Superhero Therapy: An Evidence-based Approach for Anxiety, Depression and PTSD

By the end of this training, attendees will be better able to —

• List at least 3 psychological benefits of Superhero Therapy
• List at least 2 ways that Superhero Therapy can be implemented into treating PTSD and anxiety disorders
• Create a clinical treatment plan using Superhero Therapy
• Demonstrate the implementation of fanfiction exercises in Superhero Therapy

Dr. Janina Scarlet is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, author, TEDx speaker and a full-time geek. A Ukrainian-born refugee, she survived Chernobyl radiation and persecution and immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 with her family. Later, Dr. Scarlet was inspired by the X-Men and developed Superhero Therapy to help patients with anxiety, depression and PTSD.

Dr. Scarlet is the recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award by the United Nations Association for her work on Superhero Therapy. Her work has been featured on Yahoo, BBC, NPR, Sunday Times, CNN, CW, ABC, The New York Times, Forbes, the Nerdist, BuzzFeed and others. She was also portrayed as a comic book character in Gail Simone’s Seven Days graphic novel.

Dr. Scarlet currently works at the Center for Stress and Anxiety Management in San Diego. She has authored Superhero Therapy, Harry Potter Therapy, Dark Agents, Super-Women, among others.

Day 1 – Focus on Young Adults, Adults

Day 2 – Focus on Children, Teens

This training offers 6 hours of direct contact (not counting breaks or lunch). It is the participant’s responsibility to check with their individual state boards/regulatory body to verify CE requirements for their license to practice.

For Live Broadcast Attendees

Webinar attendance by participants is automatically tracked, documented and archived for future reference. Upon confirming you have attended 100% of the webinar and upon completion of a course evaluation, you will be issued a certificate of participation (see below).

For Attendees of On Demand/Recorded Version

If you cannot verify 100% attendance of the Live Broadcast or if you are watching the On Demand/recorded version of this webinar, you will need to complete a Post-Webinar Quiz with a pass of at least 80% in order to verify your attendance.

For US Participants

• Instructions on how obtaining your Certificate of Attendance will be distributed either upon completion of the Live Broadcast or after participants pass the Post-Webinar Quiz following the On Demand recorded version of the webinar.

For more general info about CEs for US Participants, please click here.  

For Canadian and International participants

Upon fulfillment of the above requirements, Canadian and international participants will be issued a Certificate of Participation which features:

• Name of Participant
• Title of Training
• Name of Presenter plus their credentials
• Number of hours of training
• Date of training
• Confirmation that you have passed a quiz with at least 80% grade to verify your attendance

Please check carefully with your regulating body/organization that this certificate is sufficient proof for you to claim CEUs.

For general information about Continuing Education for Canadians and International participants, please click here.  

This training is aimed at all mental health professionals including:

• social workers
• counsellors
• psychologists
• psychiatrists
• medical professionals supporting mental health patients
• psychotherapists
• mental health counsellors
• marriage and family therapists and counsellors
• occupational therapists
• vocational rehabilitation therapists
• addiction counsellors
• religious counsellors
• therapists
• case managers
• art therapists
• licensed professional counsellors
• all other professionals who would like to develop, update or expand their skills and knowledge in mental health practices

All pricing is in CAD$. The USD$ equivalent is about 30% less than CAD$, click here to estimate webinar rate before taxes in your local currency.