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.
On-Demand begining September 30, 2025
Mastering TeleMental Health: An Essential Guide To Compliant Online Practice in Georgia / 6 Core Hours
Presenter: Kejuiana L. Johnson M.A, LPC, CPCS, BC-TMH
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Cost: $98.00
Registration: https://gaitp.talentlms.com/plus/catalog/courses/135
The demand for virtual mental health care continues to grow, and practitioners must be prepared to provide safe, ethical, and effective services online. This six-hour training equips Georgia mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills to confidently deliver telemental health care while staying compliant with state and federal requirements.
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 6-7, 2025
EMDR Refresher Course: Enhancing Integration, Clinical EMDR Refresher Course: Enhancing Integration, Clinical Confidence, and Fidelity in EMDR Therapy / 14 Core Hours
Presenter: Dr. Treva Gray Jones, LCSW
Location: Various
Cost: $500.00 ($100 for late registration 3 days prior to the event)
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.
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.
December 12, 2025
Harnessing Neuroplasticity for Increased Resilience / 6 Core Hours
Presenter: Diana Gordick, Ph.D.
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $140 before Friday, November 28th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $160 after
Registration:https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/harnessing-neuroplasticity-increased-resilience
Do you ever wonder how to help your clients develop longer-lasting resources? How to grow more resiliency to help them weather the next storm? So often, clients come in and work through hard things, growing and repairing in your time with them, but struggling hard between appointments. As therapists, we develop expertise in helping clients recover from crises, heal from difficult symptoms, and grow through adversity, but recovery can be lost between appointments or with poor support systems. We, and our clients, can be so focused on the bad experiences that it becomes difficult to maintain hope. In fact, we are wired to learn from bad experiences and to remember them more intensely. Unfortunately, this evolutionary tendency can begin to chip away at our ability to experience and increase resilience and beneficial emotions. Our natural resilience can begin to wither, leaving us less and less able to navigate stress or burnout.
In this workshop, we’ll learn how to harness neuroplasticity, increase resilience, and help clients navigate challenges without losing focus on their therapeutic goals. We’ll learn the triune model of the brain and how to help clients assess their needs and choose coping strategies. We’ll learn skills for helping clients develop and internalize calm, safety, satisfaction, and connection. With intention and practice, these strategies increase resilience, neuroplasticity, and well-being. You’ll be able to distinguish between toxic positivity, positive thinking, and genuine positive neuroplasticity and be able to explain why this is important. You’ll be able to help clients through myths, obstacles, and reluctance to try these methods.
During our time together, we’ll learn and practice, making this difficult topic understandable and useful for you and your clients. We invite you to spend the day with us learning to transform your therapeutic approach. You’ll be able to explain, understand, and use these concepts that harness the power of the nervous system, neuroplasticity, and resilience.
December 17, 2025
The Hidden Dynamics of Abuse: Identifying and Treating Intimate Partner Violence / 6 Core Hours
Presenter: Jill Dieser, LCSW
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $140 before Friday, December 5th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $160 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/intimate-partner-violence
Gain the tools and confidence to recognize, treat, and support survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), taking into account nuance and safety. IPV, often called Domestic Violence, is a complex and misunderstood issue. Survivors of IPV rarely present with a single, clear symptom or narrative—rather, their lives are often marked by layers of trauma, grief, manipulation, and ongoing safety concerns. This advanced training moves beyond the basics, offering clinicians the insight and tools to recognize, respond to, and treat clients affected by IPV.
Clinicians will learn to differentiate unhealthy relationship dynamics from IPV, identify emotional manipulation and abuse, and use tools like the Power and Control Wheel and safety planning. The course covers how trauma and chronic stress affect survivors’ mental health and provides strategies for treatment planning. We will contemplate the therapist’s role, the impacts of vicarious trauma, and the importance of a clinician’s self-care practices.
JANUARY 2026
January 16, 2026
Bridging the Divide: Social Work Ethics in Polarized Society / 5.5 Core Hours
Presenter: Jenny Heuer, PhD, LPC, CPCS, CADDCT, CDP
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Cost: $100.00
Registration: Call to register 678-513-5712
Attendees will increase knowledge of the basics of psychosis, delusions, and dementia by understanding:
a. DSM-V Manual
b. Case Examples
Attendees will learn techniques for working with individuals presenting with psychosis, delusions, and dementia. You learn how to apply techniques to discuss case scenarios of
individuals presenting with symptoms of psychosis, delusions, and dementia
January 16, 2026
Ethics in Couples Therapy: What You Need to Know / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenter:David Woodsfellow, Ph.D.
