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Professional Development

“I’ve been going to the Council for my CEUs and the topics are always relevant, informative, thought provoking, and they really help me feel grounded in the advances in clinical work. I thoroughly enjoy the 30 hours I spend there every two years!”

Kehinde Solanke

Director of Clinical Management, Community Behavioral Health, City of Philadelphia

Upcoming Workshops

We offer a 25% discount on all workshops for groups of 5 or more individuals. If you represent a group of 5 or more people, contact Kristine Seitz at kseitz@councilforrelationships.org for more details and to register your group.

September 2024

Council for Relationships CE Workshops for Mental Health Professionals. Jane Fleishman, PhD, MEd, MS, Sexuality Educator. Continuing Ed Workshop. Ain't No Stopping Us Now: The Promises and Pitfalls of Sexuality as We Age. September 12, 2024. Virtual - 3 CEs, APA & AASECT. www.councilforrelationships.org/professional-development." Image features Jane Fleishman smiling with short curly gray hair and glasses against a blue gradient background.

Ain’t No Stopping Us Now: The Promises and Pitfalls of Sexuality as We Age

 Jane Fleishman, PhD, MEd, MS (she/her/hers)
Thursday, September 12, 2024, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT

Details & Registration
Council for Relationships CE Workshops for Mental Health Professionals. Lauren Napolitano, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist. Continuing Ed Workshop. Coercive Control: Why Divorcing a Narcissist Can Be Harder than Staying Married to One. September 20, 2024. Virtual - 3 CEs, APA & AASECT. www.councilforrelationships.org/professional-development." Image features Lauren Napolitano smiling with long straight dark hair against a blue gradient background.

Coercive Control: Why Divorcing a Narcissist Can Be Harder than Staying Married to One

Lauren Napolitano, PsyD (she/her/hers)
Friday, September 20, 2024, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT

Details & Registration
Council for Relationships CE Workshops for Mental Health Professionals. Izzy David Eliette Casey, PhD, and Megan Lederman, MA, LPC. Growth Thru Change. Continuing Ed Workshop. Neurodiversity-Affirming DBT. September 25, 2024. Virtual - 3 CEs, APA & AASECT. www.councilforrelationships.org/professional-development." Image features Izzy David Eliette Casey with a headscarf and glasses, and Megan Lederman with long hair, both smiling against a blue gradient background.

Neurodivergent-Affirming DBT

Ley David Elliette Cray, PhD (she/they) & Megan Lederman, MA, LPC (they/them)
Wednesday, September 25, 2024, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT

Details & Registration

October 2024

Flyer for Council for Relationships' Continuing Ed Workshop on 'Psychedelics and Sex Therapy: Notes from an Emerging Field' by Emma Kupferman, LICSW, LCSW-C, CPT on October 2, 2024, 9am-12pm EST. Virtual event, 3 CEs available (APA & AASECT). Register at councilforrelationships.org/professional-development.

Psychedelics and Sex Therapy: Notes from an Emerging Field

Emma Kupferman, LICSW, LCSW-C, CPT (she/her)
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT

Details & Registration

November 2024

The flyer promotes a Continuing Education Workshop offered by the Council for Relationships, featuring Carly Haeck Rappaport, LMFT, a certified sex therapist. The workshop, titled "An Introduction to Treating Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior," is scheduled for November 4, 2024. This virtual event offers 3 Continuing Education credits (APA & AASECT). The flyer highlights that the workshop is designed for mental health professionals. More information can be found at www.councilforrelationships.org/professional-development. The flyer includes a photo of Carly Haack Rappaport and uses a color scheme of blue and purple.

An Introduction to Treating Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior

Carly Haeck Rappaport, LMFT (she/her/hers)
Monday, November 4, 2024, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT

Details & Registration
The flyer promotes a Continuing Education Workshop offered by the Council for Relationships, featuring Dr. Sara J. Corse, a connections expert. The workshop, titled "Don't Make Me Go to a Group! Unleashing the Power of Mutual Support," is scheduled for November 14, 2024. This virtual event offers 3 Continuing Education credits (APA & AASECT). The flyer highlights that the workshop is designed for mental health professionals. More information can be found at www.councilforrelationships.org/professional-development. The flyer includes a photo of Dr. Sara J. Corse and uses a color scheme of blue and purple.

Don’t Make Me Go to a Group! Unleashing the Power of Mutual Support

Dr. Sara J. Corse (she/her/hers)
Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT

Details & Registration

December 2024

The flyer promotes a Continuing Education Workshop offered by the Council for Relationships, featuring Dr. Sara J. Corse, a connections expert. The workshop, titled "Let's Get to Work! Navigating the 'Conflict and Rebellion' Stage through Effective Group Facilitation," is scheduled for December 12, 2024. This virtual event offers 3 Continuing Education credits (APA & AASECT). The flyer highlights that the workshop is designed for mental health professionals. More information can be found at www.councilforrelationships.org/professional-development. The flyer includes a photo of Dr. Sara J. Corse and uses a color scheme of blue and purple.

