Upcoming CE Events

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:

2026 – Bi-Weekly on Fridays
RO-DBT Consult Group / 1 Core Hour per month – 24 total
Presenter: Tara Arnold, PhD, LCSW, CEDS-S, RYT-200
Location: Synchronous
Cost: 67.00 per session
Registration: https://deepenwellness.com/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. Over-control 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.

2026 – Monthly – Friday
DBT Consult group for Therapist / 1 Core Hour per month – 12 total
Presenter: Tara Arnold, PhD, LCSW, CEDS-S, RYT-200
Location: Synchronous
Cost: 67.00 per session
Registration: https://www.wholeheartpsychotherapy.net/services-for-therapists/
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 self-care 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.

2026 – Monthly – Friday
Eating Disorder Consultation Group for Therapists / 1 Core Hour per month – 12 total
Presenter: Tara Arnold, PhD, LCSW, CEDS-S, RYT-200
Location: Synchronous
Cost: 67.00 per session
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.

Beginning March 14, 2026
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, 2026
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, 2026
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.

AUGUST 2026

August 13, 2026
Mastering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Theory, Techniques, and Case Conceptualization / 3 Core Hours
Presenter: Mary Beth Schilling, LPC, CRC
Location: Atlanta, GA
Cost: $90.00
Registration: https://pihc.jotform.com/260836011540952
This training provides clinicians with a foundational understanding of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), focusing on the relationship between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Participants will learn to identify core beliefs, automatic thoughts, and cognitive distortions, and apply evidence-based interventions such as cognitive restructuring, behavioral experiments, and exposure techniques. Emphasis is placed on integrating CBT into treatment planning and delivering structured, effective, and client-centered care.

August 13, 2026
Cultural Humility: Addressing the Goldilocks Syndrome (Live) / 1.5 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Witni N. Jackson, DSW, LCSW, MAC
Location:
Cost: $25.00
Registration: https://www.kunaconsultingllc.com/live-synchronous-trainings
This continuing education course introduces clinicians to the principles of cultural humility, using the Goldilocks/Curlilocks 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.

August 14, 2026
The Narrow Line Between Confidentiality and Compliance: HIPAA, Records, Releases, Testimony, and AI / 6 Ethics Hours
Presenter: David G. Markwell, LPC
Location: Macon, GA and Virtual
Cost: $249 (in-person) or $149 (online)
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983906552905?aff=oddtdtcreator
This engaging ethics training explores real-world dilemmas counselors face and provides practical guidance for making sound, ethical decisions in complex situations. Participants will strengthen their understanding of professional boundaries, confidentiality, and ethical responsibility while learning how to apply ethical standards in everyday practice. Through discussion and case examples, clinicians will leave with greater confidence in navigating ethical challenges while protecting both their clients and their professional integrity.

August 14, 2026
When Sleep Is the Missing Diagnosis: Perimenopause, Sleep Apnea, and Mental Health Presentations / 1 Core Hour
Presenter(s): Heidi Hill, LCSW,
Location: Savannah, GA
Cost: Free
Registration: https://stan.store/heidihilllcsw
A one-hour clinical overview examining sleep apnea and perimenopause as underrecognized medical causes of sleep disruption that present as depression in outpatient mental health settings. Participants learn targeted assessment questions, referral pathways, and psychoeducation resources.

August 14, 2026
GA-SWOG 2026 Annual Fall Conference / 1 Core Hour and 3 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): Anitra Walker, LCSW, PhD candidate, Christina Bach, MBE, LCSW, OSW-C, CCTP, FAOSW, Tony Ellis, MSEd, CAE, ICE-CCP, AAiP, and Susan Mankita, LCSW
Location: Hybrid
Cost: $65 members and $95 non-members
Registration: https://www.gaswog.org/events-774975.html
​Join us in-person or virtually for our annual conference featuring expert speakers on the topics of Ethics, AI, and Professional Growth in Oncology Social Work. Additionally, we are hosting a morning Breathwork Session facilitated by Bev Stegman, CR, RYT. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet sponsors that offer various services to patients and network with fellow oncology social workers.

August 15, 2026
Ethics in Practice: Boundaries, Culture, and Professional Well-Being / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): Dr. Lucy R. Cannon, LCSW, LICSW, CAADDC, MATS
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $75.00
Registration: https://www.lejbhs.com/register
Ethical practice extends beyond basic rule compliance and requires ongoing self-reflection, clear professional boundaries, cultural awareness, and attention to clinician well-being. Effective ethical decision- making must consider context, power dynamics, cultural influences, and professional competence. Preventive ethics practices, such as
maintaining healthy boundaries and engaging in regular self-care—help reduce risk before ethical concerns arise. Cultural humility strengthens ethical judgment by challenging assumptions and minimizing bias. Through consistent modeling of ethical standards in daily practice, clinicians and supervisors reinforce integrity, accountability, and
professional excellence.

August 15, 2026
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.

August 15, 2026
Law and Order: Ethics Unit – Navigating Dilemmas in the Age of AI and Innovation / 3 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): Witni N. Jackson, DSW, LCSW, MAC
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $69.00
Registration: https://www.kunaconsultingllc.com/live-synchronous-trainings
In an era where technology is rapidly reshaping the helping professions, ethical decision-making has never been more critical, or more complex. Law & Order: Ethics Unit – Navigating Dilemmas in the Age of AI and Innovation transforms ethics education into an interactive, courtroom-style experience that brings real-world challenges to life.
Participants step into the role of investigators to examine “case files” based on authentic ethical dilemmas drawn from clinical and organizational practice. Using the professional code of ethics and established decision-making models, attendees will debate, deliberate, and deliver verdicts on cases involving confidentiality, boundaries, dual relationships, and emerging gray areas in the digital age.
A highlight of the session includes Special Case Files exploring the ethical frontiers of artificial intelligence — from AI-generated progress notes and predictive analytics in child welfare to telehealth platforms that analyze tone and speech for risk detection. Through structured discussion, role play, and peer reflection, participants will strengthen their ethical reasoning skills and enhance their confidence in navigating complex, tech-driven practice environments.
This highly INTERACTIVE training blends entertainment and education to help professionals uphold ethical standards while embracing innovation in a rapidly changing world.

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 18, 2026
Coaching Caregivers Through Challenging Behaviors in Dementia” / 1 Core Hour
Presenter(s): Dr. Kalisha Bonds Johnson, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC
Location: Synchronous
Cost:Free
Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6kt-wJrtQJaHrZjsMVpc9Q#/registration
Join us as Dr. Kalisha Bonds Johnson presents on how to navigate challenging behaviors in people living with dementia. This session will also focus on how to coach care partners to approach challenging behaviors in their loved one living with dementia. Approved for 1 CORE hour of continuing education for Georgia Licensed Professional Counselors and Georgia Licensed Clinical Social Workers. Free to attend. Registration is required.

