Continuing Education Courses in Behavioral Therapy

Helping Children Learn to Listen Adina Soclof, MS, CCC-SLP Course Abstract Parents, teachers, and other adults often complain that their children do not listen to them. In fact, failure to listen is a common occurrence among all children, at least some of the time.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) National Institute of Mental Health Course Abstract This introductory course, from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), gives a brief update on the various facets of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It details the core symptoms, including behavioral manifestations of each, notes what is known about its causes, and lists the components of a comprehensive diagnostic protocol.

Autism Movement Therapy Joanne Lara, MA Course Abstract Autism Movement Therapy® is an emerging therapy that combines movement and music with positive behavior support strategies to assist individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in meeting and achieving their speech and language, social and academic goals.

Anti-Social Youth & Conduct Disorders Ruth Herman Wells, MS Course Abstract This course zeros in on the youngster who may damage property, defy authority, steal, lie, torment peers, manipulate and hurt others, disrupt classrooms, make threats, and break laws and rules. In the extreme, some of these youth may even engage in fire setting, sexual assault, or school violence.

Improving Communication with Your Young Clients is a 3-hour online CEU course that teaches clinicians effective and practical communication and conversational skills to use in the classroom and in one-on-one situations with young clients and their families.

Biopsychosocial Approaches to Treatment of Chronic Pain Ellen Lavin, PhD Course Abstract This course will outline biological, behavioral, psychological, social-environmental and mind-body treatment approaches to pain management and introduce techniques and interventions that mental health practitioners can use to be most effective.

PTSD Treatment I: CBT, Neurobiology & Pharmacotherapy - This 3-hour continuing education course provides an overview of cognitive-behavioral interventions for PTSD. It describes some basic aspects of CBT, outlines cognitive-behavioral theories of PTSD, discusses key trauma-focused CBT interventions, and provides some tips for using CBT to encourage behavior change.

When Your Young Client is Defiant Adina Soclof, MS, CCC-SLP Course Abstract Children with difficult temperaments and those with developmental delays may have learned to express their dissatisfaction with challenging and defiant behavior like whining, anger, temper tantrums or bad language.

Building Resilience in your Young Client Adina Soclof, MS, CCC-SLP Course Abstract It has long been observed that there are certain children who experience better outcomes than others who are subjected to similar adversities, and a significant amount of literature has been devoted to the question of why this disparity exists.

Helping Your Young Client Persevere in the Face of Learning Differences Adina Soclof, MS, CCC-SLP Course Abstract Clinicians and teachers working with students struggling at grade level are committed to raising their students' achievement potential by creating opportunities to learn.

Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors Robert E. Hardy, EdD Course Abstract Self-defeating behaviors are negative on-going patterns of behaviors involving issues such as smoking, weight, inactive lifestyle, depression, anger, perfectionism, etc. This course is designed to teach concepts to eliminate these negative patterns. The course is educational: first you learn the model, then you apply it to a specific self-defeating behavior.

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.

School Refusal Behavior: Children Who Can't or Won't Go to School George B. Haarman, PsyD, LMFT Course Abstract School refusal is a problem that is stressful for children, for their families, and for school personnel. Failing to attend school has significant long and short-term effects on children's social, emotional, and educational development.

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.

Beyond Calories & Exercise: Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors Robert E. Hardy, EdD Course Abstract This course is a self-instructional module that "walks" readers through the process of replacing their self-defeating weight issues with healthy, positive, and productive life-style behaviors. It moves beyond the "burn more calories than you consume" concept to encompass the emotional aspects of eating and of gaining and losing weight.

Living a Better Life with Chronic Pain: Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors Robert E. Hardy, EdD Course Abstract Certainly no one would choose a pain-filled body over a healthy, pain-free body. Yet every day, people unwittingly choose actions and attitudes that contribute to pain or lead to other less-than-desirable consequences on their health, relationships or ability to function.

Living a Better Life with Arthritis: Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors is a 5-hour online course. Every day, people unwittingly choose actions and attitudes that contribute to pain or lead to other less-than-desirable consequences for their health, relationships or ability to function.

Separation Anxiety in Children & Adolescents Andrew R. Eisen, PhD; Charles E. Schaefer, PhD 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 "Separation Anxiety in Children & Adolescents" (2005, 298 pages).

Ross W. Greene, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the originator of the Collaborative Problem Solving approach. He is the author of the highly acclaimed books The Explosive Child and Lost at School.

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).

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).

Here are some continuing education courses on behavioral therapy.