Office of Continuing Education at The Chicago School

Friday, March 14th from The Chicago School "Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE): MORE Relief from Pain and Addiction with a Neuroscience Informed Mind-Body Approach" presented in partnership with Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis by Eric Garland ?https://lnkd.in/eqDxV6Gd This #ContinuingEducation session will detail the theory underlying #Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), research data demonstrating MORE’s effectiveness, and unique #ClinicalSkills integral to this novel treatment. #MORE has been tested in +1300 patients in 12 #Clinical trials funded by more than $70 million in research grants from #NIH and the #DepartmentofDefense. In the largest randomized trial of MORE (N=250), MORE decreased #OpioidMisuse by 45% by 9-month follow-up, nearly tripling the effect of standard #Psychotherapy, while simultaneously reducing #ChronicPain, #Depression, and #PTSD symptoms. Mechanistic studies have shown that MORE enhances neural markers of self-regulation, increases #Neurophysiological responses to natural healthy rewards, and decreases craving responses in the brain. Given MORE’s clear clinical efficacy, it is now time to disseminate this evidence-based treatment widely on the national and international scale. #HypnosisResearch #Hypnosis #Psychology #ClinicalPsychology #MentalHealth

March #ContinuingEducation Newsletter! Join us this month for exciting new programs. And just added for April- #HumanSexuality MicroCredential. All Upcoming Events: https://lnkd.in/e8CKJ9mi March 7th- Co-Occurring Disorders in #Assessment and Ongoing Therapy presented by Kate McNulty March 14th- #Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE): MORE Relief from Pain and #Addiction with a #Neuroscience Informed Mind-Body Approach presented in partnership with The Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis March 21st- Relationship Issues in #Therapy with #Neurodivergent People presented by Kate McNulty March 21st- Rights, Risks, and Roulette: The State of #ReproductiveJustice presented in partnership with Association for Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness by Angela Schubert March 28th- Reigniting the Flame: Helping Couples Reconnect Sexually in #CouplesTherapy presented by F. Targol Hasankhani #MarchCEs #MarchCEUs #Psychology #Counseling #Therapy #LCSW #LPCC #PsychologistCEs

Friday, March 7th from The Chicago School "Co-Occurring Disorders in Assessment and Ongoing Therapy" presented by KATE MCNULTY LCSW with special guest Kate Davis, LCSW. https://lnkd.in/eviF-peg This #ContinuingEducation class applies principles from the #Neurodiversity movement to the task of #DifferentialDiagnosis in #Psychotherapy. Self-advocates in need of mental health services promote #DisabilityRights and #SocialJustice. This clinically complex client group experiences a broad array of #Psychiatric diagnoses; however, their focus has shifted from the cure of disease to seeking acceptance and affirmation from treating professionals. At the same time their goals include amelioration of problems that interfere with their quality of life. Professionals who take a collaborative approach and demonstrate humility in their work with #Neurodivergent clients are likely to be clinically effective and enjoy professional satisfaction. Clients experiencing #NeurodivergentDiagnoses are seeking increased satisfaction through their support systems; They express interest in maximizing quality of life despite multiple disabilities. They also seek adequate supports, both institutionally and through their intimate lives. Therapists can serve as critical resources and offer guidance to clients who are managing co-occurring conditions. #Counseling #Psychology #MentalHealth #Therapy #DisabilitySupport #CEs #CEUs

The Office of Continuing Education at The Chicago School is excited to announce a new #MicroCredential: Human Sexuality- Level 1.? ?https://lnkd.in/eNx293R3 This 16-hour #ContinuingEducation program offers a sex-positive framework, using strength-based approaches promoting #Health and #Wellbeing. Participants will gain foundational knowledge and explore the emotional skills necessary to conduct #Clinical work that that maximizes pleasure and celebrates #SexualDiversity. Presenters include: Maria Papachrysanthou Hanzlik, PsyD, HSPP, Kirsten Lyons, LCSW, Lena Elkhatib, LMFT CST, Braden Berkey, Psy.D., CSE, Ewelina Beardmore, and Dr. Stefani Goerlich. ? Sessions Start: April 3, 2025? (Participants may attend all 16 hours or choose to attend single sessions.) #Psychology #Counseling #SexEducation #SexualityEducation #SexTherapy #SexCounseling #Therapy #CouplesTherapy #HumanSexuality #LMFT

