virtual (link provided upon registration)
Cost: $75.00
Registration: https://forms.gle/8L3F5d672PYsy3Q16
Grief and Loss is not a required course in graduate school. This workshop aims to help your client and you, as a clinician, to move past the Five Stages of Grief Model (DABDA) by identifying ethical principles and standards that are relevant to providing ethical grief support; understanding the history, limitations and critiques of DABDA; identifying 4 grief theories/models; identifying types of grief/loss; and identifying four tools that you can immediately implement in your grief work.
SEPTEMBER 2025
September 25-26, 2025
EMDR Refresher Course: Enhancing Integration, Clinical Confidence, and Fidelity in EMDR Therapy / 14 Core Hours
Presenter: Dr. Treva Gray Jones, LCSW
Location: Stone Mountain, GA
Cost: $500.00 (Increases to $600.00 after August 31, 2025)
Registration:https://trevajonesassociates.com/event/emdr-refresher-training-2-day-course/
This refresher course is an enriching two-day practicum that reviews the 8 Phases of EMDR, updates clinical skills, addresses processing issues, and enhances confidence. This course is designed for EMDR trained clinicians that wish to strengthen their integration skills and stay current with the best practices.
September 26, 2025
Unveiling the Invisible: Psychotherapy with Caregivers of Individuals Living with Dementia / 5 Core Hours
Presenters: Dr. Kenneth Hepburn, PhD; Jocelyn Chen-Wise, LCSW; Suzette Binford, M.Ed.; Alice Cooper-Saulsberry, LCSW; Dr. Ashley Varner, LCSW
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: Free
Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/JfLUuD2vSQGqmPXfzdb71A#/registration
Therapists play a vital role in addressing the often-overlooked challenges caregivers face when supporting individuals with memory loss. Join us for this engaging, five-hour virtual workshop, where we will explore the critical importance of caregiver well-being and its far reaching effects. Together, we will discuss strategies and insights to empower the hidden
heroes of memory care and help create a more holistic approach to support. This virtual workshop is free to attend, but registration is required.
September 26-28, 2025
Clinical Hypnotherapy Certification Program: Levels 2 & 3 / 43 Core Hours
Presenters: Ellen Baker, LPC, CCH, NCC and Becky Beaton-York, Ph.D., NBCFCH
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $1799 before Friday, August 15th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $1899 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/clinical_hypnotherapy-certification-program
This unique program concludes with participants receiving the designation of Certified Clinical Hypnotherapy (CCH) and meets the training standards of the National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists for professionals seeking additional NBCCH certification. This course enables the trainee to develop practical skills through didactic teaching, observation of the instructor performing each technique, personal experience, and supervised hypnotherapy practice sessions. The training covers clinically targeted applications of several effective methods and techniques that combine hypnotherapy with several theoretical models.
Each day begins with a guided hypnotic experience. Next, your instructor will provide a didactic description of a new technique, followed by a demonstration of the technique. Next, participants break for lunch and then spend the afternoon practicing what they have learned during the morning session. This allows participants to really assimilate the information on both a cognitive and experiential level.
Your instructor and several licensed therapists certified in hypnotherapy will supervise sessions in virtual breakout rooms. The assistants will also be available for questions throughout the workshop and will convey important information in the chat during demonstrations, letting you know what to pay attention to.
Previous attendees have described the course as “life-changing” for them personally as well as professionally. The course includes lifetime access to all the materials with multiple interview templates, scripts, organized note-taking forms, and other resources. It also includes access to the training videos recorded during the workshop and bonus demonstration videos from previous workshops for review and deeper understanding.
OCTOBER 2025
October 3, 2025
Stuck in the Story: How to Use Narrative Therapy to Help Our Clients Get Unstuck / 5 Core Hours
Presenter: Linda Buchanan, Ph.D.
Location: Live Interactive Webinars (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $120 before Friday, September 19th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $135 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/narrative-therapy
The narratives of our clients are often full of fallacies that can negatively impact efforts toward recovery. These narratives are affected by the environment as well as the inherent sensitivity of the child and the age of the child when stressors were experienced. Stories that our clients tell themselves can contain false scripts which interfere with their ability to understand their needs and may create severe ambivalence about getting their needs met (specifically around the needs of comfort and efficacy). Additionally, every time a thought, feeling, or behavior is repeated, the neural pathways are strengthened, making it very difficult to believe affirmations or truths that others voice to them.
This presentation will provide a step-by-step procedure for dealing with this problem. Useful definitions of schemas, narratives, and scripts will be given so that techniques can be chosen to aid in dealing with each of these phenomena. The presentation will also provide very specific strategies for helping people increase awareness of the narratives which they have developed and understand the factors that have combined to influence their narratives. Attendees will be given handouts that clients can fill out to serve as a template for writing their old story in narrative form. Additionally, they will be given handouts that enable their clients to write a new story that utilizes aspects of their authentic selves. These strategies will focus on identity and values. Finally, since insight is not enough to change the brain, participants will be given specific strategies that are well-designed for rewiring the brain to be receptive to the new narrative. Strategies will be chosen from ACT, DBT, and CBT.
