Continuing Education

An individual’s sense of self is not a singular, unified entity but rather a constellation of multiple “selves,” each with varying degrees of continuity and integration. Psychoanalyst Philip Bromberg conceptualizes these as “self-states.”

For immigrant clients, the experience of entering a new land and culture often gives rise to diverse self-states, some anchored in pre-migratory identities, while others are shaped through encounters with the new cultural environment. These self-states may express themselves in different languages, reflect distinct social class positions, or embody varied gender expressions.

This workshop will equip clinicians with tools to support immigrant clients in recognizing, connecting, and integrating their multiple selves through an intersectionality lens. 

Three (3) continuing education contact hours for New York State-licensed social workers.

This workshop introduces social workers and other healthcare professionals to the critical — but often overlooked — role of nutrition in substance abuse recovery. Using the biopsychosocial-spiritual (BPSS) model and the Food as Medicine framework, the course explores how biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors influence eating behaviors and recovery outcomes.

Attendees will learn how drugs and alcohol impact the brain, gut, metabolism, and overall wellness, and how targeted, evidence-based nutrition strategies can help repair damage, stabilize mood, reduce cravings, and support long-term recovery. The session also introduces the Nutritional Harm Reduction Model, a non-judgmental, trauma-informed approach that empowers clients to make realistic, sustainable nutrition changes. Attendees will leave with practical, evidence-based insights they can immediately apply in clinical, community, or case management settings.

Three (3) continuing education contact hours for New York State-licensed social workers.

Our bodies are not machines. There are real biological, scientific reasons our clients struggle to utilize the skills and practices we teach them. This workshop provides space for clinicians to shift their mindset around "problematic clients" and offers innovative, modern
approaches to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy interventions.

Structured as a teaching group, this workshop encourages interactive participant involvement for changing patterns and integrating new skills with our clients (and ourselves) and provides clear and helpful psychoeducation for how trauma, chronic stress, and complex trauma impact our body, mind, and spirit. 

Three (3) continuing education contact hours for New York State-licensed social workers.

Despite years of training and clinical expertise, many clinicians and supervisors identify engaging parents and caregivers in a child’s treatment as one of the most challenging aspects of their work. Conjoint and collateral interventions are often rife with opportunities for mistrust, feelings of inadequacy, and resistance. As a result, some providers avoid this work altogether.

Such avoidance can be detrimental — if not devastating — to a child’s treatment outcomes and long-term prognosis. Scaffolding, an educational practice designed to support the retention and application of newly acquired knowledge and skills, offers a powerful framework for clinical intervention with caregivers.

This workshop equips clinicians with practical tools and strategies to foster caregiver trust in both the clinician and the therapeutic process. Participants will learn how to support parents and caregivers in moving beyond their comfort zones, increasing collaboration, and effectively contributing to their child’s mental health treatment and healing.

Three (3) continuing education contact hours for New York State-licensed social workers.

The session will focus on gaining an understanding of the Social Security Administration (SSA) Disability Benefit Programs (Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)), and how the SOAR (SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery) Model can support timely access to benefits for individuals who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, and general tips for supporting SSI/SSDI applicants. This workshop is suited for social workers and other healthcare professionals working with individuals experiencing disabilities, chronic illness, mental health conditions, or substance use disorders—particularly those supporting clients through housing instability, re-entry, or income support.

Two (2) continuing education contact hours for New York State-licensed social workers.