Continuing Education Courses Online

Depression National Institute of Mental Health Course Abstract Everyone occasionally feels blue or sad. But these feelings are usually short-lived and pass within a couple of days. When you have depression, it interferes with daily life and causes pain for both you and those who care about you.

From Contention to Contemplation: Overcoming Core Impasses in Couples Therapy Laura Freiman, LISW Course Abstract Many couples come to therapy emotionally disconnected from each other, polarized by a constant state of struggle and unable to see past the last fight. Couples often engage in a repetitive cycle of interaction, resulting in their feeling stuck and hopeless.

Economic Distress and Clinical Practice Amy Burzinski, LISW Course Abstract This is a brief course that defines stress and its physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses and identifies the common indicators of financial stress. It demonstrates a model for performing a financial stress assessment that uses specific tools to identify impact, severity and components of financial stress.

Martin M. Antony, PhD is Professor in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto. He is also Director of Research at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario.

Anger Management: The Complete Treatment Guidebook for Practitioners Dr. Kassinove; Dr. Tafrate Course Abstract This is a test only course (book not included). The book can be purchased from Amazon or some other source. This CE test is based on the book "Anger Management: The Complete Treatment Guidebook for Practitioners" (2002, 320 pages).

Therapy with Coerced and Reluctant Clients Stanley L. Brodsky, PhD Course Abstract This is a test only course (book not included). The book (or e-book) can be purchased from or some other source. This CE test is based on the book "Therapy with Coerced and Reluctant Clients" (2010, 233 pages).

Mindfulness: The Healing Power of Compassionate Presence Thomas Roberts, LCSW, LMFT Course Abstract This course will give you the mindfulness skills necessary to work directly, effectively and courageously, with your own and your client's life struggles. Compassion towards others starts with compassion towards self.

Managing Chronic Pain in Adults With or in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders US Department of Health & Human Services Course Abstract Medication for chronic pain is addictive; therefore, the treatment of individuals with both substance abuse disorders and pain presents particular challenges.

Clergy Stress and Depression Leo Christie, PhD; Robert Gauger, DMin Course Abstract According to the Schaeffer Institute, the ministry is perhaps the single most stressful and frustrating working profession, more than medical, legal, or political careers.

Emotional Overeating: Practical Management Techniques Lisa M. Schab, MSW, LCSW Course Abstract Statistics report that Americans are an increasingly overweight population. Among the factors contributing to our struggle to stop tipping the scales is the component of "emotional eating" - or the use of food to attempt to fill emotional needs.