August 20, 2026
Healing a Community: Special Mental Health Considerations for the Immigrant and Refugee Populations / 3 Core Hours
Presenters: Victoria Bausch, LCSW; and Amaris Frenchman, MSW Intern
Location: Virtual
Cost: $75.00
Registration: https://pci.jotform.com/form/260823530142144
This is an educational presentation designed for social workers and mental health professionals to better understand the unique challenges faced by displaced individuals. The material distinguishes between refugees and migrants, noting that refugees flee due to a well-founded fear of persecution, whereas migrants often move voluntarily. The presentation highlights the “Triple Trauma Paradigm,” which encompasses the stressors experienced during pre-flight, the flight journey, and the eventual resettlement process in a new country. By examining global displacement trends and the legal protections afforded to these populations, the presenters emphasize the importance of a specialized approach to care.The core of the presentation focuses on identifying and treating the most prevalent mental health diagnoses in these communities: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Using the “Basheer Family” as a recurring case study, the presentation illustrates how complex trauma and acculturative stress impact family dynamics, specifically regarding child parentification and isolation. To address these needs, the authors propose a holistic treatment model that includes evidence-based therapies like CBT and ACT, alongside practical resources such as ESL programs, legal aid through organizations like IRAP, and resettlement services.

August 20, 2026
Geek Out: An Introduction to Geek Culture in Therapy to Better Connect with Clients / 2 Core Hours
Presenter(s):Lance Madow, LPC
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $63.00 with CE’s
Registration: https://www.letstalkaboutitcon.com/store/p/live-from-your-phone-ethics-of-a-modern-therapist
Geek and nerd culture is on the rise! As acceptance and accessibility towards comic books, animated series, and tabletop games (plus many more kinds of geek media!) increases, so does the level of connection clients can make to that media. This is especially true for queer and trans folx, who may see themselves reflected in these characters. Connecting with characters they hold close can assist clients in the identity formation process around their sexuality and gender. Using geek culture in sessions, clinicians can better understand what clients are going through and bridge the gap between therapeutic interventions and the client’s interests. Together we’ll discuss the model for using geek culture with clients, go over popular forms of queer and trans geek media, and practice interventions together that can be resources for you and your clients!

August 20, 2026
ACTIVATE 2026 Conference / 2.5 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Menyuan Jordan, LCSW, Ashley Buckner, LCSW, and more
Location: Atlanta, GA
Cost: $125.00
Registration: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/wellspring-living-activate-conference
Wellspring Living’s annual ACTIVATE Conference brings together professionals, policy-makers, and advocates for a powerful day of learning, collaboration, and strategy-sharing. Grounded in the 4 Ps of anti-trafficking (Prevention, Protection, Prosecution, and Partnership), this conference is a cornerstone for change-makers.

August 20-22, 2026
The Cultural & Clinical Decision-Making RESET / 13 Core Hours and 5 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): David Archer, PSW, MSW, MFT, Dr. Norma Day Vines, Dr. S. Kent Butler, Dr. Portia Lockett and Dr. LaVerne Hanes Collins
Location: Synchronous
Cost: See website for registration costs
Registration: https://www.newseasons.training/event-details/the-cultural-and-clinical-decision-making-reset
The Cultural and Clinical Decision-Making RESET! is a 15-hour virtual continuing education program designed to strengthen clinicians’ ability to provide culturally responsive, ethically grounded, and clinically sound care in complex practice environments.

Over the three days, participants will examine how culture, identity, systemic pressures, lived experience, and professional expectations influence clinical judgment, ethical decision-making, therapeutic relationships, and provider well-being. Through sessions addressing racial trauma, grief, clinician shame and self-doubt, spiritual and religious concerns, moral injury, social exhaustion, cultural harm, and the limitations of forced-fit care, participants will develop practical strategies for assessment, case conceptualization, treatment planning, documentation, risk evaluation, and alliance repair. The program also explores
how organizational conditions, conventional clinical frameworks, and unexamined assumptions may contribute to provider depletion and inequitable care.

RESET emphasizes the integration of cultural responsiveness, ethical clarity, clinical reflection, and sustainable practice. Participants will leave with approaches they can apply to strengthen clinical decision-making, reduce the risk of cultural harm, support the therapeutic alliance, and promote more inclusive and sustainable systems of mental health care.

August 21, 2026
Holding the Frame: Ethical Practice in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Ethical Decision-Making Through an Attachment-Based Lens / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenters: Victoria Hicks, LPC, LMFT, CPCS & Sarah Plyler, MS, LMFT
Location: Atlanta, GA
Cost: $165 early bird, $180 regular
Registration: https://www.therelationshiphouse.org/event-details-registration/holding-the-frame-ethical-practice-in-emotionally-focused-couples-therapy
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) offers a powerful, attachment-based framework for helping couples create safety, deepen emotional engagement, and repair relational bonds. At the same time, working with two partners in a shared therapeutic space introduces complex ethical considerations that require thoughtful discernment and systemic awareness.
This training explores ethical practice in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy through a systemic and attachment-based lens. Participants will learn how to apply a systemic ethical decision-making model while examining important considerations related to informed consent, assessment, and the structuring of therapy sessions within the couple system. Special attention will be given to navigating the complexities of shifting between conjoint and individual sessions, maintaining clear boundaries, and thoughtfully managing confidentiality and secrets policies. Clinicians will also explore the “self of the therapist” and how countertransference, bias, and power dynamics can influence ethical decision-making in the therapy room. The training will include didactic instruction, case vignettes, experiential exercises, and reflective discussion designed to help clinicians embody ethical awareness and apply ethical decision-making in real-world clinical situations with couples.

August 21, 2026
Choose Your Own Adventure: Ethics – Applying Ethical Decision-Making Models to Today’s Clinical Dilemmas / 6 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): Melanie Storrusten, LCSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $175 standard rate, $215 pay-it-forward rate, $135 community rate
Registration: https://align8.teachable.com/p/choose-your-own-adventure-ethics-applying-ethical-decision-making-models-to-today-s-clinical-dilemmas
Through a review of our professional ethical codes, laws governing our profession, and an orientation to multiple ethical decision-making models, we will choose one complex contemporary ethical dilemma (by cohort voting) and discuss, debate, examine, and prioritize the competing clinical values and ethical principles involved. This presentation will present and critique a variety of decision-making models developed within the mental health field, as well as models drawn from philosophy and indigenous wisdom frameworks. Participants will be able to discuss the pros and cons of each model, recognize that ethics is a complex puzzle of competing important values and principles, and use a chosen ethical decision-making model, our professional codes of ethics, and legal parameters to inform their own applied decision-making for complex modern ethical dilemmas.

August 21, 2026
Group Therapy 101: Foundations, Facilitation Skills, and Common Pitfalls (Expanded) / 4.5 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Maggie Rose Malone, LCSW
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $85.00 before 7/1/26 and then $115.00 1.99
Registration: https://rosebudpsychotherapy.com/store
Group Therapy 101 is a 4.5 hour foundational CE workshop for clinicians who want to facilitate powerful, meaningful, and effective therapy groups with more confidence and skills. We’ll specifically focus on interpersonal process group facilitation with experiential learning.

