Continuing Education

Pro Bono Counseling (PBC) offers a robust schedule of continuing education workshops throughout the year. As a benefit to active PBC volunteers, these workshops are free, but all clinicians and constituents are invited to attend for a nominal registration fee. PBC’s staff is committed to offering workshop topics that are educational, timely, and relevant to a clinician’s practice and are presented by experts in their respected fields.

If you have a suggestion for a future workshop topic, please email PBC’s Event and Development Coordinator.

If you’d like to apply to present a future continuing education workshop, please download and complete the Continuing Education Application form and submit it with the required documents via email to PBC’s Event and Development Coordinator.

October 1, 2024

Considering the Full Continuum: Integrating Both Positive and Adverse Experiences into Therapeutic Practice

 

2024 Professional Continuing Education Online Workshop 

Featured Presenter: Amie Myrick, LCPC

Date: 10/01/2024
Time: 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM

Online Webinar

Featured Presenter

Amie Myrick, LCPC

Participants will receive a code prior to the webinar to log on and participate in the online session.

Registration Fee

  • $29/person
  • FREE for Pro Bono Counseling Clinicians

Two (2) CE Credits*

Learning Objectives

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

  • Describe how positive and adverse childhood experiences affect client symptoms and behaviors.
  • Discuss ways to integrate both types of experiences into therapeutic policies, practices, and interventions.
  • Identify strategies to balance trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches in therapy.
  • List at least one policy or practice to better integrate a full spectrum of childhood experiences into your therapeutic approach.
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Pro Bono Counseling is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pro Bono Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Maryland Boards of Social Work Examiners and Professional Counselors and Therapists certify that this program meets the criteria for two (2) credit hours of continuing education for social workers, professional counselors, and therapists licensed in Maryland.

CE credit is granted to participants with documented attendance and participation at individual workshops. Attendance is monitored. Credit will not be granted to registrants who arrive late or depart early from a session. Participants will be asked to submit a completed evaluation form at the end of the session. It is the responsibility of registrants to comply with these requirements.

October 15, 2024

Providing Counseling Pro Bono: Clinical Applications for Volunteers

 

2024 Professional Continuing Education Online Workshop 

Featured Presenters: Sherri Bloom, LCSW-C; and Yolonda Nelson-Swain, MAHS, VASIII

Date: 10/15/2024
Time: 10:00 AM- 11:30 AM

Online Webinar

Featured Presenters

Sherri Bloom, LCSW-C

Yolonda Nelson-Swain, MAHS, VASIII

Participants will receive a code prior to the webinar to log on and participate in the online session.

Registration Fee

  • FREE for Pro Bono Counseling Clinicians

One (1) CE Credit*

Learning Objectives

  1. Analyze ethical implications of providing pro bono services
  2. Assess impact of providing pro bono services on current clinical practice
  3. Make a plan to address socio-economic, cultural, and racial issues in therapy
  4. Explain professional benefits of providing pro bono mental health care

 

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*Please note that this workshop is intended for clinicians newly enrolled as PBC volunteers. You many only earn CEUs by attending this workshop once. PBC is unable to reissue CEs for the same course.

Pro Bono Counseling is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pro Bono Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Maryland Boards of Social Work Examiners and Professional Counselors and Therapists certify that this program meets the criteria for one credit hour of continuing education for social workers, professional counselors, and therapists licensed in Maryland.

CE credit is granted to participants with documented attendance and participation at individual workshops. Attendance is monitored. Credit will not be granted to registrants who log-on late or depart early from a session. Participants will be asked to submit a completed evaluation form at the end of the session. It is the responsibility of registrants to comply with these requirements.

October 16, 2024

Striving, Surviving, and Thriving: Opening the Hidden Doors to Adolescent Growth and Healing

 

2024 Professional Continuing Education Online Workshop 

Featured Presenter: Brad Sachs, PhD

Date: 10/16/2024
Time: 12:00 PM- 2:00 PM

Online Webinar

Featured Presenter

Brad Sachs, PhD

Participants will receive a code prior to the webinar to log on and participate in the online session.

