Cascadia Training for Professional Development

🆕 BRAND-NEW! Un-Masking Certificate Series: A Non-Pathologizing Approach to Neurodivergence 🆕
2026-11-02 09:00 - 2026-11-30 12:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Brand-New Certificate Series!
Health Equity, Cultural Competence, and/or Law & Ethics CEs!
Un-Masking Certificate Series: A Non-Pathologizing Approach to Neurodivergence
Presented by: Hannah Smith, MA, LMHC, CGP
When: Monday, November 4th – Monday, November 30th, 2026 | 4-Week Series | Meets Four Consecutive Mondays except Monday, November 16th | 9:00 am – 12:15 pm Pacific Time (same time each Monday)
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours (NBCC and NASW-WA Approved): 12 CEs – all count as Health Equity or Cultural Competence; 3 count as Law & Ethics | $499.00 ***see below for payment options
CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOP SERIES DESCRIPTION:
If you are in the mental health field and have not had a neurodivergent (ND) client, you will.
This can be daunting to clinicians working within the medical model for several reasons. One may not know if a client is neurodivergent (ND). As ND people often do not see themselves as needing to be “fixed,” they may not feel certain treatment approaches and/or vocabulary apply to them – and yet they are in our offices seeking help. Many self-diagnose, and there are as many presentations of neurodivergence as there are neurodivergent people. How do we conceptualize working with this population?
One approach is to de-center the neurotypical classification of behavior as the primary issue and focus treatment instead on the identification and remediation of associated trauma. Sadly, trauma and Neurodivergence often go together, and one of the primary results of this is masking.
Masking is the compensatory strategy many ND people develop to manage social expectations. This skill initially allows them to “fit in” better. Over the long term, though, the masking takes a huge toll and most often results in extreme mental and emotional fatigue, chronic and extreme emotional dysregulation, exacerbated learning difficulties, and frightening and isolating trauma responses.
In this in-depth continuing education certificate series, the presenter will discuss what it means to be non-pathologizing in more depth, demonstrating the need to expand beyond the medical model. Social justice aspects of neurodivergence will be explored, and a tool that enables a better conceptualization of self than the current “diagnosis” model will be taught and practiced. Then, several methods to streamline addressing various neurodivergent differences will be shared and applied to case situations and in-session work groups.
This series is for anyone who took the survey course and wants more. The survey course is NOT a requirement. If you’re ready to firm up your repertoire of skills working with Neurodivergent clients by learning a new tool you will find nowhere else, then you’re in the right place!
CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOP SERIES OBJECTIVES:

Describe what it means to be “Non-pathologizing,” including the benefit of the beyond-medical approach, the power of resonance, and the strength of the “pivot” in helping clients reach their fullest potential
Describe the specific neurodivergent-trauma that impedes agency and compounds anxiety, depression, shame, and trauma responses
Explain how certain social justice issues apply and can be addressed both within the medical model and in a non-pathologizing way.
List and describe the ten domains of Neurodivergence
Create a self-map using the 10-Domain tool
Identify areas and degrees of masking and create treatment plans to address them, determining approaches of accommodation versus adaptation
Explore the concept of agency, including how to build agency in clients, in order to enhance self-efficacy and promote positive outcomes
Use a 3-step Framework approach to addressing neurodivergence that will help clients reduce frustration and clarify direction in daily life
Apply new learning to case studies and real-time practice

***PAYMENT OPTIONS
Cascadia Training values quality continuing education that is accessible, inclusive, and without barriers to all. We never want the cost of our workshops to be a barrier to attending one of our workshops, particularly our multi-session workshops.
We offer several options to make our workshops cost-inclusive: payment plans, a limited number of full and partial scholarships, discounts for students, and discounts for early professionals.
For payment plans, you can select paying 50% today and the remaining 50% will automatically be processed from your credit card on the last day of November.
Please email us at hello@cascadiatraining.org to inquire about discounts and scholarships.
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Tarot and Therapy: Intuition and Metaphor
2026-12-04 09:00 - 16:30
Law & Ethics CEs!
Tarot and Therapy: Intuition and Metaphor
Presented by: Rebecca Bloom, ATR-BC, LMHC (she/her)
When: Friday, December 4, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credits: CEs: 6 CEs – 3 Law & Ethics CEs | $199.00, which includes $174.00 tuition plus $25.00 for Ephemera Art Supply Packs Created by Rebecca Bloom Especially for Cascadia Training Registrants. Art supply packs will be mailed to registrants in advance of the workshop.
Why is Tarot so popular right now? Are your clients coming in talking about the card they pulled before the session and you have no idea what that means? Have you used tarot for years for your own well being and would love to use it with mental health clients but not sure how?
Most clients come into therapy saying that they do not have access to their intuition and are not sure how to trust what the right choices are to make in their lives. Using a single card pulled from a tarot deck, and exploring the client’s meaning of the card, clients can begin to feel connected to their own sense of self, clients can find new ways to safely explore difficult experiences and find ways to test out feeling grounded again.
Starting with the Jungian concepts of Archetypes we will look at how the collective sense of self represents over these twelve types of being. Then we will explore the history and uses of tarot. These seventy-eight cards have been used for hundreds of years. Using the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, from 1909, as a starting place we will look at many of the decks available today and why people turn to them every day or when times get difficult.
We will explore intuition and how to trust our own sense of knowing. In this hands-on workshop, you will make five of your own cards. Exploring the major arcana, and the suits of cups, pentacles, swords and wands we will learn the journeys of each of these sets.
Objectives:

Learn archetypes of Jung and Tarot.
Learn why the creative process soothes the body and the mind.
Find materials you will be comfortable using with your clients.
Use art making for your own self-care.

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Navigating Washington’s New Confidentiality Standards for LMHCs, LMFTs, and Social Workers
2026-12-04 09:30 - 12:30
Law & Ethics CEs!
Navigating Washington’s New Confidentiality Standards for LMHCs, LMFTs, and Social Workers
Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC
When: Friday, December 4th, 2026 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Pacific Time (the third hour will be Q&A and case discussions)
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours (NBCC and NASW-WA Approved): 3 Law & Ethics CEs | $99.00
Continuing Education Workshop Description
As of July 27, 2025, the legal framework for confidentiality in behavioral health practice in Washington State will undergo a significant shift. Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs), Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs), and Social Workers will now be subject to the standards of RCW 70.02—Washington’s Uniform Health Care Information Act—through its incorporation into RCW 18.225.105.
This 3-hour ethics workshop is designed to prepare clinicians for this critical change. Participants will examine how the newly aligned laws alter confidentiality obligations, reshape definitions of protected information, and introduce updated rules around disclosures, client rights, and documentation practices.
Through step-by-step analysis, practical examples, and discussion, this training will equip attendees to confidently navigate the new legal landscape while upholding core ethical principles. This course is intended to meet Washington’s ethics CEU requirement.
Continuing Education Workshop Objectives:
After taking part in this training, participants will be able to:

Identify the sources of legal standards relating to confidentiality;
Understand the relationship between Washington State statutes and federal regulations with respect to client confidentiality;
Describe when disclosure of client information is required;
Describe when disclosure of client information is allowed.

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