August 21, 2026
Mental Health Professionals in the Courtroom: An Ethical Perspective / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): Amanda Korby, MA, LPC, CFRS, Sherri Rawsthorn, MSW, LCSW, CFMHE, CCE and Anne Watts, LPC, CPCS, CFRS, EMDR-C
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $155.00
Registration: https://newencounterscounseling.com/register-for-trainings
The acuity of therapy clients and the contentiousness of their lives often create situations where mental health professionals will need to interact with the legal system at some point in their career. Mental health professionals are often subpoenaed to appear in court next or to provide records, which can be a scary situation if you don’t know what to do next.
This presentation will highlight and explore the essential topics, unique roles and responsibilities that every mental health professional needs to understand to be able to respond ethically to protect their clients and themselves when they get pulled into the legal arena.
The essential key topics include:
Key legal terms and procedures
Professional roles and ethical boundaries
Strategies for protective and ethical record keeping
Ethical responses to subpoenas
Strategies for effective and ethical court testimony
Understanding ethical considerations unique to the legal setting and staying within one’s area of expertise.
Participants will also engage in exercises including mock court questioning and examining case studies to develop practical skills, build confidence, and maintain professionalism. By the end of the workshop, therapists will be equipped with actionable strategies to present their clinical findings credibly, effectively and ethically in a legal setting.

August 21, 2026
Algorithm and Empathy: Navigating AI Ethics in Clinical Practice / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): Adrienne White, LPC, PhD, and Anitra Walker, LCSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $103.22
Registration:https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-hope-dealer-inc-89085804773
Join us online for an eye-opening session where we dive into the role of AI ethics in healthcare. Discover how algorithms meet empathy and what that means for patients and professionals alike. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or a medical pro, this event is your chance to explore how AI can help — and challenge — clinical practice. Don’t miss out on this blend of tech smarts and human touch!

August 21, 2026
From Awkward to Authentic: Talking about Sexuality in the Therapy Room / 3 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Erika Pluhar, PhD, EdS, LPC, LMFT, CST-S, ACS
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $65 (early bird and equity pricing available)
Registration: https://connectioninstitute.net/events/
Talking about sex can feel uncomfortable—for clients and therapists alike. Yet sexuality is an essential part of human experience and often intertwined with issues of identity, connection, trauma, and wellbeing. This interactive 3-hour workshop helps therapists move from avoidance to authenticity in addressing sexual topics in therapy. Through engaging discussion, guided reflection, and practical skill-building, participants will explore their own comfort levels, cultural and personal influences, and common barriers to talking about sex. The training will offer concrete tools and language to initiate and sustain conversations about sexual concerns with sensitivity and confidence. Case examples and discussion will help clinicians practice normalizing sexual topics and integrating them seamlessly into therapeutic work.

August 21, 2026
StoriesBuildBridges:Storytefling, Systemic SHIFTs, and Theories of Change / 5 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Melissa D. Sexton, PhD, MDiv, LMFT
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $115.00
Registration: https://storiesbuildbridges.org/workshop_therapists
Something real is happening. Daily life feels heavier. Conversations feel riskier. Trust feels thinner. And many people are quietly asking themselves, What is happening to all of us? Increasing polarization is wearing people down.
Therapists are well trained to hold space for complex, emotionally nuanced human experiences. Yet many clinicians now find themselves working within heightened climates of polarization, chronic anxiety, relational fracture, and fear of social or familial repercussions that can make therapeutic movement more difficult to metabolize, sustain, or safely implement outside the therapy room.
Current realities call for thoughtful, ethically grounded interventions that help clients channel anxiety into reflection, relational awareness, actionable change, and renewed capacities for communication across difference. Storytelling and systemic approaches can reduce escalation by helping people overhear themselves and one another differently, setting aside purely confrontational patterns in favor of curiosity, meaning-making, and collaborative insight. StoriesBuildBridges™ explores how clinicians can deepen and expand existing therapeutic skillsets while remaining grounded within ethical scope of practice and foundational relational systems frameworks.

August 21-22, 2026
RLT Relational Skills Bootcamp (Relational Life Therapy) / 12 Core Hour
Presenters: Sheri Hardin, LCSW and Amy Robbins, LPC
Location: Decatur, GA
Cost: $600.00
Registration: https://plumtreecounseling.com/relationship-bootcamps/
A two-day workshop for couples and individuals who want to learn the essential skills for more loving, intimate relationships. Based on Relational Life Therapy developed by Terry Real, LCSW

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.

August 22, 2026
Ethical Practice in Cultural Awareness and Social Diversity for Social Workers / 1 Ethics Hours
Presenter: Tiffany Hodge, LCSW, LISW-CP
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $35.00
Registration: https://tiffanyempowers.me/workshops
This continuing education training is designed to equip Social Workers with the knowledge, skills, and ethical framework necessary to effectively engage with diverse populations. It emphasizes the importance of cultural awareness and social diversity in practice, fostering a holistic understanding of the complex social dynamics that influence client interaction.

August 22, 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/courses/ethics-and-wellness
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.

August 22, 2026
Co-Occurring Disorders: Substance Use and Mental Health / 5 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Eric Michael Watts, LCSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $50.00
Registration: www.theforensicclinician.com
This 5-hour Core CEU training equips social workers to recognize and treat co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. Participants will learn to distinguish substance-induced symptoms from primary psychiatric symptoms using timing, history, and course of illness, and will explore why integrated care—rather than sequential or parallel treatment—is the standard
of practice for these conditions. The training then shifts to relapse prevention, covering the Relapse Prevention Model, Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention, and Gorski’s CENAPS model. Through applied, case-based exercises, participants will practice identifying client triggers, distinguishing a lapse from a full relapse, and building individualized coping strategies.

August 22, 2026
Savannah Trends in Transplant Conference / 5 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Multiple Presenters
Location: Savannah
Cost: $15.00 – includes lunch
Registration: https://support.gatransplant.org/Savannah
Georgia Transplant Foundation is proud to present the Savannah Trends iN Transplant (TNT) Conference. It is a day for transplant patients to network with others while learning about health updates and wellness tools from leading transplant physicians and professionals. The Savannah TNT is free to attend for dialysis patients, transplant candidates, recipients, living donors, and one guest, and includes lunch.

August 25, 2026
Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence / 1.5 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Sloan Thompson, BA, MFA
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: Free
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__EN6MDZoSAuByF6yfN5Bpw#/registration
In today’s digitally connected world, technology plays a major role in how we communicate, connect, and interact with others. This makes it essential to understand how technology can be used to facilitate sexual violence, harassment, exploitation, and abuse. In this session, we will explore Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence (TFSV}, including image-based abuse, online harassment, digital coercion, and other forms of technology-enabled harm. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how these behaviors occur, how they impact survivors, and practical tools to recognize warning signs, support individuals impacted by technology-facilitated abuse, and promote safer digital spaces.

August 29, 2026
Ethics in Addiction Treatment: Boundaries, Confidentiality & Client Autonomy / 1 Ethics Hour
Presenter(s): Heidi Hill, LCSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $30.00
Registration: https://stan.store/heidihilllcsw
This 1-hour ethics training examines core ethical challenges unique to substance use and addiction treatment. Content includes confidentiality protections and their intersection with the NASW Code of Ethics; navigating dual relationships and boundary issues common in small and recovery-community practice settings; informed consent considerations with clients experiencing impaired judgment or coercive treatment pressures (e.g., court-mandated clients); and application of an ethical decision-making model to real-world case vignettes.