October 3, 2025
Stand Up Speak Out / 4.5 Core Hours
Presenter: Kevin McNeil, Kelly Kinnish, PhD and Vira Salzburn
Location: Savannah, GA
Cost: No Cost – $45 if you want CE’s
Registration: https://standupspeakoutccac.squarespace.com/conferenceinformation
Stand Up. Speak Out. is a one-day, in-person conference presented by Coastal Children’s Advocacy Center in Savannah, GA to educate and raise awareness of childhood abuse and trauma. The day is filled with multiple presentations from various knowledgeable speakers working inthe field of child welfare, advocacy, human trafficking, technology and more. The conference is open to all professionals in the field including but not limited to social workers, therapists, law enforcement officers, and various community partners. The goal of the conference is to educate those in the field on the various factors and symptomology of childhood abuse and raise awareness in regard to what individual’s working in the field can do to help combat this growing and ever-evolving epidemic.
October 10, 2025
Thoughts, Images, Urges, and Mental Compulsions: Case Presentations / 3 Core Hours
Presenters: Patrick McGrath, Ph.D., ACERP, CERP-P & Jon Hershfield, LMFT, ACERP, CERP-P
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $$87 before Friday, September 26th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $97 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/thoughts-images-urges-mental-compulsions-case-presentations
If you have struggled with helping people who experience mental compulsions, we have you covered. Our goal in this talk is to run through numerous case examples to review how we made ERP for mental compulsion-based OCD. We will show you how to identify a mental compulsion (you have to ask about them), and then how to conceptualize ERP for them. Along the way, there will be some humor, friendly banter, and on-the-fly ERP for all to enjoy and participate in.
By the end of this workshop, clinicians will leave with practical tools to confidently recognize and intervene with the hidden compulsions that keep OCD intact—even when there’s nothing to see on the surface.
October 15-16, 2025
LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Workshop / 14 Core Hours
Presenter: Sy Hudgins, PhD, LP
Location: Ellie Mental Health Alpharetta
Cost: $400.00
Registration: https://elliementalhealth.com
LivingWorks ASIST is a 2-day in-person interactive workshop conducted by two LivingWorks ASIST trainers, developed to increase awareness and enable an individual to recognize a person having thoughts of suicide, engage that person, and intervene with someone expressing thoughts of suicide in a direct manner. Learners develop skills through trainer presentations, guided inquiries, facilitated discussion, separating into small work groups, and performing the skills in practice scenarios.
October 16, 2025
All the Feels (We Might Not Feel): A Welcoming Intro to Asexual and Aromantic Spectrums / 2 Core Hours
Presenter: Chris Burd, LAPC
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $75 full price
Registration: https://www.letstalkaboutitcon.com/store/ce-events
What if not everyone is chasing “the one”? What if some people just aren’t that into anyone? In a culture that treats romance and sex like inevitable life milestones, asexual and aromantic folks are often left out of the conversation or forgotten entirely. For professionals and students looking to expand their inclusive practice, this workshop will unpack common myths, explore the diversity of ace and aro spectrums, and examine what arises in the therapy room when clients don’t experience sexual or romantic attraction. We’ll also dig into how these identities intersect with other lived experiences—like race, body size, disability, and gender—and why culturally competent care means not mistaking difference for dysfunction. No prior knowledge required—just curiosity and compassion.
October 16, 2025
Digging Deeper into the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) / 1 Core Hour
Presenters: Ashlenn Von Wiegand, Ph.D., LPC, CPCS, CCH, NCC, ACERP, CERP-P and Hamilton Von Wiegand, LPC, CSAT, CMAT, CCH, ACERP, CERP-P
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $28.99 before Friday, October 3rd at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $29.99 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/digging-deeper-ybocs
Accurate assessment is the foundation of effective treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) remains the gold standard for measuring symptom severity and tracking clinical progress. This training is designed for professionals seeking to enhance their skills in the practical administration, scoring, and clinical application of the Y-BOCS in real-world settings. Join us as we demystify the Y-BOCS and equip you with actionable skills to elevate your clinical assessment and treatment planning for clients struggling with OCD. This workshop is designed to help participants gain the confidence and competence to integrate this tool meaningfully into their therapeutic work
October 17, 2025
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy: How Therapists are Using Ketamine to Transform Care / 3 Core Hours
Presenters: Sophia Brandstetter, PsyD, LCSW and Karen L. Smith, MSS, LCSW
Location: Live Interactive Webinars (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $87 before Friday, October 3rd at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $97 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/ketamine-assisted-psychotherapy
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a rapidly evolving field that offers promising new treatment options for mood disorders, trauma, grief, addiction, and other areas where clients feel stuck.
