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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! PDA and Relationships 🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nMeets Health Equity/Cultural Competence and Professional Roles & Boundaries CE Requirements!\nPDA and Relationships\nPresented by: B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC\nWhen: Thursday\, December 3rd\, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 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 CEs): 3 CEs – Meets requirements for 3 Health Equity CEs (Washington State)\, 3 Cultural Competence CEs (Oregon)\, 2 Professional Roles & Boundaries CEs | $99.00 \nContinuing Education Workshop Description\nPDA is a neurodivergent profile known by many names: Pathological Demand Avoidance\, Pervasive Desire for Autonomy\, Power Differential Awareness\, just to name a few. Whichever name you use\, PDA is more than just demand avoidance; it is a nervous system response that is all-too-often misunderstood. \nThis continuing education workshop will help you understand the differences while exploring the traits and experiences of PDA and their impact on relationships with loved ones. \nThis workshop was created and is presented by B Lourenco\, someone who lives with a PDA profile\, parents two PDA children\, and works with PDA and PDAers in her clinical practice. \nPDA is confounding to live with\, and subsequently\, to work with clinically. The workshop will weave lived experiences with current research data to offer a well-rounded view of this topic. You will leave this workshop with tools and tips you can use immediately to more fully support your PDAer clients and/or partners\, family\, and friends in creating and sustaining healthy\, connective relationships. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\nAfter completing this continuing education workshop\, attendees will: \n\nDescribe the differences between demand avoidance and PDA\nDefine how PDA impacts a person’s daily life\, including relationships\nIdentify at least 2 ways that PDA can impact relationships with loved ones\nIdentify at least 2 clinical skills that will support clients with PDA profiles\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/pda-and-relationships-december-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity,Neurodiversity,Professional Roles & Boundaries
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261214T120000
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Understanding Codependency: When Caring Compromises Connection 🆕
DESCRIPTION:🆕BRAND-NEW!🆕\nLunch & Learn: Understanding Codependency: When Caring Compromises Connection\nPresented by: Shelley White\, MA\, LMHC\nWhen: Monday\, December 14th\, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 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 CEs): 1.5 CEs | $25.00\nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nCodependency shows up in the therapy room more than you think! \nThis continuing education workshop will provide you with a definition of codependency\, help you identify it in clients\, and help you conceptualize treatment of codependent patterns that contribute to clients’ depression\, anxiety\, and relationship distress. \nThough not a DSM diagnosis\, understanding the concept of codependency can inform how we help our clients change their lives from needing to please and be in control (i.e.\, by acquiescing or over-performing) to forging authentic relationships based on clear\, honest interaction. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\nAt the end of the class\, attendees will: \n1.      Have a working definition of codependency \n2.      Know how to recognize codependency in clients \n3.      Know how to compassionately and clearly introduce the concept of codependency to clients \n4.      Know how to conceptualize treatment \n5.      Have resources that can help clients heal \nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/lunch-learn-understanding-codependency-december-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learns
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270111T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270111T120000
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! The Socially Engaged Therapist: Ethics\, Advocacy\, and Professional Boundaries 🆕
DESCRIPTION:🆕 BRAND-NEW! 🆕\nLaw & Ethics\, Professional Roles & Boundaries\, Health Equity\, and/or Cultural Competence CEs!\nThe Socially Engaged Therapist: Ethics\, Advocacy\, and Professional Boundaries\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Monday\, January 11th\, 2027 | 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\, Professional Roles & Boundaries\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00\nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nIn an increasingly polarized and socially complex world\, psychotherapists are often called upon to navigate the intersection of clinical practice\, social justice\, advocacy\, and professional ethics. Whether responding to systemic oppression\, supporting marginalized communities\, or engaging in public discourse\, therapists may wrestle with important questions: Where does our responsibility to advocate begin and end? How do we balance personal values with professional obligations? When might neutrality become ethically problematic\, and when might advocacy compromise the therapeutic relationship? \nThis engaging and thought-provoking continuing education workshop explores the ethical complexities of being a socially engaged therapist while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries. Participants will examine the distinction between personal activism and professional advocacy\, the ethical implications of therapist self-disclosure and public expression\, and the challenges of navigating political and social issues within clinical practice. Special attention will be given to how power\, privilege\, cultural humility\, and intersecting identities shape professional responsibilities. \nUltimately\, this workshop invites clinicians to consider how they can remain socially engaged\, ethically grounded\, and respectful of professional boundaries while recognizing the broader social conditions that influence psychological well-being. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\nUpon completion of this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify key ethical principles and professional standards relevant to social advocacy\, political engagement\, and the responsibilities of psychotherapists within and beyond the therapeutic relationship.\nDifferentiate between ethically appropriate professional advocacy and actions that may compromise therapeutic boundaries\, client autonomy\, or the integrity of the therapeutic relationship.\nAnalyze ethical dilemmas involving therapist self-disclosure\, political expression\, social justice advocacy\, and competing personal and professional values\, with particular attention to power dynamics and cultural considerations.\nApply ethical decision-making frameworks to clinical and professional scenarios involving social engagement\, advocacy\, and boundary management\, while maintaining respect for client self-determination and diverse perspectives.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/socially-engaged-therapist-january-2027/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity,Professional Roles & Boundaries