Starting this Summer from The Chicago School: "Building and Leading Resilient Teams- Leadership Certification Course". https://lnkd.in/eiJj4-px This #LunchandLearn #LeadershipCourse will teach participants research backed methods of building and maintaining positive workplace climates, developing team cohesion, living your mission and vision, and creating a workplace for learning. Completion of the Building and #Leading #ResillentTeams #ContinuingEducation Course qualifies participants to sit for the Resilience-Building Leadership Professional (#RBLP) #Certifications (RBLP-T Certification is eligible for 3.0 undergraduate credit hours as approved by the #AmericanCouncilonEducation). #LeadershipCertification #LeadershipCourse #BuildingLeadership #PositiveLeadership #LeadershipTraining #CertifiedLeader

Friday, February 28th on The Chicago School's Chicago campus in partnership with Soleil Psychotherapy PLLC "Somatic Experiencing Applied to Sexuality" presented by Ewelina Beardmore. https://lnkd.in/eriW2kRh This #ContinuingEducation #Workshop is both theoretical and highly experiential, offering effective skills for restoring nervous system regulation and resolving #SexualTrauma and dysfunctions that can be immediately integrated into your professional practice. The #Training provides tools to recognize how participants’ nervous systems are wired, how they can look for internal and external resources to regulate them, and also how to learn to expand their own window of tolerance through the process of pendulation (adding a trigger and resourcing).?All the exercises are done in dyads or triads and provide hands-on tools that participants can use with clients in sessions. #Psychology #Sexuality #SexCounseling #SexTherapy #Counseling #ChicagoCEs #ChicagoCEUs #AASECTCEUs

Friday, February 28th from The Chicago School "Sex, Drugs, Rock, and Recovery" presented by Raven Badger, PhD. https://lnkd.in/eff-CW9E This #ContinuingEducation workshop will describe an overview of #SexualHealth, links between #Sexuality and #SubstanceUse, and present approaches for helping individuals who have been impacted by negative sexual experiences. Using this sexual health model as a framework for discussion, participants will identify issues to consider when discussing sexual health and ideas for developing/facilitating #SexualHealthGroups. #SUD #SubstanceUseDisorder #Psychology #Counseling #SexCounseling #SexTherapy #CEs #CEUs

Wednesday, February 26th from The Chicago School "Psychedelic Integration and Harm Reduction: Supporting Clients who Use Psychedelics" presented by Geoff Bathje. https://lnkd.in/eD2bq23x This presentation will focus on supporting clients who use #PsychedelicSubstances via #HarmReduction and “integration” (the ongoing processing of such experiences). We will review risk and safety, #Ethics of supporting clients around their use, and a holistic model of integration. More specifically, this program will discuss the risk factors and harm reduction strategies associated with #Psychedelic substances while using clinical scenarios to examine the ethical and #Legal guidelines of psychedelic use. Additionally, this program will compare various models of integration in order to better synthesize a #Holistic approach. #MentalHealth #Psychology #Counseling #PsychedlicsAndMentalHealth #MentalHealthEthics #MentalHealthLegal

Friday, February 21st from The Chicago School in partnership with Association for Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness "'Cancer is Not Sexy!' Supporting Cancer Survivors' Journeys to Bring Sexy Back" presented by Laurie Bonjo, Ph.D., NCC, CSC. https://lnkd.in/e8UrxdTH This #ContinuingEducation session will discuss the impact #Cancer and #CancerTreatments have on survivor’s sexual satisfaction and well being and offer #CancerInformed, solution-focused, and sex positive approaches when working with #CancerSurvivors. Participants will learn about holding space for a client’s need to grieve the loss of their pre-cancer lives and discuss methods of identifying safe and satisfying ways for clients to experience sexual intimacy with self and others when cancer is part of the picture. #SexTherapy #SexCounseling #Psychology #Counseling #CE #CEU

OCE invites you to apply as a speaker this summer! Two Opportunities to present with The Chicago School: OCE Summer Speaker Series Topic Proposal: https://lnkd.in/gvtT6rC5 CMHC-Online 8th Annual Virtual Conference: https://lnkd.in/gKnxGFyn