Cascadia Training for Professional Development

🆕 Brand-New! Lunch & Learn: Introduction to the Clinical Use of Tarot Card Imagery in Psychotherapy
2026-02-23 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Brand-New!
Lunch & Learn: Introduction to the Clinical Use of Tarot Card Imagery in Psychotherapy
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, February 23, 2026 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 1.5 CEs | $25.00
Tarot card imagery can be a powerful tool for exploration, reflection, and insight in therapy, providing clients with symbolic language to express emotions, uncover patterns, and consider possibilities. This training introduces psychotherapists to the clinical use of tarot cards in a therapeutic context, emphasizing ethical, client-centered approaches. Participants will explore how tarot imagery can support narrative development, self-awareness, and meaning-making while maintaining clinical boundaries and professionalism. Attendees will learn practical strategies for integrating tarot imagery into therapy sessions. Therapists will leave with tools to use tarot cards as a creative and reflective adjunct to traditional therapeutic methods, helping clients explore challenges, identify strengths, and gain fresh perspectives.
Objectives

Develop an understanding of the clinical applications and ethical considerations of using tarot card imagery in therapy.
Learn strategies for incorporating tarot imagery to support reflection, insight, and narrative exploration in clients.
Identify ways to integrate tarot card techniques into therapy while maintaining professional boundaries and client-centered practice.

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🆕BRAND-NEW! Ethics of Gifts in Psychotherapy 🆕
2026-03-02 09:00 - 12:15
BRAND-NEW!
Law & Ethics CEs!
Ethics of Gifts in Psychotherapy
Presented by: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
When: Monday, March 2nd, 2026 | 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 Law & Ethics CEs | $99.00
This course explores the ethical complexities surrounding the giving and receiving of gifts within therapeutic relationships. Clinicians will examine professional boundaries, ethical guidelines, and potential impacts on the therapeutic alliance when navigating gift-related situations.
The training will address how to assess the intent, timing, and meaning of gifts, and offer best practices for decision-making rooted in ethical principles and clinical judgment. Participants will engage in reflective examination of their own cultural values, beliefs, and professional roles, while considering the diverse cultural norms and practices of clients. Through discussion and case analysis, this course fosters ethical awareness and culturally sensitive approaches to managing gift-related dilemmas in therapy.
Learning Objectives:

Identify ethical and therapeutic issues of gift giving and receiving in mental health practice.
Explain at least three key ethical and practice considerations around gift giving in practice.
Discover and consider variables related to culture, therapeutic relationships, and countertransference as they relate to gifts.

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