August 27, 2026
Beyond the Ally Sticker: Ethics of Working with Queer and Trans Clients as a Cis and/or Straight Clinician / 2 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): Casey Schrader, LCSW, LICSW, CFCS
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $95 Regular admission, $65 Early Bird Admission
Registration: https://www.letstalkaboutitcon.com/store
This training will guide participants in working with clients who do not share gender and/or sexual identities with their therapist. We will focus on training therapists who are cisgender or non-Queer/straight in working with Trans and/or Queer clients, but will also touch on ethical and practice considerations for other gender and sexual identity pairings. We will cover such topics as Trans and Queer cultural norms, common societal experiences relevant to Queer and Trans clients, considerations for working with clients who have non-dominant gender and sexual identities, and in-depth self-reflection aimed at addressing unconscious bias.

August 27, 2026
From Risk to Resilience Addressing Mental Health and Opioid Misuse through Equity and Innovation / 5 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Multiple Presenters
Location: The Gathering Spot, Atlanta, GA
Cost: $118.21 (Keep an eye out on Eventbrite a 3-Day 50% off sale is coming)
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mental-health-opioid-innovation-symposium-tickets-1982618147249
In observance of International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), Empowerment Resource Center Inc. is hosting its bi-annual symposium
dedicated to raising awareness of overdose and reducing stigma associated with substance use. The observance highlights the urgent and ongoing need for prevention education, evidence-based treatment options, and informed community engagement, as lives continue to be lost every day due to accidental overdose. Guided by the 2026 theme, From Risk to Resilience: Addressing Mental
Health and Opioid Misuse through Equity and Innovation, the symposium will convene multidisciplinary stakeholders to examine the evolving landscape of opioid misuse and mental health. Emphasis will be placed on increasing awareness of the types of opioids impacting communities, proven prevention strategies, and treatment approaches, while critically examining how shifting narratives, policies, and funding priorities of the federal governmental influence prevention, care access, and community response.

August 30, 2026 – September 2, 2026
32nd Annual Statewide Family Violence Conference “Georgia in Action, Connected for Change / 11.5 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Multiple Presenters
Location: The Classic Center, Athens, GA
Cost: $375 Early, $390 Regular, $405 Late
Registration: https://square.link/u/sOvZr7CG
The GCFV Annual Family Violence Conference is a yearly event that unites multidisciplinary professionals, including law enforcement, medical personnel, legal experts, and advocates, to combat intimate partner violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, and elder abuse. Through expert-led workshops, keynote presentations, and collaborative networking opportunities, the conference provides attendees with cutting-edge research and evidence-based, survivor-centered strategies. Ultimately, the event aims to equip front-line professionals with the actionable tools needed to protect victims, hold perpetrators accountable, and drive systemic change.

SEPTEMBER 2026

September 2-3, 2026
Reaching Teens / 6 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Robyn Smith, MA, BA and Jenny Paveglio, MSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: Free
Registration: https://events.zoom.us/eo/AhqTn7Ans8BW1TaV7cxq61wy0w1pjwGSUXP9SV5PY4DUMgT8Rm3e~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg
About Reaching Teens: Reaching Teens is a trauma-sensitive model with the core belief that identifying, reinforcing, and building on inherent strengths can facilitate positive youth development.
The below four sessions/parts are covered each date this training is offered. Participants can register for full-day or individual sessions.
Session 1 – Understanding Teenagers and Trauma: Explore how life experiences shape adolescent brain development, both positively and negatively, and gain insights into their impact on behavior and growth. Discover how youth serving professionals can leverage this knowledge to build strength-based relationships with teens.
Session 2 – Prepare to Care: Learn how establishing healthy boundaries fosters trust and connection with youth. This session introduces compassion resilience—what it is, why it matters, and how to cultivate it for long-term professional sustainability. Practitioners will gain valuable self-care strategies and resilience-building techniques to prevent burnout.
Session 3 – Reframing and Radical Calmness: Discover the power of radical calmness to help teens navigate stressful situations and learn how to support self-regulation through effective co-regulation techniques. This session also introduces the language of resilience to help reframe challenges and empower teenagers.
Sessions 4 – Communicate Using Strength-based Approach: Develop practical, strength-based communication skills to build resilience and promote independence in teenagers. This session also offers strategies to help support

September 3, 2026
Ethics and Addiction Counseling / 6 Ethics Hours
Presenter: Jim Seckman, M.Div, MAC, CACII, CCS
Location: Atlanta, GA
Cost: $180.00
Registration: https://pihc.jotform.com/260835737049970
This comprehensive 6-hour training provides mental health and addiction professionals with essential knowledge and practical skills for navigating the complex ethical
landscape of addiction counseling. Participants will explore core ethical principles, examine professional standards specific to addiction services, and develop personalized
boundary guidelines to enhance clinical effectiveness and protect both clients and clinicians. Addiction counseling presents unique ethical challenges that require specialized
understanding and intentional boundary management. This training addresses the intersection of ethical theory and real-world practice, equipping participants with tools to
make sound ethical decisions in challenging situations while maintaining therapeutic integrity.

September 4, 2026
DV Clinical Experience: Crisis Rooted In Compassion- Addressing Domestic Violence, Mental Health, and Suicide Prevention / 1 Core Hour and 4 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): Multiple Presenters
Location: Duluth, GA
Cost: $99 General Admission; $50 Community Partners
Registration: https://trellis.org/dvmentalhealthclinicalexperience
This interdisciplinary continuing education program explores the complex intersection of domestic violence, trauma, mental health challenges, and suicide risk. In Georgia, intimate partner violence (IPV) is deeply linked to mental health crises and fatalities. According to DBHDD, Statewide reviews indicate that roughly 20% of all suicides involve intimate partner problems, and about 37% of domestic violence perpetrators had a known history of suicide threats or attempts. As rates of mental health crises and suicide continue to rise across Georgia, helping professionals are increasingly called upon to recognize and respond to the unique needs of survivors whose experiences of violence, coercion, and trauma can significantly impact psychological well-being and safety.

Participants will complete two specialized workshops: Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Training and AFSP’s Talk Saves Lives™ program, both focused on increasing suicide awareness, prevention knowledge, and intervention skills. In addition, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the impact of murder-suicide and suicide loss on surviving family members and communities, including available resources, support services, and best practices for trauma-informed response.

The program also includes an interactive luncheon panel featuring professionals from the medical, legal, and mental health fields who will examine collaborative approaches to addressing crises at the intersection of domestic violence and mental health. A survivor with lived experience will share their personal journey, providing participants with valuable insight into resilience, recovery, and the importance of compassionate, person-centered care. Through presentations, discussion, and practical skill-building activities, participants will leave better equipped to recognize warning signs, assess risk, support survivors, foster resilience, and collaborate across disciplines to promote safety, healing, and suicide prevention within their communities.

Designed for licensed professional counselors, social workers, advocates, healthcare providers, attorneys, victim service professionals, law enforcement, and any other helping professionals, this program provides evidence-based education and practical intervention strategies to strengthen participants’ ability to identify risk factors, engage in compassionate conversations, and connect individuals with appropriate supports and resources.

September 7, 2026
What Looks Like Anxiety but Isn’t / 1 Core Hour
Presenter(s): Heidi Hill, LCSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $25.00
Registration: https://stan.store/heidihilllcsw
Not all anxiety symptoms are caused by anxiety disorders. This training examines common medical conditions and clinical factors that can mimic anxiety and provides
practical strategies for differential diagnosis, referral decisions, and treatment planning to improve clinical assessment and client outcomes.