Yet, with growing interest in psychedelic therapies comes widespread confusion. Many people, clinicians included, conflate very different substances, failing to recognize the distinct properties and uses of each. Even within the world of ketamine, few understand the critical differences between medical infusion clinics, recreational use (“Special K”), and collaborative models involving licensed therapists for at-home or in-office sessions.
Clients are increasingly curious about psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and often turn to their mental health providers for guidance. This workshop equips you to respond with clarity and confidence. Whether you’re simply aiming to field questions more effectively or considering entering this emerging field, you’ll gain a solid foundation in the core concepts, clinical applications, and practical considerations of KAP. It will also provide an onboarding overview for anyone considering entering this niche field.
October 17, 2025
Recovery Oriented Care / 6 Core Hours
Presenter: Lori Holbrook, LPC, CPCS
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Cost: $100.00
Registration: Call to Register 678-513-5712
This workshop focuses on our communications (verbal & non-verbal) and actions that are recovery oriented. Participants will have many interactive activities to better understand effective communication skills. Participants will understand what recovery-oriented care is, from their own position, whether clinical or administrative. Participants will better understand how psychotic and trauma-based disorders respond in situations to improve their own empathy for others.
October 18, 2025
Ethics and Wellness: Navigating Responsibility to Self and Others Through The 7 Pillars of Wellness / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenters: Alisha Brown and Jennifer Edge, LCSW
Location: 2470 Windy Hill Rd Ste 300 Marietta, GA 30067
Cost: $100.00
Registration: https://www.edgecare360.com/contact
This continuing education course explores the ethical responsibility mental health professionals have to maintain both personal wellness and professional integrity. Using the framework of the 7 Pillars of Wellness—emotional, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, and occupational—participants will examine how personal well-being directly influences ethical decision-making, client care, and professional boundaries. The course encourages self-reflection, offers practical strategies for sustaining wellness, and aligns ethical codes with holistic self-care practices to promote longevity in the helping professions.
October 18, 2025
Facilitating Peace: Teaching Distress Tolerance and Coping Skills / 5.5 Core Hours
Presenters: Andrea Brock, LCSW and Andrea Melia Crawley, LPC
Location: Hampton, GA
Cost: $150- price includes lunch on-site
Registration: https://ccretreats.campbrainregistration.com/ https://standupspeakoutccac.squarespace.com/conferenceinformation
Join us on the beautiful Calvin Center campus in Hampton, GA to build your knowledge and skills around distress tolerance and coping. This 6 hour training will allow you to:
Learn: Take your understanding to the next level by learning the theories and underpinnings of distress tolerance and coping skill use. Overviews of CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, and Polyvagal Theory will be presented.
Experience: Engage all 5 senses through experiential learning with breathwork, movement, somatic, visualization, and art based skills.
Practice: Develop your skills as a facilitator of distress tolerance and coping skills. Practice teaching in a community of support and receive immediate feedback to improve behavioral activation with clients.
Lunch is included in the cost of the event and is provided on-site to encourage networking and enjoyment of the beautiful natural setting.
Dress in layers and wear supportive walking shoes, as several aspects will take place outdoors for a full immersive experience.
October 24, 2025
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Chronic Illnesses / 3 Core Hours
Presenter: Jennifer Steiner, Ph.D., ABPP
Location: Live Interactive Webinars (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $87 before Friday, October 10th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $97 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/acceptance-commitment-therapy-chronic-illnesses
This introductory workshop will review the scholarly research on the use of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) with individuals who experience chronic illness. Emphasis will be placed on learning how to apply the ACT model of emotional pain and suffering to the unique experience of living with physical symptoms of a chronic illness, in addition to emotional distress. Specifically, participants will learn how to conceptualize avoidance of physical symptoms, attempts to control symptoms, and emotional experiences (i.e., depression, anxiety, and fear) from an ACT perspective. Special attention will be paid to the ways in which ACT approaches may need to be modified to accommodate physical symptoms and/or limitations within the chronic illness population.
October 24-26, 2025
The Holistic Therapist Conference / 10 Core Hours and 3 Ethics Hours
Presenters: LeNaya Crawford-Smith, LMFT, Nityda Gessel LCSW, ERYT, Gabrielle Juliano‐Villani LCSW, Dr. Tina Vitolo, LCSW, Dr. Shayda Nematollahi, LPC, Rikki Clark McCoy, LCSW, Jess Pfeffer, LMHC, Krista Kapp‐Cooper, LMFT, Sarah Buino, LCSW and Dr. Rasheeka Fogg, LCMHC
Location: The Lola 621 North Ave NE, Building D Atlanta, GA 30308
Cost: $397
Registration: ttps://lenaya-crawford.mykajabi.com/holistic-therapist-conference-2025
mental health professionals, and healers who are ready to shift the paradigm of mental health by integrating holistic, somatic, trauma-informed, and unconventional approaches into the way they live, practice, and lead.