Let’s Get to Work! Navigating the “Conflict and Rebellion” Stage through Effective Group Facilitation

Dr. Sara J. Corse (she/her/hers)
Thursday, December 14, 2024, from 1:00 pm – 4 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT

Details & Registration

January 2025

Council for Relationships CE Workshops for Mental Health Professionals. Lauren Napolitano, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist. Continuing Ed Workshop. Eating Disorders & Intimate Partner Violence: What Every Clinician Should Know. January 10, 2025. Virtual - 3 CEs, APA & AASECT. www.councilforrelationships.org/professional-development." Image features Lauren Napolitano smiling with long straight dark hair against a blue gradient background.

Eating Disorders and Intimate Partner Violence: What Every Clinician Should Know

Lauren Napolitano, PsyD (she/her/hers)
Friday, January 10, 2025, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT

Details & Registration
The flyer promotes a Continuing Education Workshop offered by the Council for Relationships, featuring Emma Kupperman, a sex therapist. The workshop, titled "Dismantling Anti-Fatness in the Therapy Space," is scheduled for January 9, 2025. This virtual event offers 3 Continuing Education credits (APA & AASECT). The flyer highlights that the workshop is designed for mental health professionals. More information can be found at www.councilforrelationships.org/professional-development. The flyer includes a photo of Emma Kupperman and uses a color scheme of blue and purple.

Dismantling Anti-Fatness in the Therapy Space

Emma Kupferman, LICSW, LCSW-C, CPT (she/her)
Monday, January 13, 2025, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT

Details & Registration
The flyer promotes a Continuing Education Workshop offered by the Council for Relationships, featuring Dr. Sara J. Corse, a connections expert. The workshop, titled "Group Intervention for Trauma: Harnessing the Power of Community for Healing and Prevention," is scheduled for January 23, 2025. This virtual event offers 3 Continuing Education credits (APA & AASECT). The flyer highlights that the workshop is designed for mental health professionals. More information can be found at www.councilforrelationships.org/professional-development. The flyer includes a photo of Dr. Sara J. Corse and uses a color scheme of blue and purple.

Group Intervention for Trauma: Harnessing the Power of Community for Healing and Prevention

Dr. Sara J. Corse (she/her/hers)
Thursday, January 23, 2025, from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT

Details & Registration

February 2025

The flyer promotes a Continuing Education Workshop offered by the Council for Relationships, featuring Christina Mitropanis, Psy.D., M.Ed., a clinical psychologist. The workshop, titled "Intermediate Topics in Couples Therapy: Working with Asexuality," is scheduled for February 3, 2025. This virtual event offers 3 Continuing Education credits (APA & AASECT). The flyer highlights that the workshop is designed for mental health professionals. More information can be found at www.councilforrelationships.org/professional-development. The flyer includes a photo of Christina Mitropanis and uses a color scheme of blue and purple.

Intermediate Topics in Couples Therapy: Working with Asexuality

Christina Mitrofanis, Psy.D., M.Ed. (she/her/hers)
Monday, February 3, 2025, from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT

Details & Registration
Council for Relationships CE Workshops for Mental Health Professionals. Lauren Napolitano, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist. Continuing Ed Workshop. Eating Disorders & Intimate Partner Violence: What Every Clinician Should Know. January 10, 2025. Virtual - 3 CEs, APA & AASECT. www.councilforrelationships.org/professional-development." Image features Lauren Napolitano smiling with long straight dark hair against a blue gradient background.

Putting the Brain in Therapy

Jonathan Boylin, PhD (he/him/his)
Tuesday, February 11, 2025, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm EST
5 CE Credits – APA & AASECT

Details & Registration

Intimate Harm: Addressing Abusive Behavior Toward Intimates in Therapeutic Settings

Tony Lapp, LCSW (he/him/his)
Friday, February 21, 2025, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
3 CE Credits – APA & AASECT

Details & Registration

CFR is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists and other mental health professionals whose state licensing boards recognize CE credit provided by APA-approved sponsors.*

CFR is an approved provider with the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT).

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Workshop Recommendations

CFR strives to provide relevant and stimulating training for mental health professionals and welcomes suggestions for workshop topics and presenters. Please share your recommendations with Kristine Seitz, MEd, MSW, LSW, the professional development manager.

Previous Workshops

2024

January – June

Art Therapy: Seeing Through the Lens of Creativity
Olivia Stuber, MPS, ATR-BC, LPC

Intimate Harm: Addressing Abusive Behavior Toward Intimates in Therapeutic Settings
Sara J. Corse, Ph.D.

Autism & Human Sexuality
Jack Duroc-Danner, MA in Education, CSE, LMT, CEIM

Putting the Brain in Therapy
Dr. Jonathan Baylin, Ph.D.

Group Intervention for Trauma: Harnessing the Power of Community for Healing and Prevention
Dr. Sara J Corse, Ph.D.

