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Mar8-2021
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy — Revisited and Recharged
What happens when you focus on your client’s desired outcomes instead of their problems? This 2-part webinar will show you how asking the right questions can be another viable pathway to healing.
$259-$275
Mar19-2021
Rules of Estrangement: Helping Clients and Families in Conflict
Joshua Coleman explores common reasons for parental estrangement, the best interventions (and frequent mistakes made) when working with this population based on research and the presenter’s clinical specialization in the field will be discussed.
$132-$152
Mar22-2021
Healing and Easing Depression: Using the Change Triangle and the Transformational Power of Core Emotions
Join AEDP psychotherapist and international award-winning author Hilary Jacobs Hendel to learn a new model for understanding and working with emotions that will transform you and transform your practice. Ideal for beginners and experienced clinicians alike.
Free
Mar23-2021
Essentials of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia
CBT-i has a profound effect on chronic insomnia. Research has shown it works better than drugs and other therapies. Join Colleen Carney for this 6 hour webinar designed for non-sleep specialist who want to customize and adapt CBT I in their practice.
$259-$275
Mar25-2021
Helping People on the Edge: Dealing with the Challenges of Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation
Suicidal clients are every therapist’s nightmare. How should you counsel when your actions can make the difference between life and death?
$132-$148
Apr7-2021
Healing our Relationship with Food: Using the Internal Family Systems Model (IFS) for Disordered Eating
Join Jeanne Catanzaro as she explores the use of Internal Family Systems (IFS) when working with eating disorders
$132-$148
Apr9-2021
Coping with Cancer: DBT Skills to Balance Uncertainty with Hope
How do we manage life with cancer and cope even in the darkest days? Join psychotherapist Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz as she explores Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills you can teach clients to help them regulate their emotions and regain a sense of control.
$132-$148
Apr14-2021
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Best Practices for Psychological Treatment
Martin Antony provides an overview of best practices and emerging approaches for the psychological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Special considerations for treating OCD during the COVID-19 pandemic will also be discussed.
$132-$148
Apr17-2021
What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: A Workshop for Mental Health Professionals and Parents
Pandemic stress is adding to children's stress and distress. Adele LaFrance, author of What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work offers practical and effective ways to respond with reassurance and problem solving.
$132
Apr23-2021
Intimacy from the Inside Out©: Integrating the Interpersonal and the Intrapsychic in Couples Therapy Using the Internal Family Systems Model
Join psychotherapist and Lead Trainer at The IFS Institute Toni Herbine-Blank as she demonstrates how to use Intimacy from the Inside Out© (IFIO) for couples to help them make sense of their life experience in a safe and collaborative way.
$132-$148
Apr29-2021
What Therapists Need to Know about Psychopharmacology During COVID
The COVID pandemic has seen a steep rise in the use of psychotropic medicines. Inevitably, there are clients who have limited knowledge about their prescriptions or the reasons behind them. This 3-hour webinar with Kenneth Carter will provide practical and useful information about antidepressants, a...
$132-$148
May20-2021
Introduction to Internal Family Systems
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is one of the most effective evidence-based treatment techniques in use today. Learn how to identify and work with your patient’s parts… this webinar will show you the technique in action! Join Frank Anderson in this 8 hour introductory course to Internal Family Systems...
$335-$351
Jun2-2021
Revolutionizing Trauma Therapy
Babette Rothschild presents this 12 hour training on the impact of trauma on the body and the phenomenon of somatic memories.
$429
Jun8-2021
Legal Issues in Counselling: Consent, Capacity, Substitute Consent and Negligence
Do you know how to protect your counselling practice against potential legal problems? Learn about the legalities of consent and the differences between negligence, errors in judgement and incompetence and more, to ensure you stay on the right side of the law.
$132-$239
Jun9-2021
Legal Issues in Counselling: Documentation, Confidentiality, Mandatory Reporting, and the Duty to Warn
What is the legal meaning of “confidentiality” and what are the legal consequences of breaching it? Learn about implied and express consent, how to obtain it and parents’ rights to access their child’s counselling records.
$132-$239
Jun12-2021
Coping Skills for Big Feelings: Working with Children to Help Them Manage Anxiety and Stress
Join Janine Halloran, author of the bestselling Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, as she shares her tips and strategies for teaching healthy coping skills to kids.
$132-$148
Jun14-2021
EMDR Unchained: Going from Protocol to Treatment
When using EMDR, do you feel chained to protocols and procedures? Feel like you are conducting therapy in a straight jacket? This webinar will “unchain you” from the rigidness of using EMDR and enlighten you on how to harness its unlimited potential.
$132-$148
Jun15-2021
Happiness in Dark Times: The Role of Positivity in Catalyzing Resilience
Over the last two decades psychology has turned its attention to the integration of research that suggests positivity has a significant role to play in human wellbeing and thriving. This webinar explores this research: the role of positive experiences and states in providing relief and hope in the w...
$148
Jun17-2021
New Hope for Treatment-Resistant Depression
The very nature of major depression often defeats our best therapies. How can clients change when they have no hope, interest or energy? Learn how Sensorimotor Psychotherapy provides a fresh perspective with Janina Fisher.
$132-$148
Mar16-2021
Buzz Café Series
FREE TO EVERYONE THIS MONTH ONLY! Come discuss the latest mental health “buzz”, therapies, trends and insights — and leave enlightened.
Free
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Leading Edge Seminars offers an online continuing education learning environment that is designed to reinvigorate and energize your mental health practice through meaningful engagement with leading edge experts and your fellow peers.
Through our suite of carefully curated interactive mental health seminars and online events together with tiered registration options, you can now join an international community of mental health professionals where you can share, listen and learn.
- New! Membership discounts
The more you learn, the more you save! Explore our membership plans HERE - Follow-up Q&A sessions
One-hour virtual sessions that provide an additional opportunity to chat again with speakers and ask additional questions AFTER you’ve had a few days to test out the new approaches and insights you learned in our mental health seminars - Virtual Lunch Together series
Ever-popular casual lunchtime conversations with some of the most interesting and influential people in the mental health field today - New! Town Hall Meetings
Open to the public — and FREE! A great monthly meeting place to touch base with each other and discuss topical questions and concerns related to the mental health field - New! Buzz Café
Smaller, more intimate, monthly group conversations (sometimes co-hosted by leaders and influencers in the mental health field) where Leading Edge Dedicated Learner and Enchilada Learner Members gather together to discuss the latest “buzz”, therapies, trends and insights. - New! Leading Edge Advantage Report
Info-packed monthly reports available exclusively to Leading Edge Dedicated Learner and Enchilada Learner Members that highlight top-line industry happenings, thought-provoking musings, and observations on cultural zeitgeist as curated by Leading Edge Founder Michael Kerman
As we evolve in this virtual environment, we will continue rolling out new interactive features that will help you stay connected through these uncertain and rapidly changing times, while still offering continuing education mental health seminars designed to inspire, invigorate and improve your therapeutic practice.
Explore our full lineup of online mental health seminars and events HERE.
How to learn and participate
Leading Edge Seminars offers various membership plans to stimulate and satisfy your thirst for knowledge and learning in the mental health field.
Learn more about our membership options HERE.