September 9, 2026
When Sleep Is the Missing Diagnosis: Perimenopause, Sleep Apnea, and Mental Health Presentations / 1 Core Hour
Presenter(s): Heidi Hill, LCSW,
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $25.00
Registration: https://stan.store/heidihilllcsw
A one-hour clinical overview examining sleep apnea and perimenopause as underrecognized medical causes of sleep disruption that present as depression in outpatient mental health settings. Participants learn targeted assessment questions, referral pathways, and psychoeducation resources.

September 10, 2026
Space for Both: Shared Identity and Sustainability in Therapy / 3 Core Hours
Presenter: Macy Jones, LCSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $52.50
Registration: https://www.letstalkaboutitcon.com/store/p/psychedelic-assisted-treatment-6nls5-c2crs
This training explores how therapists can remain grounded in themselves while working with clients who share similar identities, experiences, or wounds. When there is overlap, it can be easy to over-identify, disconnect, or lose clarity in the therapeutic relationship. This workshop offers a framework for staying present, ethical, and regulated while honoring both the therapist’s and client’s experiences. Drawing from Internal Family Systems, somatic work, and relational approaches, participants will learn how to recognize activation, maintain boundaries, and practice sustainability in their clinical work.

September 10, 2026
Burnout, Boundaries, and Better Outcomes: Ethical Strategies for Sustainable Clinical Practice / 1 Ethics Hour
Presenter(s): Heidi Hill, LCSW
Location: Live synchronous
Cost: $30.00
Registration: https://stan.store/heidihilllcsw
Clinician burnout can negatively impact professional judgment, therapeutic effectiveness, client outcomes, and overall well-being. Ethical practice requires clinicians to recognize factors that contribute to burnout, understand how burnout may affect clinical decision-making, and implement strategies that support competent and effective care. This practical 1-hour Ethics CEU explores common causes of burnout, risk factors associated with clinician impairment, and ethical strategies for improving treatment outcomes while maintaining professional sustainability.

September 11, 2026
The Machinery of Control: Narcissistic Abuse, Trauma, and the Healing Relationship / 3 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Beth Matenaer, LPC and Tammie Willis, MA.
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $35.00
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991326218324?aff=oddtdtcreator
This three-hour webinar reframes narcissistic abuse as a traumatizing system — a cult of one. Through a brain-based, adaptation-focused lens, clinicians will learn to recognize the same coercive machinery operating at every scale, from the intimate partner to the family to the high-demand group. The therapeutic framework presented in this course centers on empowering survivors to embody themselves and become their own experts. Rather than positioning the clinician as the authority on the survivor’s experience, this approach restores autonomy, self-trust, and the capacity for self-knowing — the very capacities the traumatizing system was built to dismantle. Participants will leave with a clear lens for screening, conceptualizing, and walking alongside narcissistic abuse survivors as the resilient adaptors they are.

September 12, 2026
Ethically & Culturally Responsive Addiction and Mental Health Counseling: Integrating Ethics, Humility, and Clinical Practice / 6 Ethics Hours
Presenter: Aletha Clark, PhD, LPC, CPCS, MAC, CACII
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $125.00
Registration: https://clarkcounselingandconsulting.com/classes
This 6-hour live training provides addiction and mental health counselors with an in-depth exploration of ethical and culturally responsive counseling practice. Participants will examine the role of culture, power, bias, and systemic factors in addiction and mental health treatment and their direct implications for ethical decision-making.
The training differentiates cultural competence, cultural sensitivity, and cultural humility, emphasizing ethical accountability and ongoing self-reflection as professional responsibilities. Participants will explore culturally specific barriers experienced by diverse populations, including but not limited to race and ethnicity, LGBTQIA+ identities, age groups, disability, justice involvement, socioeconomic status, and spiritual or religious beliefs.

Professional ethical standards are integrated throughout the training, including the NAADAC 2025 Code of Ethics, American Counseling Association Code of Ethics (2014), American Mental Health Counselors Association Code of Ethics (2020), and National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics (2021). Through case vignettes, breakout discussions, structured ethical decision-making models, and guided self-reflection, participants will strengthen their ability to provide ethically sound, culturally responsive care across clinical settings.

September 12, 2026
Ethical Practice in Cultural Awareness and Social Diversity for Social Workers / 1 Ethics Hours
Presenter: Tiffany Hodge, LCSW, LISW-CP
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $35.00
Registration: https://tiffanyempowers.me/workshops
This continuing education training is designed to equip Social Workers with the knowledge, skills, and ethical framework necessary to effectively engage with diverse populations. It emphasizes the importance of cultural awareness and social diversity in practice, fostering a holistic understanding of the complex social dynamics that influence client interaction.

September 12, 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: Marrietta, GA or East Point, GA
Cost: $100.00
Registration: https://www.edgecare360.com/courses/ethics-and-wellness
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.

September 12, 2026
StoriesBuildBridges:Storytefling, Systemic SHIFTs, and Theories of Change / 5 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Melissa D. Sexton, PhD, MDiv, LMFT
Location: Marietta, GA
Cost: $115.00
Registration: https://storiesbuildbridges.org/workshop_therapists
Something real is happening. Daily life feels heavier. Conversations feel riskier. Trust feels thinner. And many people are quietly asking themselves, What is happening to all of us? Increasing polarization is wearing people down.
Therapists are well trained to hold space for complex, emotionally nuanced human experiences. Yet many clinicians now find themselves working within heightened climates of polarization, chronic anxiety, relational fracture, and fear of social or familial repercussions that can make therapeutic movement more difficult to metabolize, sustain, or safely implement outside the therapy room.
Current realities call for thoughtful, ethically grounded interventions that help clients channel anxiety into reflection, relational awareness, actionable change, and renewed capacities for communication across difference. Storytelling and systemic approaches can reduce escalation by helping people overhear themselves and one another differently, setting aside purely confrontational patterns in favor of curiosity, meaning-making, and collaborative insight. StoriesBuildBridges™ explores how clinicians can deepen and expand existing therapeutic skillsets while remaining grounded within ethical scope of practice and foundational relational systems frameworks.

September 12, 2026
Halo and Healing: Resilience and Suicide Prevention in Human Services / 3 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Dr. Witni Jackson, LCSW, MAC
Location: Live synchronous (via zoom)
Cost: $75.00
Registration: www.kunaconsultingllc.comProgram Description: Halo and Healing: Resilience and Suicide Prevention in Human Services is a 3-hour continuing education training that reimagines suicide prevention through the intertwined lenses of cultural humility, resilience, and representation. Designed for human services professionals, this training moves beyond risk checklists and crisis protocols to examine how identity, belonging, and systemic forces shape both vulnerability and survival. Grounded in evidence-based suicide prevention frameworks and enriched by cultural analysis, the course explores national suicide trends with particular attention to marginalized communities, including Black youth and women. Participants examine how systemic oppression, identity invalidation, stigma, and isolation function as risk factors—while connection, agency, representation, and cultural pride serve as powerful protective forces. Using Beyoncé’s artistry and public narrative as an accessible cultural framework, the training invites participants to explore resilience not as relentless strength, but as communal endurance, vulnerability, and reclamation of power. Through case studies, music analysis, and guided reflection, participants examine themes of survival, affirmation, joy, and self-authorship as mechanisms of protection against despair. The final hour emphasizes practice and application. Participants learn culturally responsive approaches to suicide prevention, practice supportive and grounded responses to suicide disclosures, and develop concrete strategies to strengthen protective factors within their professional roles and communities. The training centers presence over panic, humility over expertise, and repair over perfection.