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $120 before Friday, January 2nd at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $135 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/ethics-couples-therapy
Couples therapy sure isn’t boring. It’s exciting, energizing, and challenging. It’s especially challenging when it puts us in difficult ethical situations. We can’t just proceed as if it was individual therapy. Because it’s different – crucially so. In this workshop, you’ll learn the special ethical considerations in couples therapy to be prepared for those challenging moments. We’ll discuss loyalty, confidentiality, therapist values, and modeling relationality. There’s a challenge even before your first meeting with a new couple. It’s when you decide whether to do individual therapy, couples therapy, or both. That’s a big decision. We’ll review the ethical considerations involved. You also need to know when couples therapy is contraindicated and when individual therapy is not a good idea. We’ll also look at how to be careful when starting treatment with clients served by others.
Another crucial difference in couples therapy is the nature of confidentiality. With two clients, you’ll need two releases to speak to any third party. We’ll discuss the details of that informed consent. You may also encounter questions about confidentiality between your two clients – aka secrets. We’ll discuss how to formulate your “secrets policy” and how to get informed consent regarding it. And then, what to do when someone violates that policy. There are also questions about whether, when, and to what extent a couples therapist should share their own values with clients. There is not a simple yes/no. Some values must be shared; some values must not. Sometimes we must let the clients make their own decisions; sometimes we should do all we can to influence those decisions. In this workshop, we’ll discuss guidelines for determining what’s right to share, when, why, and how much. It’s not simple.
But that’s what’s so great about couples therapy. It’s not simple.
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 23, 2026
Substance Use Trends & Assessment / 1.5 Core Hours
Presenters: Alisa Sanford, LCSW & Colin Thomas, APC
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”)
Cost: $25.00
Registration: firesidecounselingatl@gmail.com
Participants will learn about current trends in substance use in the United
States, along with how to recognize common co-occurring disorders and
assess for substance use disorders.
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 6, 2026
The Way of Wisdom: Integrating Interpersonal Neurobiology and Spiritual Practices in Healing / 6 Core Hours
Presenter: Curt Thompson, MD
Location: The Wink Wynne Lodge at Eagle Ranch, 5500 Union Church Road, Flowery Branch, GA
Cost: $135 registration fee+ $10.90 Eventbrite processing fee
Registration: https://www.eagleranch.org/events/the-way-of-wisdom-flourishing-in-a-troubled-world-6-hr-ce-workshop
It is no secret that in the West, rates of mental health complaints have geometrically increased in the last ten years. Clinicians can often feel overwhelmed with the volume of work before them and the urgency with which patients need to be met. It is to this need of clinician and patient alike that the field of interpersonal neurobiology, understood in the context of anthropology, speaks with compassion and efficacy as we seek to be those who offer hope and healing to those who come through our doors. This workshop will explore the significance of anthropology and the fundamental elements of interpersonal neurobiology as they intersect with spiritual practices that will enhance the attendees’ capacity to provide care for their patients.
February 11, 2026
Ethical Considerations with Sexually Marginalized Clients / 3 Ethics Hours
Presenter: Rachel Anne Kieran, Psy.D.
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $87 before Friday, January 30th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $97 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/sexually-marginalized-clients-ethics
Consensual non-monogamy and consensual power exchange in relationships, as well as a broad diversity in sexual desire and behaviors are more common than most clinicians understand, and a multitude of misunderstandings and pathologizing assumptions continue to exist in this area of human life. This is in spite of revisions to the DSM-5 that significantly depathologized consensual power exchange; specific calls for psychologists to address this stigma in APA-issued Guidelines, and research suggesting that consensually non-monogamous relationship are on the rise and associated with positive psychological outcomes. Despite this, therapist behavior continues to negatively impact clients and endanger our aspirational goals of nonmaleficence, autonomy, justice and respect.
This program is designed to examine best practices in working with clients’ diverse sexual lives from an ethical lens and relevant Statutes. The session will examine the role of informed therapeutic consent in discussing relationship consent with clients, the meaning of cultural competence in the areas of sexual and relational diversity, the impact of therapist paperwork on rapport and autonomy, and questions of access and mental healthcare equity for sexually marginalized populations.
