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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! The Empty Chair Technique: Building Bridges to Transformative Dialogues 🆕
DESCRIPTION:Brand-New!\nThe Empty Chair Technique: Building Bridges to Transformative Dialogues\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Wednesday\, August 5th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours (NBCC and NASW-WA Approved): 3 CEs | $90.00\nThe empty chair technique is a powerful experiential tool that allows clients to explore internal conflicts\, unspoken emotions\, and relational dynamics in a tangible\, embodied way. This in-depth continuing education workshop introduces psychotherapists to the principles and practical applications of the empty chair\, helping clients engage in meaningful dialogues with parts of themselves\, significant others\, or unresolved experiences. \nParticipants will learn how this technique can deepen self-awareness\, facilitate emotional processing\, and promote insight and transformation. \nThrough demonstration\, discussion\, and experiential practice\, attendees will explore ways to ethically and effectively integrate the empty chair technique into therapy sessions. Therapists will leave with practical strategies for guiding clients through reflective\, expressive\, and transformative dialogues\, while enhancing therapeutic connection and promoting lasting change. \nWorkshop Objectives:\n\nDevelop an understanding of the theoretical foundations and therapeutic purposes of the empty chair technique.\nLearn strategies for ethically and effectively facilitating empty chair dialogues with clients.\nIdentify ways to integrate the empty chair technique into therapy to enhance self-awareness\, emotional processing\, and transformative insight.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/empty-chair-technique-august-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! The Ethics of Cultural Competence 🆕
DESCRIPTION:Brand-New!\nLaw & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs!\nThe Ethics of Cultural Competence\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Friday\, August 28th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours (NBCC and NASW-WA Approved): 3 CEs Meets Criteria for Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00\nCultural competence is not just a skill – it’s an ethical imperative in modern psychotherapy. This continuing education workshop helps psychotherapists understand the ethical responsibilities of providing culturally responsive care\, including recognizing personal biases\, addressing systemic inequities\, and honoring clients’ diverse identities. \nParticipants will explore how ethical principles intersect with cultural awareness\, and how culturally attuned practice enhances therapeutic alliance\, client trust\, and treatment outcomes. \nThrough case examples\, discussion\, and reflective exercises\, attendees will learn strategies for integrating ethical cultural competence (as well as cultural humility) into clinical work. Therapists will leave with practical tools to navigate complex cultural considerations\, maintain professional integrity\, and provide care that is respectful\, inclusive\, and ethically sound. \nWorkshop Objectives:\n\nDevelop an understanding of the ethical principles underlying culturally competent psychotherapy.\nLearn strategies for recognizing and addressing personal biases\, systemic inequities\, and cultural dynamics in therapy.\nIdentify ways to integrate ethical cultural competence into assessment\, treatment planning\, and client interventions.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/ethics-of-cultural-competence-august-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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