September 12, 2026
Augusta Trends in Transplant Conference / 5 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Multiple Presenters
Location: Augusta, GA
Cost: $15 (includes lunch)
Registration: https://GaTransplant.org/Augusta
Georgia Transplant Foundation is proud to present the Augusta Trends in Transplant Conference. It is a day for transplant patients to network with others while learning about health updates and wellness tools from leading transplant physicians and professionals. The Augusta TNT Conference is free for dialysis patients, pre/post-transplant patients and one guest, and includes lunch and free parking.

September 13, 2026
Algorithm and Empathy: Navigating AI Ethics in Clinical Practice / 5 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): Adrienne White, LPC, PhD, and Anitra Walker, LCSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $103.22
Registration:https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-hope-dealer-inc-89085804773
Join us online for an eye-opening session where we dive into the role of AI ethics in healthcare. Discover how algorithms meet empathy and what that means for patients and professionals alike. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or a medical pro, this event is your chance to explore how AI can help — and challenge — clinical practice. Don’t miss out on this blend of tech smarts and human touch!

September 17, 2026
Healing a Community: Special Mental Health Considerations for the Immigrant and Refugee Populations / 3 Core Hours
Presenters: Victoria Bausch, LCSW; and Amaris Frenchman, MSW Intern
Location: Virtual
Cost: $75.00
Registration: https://pci.jotform.com/form/260823530142144
This is an educational presentation designed for social workers and mental health professionals to better understand the unique challenges faced by displaced individuals. The material distinguishes between refugees and migrants, noting that refugees flee due to a well-founded fear of persecution, whereas migrants often move voluntarily. The presentation highlights the “Triple Trauma Paradigm,” which encompasses the stressors experienced during pre-flight, the flight journey, and the eventual resettlement process in a new country. By examining global displacement trends and the legal protections afforded to these populations, the presenters emphasize the importance of a specialized approach to care.The core of the presentation focuses on identifying and treating the most prevalent mental health diagnoses in these communities: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Using the “Basheer Family” as a recurring case study, the presentation illustrates how complex trauma and acculturative stress impact family dynamics, specifically regarding child parentification and isolation. To address these needs, the authors propose a holistic treatment model that includes evidence-based therapies like CBT and ACT, alongside practical resources such as ESL programs, legal aid through organizations like IRAP, and resettlement services.

September 18, 2026
Choose Your Own Adventure: Ethics – Applying Ethical Decision-Making Models to Today’s Clinical Dilemmas / 6 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): Melanie Storrusten, LCSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $175 standard rate, $215 pay-it-forward rate, $135 community rate
Registration: https://align8.teachable.com/p/choose-your-own-adventure-ethics-applying-ethical-decision-making-models-to-today-s-clinical-dilemmas
Through a review of our professional ethical codes, laws governing our profession, and an orientation to multiple ethical decision-making models, we will choose one complex contemporary ethical dilemma (by cohort voting) and discuss, debate, examine, and prioritize the competing clinical values and ethical principles involved. This presentation will present and critique a variety of decision-making models developed within the mental health field, as well as models drawn from philosophy and indigenous wisdom frameworks. Participants will be able to discuss the pros and cons of each model, recognize that ethics is a complex puzzle of competing important values and principles, and use a chosen ethical decision-making model, our professional codes of ethics, and legal parameters to inform their own applied decision-making for complex modern ethical dilemmas.

September 18, 2026
Ethical and Clinical Considerations in the Face of Personal and Professional Bereavement / 3 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Erika Pluhar, PhD, EdS, LPC, LMFT, CST-S, ACS
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $65 (early bird and equity pricing available)
Registration: https://connectioninstitute.net/events/
Grief is an inherently experiential process, and no one can fully predict how it will shape their clinical presence or practice. Yet clinicians are rarely trained to understand grief
from the therapist’s perspective. Therapist grief carries meaningful clinical and ethical implications that deserve thoughtful attention and preparation. This workshop explores how therapists are impacted by personal loss and the death of clients, and how grief can influence ethical judgment, boundaries, countertransference, and clinical decision-making. Emphasis is placed on ethical responsibility, reflective practice, and compassionate self-awareness.

September 19, 2026
Ethical Practice in Cultural Awareness and Social Diversity for Social Workers / 1 Ethics Hours
Presenter: Tiffany Hodge, LCSW, LISW-CP
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $35.00
Registration: https://tiffanyempowers.me/workshops
This continuing education training is designed to equip Social Workers with the knowledge, skills, and ethical framework necessary to effectively engage with diverse populations. It emphasizes the importance of cultural awareness and social diversity in practice, fostering a holistic understanding of the complex social dynamics that influence client interaction.

September 19, 2026
Origin: Uncovering Wounds From the Past and Healing the Parts Within / 3 Core Hours
Presenter: Andrea Smith, LCSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $75.00
Registration: https://moveintorest.com/workshops-and-retreats/
The goal of this 3-hour workshop is to provide clinicians with a foundational understanding of intergenerational trauma, its impact on the nervous system, and introductory somatic techniques to support regulation, with attention to safety, cultural context, and clinician embodiment.

September 19, 2026
Ethics in Sex Therapy and Discussing Sexuality in Clinical Practice / 2 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): Heidi Hill, LCSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $55.00
Registration: https://stan.store/heidihilllcsw
Many clinicians avoid sexual health topics in session, not because the content isn’t clinically relevant, but because they were never trained on the ethical boundaries around it. This course addresses scope-of-competence limits, informed consent for sexuality-related discussion, dual-relationship risk specific to sex therapy work, and when and how to refer. Built for clinicians who want to engage sexuality topics competently and ethically, whether or not sex therapy is their specialty.

September 25, 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.

September 25, 2026
Psychodynamic Theories in Clinical Practice: Deepening Understanding and Application into Modern Therapeutic Practice / 5 Core Hours
Presenter: Moneta Sinclair, EdD, LPC, MAC, CPCS
Location: Atlanta, GA
Cost: $90.00
Registration: https://pihc.jotform.com/260835717725969
This training introduces clinicians to core psychodynamic concepts, including unconscious processes, defense mechanisms, transference, and countertransference, and explores major theoretical perspectives such as classical, ego, object relations, and self-psychology. Participants will learn to apply psychodynamic principles to case conceptualization, strengthen therapeutic alliance, and integrate insight-oriented approaches into assessment and treatment planning for diverse clinical populations.

September 27, 2026
Top 3 Ethical Violations and How to Avoid Them / 2 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): Heidi Hill, LCSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: $55.00
Registration: https://stan.store/heidihilllcsw
A practical, high-yield review of the three ethical violations most commonly cited in licensing board complaints and disciplinary actions. Rather than a broad ethics overview, this course focuses on the specific decision points where clinicians most often go wrong, with concrete prevention strategies for each. Designed for clinicians who want actionable safeguards, not abstract theory.