Registration Fee

  • $29/person
  • FREE for Pro Bono Counseling Clinicians

Two (2) CE Credits*

Learning Objectives

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

  • List at least five phenomena that may contribute to the currently high rates of adolescent anxiety, depression, and suicidal behavior.
  • Discuss strategies for fostering conversations that invite teenagers to explore an expanded sense of self during adolescence—helping them to assess who they were, who they are, and who they are becoming.
  • Identify strategies for working with teenagers who resist self-discovery and self-awareness, and who have begun succumbing to despair and hopelessness.
  • Describe strategies for coaching parents when it comes to understanding their teen’s struggles, and responding to them in ways that promote self-acceptance, healing and maturity while still holding their children accountable for their behavior.
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Pro Bono Counseling is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pro Bono Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Maryland Boards of Social Work Examiners and Professional Counselors and Therapists certify that this program meets the criteria for two (2) credit hours of continuing education for social workers, professional counselors, and therapists licensed in Maryland.

CE credit is granted to participants with documented attendance and participation at individual workshops. Attendance is monitored. Credit will not be granted to registrants who arrive late or depart early from a session. Participants will be asked to submit a completed evaluation form at the end of the session. It is the responsibility of registrants to comply with these requirements.

October 28, 2024

Ethical Considerations When Treating Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence

 

2024 Professional Continuing Education Online Workshop 

Featured Presenters: Lauren Shaivitz, Esq., LMSW; Alicia Bickoff, Esq.

Date: 10/28/2024
Time: 9:00 AM- 11:00 AM

Online Webinar

Featured Presenters

Lauren Shaivitz, Esq., LMSW; Alicia Bickoff, Esq.

Participants will receive a code prior to the webinar to log on and participate in the online session.

Registration Fee*

  • FREE for all mental health clinicians

Two (2) CE Credits

*CHANA, an agency of The Associated, has been awarded a grant to partner with Pro Bono Counseling to provide a series of continuing education workshops on various topics for mental health clinicians related to working with victims/survivors of domestic violence. All workshops are free for mental health clinicians.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

  • Identify best practices with informed consent with victims and survivors of domestic violence.
  • Describe how to navigate confidentiality with victims and survivors of domestic violence.
  • Discuss ethical considerations when weighing the potential benefits vs. risk of harm with victims and survivors of domestic violence.
  • Assess clients’ rights to make informed decisions.
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Pro Bono Counseling is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pro Bono Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Maryland Boards of Social Work Examiners and Professional Counselors and Therapists certify that this program meets the criteria for two (2) credit hours of continuing education for social workers, professional counselors, and therapists licensed in Maryland.

CE credit is granted to participants with documented attendance and participation at individual workshops. Attendance is monitored. Credit will not be granted to registrants who arrive late or depart early from a session. Participants will be asked to submit a completed evaluation form at the end of the session. It is the responsibility of registrants to comply with these requirements.

Grant Information

This project was supported by 15JOVW-23-GG-00730-UNDE by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

November 1, 2024

Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision

 

2024 Professional Continuing Education Online Workshop 

Featured Presenter: Harriet Mauer, MA Psychology, MSW, LCSW

Date: 11/1/2024
Time: 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM

Online Webinar

Featured Presenter

Harriet Mauer, MA Psychology, MSW, LCSW

Participants will receive a code prior to the webinar to log on and participate in the online session.

Registration Fee*

  • $29/person
  • FREE for Pro Bono Counseling Clinicians

Two (2) CE Credits

*Please Note – To ensure maximum interaction, registration is limited for this workshop. A waitlist will be available once capacity is reached.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

  • Identify the essential elements of effective supervisor-supervisee relationship.
  • Define supervises’ learning needs rooted in concrete assessment.
  • Explain supervisee learning style to help create a growth plan in partnership with supervisee.
  • Access supervises’ differential diagnosis and differential intervention to maximize client growth and well-being.
  • Discuss concrete outcome measures for all the above to ensure accountability.
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Pro Bono Counseling is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pro Bono Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Maryland Boards of Social Work Examiners and Professional Counselors and Therapists certify that this program meets the criteria for two (2) credit hours of continuing education for social workers, professional counselors, and therapists licensed in Maryland.