This conference is designed to support the whole healer not just your clinical mind, but your body, your spirit, your mission, and your nervous system.
Over three intentional days, we will learn, restore, and connect in a space that honors both your personal transformation and your professional expansion. Come to be held. Come to be seen. Come to return to yourself.
October 30, 2025
Interoceptive Exposures for Sensory-Based Anxieties: A Detailed Guide for Implementation / 1 Core Hour
Presenters: Ashlenn Von Wiegand, Ph.D., LPC, CPCS, CCH, NCC, ACERP, CERP-P and Hamilton Von Wiegand, LPC, CSAT, CMAT, CCH, ACERP, CERP-P
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $28.99 before Friday, October 17th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $29.99 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/interoceptive-exposures-sensory-anxieties
Interoceptive exposure is a powerful and evidence-based intervention for treating panic disorder, generalized anxiety, and health-related anxieties. Many clinicians feel uncertain about how to use it effectively and ethically in session. This training is designed to provide a clear, detailed, and practical guide to using interoceptive exposures with clients who experience fear of internal sensations related to their anxiety. Join us as we take a deep dive into the why, when, and how of interoceptive exposure therapy, with a strong emphasis on sensory-based anxieties and panic presentations. Through demonstration, hands-on planning, and case-based discussion, you’ll leave equipped to integrate these exposures into your treatment with clinical confidence.
October 31, 2025
Don’t Take the Bait: How to Use Functional Analysis for Targeted OCD Treatment / 4 Core Hours
Presenter: Michael Stier, LCPC
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $109 before Friday, October 17th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $122 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/functional-analysis
Many clinicians get lost in the content of their client’s OCD — but that’s exactly what OCD wants! In this dynamic and practical workshop, attendees will learn to shift their focus from symptom content to the underlying structure of OCD through the use of functional analysis.
This workshop will break down the essential skills of assessing and treating OCD using case examples and applied learning. Through targeted ERP strategies rooted in functional analysis, participants will leave with tools to confidently treat a wide variety of OCD subtypes while avoiding common clinical traps.
NOVEMBER 2025
November 11, 2025
Navigating Care Options: From Day Programs to Memory Care – What You Need to Know / 1 Core Hour
Presenter: Michelle Allen, LCSW, C-ASWCM
Location: Virtual/Zoom
Cost: No Cost
Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/OOnM7PBZSzeM8VG7X0Zupw#/registration
Join us to learn about how to navigate care options for people living with dementia. Michelle Allen, LCSW, C-ASWCM will present on care options for people living with dementia in Georgia, criteria and how to assess appropriateness of fit for each care option, and strategies for planning ahead with caregivers and people living with dementia.
November 13, 2025
Help for the Holidays: The Annual Grief Seminar of the Hospice of Northeast Georgia / 4.5 Core Hours
Presenters: Dr. Robert Neimeyer, Ph.D.
Location: Gainesville and Zoom
Cost: Free
Registration: https://events.nghs.com/event/help-for-the-holidays-grief-seminar
The holidays are supposed to be “that most wonderful time of the year.”
But what do we do when those we love are no longer here?
What happens when we lose our reason for celebrating?
How do we cope when we are facing the holidays alone?
This seminar will help those living with grief find inspiration and coping strategies for surviving and thriving the holiday season after a significant loss of a loved one and support professional caregivers through FREE 4.5 CEU hours of skill building to help their clients meet the goals above.
November 13, 2025
Inner Landscapes: A Therapeutic Introduction to Psychedelics / 3 Core Hours
Presenter: Christian Brown, LCSW CAADC & Mark Haberstroh
Location: Virtual
Cost: $75.00
Registration: https://www.letstalkaboutitcon.com/store
This beginner-friendly workshop explores the history and therapeutic use of psychedelics in mental health treatment. It introduces key theories like Internal Family Systems and Attachment Theory as frameworks for psychedelic-assisted therapy. Participants will learn about different types of psychedelics, their uses, and limitations. The focus will be on adults with substance use histories, trauma, or resistance to traditional talk therapy or medications. The session includes psychoeducation and open dialogue.
November 15, 2025
Ethics and Wellness: Navigating Responsibility to Self and Others Through The 7 Pillars of Wellness / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenters: Alisha Brown and Jennifer Edge, LCSW
Location: 2470 Windy Hill Rd Ste 300 Marietta, GA 30067
Cost: $100.00
Registration: https://www.edgecare360.com/contact
This continuing education course explores the ethical responsibility mental health professionals have to maintain both personal wellness and professional integrity. Using the framework of the 7 Pillars of Wellness—emotional, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, and occupational—participants will examine how personal well-being directly influences ethical decision-making, client care, and professional boundaries. The course encourages self-reflection, offers practical strategies for sustaining wellness, and aligns ethical codes with holistic self-care practices to promote longevity in the helping professions.