OCTOBER 2026

October 4, 2026 – November 22, 2026
Boxing Therapy Mental Health Certification: Working with the Nervous System Through Trauma Informed Movement / 16 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Danielle Salber, MSW, M.S. Family Therapy, Founder & Clinical Director, Boxing Therapy and Raizel Direnfeld-O’Brien, BS, Director of Education & Outreach, Boxing Therapy
Location: Live synchronous
Cost: $2,500.00
Registration: https://www.boxingtherapy.org/training
Boxing Therapy Mental Health Certification: Working with the Nervous System Through Trauma Informed Movement: is a 16-hour, evidence-informed training designed for licensed clinical social workers and other mental health professionals who want to integrate movement into clinical social work practice. The Boxing Therapy model combines exercise science, nervous system regulation, trauma-informed care, and evidence-informed concepts from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), EMDR-informed bilateral
stimulation principles, somatic approaches, positive psychology, and play therapy. Participants learn how these approaches can work together to support emotional regulation, strengthen therapeutic connection, and help clients develop a new relationship with their adaptive survival responses. The training is taught using trauma-informed educational principles. Throughout the course, instructors intentionally model consent, clear expectations, professional boundaries, empathy, emotional and physical safety, and collaborative learning. Participants first experience a trauma-informed learning environment before learning how to create one for their own clients. Through didactic instruction, experiential learning, reflection worksheets, role-plays, supervised practice, and competency demonstrations, participants develop practical skills in grounding, breathing, movement-based regulation, and Boxing Therapy techniques. The course emphasizes ethical integration into clinical social work practice, adaptation for diverse client populations, and application within each participant’s professional scope of practice.

October 7-8, 2026
Reaching Teens / 6 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Robyn Smith, MA, BA and Jenny Paveglio, MSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: Free
Registration: https://events.zoom.us/eo/AhqTn7Ans8BW1TaV7cxq61wy0w1pjwGSUXP9SV5PY4DUMgT8Rm3e~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg
About Reaching Teens: Reaching Teens is a trauma-sensitive model with the core belief that identifying, reinforcing, and building on inherent strengths can facilitate positive youth development.
The below four sessions/parts are covered each date this training is offered. Participants can register for full-day or individual sessions.
Session 1 – Understanding Teenagers and Trauma: Explore how life experiences shape adolescent brain development, both positively and negatively, and gain insights into their impact on behavior and growth. Discover how youth serving professionals can leverage this knowledge to build strength-based relationships with teens.
Session 2 – Prepare to Care: Learn how establishing healthy boundaries fosters trust and connection with youth. This session introduces compassion resilience—what it is, why it matters, and how to cultivate it for long-term professional sustainability. Practitioners will gain valuable self-care strategies and resilience-building techniques to prevent burnout.
Session 3 – Reframing and Radical Calmness: Discover the power of radical calmness to help teens navigate stressful situations and learn how to support self-regulation through effective co-regulation techniques. This session also introduces the language of resilience to help reframe challenges and empower teenagers.
Sessions 4 – Communicate Using Strength-based Approach: Develop practical, strength-based communication skills to build resilience and promote independence in teenagers. This session also offers strategies to help support

October 10, 2026
Southwest Atlanta Women’s Coalition (SAWC) – Community Strengthening & Professional Training Program: Recognizing & Responding to Family Violence / 3 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Kendra Appling, CDVA
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $35.00
Registration: TBA
This training is designed to equip participants with the knowledge, awareness, and confidence to recognize family violence and respond in ways that are safe, informed, and empowering. It is designed to break denial, reduce harm, and replace fear with clarity and action.

Awaken Voices Philosophy:
Silence allows violence to thrive. Awareness creates safety. Action restores power. This is not about rescuing, it is about recognizing, responding, and connecting people to support.

October 15, 2026
Healing a Community: Special Mental Health Considerations for the Immigrant and Refugee Populations / 3 Core Hours
Presenters: Victoria Bausch, LCSW; and Amaris Frenchman, MSW Intern
Location: Virtual
Cost: $75.00
Registration: https://pci.jotform.com/form/260823530142144
This is an educational presentation designed for social workers and mental health professionals to better understand the unique challenges faced by displaced individuals. The material distinguishes between refugees and migrants, noting that refugees flee due to a well-founded fear of persecution, whereas migrants often move voluntarily. The presentation highlights the “Triple Trauma Paradigm,” which encompasses the stressors experienced during pre-flight, the flight journey, and the eventual resettlement process in a new country. By examining global displacement trends and the legal protections afforded to these populations, the presenters emphasize the importance of a specialized approach to care.The core of the presentation focuses on identifying and treating the most prevalent mental health diagnoses in these communities: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Using the “Basheer Family” as a recurring case study, the presentation illustrates how complex trauma and acculturative stress impact family dynamics, specifically regarding child parentification and isolation. To address these needs, the authors propose a holistic treatment model that includes evidence-based therapies like CBT and ACT, alongside practical resources such as ESL programs, legal aid through organizations like IRAP, and resettlement services.

October 16, 2026
Mastering Evidence-Based Interventions / 3 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Amy Jo Barron, lCSW
Location: 1902 Shields Rd. Dalton, GA 30720
Cost: $65.00
Registration: https://square.link/u/sOvZr7CG
Join us to receive 3 CEUs, and an interactive training designed to strengthen your understanding and practical use of commonly used approaches, including CBT, DBT, and more. Dinner will be provided, so come ready to learn, connect, and add valuable tools to your professional toolbox.

October 23-26, 2026
44th Annual GACA Fall Conference / 8 Core Hours and 28 Ethics Hours
Presenter(s): Multiple Presenters
Location: Epworth-by-the-Sea, St. Simon’s Island, GA
Cost: $499 for GACA Members, $569 for non-members
Registration: https://gacaorg.regfox.com/annual-fall-conferencest-simons-island
The GACA Fall 2026 Conference brings addiction professionals together for an immersive educational and professional development experience designed to strengthen clinical knowledge, enhance professional practice, and support the evolving needs of individuals, families, and communities affected by addiction. Featuring four distinct educational tracks—Certified Clinical Integrated Treatment (CCIT), Core Clinical Topics (CORE), Mental Health Informed (MHI), and Clinical Supervision—the conference offers participants opportunities to deepen specialized skills while exploring the broader clinical, ethical, behavioral health, and professional issues facing today’s addiction workforce.

Through engaging workshops, plenary presentations, interactive learning experiences, and opportunities for networking and professional connection, participants will explore topics including ethics, trauma-informed care, integrated treatment, mental health and co-occurring disorders, clinical supervision, emerging clinical practices, technology and AI, and strategies for improving client outcomes. The conference is designed to encourage thoughtful discussion, practical application, and continued professional growth while connecting addiction professionals from across Georgia and beyond.

