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SUMMARY:Sacred Rage and Therapeutic Fire: Working with Anger in Women
DESCRIPTION:Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nSacred Rage and Therapeutic Fire: Working with Anger in Women\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Monday\, December 7th\, 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 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00\nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nAnger in women is often misunderstood\, dismissed\, or pathologized\, yet it can be a powerful signal of boundaries\, injustice\, and unmet needs. \nThis continuing education workshop helps psychotherapists understand the complexities of women’s anger\, including its social\, cultural\, and relational influences\, and how it can be harnessed as a transformative force in therapy. \nParticipants will explore ways to normalize\, validate\, and work ethically with anger while supporting clients in expressing it constructively and safely. \nThrough discussion\, case examples\, and experiential exercises\, attendees will learn therapeutic strategies to help clients recognize their anger\, understand its origins\, and channel it into empowerment and growth. Therapists will leave with tools to navigate challenging emotions\, foster self-advocacy\, and guide clients in integrating their anger in ways that support healing\, assertiveness\, and personal agency. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\n\nDevelop an understanding of the social\, cultural\, and psychological dimensions of anger in women.\nLearn strategies to help clients recognize\, validate\, and express anger safely and constructively.\nIdentify therapeutic interventions that transform anger into empowerment\, assertiveness\, and personal growth.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/sacred-rage-and-therapeutic-fire-december-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261207T090000
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! Exploring Cluster B Personality Disorders 🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nExploring Cluster B Personality Disorders\nPresented by: Diane Bigler\, LCSW\, LSCSW\nWhen: Monday\, December 7th\, 2026| 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 CEs | $90.00\nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nThis continuing education workshop offers an introductory yet comprehensive overview of Cluster B personality disorders—Antisocial\, Borderline\, Histrionic\, and Narcissistic—for mental health professionals. \nParticipants will deepen their understanding of the diagnostic features\, clinical presentations\, and interpersonal challenges associated with these disorders. Through case studies\, video demonstrations\, and reflective questions\, the course explores evidence-based assessment tools\, including the DSM-5 Level of Personality Functioning Scale\, and examines key treatment approaches such as DBT\, CBT\, and schema therapy. \nThe workshop also highlights cultural considerations and the importance of therapeutic boundaries\, transference\, and countertransference when working with this population. Designed to equip clinicians with practical strategies and ethical awareness\, this training supports effective and compassionate care while promoting clinician resilience in challenging treatment contexts. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\n\nIdentify the four Cluster B personality disorders and their associated diagnostic features and clinical presentations.\nDiscover methods and tools for assessing Cluster B disorders.\nDescribe at least three treatment approaches and recommendations for working with individuals who have a Cluster B personality disorder.\nEmploy effective therapeutic strategies and boundaries in working with Cluster B individuals.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/exploring-cluster-b-personality-disorders-december-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Bigler%2C LCSW%2C LSCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:diane4ku@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261209T090000
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DTSTAMP:20260902T152304Z
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness and ADHD: Strategies for Cultivating Focus and Self-Regulation
DESCRIPTION:Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nMindfulness and ADHD: Strategies for Cultivating Focus and Self-Regulation\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Wednesday\, December 9th\, 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 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00\nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nADHD can make attention\, emotional regulation\, and impulse control challenging for many clients\, yet mindfulness offers practical tools to enhance focus\, self-awareness\, and emotional balance. \nThis continuing education workshop introduces psychotherapists to evidence-informed mindfulness strategies tailored for clients with ADHD. Participants will explore how mindful awareness\, grounding techniques\, and present-moment focus can support attention regulation\, reduce stress\, and improve daily functioning. \nAttendees will learn how to integrate mindfulness practices into therapy sessions in ways that are engaging\, accessible\, and developmentally appropriate. Therapists will leave with practical tools to help clients cultivate focus\, strengthen self-regulation\, and harness mindfulness as a resource for managing ADHD-related challenges. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\n\nDevelop an understanding of how ADHD impacts attention\, emotional regulation\, and executive functioning\, and how mindfulness can support these areas.\nLearn practical mindfulness-based strategies tailored to clients with ADHD for improving focus and self-regulation.\nIdentify ways to integrate mindfulness practices into therapy sessions to enhance client engagement\, attention\, and emotional balance.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/mindfulness-and-adhd-strategies-december-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261211T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261211T163000