November 21, 2025
Neurodivergent Somatics Part 3: A Model for ND-Affirming Care That Supports Both Clients and the Therapists Who Work with Them / 4 Core Hours
Presenter: Nyck Walsh, LPC
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $109 before Friday, November 7th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $122 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/neurodivergent-somatics-part-3
Required Prerequisite: “Neurodivergent Somatics Part 2: A Model for ND-Affirming Care that Supports Both Clients and the Therapists Who Work with Them” (previously taken live or on-demand)
The field of psychology has historically pathologized Neurodivergent (ND) people and failed to see their innate health and wisdom. Nyck Walsh’s model, Neurodivergent Somatics, provides clinicians with a concrete framework for providing ND-affirming care that is anti-ableist, somatic, collaborative, and trauma-informed. In Part 3 of this training, we will play with how questioning and dismantling normativity in the therapy room, particularly neurotypicality, colonization, white supremacy, and cis-heteronormativity, allows us to more authentically center, honor, support, and even celebrate our clients and ourselves. This will include some of the logistical and practical elements of being a therapist, whether in private practice, an agency, or other settings. In doing so, we all have more permission to be human and to be our own unique selves, no matter what our neurotype(s).
We will delve into how we transition and how we are supported in our work through ritual and the sacred. This is in service to reducing burnout and honoring wholeness. We will end with a focus on joy for both our clients and ourselves, leaning into joy as a potent act of resistance in the face of oppression and a vital source of energizing our life force.
November 21, 2025
Foundations of Play Therapy / 6 Core Hours
Presenter: Kim Hall, PhD., LPC, CPCS, NCC
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Cost: $100.00
Registration: Call to register 678-513-5712
Attendees will increase knowledge and skills in providing play therapy by addressing: play therapy theories, principles, and research. The purpose of play therapy, and importance of the therapeutic relationship. Skills in conducting play therapy such as limit setting, choosing toys for the playroom, and facilitative responses. Attendees will develop new and enhance existing skills. They will increase awareness of applying play therapy to various cultures. They will learn how to apply to be a Registered Play Therapist.
DECEMBER 2025
December 5, 2025
Narcissism and Emotional Abuse in Couples Therapy / 5 Core Hours
Presenter: David Woodsfellow, Ph.D.
Location: Live Interactive Webinars (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $120 before Friday, November 21st at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $135 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/narcissism-emotional-abuse-couples-therapy
This workshop will present a new way to handle narcissism and emotional abuse in couples therapy. Some narcissists are charming, successful individuals. But in relationships, many are unpleasant partners. Their low empathy and sense of entitlement can be emotionally abusive. Narcissists can be hard for therapists too. They respond well to support and validation but react poorly to challenge and confrontation.
Dr. Woodsfellow has created a strategy to get emotional abuse to end quickly by: (1) empowering the emotionally abused partner, and (2) joining with the narcissist through the truth. This workshop will show you how this is done. It isn’t easy; it takes learning; it takes practice. You may have to step out of your comfort zone. But it’s absolutely worth it. Because it can bring a hopeless couple back to healing, growth, happiness, and love.
December 7, 2025
Psychiatric Advance Directives Improve Care / 2 Core Hours
Presenters: Lauren Lang, MS, Laura Rieffel, PhD
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $50.00
Registration: https://ece.emory.edu/areas-of-study/health-healthcare/psych-adv-directives.php
Learn the ins and outs of the new Georgia psychiatric advance directive law!
Outpatient provider support is the number one determining factor for if an individual gets a psychiatric advance directive (PAD). Students will become acquainted with Georgia laws surrounding psychiatric advance directives as well as their responsibilities for treating a patient with a PAD. This course will cover what a PAD is, when they are useful, why individuals with PADs have improved prognosis, and issues facing PAD advocacy and implementation. By the end of this course, students will be able to complete their own PAD and understand how to employ supported decision making to assist individuals in completing their own. This course will give an overview of PADs across the nation. However, we will
be focusing on Georgia PAD laws.
December 9, 2025
Reaching Teens Deep Dive: De-escalation Core Principles and Strategies / 1.5 Core Hours
Presenter: Robyn Smith, MA; BA
Location: Virtual
Cost: $Free
Registration: https://forms.gle/49vueiwBa9WQp1kv6
This interactive session is designed to equip youth-serving professionals with the essential principles and practical strategies of de-escalation when working with teens. This training will cover Reaching Teens Chapter 34: De-escalation and Crisis Management When a Youth is Acting Out.