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270120T090000
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SUMMARY:Marketing 101 for Therapists: The Road to Your Ideal Private Practice
DESCRIPTION:Law & Ethics CEs!\nBack by Popular Demand!\nMarketing 101 for Therapists: The Road to Your Ideal Private Practice\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Wednesday\, January 20th\, 2027 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 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): 4 Law & Ethics CEs | $109.00\nREGISTER HERE\n  \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\nIn this lively\, hands-on continuing education workshop\, clinicians will learn how to attract ideal clients in ways that feel authentic\, ethical\, and aligned with their professional values. \nForget cookie-cutter marketing advice — this engaging workshop helps you clarify your niche\, communicate your unique therapeutic voice\, and create a sustainable marketing strategy that feels genuine\, not salesy. \nThrough practical exercises\, real-world examples\, and reflection on mindset blocks around visibility\, participants will leave feeling confident\, empowered\, and ready to let their practice thrive. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\nParticipants will learn how to: \n\nArticulate how ethical marketing practices support beneficence by reducing client harm through accurate representation of services\, scope of practice\, and areas of competence.\nExamine the relationship between therapist visibility and justice\, including how clear\, accessible marketing can reduce barriers to care and improve access for marginalized or underserved communities.\nApply informed consent principles to pre-treatment communications\, including website content\, fee disclosures\, and service descriptions\, to promote client autonomy and informed decision-making before initial contact.\n\nWhat Past Attendees Are Saying About This Workshop…\nDreya is a breath of fresh ethical air! Grounded approaches\, real-life practicality\, and useful info and actionable ideas I can build on without being overwhelming! \nThis workshop was absolutely outstanding. I didn’t know it’s exactly what I needed. I came because it was recommended by a coworker and then was absolutely blown away by how relevant it was to me\, not only professionally but also personally. Truly. Such a great presenter\, presentation\, and topic. I’ve never been excited about marketing before (and in fact have always felt the ick about it)\, but I’m excited now! \nFANTASTIC! Hands down\, this is the best CEU workshop I’ve taken all year. I wish this workshop were longer because it was full of great information! \nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/marketing-101-for-therapists-january-2027/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Ethics
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Exploring the Role of Religion and Spirituality in Counseling
DESCRIPTION:Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs!\nExploring the Role of Religion and Spirituality in Counseling\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Thursday\, January 21st\, 2027 | 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 Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00\nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nReligion and spirituality can profoundly influence how individuals understand themselves\, navigate life’s challenges\, and find meaning\, purpose\, and connection. Yet these important dimensions of human experience are often overlooked or inadequately addressed in psychotherapy. \nThis engaging and thought-provoking continuing education workshop explores the role of religion and spirituality in counseling\, offering clinicians practical strategies for integrating clients’ beliefs\, values\, and spiritual experiences into treatment in ethically responsible and culturally sensitive ways. \nParticipants will examine how religious and spiritual frameworks can serve as sources of resilience\, healing\, and belonging\, while also recognizing their potential contributions to shame\, internal conflict\, religious trauma\, and psychological distress. Special attention will be given to spiritual assessment\, religious diversity\, therapist self-awareness\, and the ethical challenges of navigating differences between clients’ beliefs and clinicians’ personal worldviews. \nThrough discussion\, experiential exercises\, and opportunities for self-reflection\, participants will develop greater confidence in addressing spiritual concerns\, supporting clients experiencing religious transitions or spiritual struggles\, and fostering therapeutic conversations that honor each client’s unique relationship with religion\, spirituality\, and meaning-making. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\nUpon completion of this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe the ways religion and spirituality can influence psychological well-being\, identity development\, coping strategies\, and the therapeutic process.\nIdentify clinically relevant religious and spiritual concerns\, including spiritual struggles\, religious trauma\, faith transitions\, and the role of spiritual beliefs in resilience and healing.\nExamine ethical and multicultural considerations when addressing religion and spirituality in psychotherapy\, including therapist self-awareness\, professional boundaries\, and respect for clients’ diverse belief systems.\nApply spiritually sensitive assessment strategies and therapeutic interventions to explore clients’ religious and spiritual experiences while supporting autonomy\, meaning-making\, and psychological well-being.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/exploring-the-role-of-religion-and-spirituality-in-counseling-january-2027/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270125T121500
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! A Journey Through Personality Disorders 🆕