February 20, 2026
Substance Abuse and Beyond / 6 Core Hours
Presenter: Amy Jones, LPC, CPCS
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Cost: $100.00
Registration: Call to register – 678-513-5712
Participants will be able to identify the history of substance abuse and physiological effects on the brain. They will be introduced to substance use disorder as determined by the DSMV. They will be able to identify classifications of drugs and their effect on the body. Participants will learn the options for prevention as well as appropriate treatment of substance use disorders using ASAM criteria.
February 20, 2026
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Motivational Enhancement (ME) for Health Care Professionals / 3 Core Hours
Presenter: Jennifer Steiner, Ph.D., ABPP
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $87 before Friday, February 6th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $97 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/motivational-interviewing-enhancement
This workshop is designed for health care professionals across various disciplines (including but not limited to, physical therapists, occupational therapists, SLPs, and mental health providers who work in medical settings). Healthcare providers commonly experience challenges in helping their patients adhere to treatment recommendations, complete homework, and make behavioral changes in service of their overall health goals; this experience can be extremely frustrating for both the provider and the patient. Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Motivational Enhancement (ME) techniques can be a straightforward approach to building rapport, fostering patient buy-in, increasing motivation, and enhancing patient outcomes with reduced frustration for all parties involved. This workshop will provide the basic foundational tools associated with MI and ME, enabling providers to immediately apply these techniques in their practice.
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.
February 27, 2026
Healing Trauma and Attachment Wounding with Internal Family Systems (IFS): Empowering Clients to Reclaim Their Wholeness / 6 Core Hours
Presenter: Alexia Rothman, Ph.D.
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $140 before Friday, February 13th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $160 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/ifs-healing-trauma-attachment-wounding
Exiles are the parts of our inner world that have endured significant trauma, whether from single, catastrophic events or persistent patterns of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. These young, vulnerable parts often carry heavy burdens of shame, worthlessness, and the painful belief that they are unlovable. Therapists and clients alike can feel hesitant, or even fearful, to approach the deep-seated pain and traumatic memories that exiles hold. Yet, the most profound and transformative healing can often occur through connecting with these parts. In this workshop, we will explore IFS’s compassionate approach to connecting with, witnessing, healing, and unburdening these wounded and traumatized parts, offering clients a pathway to healing that honors the past while paving the way to a brighter future.
MARCH 2026
March 6, 2026
Common Therapist Mistakes and The Ethics of Owning Them / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenter: Linda Buchanan, Ph.D.
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $120 before Friday, February 20th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $135 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/ethics-common-therapist-mistakes
An ethics workshop that will make you smile rather than cringe. Do you sometimes give too much advice or give it too early? Do you validate what you don’t know, get into power struggles by taking the healthy voice, or project your values? If you’re like most therapists, you do! All therapists are human and we all make mistakes. This workshop focuses on those mistakes that are very common in the practice of psychotherapy. The word common is used intentionally because we all make them. They are the kind of mistakes that may slow down the therapeutic process but generally won’t halt it or create adverse effects unless they are made too frequently. Talking about these common mistakes enables us to keep them in the forefront of our minds so that we make them less often. Reducing common mistakes enables us to increase compliance with ethical codes regarding the boundaries of competence, maintaining competence, monitoring outcomes and avoiding harm. Finally, recognizing the universality of these mistakes enables us to use humor and even poke fun at ourselves a bit.
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.
March 27, 2026
Ethical Considerations When Working with Minors: Helping Clinicians Feel Confident and Competent / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenters: Ashley Tolleson, Ph.D. and Terris Hagan, LPC
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $120 before Friday, March 13th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $135 after
Registration: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/ethics-with-minors
Subpoenas? Child protective services? Secret-keeping? HELP!
Working with children and teens can present unique challenges that require knowledge, sensitivity, and skill. This comprehensive continuing education workshop will offer crucial insights into the ethical, legal, and practical challenges therapists face when working with minors. We will explore a range of topics, including record-keeping, counselor competence, privacy concerns with teens, managing family dynamics in divorce and custody cases, dual relationships, mandated reporting, and navigating cultural or religious values that influence parenting.
Throughout the workshop, we will also address tricky topics with young children, such as answering personal questions, the disclosure of family secrets, inappropriate touching and boundaries, exposure to adult media, and concerning themes in their play or art. With humor and light-hearted fun sprinkled throughout, we will provide therapists with the necessary tools to navigate these complex situations competently and confidently.
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.