Join us for an interactive session designed to equip you with the essential principles and practical strategies of de-escalation when working with teens. This training will guide you through understanding the roots of escalation, recognizing early warning signs, and applying effective techniques to help young people navigate intense emotions. Learn how to create a safe, supportive environment that fosters trust and helps youth return to a state of calm and control. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to youth engagement, this session offers valuable tools to enhance your impact.
December 12, 2025
Working with Suicidal Clients Beyond Assessment / 6 Core Hours
Presenter: Michele Malone, LCSW, CAMS
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Cost: $100.00
Registration: Call to register 678-513-5712
To empower and increase skill-based knowledge of mental health professionals in working with suicidal clients. Reducing stigma, increasing awareness and building intervention skills. Understand the epidemiology of suicidal behavior, including prevalence, risks and protective factors. Knowledge of the importance of cultural competency in suicide prevention. Identifying intervention strategies. Understanding the importance of self-care in working with suicidal individuals.
October 24-27, 2025
GACA 42nd Annual Fall Conference / 18 Core Hours and 20 Ethics Hours
Presenters: Multiple Presenters
Location: Epworth By the Sea, St. Simon’s Island, GA
Cost: $580 for Members, $649 for Non-members
Registration: https://gacaorg.regfox.com/annual-fall-conferencest-simons-island-2025
“Rooted in Legacy, Growing in Hope: 45 Years of Progress in Addiction Recovery!”
This conference will cover issues such as addiction, cultural competency, Telemental Health, Ethics, Trauma, Adolescent Addiction and Medication Assisted Treatment
JANUARY 2026
January 17, 2026
Ethics and Wellness: Navigating Responsibility to Self and Others Through The 7 Pillars of Wellness / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenters: Alisha Brown and Jennifer Edge, LCSW
Location: 2470 Windy Hill Rd Ste 300 Marietta, GA 30067
Cost: $100.00
Registration: https://www.edgecare360.com/contact
This continuing education course explores the ethical responsibility mental health professionals have to maintain both personal wellness and professional integrity. Using the framework of the 7 Pillars of Wellness—emotional, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, and occupational—participants will examine how personal well-being directly influences ethical decision-making, client care, and professional boundaries. The course encourages self-reflection, offers practical strategies for sustaining wellness, and aligns ethical codes with holistic self-care practices to promote longevity in the helping professions.
January 23, 2026
Suicide Prevention in College Mental Health / 2 Core Hours
Presenter: Cameron Hoellrich, LCSW
Location: Virtual/Zoom, 2059 Meadow Lakes Drive, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Cost: $45.00
Registration: https://www.chcounselingsolutions.com/training
This training offers a comprehensive overview of suicide prevention tailored to college mental health contexts. Participants will explore the prevalence of suicidal behavior among U.S. college students, while learning to identify key risk factors and warning signs. The presentation will introduce both evidence-based tools for assessing and treating suicide and newer frameworks, including emerging diagnoses such as Suicide Crisis Syndrome, to enhance clinical understanding of acute suicidal states. Attendees will develop skills to recognize signs of imminent risk, and engage with both micro-level clinical interventions and macro-level prevention strategies relevant to educational institutions. This session is ideal for mental health professionals, educators, and campus leaders committed to enhancing suicide prevention efforts in higher education.
January 24, 2026
Facilitating Peace: Teaching Distress Tolerance and Coping Skills / 5.5 Core Hours
Presenters: Andrea Brock, LCSW and Andrea Melia Crawley, LPC
Location: Hampton, GA
Cost: $150- price includes lunch on-site
Registration: https://ccretreats.campbrainregistration.com/ https://standupspeakoutccac.squarespace.com/conferenceinformation
Join us on the beautiful Calvin Center campus in Hampton, GA to build your knowledge and skills around distress tolerance and coping. This 6 hour training will allow you to:
Learn: Take your understanding to the next level by learning the theories and underpinnings of distress tolerance and coping skill use. Overviews of CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, and Polyvagal Theory will be presented.
Experience: Engage all 5 senses through experiential learning with breathwork, movement, somatic, visualization, and art based skills.
Practice: Develop your skills as a facilitator of distress tolerance and coping skills. Practice teaching in a community of support and receive immediate feedback to improve behavioral activation with clients.
Lunch is included in the cost of the event and is provided on-site to encourage networking and enjoyment of the beautiful natural setting.
Dress in layers and wear supportive walking shoes, as several aspects will take place outdoors for a full immersive experience.
FEBRUARY 2026
February 21, 2026
Ethics and Wellness: Navigating Responsibility to Self and Others Through The 7 Pillars of Wellness / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenters: Alisha Brown and Jennifer Edge, LCSW
Location: 2470 Windy Hill Rd Ste 300 Marietta, GA 30067
Cost: $100.00
Registration: https://www.edgecare360.com/contact
This continuing education course explores the ethical responsibility mental health professionals have to maintain both personal wellness and professional integrity. Using the framework of the 7 Pillars of Wellness—emotional, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, and occupational—participants will examine how personal well-being directly influences ethical decision-making, client care, and professional boundaries. The course encourages self-reflection, offers practical strategies for sustaining wellness, and aligns ethical codes with holistic self-care practices to promote longevity in the helping professions.
