Day 1-July 28, 2026

10:00 am to 1:00 pm EST

Select one of the following classes 

Class A 

Understanding Uncoupling: Supporting Clients Through Relationship Endings (3 CE Credits)

This workshop is designed for therapists who work with couples or individuals going through separation or the end of a relationship. Ending a relationship is more than just deciding to part ways — it can bring strong emotions, stress, confusion, and major life changes. Clients may struggle with communication, parenting concerns, identity shifts, or learning how to move forward.

This training focuses on practical, real-world ways therapists can support clients during this transition. Participants will explore how to guide respectful conversations, help clients manage difficult emotions, set healthy boundaries, and make thoughtful decisions about their next steps. The workshop also looks at how separation affects children, families, and social support systems.

Through discussion, examples, and hands-on activities, therapists will gain tools they can use immediately in sessions to support healing, clarity, and growth after a relationship ends.

 3 hours

(Trainer, Dionne Aldridge, is the owner of Inspiring, LLC. She has over 25 years of dedicated experience in the field of Social Work. Ms. Aldridge has a private practice in Baltimore, Maryland, offering mental health services and professional development trainings. Since 2013, she has been a Board Approved Social Work Supervisor offering clinical guidance to interns, LMSW’s, and LCSW’s. For over 15 years, Ms. Aldridge has assisted Social Workers in preparing for licensing exams at all levels.)

Class B

From Behavior to Meaning: Developmentally, Neurobiologically, and Socially Attuned Care for Adolescents (3 CE Credits)

Adolescent mental health is often approached through symptom management and behavior correction, yet adolescence is a period of profound neurodevelopment, identity formation, and relational reorganization. When clinicians interpret youth behavior outside this developmental context, common adolescent experiences—such as withdrawal, emotional intensity, or defiance—can be misread as pathology rather than communication of developmental tension. 

This training introduces a developmentally, neurobiologically, and relationally attuned framework for understanding adolescent behavior. Drawing from developmental psychology, adolescent brain science, relational psychodynamic practice, and social determinants of health, the presentation reframes internalizing and externalizing behaviors as expressions of identity formation, shame protection, belonging needs, and autonomy negotiation.

3 hours

(Trainer, Neerja Singh, PhD, LICSW, LADC, brings over two decades of experience integrating clinical practice with policy innovation across county, state, and nonprofit settings. Dr. Singh currently serves as Area Manager for Children’s Mental Health at Hennepin County, where she leads system transformation efforts that integrate trauma-informed care, workforce well-being, and equity-centered policy. A Bush Fellow (2023–2025), Dr. Singh has advanced the Mindful Communities model to rehumanize human services, ensuring that systems designed to help do not cause further harm. Dr. Singh teaches graduate social work courses and provides clinical training nationally on adolescent development, trauma-responsive practice, and reflective supervision. Dr. Singh serves on the NAMI-MN Board and chairs the NASW-MN Ethics Committee.)

Afternoon Session

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST

Select one of the following classes 

Class A

From Disclosure to Documentation: Treating Suicidal Ideation and Self-Injury (3 CE Credits)

Supporting a client through suicidal thoughts or self-harm requires balancing structured assessment with attuned, validating communication. Yet many providers report feeling underprepared to respond with both confidence and precision. This training provides a clear, practical approach to assessing suicide risk, responding effectively to disclosures, and conducting both immediate and ongoing risk evaluations. Participants will learn how to strengthen therapeutic alliance during high-risk conversations, gather deliberation data, implement means-restriction counseling, and collaborate with caregivers while preserving the client’s trust and autonomy. The training also reviews interventions that reduce self-harm urges, increase emotion regulation, and support clients through safety planning. 

Participants will leave with scripting tools, assessment frameworks, and concrete clinical skills they can apply immediately when working with youth and adults at risk. As demand for responsive, evidence-based suicide intervention increases, this workshop equips clinicians with practical methods that enhance safety, reduce liability, and foster therapeutic effectiveness.