Intimate Harm: Addressing Abusive Behavior Toward Intimates in Therapeutic Settings
Tony Lapp, LCSW

Asexual & Aromantic Intimacy
Aubry Lancaster, BA2, CSE

Navigating Disability Biases in the Therapy Room
Kimberley Dobbs, LPC

Black Men and Racial Trauma: Impacts, Disparities, and Interventions
Yamonte Cooper, ED.D., LPCC, NCC, CST-T

Working with Consensually Non-Monogamous Clients
Kyle J. Schultz, Psy.D, M.Ed.

Beyond Family Sculpting: The Benefits of Integrating Play into Your Work with Families
Madeline E. Hoch, LMFT

2023

July – December

Don’t Make Me Go to a Group! Unleashing the Power of Mutual Support
Sara J. Corse, Ph.D.

Suicide Prevention & Ethics
Yesenia Marroquin, Ph.D. & Adam Goodman, J.D., LMFT

Colonization of Black Sexualities – 2023-2024 Sex Therapy Series
Anne Mauro, LMFT, DHS, CSE, CST-S

Supporting Gender Diverse Children & Adolescents
Samantha King, MSW, MEd

Sexuality & Substance Abuse
Carol L. Clark, PhD, LMHC, CST, CAP (she/her)

Would`ve, Could`ve, Should`ve: Reflecting on Age Gap, Power, and IPV in Adolescent Relationships
Kristine Seitz, MEd, MSW, LSW (she/her)

January – June

Sex and Disability: Using the Social Model, LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Therapy, and Sex Therapy for Gender Minorities with Disabilities
Lee Phillips, EdD, LICSW, LCSW-C, LCSW, CSAC, CST, CSCTT (he/they)

Clinical Collaboration with Psychiatry
Jane Summers, MD (she/her)

Suicide Prevention & Ethics
Youth Suicide and COVID-19: Prevalence, Assessment, and Care Planning
Yesenia A. Marroquin, PhD (she/her)
Ethical Considerations for Navigating Values Differences with Clients
Alexis W. V. Bové, MS, JD, LMFT (she/her)

Introduction to Disability Inclusion for Therapists
Sarah Clark, LMFT, LMHC, CRC, CVRT (she/her)

Sex after Loss: Reclaiming an Intimate Space After Perinatal Death
Dvora Entin, LCSW, PMH-C (she/her)

Systemic Approaches to Supporting Families in This Moment
Laurel Roe, MSCHR, LMFT (she/her)

From Mammy to Megan: Anti-Black Sexual Tropes and the Nuances of Fetishism and Objectification for Sex Positive Professionals
Shanae Adams, PhD(c) LPC, NCC, CIGT (she/they)

The Womyn of the Stonewall Generation: Queering the Lens on Sex and Aging – APA & AASECT
Jane Fleishman, PhD, MEd, MS (she/her)
James C. Wadley, MBA, Ph.D, L.P.C., ACS, NCC, IMHF, CST-S (he/his)

2022

July – December

The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People Are Drawn in and How to Talk Across the Divide
The Rev. Pamela Cooper-White, PhD, LCPC (she/her)

Ethical Considerations for Navigating Values Differences with Clients

Intimate Harm: Addressing Abusive Behavior Toward Intimates in Therapeutic Settings
Presented by Tony Lapp, LCSW, Executive Director of Courdea

Suicide Risk Assessment
Maura Dunfey, DO (She/Her)

Unpack Your Whorephobia! Supporting Sex Workers As Therapeutic Praxis – APA and AASECT
Kailey Posterick, MEd, LPC (she/hers)

Common Sexual Concerns Impacting AFAB (Assigned Female at Birth) People with Vulvas – AASECT & APA
Mia Fine, PhD, LMFT, CST, CSE (They/She)

F Sexual Shame!  Building Sexual Confidence and Confronting Sexual Shame – APA & AASECT
Jackie Golob, MS, LPCC (She/Hers)

Families in Tranisition
Michele Southworth, JD, LMFT (She/Her) and Priscilla Singleton, MSW, LMFT, LCSW (She/Her)

Attendance Policy

In order to receive APA credits, attendance must be verified at the end of a workshop. Failure to do so within the designated time will result in a $25 fee to receive your certificate at a later date.

Our workshops are intimate and active participation is expected. All attendees should keep their camera on for the duration of the workshop. If you have questions or require accommodations, please contact Professional Development Manager, Kristine Seitz, MEd, MSW, LSW.

Refund Policy

A full refund and/or credit towards a future workshop or conference is available up to one week prior to the scheduled date of the training, subject to a $10 administrative fee.

All online workshops are currently synchronous and require attendance at the scheduled date and time. Individuals who register for an online workshop and are unable to attend may request a refund or credit towards a future workshop within the previously stated timeframe.

Council for Relationships reserves the right to refuse any refund requests outside of the specified time period.

Please forward any refund requests, including your full information, to Professional Development Manager, Kristine Seitz, MEd, MSW, LSW.

*The following entities accept continuing education credits provided by APA-approved sponsors: the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors; the New Jersey State Board of Marriage and Family Examiners; the Delaware State Board of Professional Counselors of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals; the Delaware State Board of Social Work Examiners. Clinicians licensed in other states should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.

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