CE credit is granted to participants with documented attendance and participation at individual workshops. Attendance is monitored. Credit will not be granted to registrants who arrive late or depart early from a session. Participants will be asked to submit a completed evaluation form at the end of the session. It is the responsibility of registrants to comply with these requirements.

November 18, 2024

From One to Many: When and How to Include Spouses/Partners in Individual Counseling Sessions

 

2024 Professional Continuing Education Online Workshop 

Featured Presenter: Victoria D. Stubbs, LICSW, LCSW-C, RMT

Date: 11/18/2024
Time: 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM

Online Webinar

Featured Presenter

Victoria D. Stubbs, LICSW, LCSW-C, RMT

Participants will receive a code prior to the webinar to log on and participate in the online session.

Registration Fee

  • $29/person
  • FREE for Pro Bono Counseling Clinicians

Two (2) CE Credits*

Learning Objectives

At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

  • Assess the appropriateness-such as safety, timing, topics and intentions-of bringing a client’s spouse/partner/family member into an individual session.
  • Demonstrate the ability to plan and prepare for a joint session.
  • Identify ethical considerations of having a spouse/partner join a client’s individual session.
  • Evaluate when a referral to couples or family therapy is needed.
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Pro Bono Counseling is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pro Bono Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Maryland Boards of Social Work Examiners and Professional Counselors and Therapists certify that this program meets the criteria for two (2) credit hours of continuing education for social workers, professional counselors, and therapists licensed in Maryland.

CE credit is granted to participants with documented attendance and participation at individual workshops. Attendance is monitored. Credit will not be granted to registrants who arrive late or depart early from a session. Participants will be asked to submit a completed evaluation form at the end of the session. It is the responsibility of registrants to comply with these requirements.

November 19, 2024

Providing Counseling Pro Bono: Clinical Applications for Volunteers

 

2024 Professional Continuing Education Online Workshop 

Featured Presenters: Sherri Bloom, LCSW-C; and Yolonda Nelson-Swain, MAHS, VASIII

Date: 11/19/2024
Time: 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM

Online Webinar

Featured Presenters

Sherri Bloom, LCSW-C

Yolonda Nelson-Swain, MAHS, VASIII

Participants will receive a code prior to the webinar to log on and participate in the online session.

Registration Fee

  • FREE for Pro Bono Counseling Clinicians

One (1) CE Credit*

Learning Objectives

  1. Analyze ethical implications of providing pro bono services
  2. Assess impact of providing pro bono services on current clinical practice
  3. Make a plan to address socio-economic, cultural, and racial issues in therapy
  4. Explain professional benefits of providing pro bono mental health care

 

Register Online Now

*Please note that this workshop is intended for clinicians newly enrolled as PBC volunteers. You many only earn CEUs by attending this workshop once. PBC is unable to reissue CEs for the same course.

Pro Bono Counseling is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pro Bono Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Maryland Boards of Social Work Examiners and Professional Counselors and Therapists certify that this program meets the criteria for one credit hour of continuing education for social workers, professional counselors, and therapists licensed in Maryland.

CE credit is granted to participants with documented attendance and participation at individual workshops. Attendance is monitored. Credit will not be granted to registrants who log-on late or depart early from a session. Participants will be asked to submit a completed evaluation form at the end of the session. It is the responsibility of registrants to comply with these requirements.

December 17, 2024

Providing Counseling Pro Bono: Clinical Applications for Volunteers

 

2024 Professional Continuing Education Online Workshop 

Featured Presenters: Sherri Bloom, LCSW-C; and Yolonda Nelson-Swain, MAHS, VASIII

Date: 12/17/2024
Time: 10:00 AM- 11:30 AM

Online Webinar

Featured Presenters

Sherri Bloom, LCSW-C

Yolonda Nelson-Swain, MAHS, VASIII

Participants will receive a code prior to the webinar to log on and participate in the online session.

Registration Fee

  • FREE for Pro Bono Counseling Clinicians

One (1) CE Credit*

Learning Objectives

  1. Analyze ethical implications of providing pro bono services
  2. Assess impact of providing pro bono services on current clinical practice
  3. Make a plan to address socio-economic, cultural, and racial issues in therapy
  4. Explain professional benefits of providing pro bono mental health care