MARCH 2026
March 21, 2026
Ethics and Wellness: Navigating Responsibility to Self and Others Through The 7 Pillars of Wellness / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenters: Alisha Brown and Jennifer Edge, LCSW
Location: 2470 Windy Hill Rd Ste 300 Marietta, GA 30067
Cost: $100.00
Registration: https://www.edgecare360.com/contact
This continuing education course explores the ethical responsibility mental health professionals have to maintain both personal wellness and professional integrity. Using the framework of the 7 Pillars of Wellness—emotional, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, and occupational—participants will examine how personal well-being directly influences ethical decision-making, client care, and professional boundaries. The course encourages self-reflection, offers practical strategies for sustaining wellness, and aligns ethical codes with holistic self-care practices to promote longevity in the helping professions.
March 27, 2026
Suicide Prevention in College Mental Health / 2 Core Hours
Presenter: Cameron Hoellrich, LCSW
Location: Virtual/Zoom, 2059 Meadow Lakes Drive, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Cost: $45.00
Registration: https://www.chcounselingsolutions.com/training
This training offers a comprehensive overview of suicide prevention tailored to college mental health contexts. Participants will explore the prevalence of suicidal behavior among U.S. college students, while learning to identify key risk factors and warning signs. The presentation will introduce both evidence-based tools for assessing and treating suicide and newer frameworks, including emerging diagnoses such as Suicide Crisis Syndrome, to enhance clinical understanding of acute suicidal states. Attendees will develop skills to recognize signs of imminent risk, and engage with both micro-level clinical interventions and macro-level prevention strategies relevant to educational institutions. This session is ideal for mental health professionals, educators, and campus leaders committed to enhancing suicide prevention efforts in higher education.
APRIL 2026
April 18, 2026
Ethics and Wellness: Navigating Responsibility to Self and Others Through The 7 Pillars of Wellness / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenters: Alisha Brown and Jennifer Edge, LCSW
Location: 2470 Windy Hill Rd Ste 300 Marietta, GA 30067
Cost: $100.00
Registration: https://www.edgecare360.com/contact
This continuing education course explores the ethical responsibility mental health professionals have to maintain both personal wellness and professional integrity. Using the framework of the 7 Pillars of Wellness—emotional, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, and occupational—participants will examine how personal well-being directly influences ethical decision-making, client care, and professional boundaries. The course encourages self-reflection, offers practical strategies for sustaining wellness, and aligns ethical codes with holistic self-care practices to promote longevity in the helping professions.
April 25, 2026
Facilitating Peace: Teaching Distress Tolerance and Coping Skills / 5.5 Core Hours
Presenters: Andrea Brock, LCSW and Andrea Melia Crawley, LPC
Location: Hampton, GA
Cost: $150- price includes lunch on-site
Registration: https://ccretreats.campbrainregistration.com/ https://standupspeakoutccac.squarespace.com/conferenceinformation
Join us on the beautiful Calvin Center campus in Hampton, GA to build your knowledge and skills around distress tolerance and coping. This 6 hour training will allow you to:
Learn: Take your understanding to the next level by learning the theories and underpinnings of distress tolerance and coping skill use. Overviews of CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, and Polyvagal Theory will be presented.
Experience: Engage all 5 senses through experiential learning with breathwork, movement, somatic, visualization, and art based skills.
Practice: Develop your skills as a facilitator of distress tolerance and coping skills. Practice teaching in a community of support and receive immediate feedback to improve behavioral activation with clients.
Lunch is included in the cost of the event and is provided on-site to encourage networking and enjoyment of the beautiful natural setting.
Dress in layers and wear supportive walking shoes, as several aspects will take place outdoors for a full immersive experience.
MAY 2026
May 23, 2026
Ethics and Wellness: Navigating Responsibility to Self and Others Through The 7 Pillars of Wellness / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenters: Alisha Brown and Jennifer Edge, LCSW
Location: 2470 Windy Hill Rd Ste 300 Marietta, GA 30067
Cost: $100.00
Registration: https://www.edgecare360.com/contact
This continuing education course explores the ethical responsibility mental health professionals have to maintain both personal wellness and professional integrity. Using the framework of the 7 Pillars of Wellness—emotional, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, and occupational—participants will examine how personal well-being directly influences ethical decision-making, client care, and professional boundaries. The course encourages self-reflection, offers practical strategies for sustaining wellness, and aligns ethical codes with holistic self-care practices to promote longevity in the helping professions.