DESCRIPTION:🆕Brand-New!🆕\nProfessional Roles & Boundaries CEs!\n A Journey Through Personality Disorders\nPresented by: Diane Bigler\, LCSW\, LSCSW\nWhen: Monday\, January 25th\, 2027| 9:00 AM – 12:15 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 Professional Roles & Boundaries CEs | $99.00\nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nThis continuing education workshop on personality disorders offers mental health professionals an in-depth overview of the major types and categories as defined by diagnostic criteria\, including Cluster A (odd/eccentric)\, Cluster B (dramatic/emotional)\, and Cluster C (anxious/fearful) personality disorders. \nParticipants will examine core symptoms\, behavioral patterns\, and underlying emotional and cognitive features that characterize various personality disorders. \nThe workshop highlights key clinical considerations\, including diagnostic challenges\, comorbidity\, transference and countertransference\, and treatment engagement. Emphasis will be placed on general therapeutic recommendations and evidence-informed strategies\, including structure\, boundaries\, validation\, and long-term treatment planning. \nThrough case examples and discussion\, clinicians will strengthen their ability to assess\, conceptualize\, and effectively support individuals with complex personality dynamics. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\n\nIdentify and differentiate the key features\, symptom patterns\, and diagnostic criteria of the major personality disorder categories (Clusters A\, B\, and C).\nAnalyze and apply clinical considerations such as comorbidity\, treatment resistance\, and therapeutic alliance when working with individuals diagnosed with personality disorders.\nDemonstrate the ability to implement general therapeutic strategies and interventions\, including boundary-setting\, validation\, and long-term treatment planning\, to effectively support clients with personality disorders.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/journey-through-personality-disorders-january-2027/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Professional Roles & Boundaries
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Bigler%2C LCSW%2C LSCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:diane4ku@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270125T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270125T133000
DTSTAMP:20261112T200549Z
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: The Two Pains: Destigmatizing & Rethinking Chronic Pain to Improve Client Outcomes 🆕
DESCRIPTION:Brand-New!\nLaw & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs!\nLunch & Learn: The Two Pains: Destigmatizing & Rethinking Chronic Pain to Improve Client Outcomes\nPresented by: Hannah Smith\, MA\, LMHC\, CGP\nWhen: Monday\, January 25th\, 2027 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 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): 1.5 Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs | $25.00\nThe Two Pains: Destigmatizing & Rethinking Chronic Pain to Improve Client Outcomes\nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nMore than 60 million Americans live with chronic pain. \nAs a clinician\, if you have not worked with clients who have chronic pain\, you will. This can be complicated. Pain-related illnesses are often invisible to outside observers and can be dynamic\, changing often. This causes relational and employment issues. Many people who have chronic pain issues have been chasing answers for years\, even decades. This often results in trust\, self-esteem\, and other challenging relational and identity impacts. \nThankfully\, advances in brain imaging have opened the door wide toward understanding pain in new ways!  In fact\, we now have an entirely new approach to pain known as Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)\, which can make huge differences in client engagement and outcomes. \nIn this short continuing education workshop\, you will be introduced to PRT\, learn the two types of pain\, understand more about specific societal stigmas and identity issues you’ll need to address\, and learn a few quick methods to lay the groundwork to prepare clients to reduce and let go of pain they do not need. \nMuch of the chronic pain people suffer with these days can be relieved – come learn ways to set them up for success on their journey to building an abundant life not dominated by pain. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\n\nList the four elements of Pain Reprocessing Therapy\nExplain the two types of pain\, “Pain Math\,” and how the two pains differ\nEvaluate the limitations of the medical model and societal medicalization when addressing chronic pain\nTeach self-monitoring skills learned in the session to help the client raise state-of-being awareness to lay the groundwork for addressing pain and energy issues\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/the-two-pains-destigmatizing-rethinking-chronic-pain-january-2027/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity,Lunch & Learns
ORGANIZER;CN="Hannah Smith MA%2C LMHC%2C CGP (she/her)":MAILTO:hannah@potentialfinders.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270126T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270126T200000
DTSTAMP:20261113T200524Z
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! After Hours: Family Systems and Ethical Non-Monogamy: How to Apply Family Systems Theory to Polycules 🆕
DESCRIPTION:🆕Brand-New!🆕\nLaw & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs!\nAfter Hours: Family Systems and Ethical Non-Monogamy: How to Apply Family Systems Theory to Polycules\nPresented by: B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC (she/her)\nWhen: Tuesday\, January 26th\, 2027  | 6:00 PM – 8:00 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): 2 CEs – Meets Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence Requirements | Cost: $50.00\nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nModels for couples therapy are based on\, well… couples. So if you work with non-monogamy\, these modalities can fall short and leave therapists wanting more. Because any grouping of people can replicate our Family of Origin patterns (including work teams\, friend groups\, and\, of course\, polycules)\, applying Family Systems Theory can be helpful. \nThis continuing education workshop will apply Family Systems Theory to non-monogamous groups of 3 or more and offer ways that this lens can improve the quality of their relationships. \nTaught by B Lourenco\, who has both lived experience with Ethical Non-Monogamy (ENM) and extensive training in Family Systems Theory\, this class is sure to leave you thinking about polycules in a different way. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\nAfter attending this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe how Bowen Family Systems Theory can be conceptually applied to non-monogamous dynamics\nName at least 2 ways to use Family Systems Theory to help support non-monogamous clients\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/family-systems-and-ethical-non-monogamy-january-2027/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:After Hours with Cascadia,Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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