DTSTAMP:20260902T153310Z
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SUMMARY:Best Practices for Serving Gender-Diverse Clients
DESCRIPTION:Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nBest Practices for Serving Gender-Diverse Clients\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Friday\, December 11th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 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): 6 CEs Meets Criteria for Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $199.00\nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nWhether they are transgender\, non-binary\, two-spirit\, gender fluid\, or agender\, those in our gender-diverse communities need clinicians who understand the issues they are facing\, as well as how to best meet their needs. \nDreya\, a transgender woman\, has been a gender therapist since 2004 and is thrilled to share her knowledge with you during this dynamic and engaging continuing education workshop. \nWe will review gender-affirming terminology and explore the wide variety of identities within the gender-diverse community. You will learn how to provide gender-affirming care for clients of different ages (children\, teens\, and adults)\, starting with what to include on intake forms and how to create a welcoming office atmosphere. \nYou will also become familiar with themes that typically arise in session\, such as coming out to oneself\, family\, friends\, and coworkers; navigating social and medical transition; managing stress\, microaggressions\, discrimination\, and bias; and dealing with grief and loss (both on the part of the client as well as family members); common mental health issues associated with gender diversity\, such as depression\, anxiety\, suicidality\, PTSD\, and eating disorders; intersectionality; the gatekeeping dilemma; and more. \nDreya will also discuss how to write referral letters for clients (both adults and minors) seeking gender-affirming medical care. We will explore the criteria for “gender dysphoria\,” the role of WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) guidelines in the letter-writing process\, and how to conduct a “gender consultation” for this purpose. \nFinally\, we will examine client transference and clinician countertransference\, as each can impact the therapeutic relationship. The good news is that by exploring gender diversity and the challenges faced by gender-nonconforming individuals more deeply\, clinicians can make a meaningful difference in the lives of their clients and families. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\n\nIdentify a wide range of identities among people who are gender-nonconforming.\nLearn the micro and macro challenges that impact the mental health of gender-nonconforming individuals.\nBecome familiar with how to best provide affirming care to gender-diverse individuals.\nDiscuss how to conduct a gender consultation for the purpose of writing a referral letter for gender-affirming medical care.\nUnderstand the transition timeline of a person navigating their gender journey.\nExplore how to best support the families of gender-diverse individuals.\nBecome familiar with local and national resources for gender-diverse individuals.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/best-practices-for-serving-gender-diverse-clients-december-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261214T090000
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DTSTAMP:20260902T165019Z
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SUMMARY:🆕BRAND-NEW! Parentification 🆕
DESCRIPTION:🆕Brand-New!🆕\nParentification\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Monday\, December 14th\, 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\nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nParentification is a relational dynamic in which a child is placed into developmentally inappropriate roles of emotional or practical caregiving within the family system. While often invisible or normalized within families\, this role reversal can shape identity\, attachment patterns\, boundaries\, and self-worth well into adulthood. \nThis continuing education workshop introduces clinicians to the concept of parentification from developmental\, relational\, and trauma-informed perspectives\, exploring both instrumental parentification (taking on adult tasks) and emotional parentification (serving as a confidant\, mediator\, or regulator for caregivers). \nParticipants will examine the long-term psychological impacts of these early role reversals\, including links to anxiety\, depression\, relational over-functioning\, and identity diffusion. Clinicians will learn practical therapeutic strategies for helping clients identify internalized responsibility patterns\, develop healthier boundaries\, grieve unmet childhood needs\, and cultivate a more balanced sense of self. \nThrough case examples\, reflective exercises\, and clinical discussion\, participants will gain tools to recognize parentification dynamics in therapy and support clients in reclaiming autonomy\, self-compassion\, and relational flexibility. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\n\nDefine parentification and distinguish between instrumental and emotional forms of role reversal within family systems.\nIdentify common psychological and relational impacts of childhood parentification\, including patterns related to boundaries\, responsibility\, attachment\, and identity development.\nAssess for signs of parentification in clinical practice\, including common presenting concerns and therapeutic themes associated with this developmental experience.\nApply trauma-informed therapeutic strategies to help clients process parentification experiences\, establish healthier boundaries\, and develop greater self-compassion and autonomy.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/parentification-december-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261216T090000
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SUMMARY:🆕BRAND-NEW! Writing the Unspoken: Integrating Poetry into Therapy Practice 🆕
DESCRIPTION:🆕Brand-New!🆕\nWriting the Unspoken: Integrating Poetry into Therapy Practice\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Wednesday\, December 16th\, 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\nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nPoetry can give voice to thoughts and feelings that are difficult to express in conventional conversation\, offering clients a creative avenue for reflection\, insight\, and healing. \nThis in-depth continuing education workshop introduces psychotherapists to the principles and practical applications of integrating poetry into therapy. Participants will explore how poetry can facilitate emotional expression\, meaning-making\, and self-discovery while supporting therapeutic goals. \nThrough discussion\, case examples\, and experiential exercises\, attendees will learn strategies for using poetry prompts\, reflective writing\, and literary techniques with clients in a safe and ethical way. Therapists will leave with practical tools to incorporate poetry into therapy\, helping clients articulate the unspoken\, process emotions\, and deepen personal insight. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\n\nDevelop an understanding of the therapeutic benefits and ethical considerations of using poetry in clinical practice.\nLearn strategies and prompts for integrating poetry to support client self-expression\, reflection\, and insight.\nIdentify ways to ethically incorporate poetry into therapy sessions to enhance emotional processing and personal growth.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/writing-the-unspoken-december-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261218T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261218T163000
DTSTAMP:20260902T172843Z
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SUMMARY:The Creative Counselor: Practical Applications of Arts and Crafts in Session
DESCRIPTION:Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs!\nThe Creative Counselor: Practical Applications of Arts and Crafts in Session\nPresented by: Dreya Blume\, LCSW\nWhen: Wednesday\, December 16th\, 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): 6 CEs – Meets requirements for 2 Law & Ethics CEs\, 2 Health Equity CEs\, and/or 2 Cultural Competence CEs| $199.00\nThe Creative Counselor: Practical Applications of Arts and Crafts in Session\nContinuing Education Workshop Description:\nCreativity is our birthright\, yet so many of our clients struggle with it\, often having been shamed by parents or teachers.  What might our sessions look like if we provided a safe space for clients to connect with the life force of their creativity? How might integrating creativity into your clinical work reinvigorate you\, as the clinician? How are the visual arts perfect gateways for clients to explore their deepest intuitive wisdom? And how can your facilitation of arts and crafts with clients enable you to learn about aspects of their lives that otherwise would be unspoken? \nIn this continuing education workshop\, we will explore the therapeutic uses of various types of visual arts and crafts with different populations. So as to better understand the healing power of creativity first-hand\, you’ll have the opportunity to engage in a variety of arts and crafts-making yourself. This will include mandala drawing\, ritual creation\, exploring affirmation and oracle card imagery\, and choosing from a menu of 100 therapeutic activities you can do with blank index cards and markers. \nContinuing Education Workshop Objectives:\n\nUnderstand the history of the use of arts and crafts in counseling\nDiscuss the therapeutic benefits of arts and crafts\nIdentify specific clinical applications of arts and crafts\, based on a client’s treatment plan\nBecome familiar with various ways of introducing and utilizing arts and crafts into sessions\nPractice several ways of engaging in creative activities that have a therapeutic purpose\nExplore the connections between creativity\, artwork\, crafting\, and healing\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/creative-counselor-december-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity
ORGANIZER;CN="Dreya Blume%2C LCSW (she/her)":MAILTO:dreyablume@gmail.com
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