NOVEMBER 2026

November 4-5, 2026
Reaching Teens / 6 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Robyn Smith, MA, BA and Jenny Paveglio, MSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: Free
Registration: https://events.zoom.us/eo/AhqTn7Ans8BW1TaV7cxq61wy0w1pjwGSUXP9SV5PY4DUMgT8Rm3e~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg
About Reaching Teens: Reaching Teens is a trauma-sensitive model with the core belief that identifying, reinforcing, and building on inherent strengths can facilitate positive youth development.
The below four sessions/parts are covered each date this training is offered. Participants can register for full-day or individual sessions.
Session 1 – Understanding Teenagers and Trauma: Explore how life experiences shape adolescent brain development, both positively and negatively, and gain insights into their impact on behavior and growth. Discover how youth serving professionals can leverage this knowledge to build strength-based relationships with teens.
Session 2 – Prepare to Care: Learn how establishing healthy boundaries fosters trust and connection with youth. This session introduces compassion resilience—what it is, why it matters, and how to cultivate it for long-term professional sustainability. Practitioners will gain valuable self-care strategies and resilience-building techniques to prevent burnout.
Session 3 – Reframing and Radical Calmness: Discover the power of radical calmness to help teens navigate stressful situations and learn how to support self-regulation through effective co-regulation techniques. This session also introduces the language of resilience to help reframe challenges and empower teenagers.
Sessions 4 – Communicate Using Strength-based Approach: Develop practical, strength-based communication skills to build resilience and promote independence in teenagers. This session also offers strategies to help support

November 6, 2026
The Art of Productive Clinical Interviews: Motivational Interviewing / 6 Core Hours
Presenter: Annie R. Biers, MA, LPC, CPCS, MINT
Location: Hybrid (Macon)
Cost: $149-$189
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-methodist-home-for-children-and-youth-10848228733
This dynamic training equips counselors with practical strategies to help clients move from ambivalence to action without damaging the therapeutic alliance. Participants will learn how to elicit meaningful change talk, reduce resistance, and guide powerful, client-centered conversations that strengthen intrinsic motivation. Through interactive examples and real-world applications, clinicians will leave with immediately usable tools to transform sessions into forward momentum.

November 14, 2026
Southwest Atlanta Women’s Coalition (SAWC) – Community Strengthening & Professional Training Program: Navigating Through the Holidays “Glow & Flow in Wellness” / 3 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Rev., Dr. Canzada Twyman, MAC, ICAADC, ICCS, CE-CADC, NAMS-II
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Cost: $35.00
Registration: TBA
The holiday season brings joy and connection, but also presents challenges to our physical and mental well-being. This training provides practical strategies to manage stress, stay mindful, and develop sustainable habits that foster emotional balance and physical vitality. Attendees will learn how to create long-term wellness routines, cultivate gratitude and joy, and navigate holiday demands with resilience and confidence. By prioritizing self-care and mindful planning, you can enjoy the festivities while maintaining your well-being, glow and flow through the season and beyond.

November 19, 2026
Healing a Community: Special Mental Health Considerations for the Immigrant and Refugee Populations / 3 Core Hours
Presenters: Victoria Bausch, LCSW; and Amaris Frenchman, MSW Intern
Location: Virtual
Cost: $75.00
Registration: https://pci.jotform.com/form/260823530142144
This is an educational presentation designed for social workers and mental health professionals to better understand the unique challenges faced by displaced individuals. The material distinguishes between refugees and migrants, noting that refugees flee due to a well-founded fear of persecution, whereas migrants often move voluntarily. The presentation highlights the “Triple Trauma Paradigm,” which encompasses the stressors experienced during pre-flight, the flight journey, and the eventual resettlement process in a new country. By examining global displacement trends and the legal protections afforded to these populations, the presenters emphasize the importance of a specialized approach to care.The core of the presentation focuses on identifying and treating the most prevalent mental health diagnoses in these communities: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Using the “Basheer Family” as a recurring case study, the presentation illustrates how complex trauma and acculturative stress impact family dynamics, specifically regarding child parentification and isolation. To address these needs, the authors propose a holistic treatment model that includes evidence-based therapies like CBT and ACT, alongside practical resources such as ESL programs, legal aid through organizations like IRAP, and resettlement services.

DECEMBER 2026

December 2-3, 2026
Reaching Teens / 6 Core Hours
Presenter(s): Robyn Smith, MA, BA and Jenny Paveglio, MSW
Location: Synchronous
Cost: Free
Registration: https://events.zoom.us/eo/AhqTn7Ans8BW1TaV7cxq61wy0w1pjwGSUXP9SV5PY4DUMgT8Rm3e~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg
About Reaching Teens: Reaching Teens is a trauma-sensitive model with the core belief that identifying, reinforcing, and building on inherent strengths can facilitate positive youth development.
The below four sessions/parts are covered each date this training is offered. Participants can register for full-day or individual sessions.
Session 1 – Understanding Teenagers and Trauma: Explore how life experiences shape adolescent brain development, both positively and negatively, and gain insights into their impact on behavior and growth. Discover how youth serving professionals can leverage this knowledge to build strength-based relationships with teens.
Session 2 – Prepare to Care: Learn how establishing healthy boundaries fosters trust and connection with youth. This session introduces compassion resilience—what it is, why it matters, and how to cultivate it for long-term professional sustainability. Practitioners will gain valuable self-care strategies and resilience-building techniques to prevent burnout.
Session 3 – Reframing and Radical Calmness: Discover the power of radical calmness to help teens navigate stressful situations and learn how to support self-regulation through effective co-regulation techniques. This session also introduces the language of resilience to help reframe challenges and empower teenagers.
Sessions 4 – Communicate Using Strength-based Approach: Develop practical, strength-based communication skills to build resilience and promote independence in teenagers. This session also offers strategies to help support

December 11-12, 2026
RLT Relational Skills Bootcamp (Relational Life Therapy) / 12 Core Hour
Presenters: Sheri Hardin, LCSW and Amy Robbins, LPC
Location: Decatur, GA
Cost: $600.00
Registration: https://plumtreecounseling.com/relationship-bootcamps/
A two-day workshop for couples and individuals who want to learn the essential skills for more loving, intimate relationships. Based on Relational Life Therapy developed by Terry Real, LCSW

December 17, 2026
Healing a Community: Special Mental Health Considerations for the Immigrant and Refugee Populations / 3 Core Hours
Presenters: Victoria Bausch, LCSW; and Amaris Frenchman, MSW Intern
Location: Virtual
Cost: $75.00
Registration: https://pci.jotform.com/form/260823530142144
This is an educational presentation designed for social workers and mental health professionals to better understand the unique challenges faced by displaced individuals. The material distinguishes between refugees and migrants, noting that refugees flee due to a well-founded fear of persecution, whereas migrants often move voluntarily. The presentation highlights the “Triple Trauma Paradigm,” which encompasses the stressors experienced during pre-flight, the flight journey, and the eventual resettlement process in a new country. By examining global displacement trends and the legal protections afforded to these populations, the presenters emphasize the importance of a specialized approach to care.The core of the presentation focuses on identifying and treating the most prevalent mental health diagnoses in these communities: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Using the “Basheer Family” as a recurring case study, the presentation illustrates how complex trauma and acculturative stress impact family dynamics, specifically regarding child parentification and isolation. To address these needs, the authors propose a holistic treatment model that includes evidence-based therapies like CBT and ACT, alongside practical resources such as ESL programs, legal aid through organizations like IRAP, and resettlement services.

JANUARY 2027

FEBRUARY 2027

February 20, 2027
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: East Point, GA or Marietta, GA
Cost: $100.00
Registration: https://www.edgecare360.com/courses/ethics-and-wellness
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 2027

APRIL 2027

MAY 2027

JUNE 2027

June 26, 2027
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: East Point, GA or Marietta, GA
Cost: $100.00
Registration: https://www.edgecare360.com/courses/ethics-and-wellness
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.

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