3 hours

(Trainer, Jaimee Arnoff, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist based in Beacon, NY, with extensive experience assessing and treating high-risk clients across outpatient clinics, residential programs, and private practice. She also serves as the psychologist for a nonprofit dedicated to youth suicide prevention and has delivered presentations on the topic throughout high schools in New York state.)

Class B

From Insight to Action: CBT Strategies for Habit Tracking and Change, Positive Self-Care, and Behavioral Activation (3 CE Credits)

This interactive, experiential workshop introduces Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques that support behavioral modification and activation to enhance clients’ daily functioning. Participants will explore how habit tracking, effective self-care practices, and behavioral activation serve as evidence-based interventions to increase motivation, reduce avoidance, and promote sustainable change.

Experiential exercises in this class mirror tools and strategies used in session, providing firsthand insight into how these approaches can be effectively taught to clients. Emphasizing practical application, the workshop focuses on client education, collaborative goal setting, and individualized treatment planning. Attendees will leave with adaptable, ready-to-use tools that can be immediately integrated into clinical work across a variety of settings.

3 hours

(Trainer, Krista Heller, LCSW, is the owner of Breathe Therapy Services, PLLC. She is dedicated to meeting clients where they are and utilizing strengths-based practices in treatment. She has been in practice since 2014 and is driven by the passion she feels as a therapist. She has worked a great amount on her own growth and self-awareness while striving to help clients find their ways to effectively grow and become more internally aware in the work they do together. Krista recently expanded her private practice to a group practice and is looking forward to inspiring other therapists in the social work field.)

Evening Sessions 

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Select one of the following classes

Class A

Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Considerations (3 CE Credits - Ethics) 

They say that Artificial Intelligence (AI) won’t replace you in the workplace, but someone who knows how to use AI will. This is particularly true for social workers, counselors, and psychologists. We were not trained in AI, but AI is transforming our work. As it is becoming harder to avoid AI, it remains critical that we understand how AI works so that we can make informed, ethical decisions that protect our clients, ourselves, and the public. We are mandated by our professional codes to do this.

The widespread use of AI is recent, and it is not easy to learn all the ways it is being used in our professions. At the end of this course, you will understand how AI works, the different types of AI, and how it is being used in our work. You will better understand the ethical considerations and current research findings about AI in the social work/counseling/psychology space, and walk away with frameworks on how to mitigate risk. 

3 hours

(Trainer, Susanna Sung, LCSW-C, is a psychotherapist and the founder of Thrive Fully. She is a national keynote speaker and trainer, a consultant for critical incident response to organizations impacted by disruptive workplace events and foreign press correspondents, and a consultant for national social work licensing board examinations. She recently retired from the National Institute of Mental Health at the National Institutes of Health, where she contributed to advancing the understanding and treatment of mental illness.)

Class B

When Clients Know Better but Can’t Do Better: Treating Self-Silencing and Protective Parts in Trauma Therapy (3 CE Credits) 

Many trauma clients demonstrate high levels of insight and self-awareness yet continue to self-silence, over-function, or disengage from their needs. These patterns are often misunderstood as resistance or lack of motivation, rather than recognized as trauma-driven protective strategies shaped by attachment injury, chronic stress, and systemic pressures.

This new clinical training offers a trauma-focused, somatic, and parts-based framework for understanding and treating self-silencing in therapy. Participants will learn how protective parts develop, how they show up in clinical work, and how to intervene in ways that build internal safety and capacity before expecting behavioral change. Through case examples, experiential demonstrations, guided reflection, and practical tools, clinicians will gain immediately applicable strategies to reduce therapeutic impasses and support sustainable client change.

 3 hours

(Trainer, America Allen, LCSW, is a trauma-focused somatic and parts-based therapist and the founder of suNu Healing Collectively, PLLC where she provides trauma-responsive care and clinician education. She has experience across community mental health, nonprofit, and government-adjacent settings, specializing in trauma-driven patterns such as self-silencing, over-functioning, and emotional shutdown. America facilitates trainings that translate complex trauma theory into practical, real-world clinical interventions. Her work has been featured in Women’s Health Magazine, PopSugar, and Bustle.)