JUNE 2026
June 15, 2026
Suicide Prevention in College Mental Health / 2 Core Hours
Presenter: Cameron Hoellrich, LCSW
Location: Virtual/Zoom, 2059 Meadow Lakes Drive, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Cost: $45.00
Registration: https://www.chcounselingsolutions.com/training
This training offers a comprehensive overview of suicide prevention tailored to college mental health contexts. Participants will explore the prevalence of suicidal behavior among U.S. college students, while learning to identify key risk factors and warning signs. The presentation will introduce both evidence-based tools for assessing and treating suicide and newer frameworks, including emerging diagnoses such as Suicide Crisis Syndrome, to enhance clinical understanding of acute suicidal states. Attendees will develop skills to recognize signs of imminent risk, and engage with both micro-level clinical interventions and macro-level prevention strategies relevant to educational institutions. This session is ideal for mental health professionals, educators, and campus leaders committed to enhancing suicide prevention efforts in higher education.
June 27, 2026
Ethics and Wellness: Navigating Responsibility to Self and Others Through The 7 Pillars of Wellness / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenters: Alisha Brown and Jennifer Edge, LCSW
Location: 2470 Windy Hill Rd Ste 300 Marietta, GA 30067
Cost: $100.00
Registration: https://www.edgecare360.com/contact
This continuing education course explores the ethical responsibility mental health professionals have to maintain both personal wellness and professional integrity. Using the framework of the 7 Pillars of Wellness—emotional, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, and occupational—participants will examine how personal well-being directly influences ethical decision-making, client care, and professional boundaries. The course encourages self-reflection, offers practical strategies for sustaining wellness, and aligns ethical codes with holistic self-care practices to promote longevity in the helping professions.
JULY 2026
AUGUST 2026
August 17, 2026
Suicide Prevention in College Mental Health / 2 Core Hours
Presenter: Cameron Hoellrich, LCSW
Location: Virtual/Zoom, 2059 Meadow Lakes Drive, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Cost: $45.00
Registration: https://www.chcounselingsolutions.com/training
This training offers a comprehensive overview of suicide prevention tailored to college mental health contexts. Participants will explore the prevalence of suicidal behavior among U.S. college students, while learning to identify key risk factors and warning signs. The presentation will introduce both evidence-based tools for assessing and treating suicide and newer frameworks, including emerging diagnoses such as Suicide Crisis Syndrome, to enhance clinical understanding of acute suicidal states. Attendees will develop skills to recognize signs of imminent risk, and engage with both micro-level clinical interventions and macro-level prevention strategies relevant to educational institutions. This session is ideal for mental health professionals, educators, and campus leaders committed to enhancing suicide prevention efforts in higher education.
August 22, 2026
Facilitating Peace: Teaching Distress Tolerance and Coping Skills / 5.5 Core Hours
Presenters: Andrea Brock, LCSW and Andrea Melia Crawley, LPC
Location: Hampton, GA
Cost: $150- price includes lunch on-site
Registration: https://ccretreats.campbrainregistration.com/ https://standupspeakoutccac.squarespace.com/conferenceinformation
Join us on the beautiful Calvin Center campus in Hampton, GA to build your knowledge and skills around distress tolerance and coping. This 6 hour training will allow you to:
Learn: Take your understanding to the next level by learning the theories and underpinnings of distress tolerance and coping skill use. Overviews of CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, and Polyvagal Theory will be presented.
Experience: Engage all 5 senses through experiential learning with breathwork, movement, somatic, visualization, and art based skills.
Practice: Develop your skills as a facilitator of distress tolerance and coping skills. Practice teaching in a community of support and receive immediate feedback to improve behavioral activation with clients.
Lunch is included in the cost of the event and is provided on-site to encourage networking and enjoyment of the beautiful natural setting.
Dress in layers and wear supportive walking shoes, as several aspects will take place outdoors for a full immersive experience.
SEPTEMBER 2026
September 25 17, 2026
Suicide Prevention in College Mental Health / 2 Core Hours
Presenter: Cameron Hoellrich, LCSW
Location: Virtual/Zoom, 2059 Meadow Lakes Drive, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Cost: $45.00
Registration: https://www.chcounselingsolutions.com/training
This training offers a comprehensive overview of suicide prevention tailored to college mental health contexts. Participants will explore the prevalence of suicidal behavior among U.S. college students, while learning to identify key risk factors and warning signs. The presentation will introduce both evidence-based tools for assessing and treating suicide and newer frameworks, including emerging diagnoses such as Suicide Crisis Syndrome, to enhance clinical understanding of acute suicidal states. Attendees will develop skills to recognize signs of imminent risk, and engage with both micro-level clinical interventions and macro-level prevention strategies relevant to educational institutions. This session is ideal for mental health professionals, educators, and campus leaders committed to enhancing suicide prevention efforts in higher education.