Cascadia Training for Professional Development

🆕 BRAND-NEW! Lunch & Learn: Exploring Homicide Risk Assessment in Clinical Practice 🆕
2026-09-28 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Brand-New!
Law & Ethics CEs!
Lunch & Learn: Exploring Homicide Risk Assessment in Clinical Practice
Presented by: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LICSW
When: Monday, September 28, 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 (NBCC and NASW-WA Approved): 1.5 Law & Ethics CEs | $25.00
Continuing Education Workshop Description:
This continuing education workshop provides therapists with a practical and clinically grounded approach to homicide risk assessment across outpatient, crisis, and behavioral health settings.
Participants will learn how to identify warning signs and risk factors associated with potential violence. The workshop will explore strategies for opening the door to difficult conversations about violent thoughts in a direct, nonjudgmental, and therapeutic manner while maintaining rapport and reducing client shame or defensiveness.
Clinicians will also review levels of homicide risk, protective factors, documentation considerations, duty to warn/protect issues, and appropriate next steps including safety planning, consultation, referral, crisis intervention, and coordination of care.
Case examples and clinical scenarios will help participants increase confidence in assessing, conceptualizing, and responding to homicide risk in ethically and legally informed ways.
Continuing Education Workshop Objectives:

Analyze clinical, behavioral, and contextual factors associated with varying levels of homicide risk in behavioral health settings.
Demonstrate therapeutic interviewing strategies to assess homicidal ideation and determine appropriate clinical interventions and next steps.

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🆕 BRAND-NEW! Ethics of Somatic Therapies: Boundaries, Consent, and Scope of Practice 🆕
2026-09-28 13:00 - 16:00
Brand-New!
Meets Professional Roles & Boundaries or Law & Ethics CE requirements!
Ethics of Somatic Therapies: Boundaries, Consent, and Scope of Practice
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Monday, Septemer 28th, 2026 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Pacific Time
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 CEs – counts as Professional Roles & Boundaries or Law & Ethics CEs | $99.00
Somatic therapies are increasingly integrated into psychotherapy as clinicians seek ways to address trauma, stress, and emotional regulation through the body. However, incorporating body-based interventions raises important ethical questions related to professional boundaries, informed consent, cultural sensitivity, and the scope of practice.
This continuing education workshop explores the ethical use of somatic approaches within psychotherapy, helping clinicians thoughtfully integrate body-oriented techniques while remaining aligned with professional standards of care. Together, we will examine common ethical dilemmas that arise when working with breath, movement, grounding exercises, and other somatic practices, particularly regarding touch, power dynamics, trauma sensitivity, and client autonomy.
The workshop will provide practical guidance for obtaining meaningful informed consent, documenting somatic interventions, and recognizing when referrals or additional training are necessary. Through case examples, reflective discussion, and ethical decision-making frameworks, clinicians will strengthen their ability to incorporate somatic awareness into therapy while protecting client safety and maintaining clear professional boundaries.
Workshop Objectives:

Define key ethical considerations involved in integrating somatic therapies into psychotherapy, including issues related to boundaries, consent, and scope of practice.
Identify potential ethical risks and clinical dilemmas that may arise when using body-based interventions such as breathwork, grounding exercises, or movement practices.
Describe best practices for obtaining informed consent and maintaining clear therapeutic boundaries when incorporating somatic techniques into clinical work.
Apply ethical decision-making frameworks to determine when somatic interventions are appropriate within a clinician’s scope of practice and when consultation, referral, or additional training may be necessary.

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