SPECIAL SALE! Shame, Guilt & Self-Criticism: Therapeutic Techniques for Client Recovery
2025-10-27 09:00 - 12:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $45 OFF!
Shame, Guilt & Self-Criticism: Therapeutic Techniques for Client Recovery
Presented by: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
When: Monday, October 27th, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 CEs | $95.00 NOW ONLY $50.00!
It is not uncommon for clinicians to encounter clients who are experiencing shame in various aspects of their life. Shame, guilt, and self-criticism play a critical role in quality of life and mental health. Fear can lead to unhealthy coping strategies and emotional distress.
This training will explore elements of shame common in mental health that may disrupt healthy functioning. Strengthen your skills and clinical knowledge in facilitating therapeutic interventions with clients to end the powerful hold of shame, guilt and self-criticism. A resilience-growth model will be presented to help your clients develop acceptance of themselves, others, and the reality necessary for the effective treatment of trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, binge eating, substance use, and anger issues.
OBJECTIVES:

Explain at least five core concepts of shame and three examples of shame related to mental health.
Discover multiple therapeutic approaches and interventions to address shame with clients.
Employ resilience-growth models of shame recovery to enhance coping and wellness.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Succeeding at Supervision: Professional Development of the Clinical Supervisor 🆕
2025-10-29 09:00 - 2025-10-31 14:30
🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕
Meets requirements to become an approved clinical supervisor!
Succeeding at Supervision: Professional Development of the Clinical Supervisor
Presented by: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
When: Wednesday, October 29th to Friday, October 31st, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 15 CEs – 2 count as Law and Ethics CEs, 2 count as Cultural Competence or Health Equity CEs | $395.00
The purpose of clinical supervision is to enhance a clinician’s professional skills, knowledge, and attitudes to become competent in providing quality care to clients. Supervisors are held to the ethical guidelines set by their appropriate association and must be able to work with challenges empathically and effectively in supervision, such as associate anxiety, resistance, and their own learning curve in becoming a supervisor.
This three-day immersive workshop provides the foundation for understanding the functions of supervision, the roles and responsibilities of supervisees and supervisors, and direction for meeting ethical standards and competencies. A variety of theoretical frameworks are described for use in individual, agency, or group settings. Techniques for handling supervision challenges are included, such as supervisee anxiety and novice supervisory anxiety, conflict in the supervisory relationship, and supervisor burn-out. Cultural factors of relevance to supervision will be explored to encourage attendees’ awareness of contextual factors.
Ethical considerations of duty to warn, competence, and confidentiality are presented. Documentation practices will highlight how a supervisor can ensure proper record keeping. Attendees will be encouraged to engage in critical thinking through individual exercises, case studies, video analysis, and group activities. After completing this course, learners will feel more knowledgeable, skilled, and confident in succeeding in clinical supervision.
** Please note that the use of breakout rooms will be included in this course. Attendees should be prepared to participate in breakout rooms to receive full credit for the course.
OBJECTIVES:

Articulate the main role of a supervisor and their expected competencies.
Obtain an understanding of basic competencies and legal and ethical requirements for supervision in Washington.
Describe at least three ethical considerations of clinical supervision.
Identify goals and evaluation criterion for supervisees.
Analyze considerations for treatment modalities, work settings and the use of technology.
Understand the record keeping requirements for supervision.
Describe new strategies to address obstacles in supervision.
Recall four common supervision theories and models.
Explain recommended supervisory skills for managing problematic supervisees.
Discover cultural and contextual factors important to the supervision process.
Examine supervision practices through case study analysis.
Evaluate potential boundary violations and identify traits of professional relationships.
Appraise one’s own supervisory strengths, skills, and challenges as a supervisor.
Build confidence and skill in creating successful supervision relationships with supervisees and navigating challenges.
Model effective clinical, relational, and supportive qualities and skills to supervisees.

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 and a limited number of discounts for students and early professionals.
For payment plans, you can select paying 50% today and 50% due by October 31st, 2025.
Please email us at hello@cascadiatraining.org to inquire about possible discounts.
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SPECIAL SALE! | Intersectional Feminist Therapies 🆕
2025-10-31 09:00 - 12:20
LAST-MINUTE DEAL! $50 OFF!
🆕BRAND-NEW PRESENTER & WORKSHOP!🆕
Counts as Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!
Intersectional Feminist Therapies
Presented by: Leah Post, LICSW, MSW, MPH
When: Friday, October 31, 2025 | 9:00 am – 12:20 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 CEs – meets criteria for Cultural Competence and/or Health Equity CEs | $99.00 NOW ONLY $50.00!
This 3-hour continuing education course offers mental health professionals an in-depth introduction to an intersectional feminist approach to therapy, a framework grounded in social justice, client empowerment, and systems-level awareness. Participants will examine how intersecting identities—such as race, gender, sexuality, ability, and class—impact mental health, therapeutic dynamics, and access to care. Drawing from historical foundations and contemporary applications, this course supports clinicians in integrating socially responsive, identity-informed care into their existing therapeutic practices.
Through a blend of lecture, case studies, and reflective discussion, participants will trace the evolution of feminist therapy, including contributions from Womanist and Mujerista psychologies, and analyze how dominant systems of power shape both client experiences and therapeutic interventions.
Emphasis is placed on developing practical counseling skills that align with intersectional feminist values. Key techniques covered include power analysis, re-framing within socio-political contexts, appropriate self-disclosure, and supporting client-led definitions of change and healing. Special attention is given to how these principles can be incorporated across treatment modalities such as CBT, IFS, and ACT, and adapted to diverse client populations in both individual and community-based practice settings.
This training is appropriate for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, school counselors, and other helping professionals seeking to deepen their cultural humility, expand their clinical toolbox, and promote equity within therapeutic relationships. Participants will leave with applicable strategies, resources for continued learning, and increased confidence in addressing systems of oppression within their work.
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Define intersectional feminism and feminist therapy, and explain their relevance to the ethical and culturally competent practice of counseling.
Describe the historical and theoretical foundations of feminist therapy, including key texts and critiques that inform modern intersectional and liberatory approaches.
Apply intersectional feminist counseling techniques—such as power analysis, client empowerment, and socio-political reframing—within commonly used modalities, while demonstrating awareness of counselor self-reflection and positionality.

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