Pennsylvania Counseling CE Requirement 20-Hour Package
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
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Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting in Pennsylvania, 2nd edition (Renewal Licensure) 2
Course release date: 4/9/2024
About the course
Child abuse and neglect remains a significant problem for us all in the U.S. as well as in Pennsylvania. Approximately 3.5 million children in the U.S. were the subjects of at least one child abuse or neglect report (United States Department of Health and Human Services [HHS], 2019). In Pennsylvania alone, there were 46,208 reports of suspected child and student abuse in 2017 (HHS, 2019). This course provides the details of the identification, assessment, and reporting of child abuse and reviews Pennsylvania state laws regarding child abuse and neglect.
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Ethics in Behavioral Health Documentation: Reasons, Risks, and Rewards 3
Release Date: 7/10/23About the courseThis basic-level course will help practitioners approach documentation in a way that is guided not solely by what is mandated, but by what is mutually beneficial to all stakeholders in the documentation process: The practitioner, the agency, the funding source, and - most of all - the clients.
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An Overview of EMDR Therapy for Trauma-Focused Care 2
Course release date: 10/29/2025
Course Overview
EMDR therapy is one of the most popular therapies available today for the treatment of trauma-related concerns, appearing in the evidence-based treatment guidelines of many prominent organizations. Since its introduction to the therapeutic world in 1989, EMDR therapy has helped millions of people worldwide. In this course, professionals are introduced not just to the fundamentals of EMDR therapy, but also to how EMDR therapy conceptualizes trauma through the lens of what is called the adaptive information processing (AIP) model. This conceptualization can be useful to all professionals who want to operate in a more trauma-focused way in their clinical work, whether or not they go on to do a full training in EMDR therapy. The session ends with an explanation of the full training process, helping you to determine if fully adding EMDR therapy to your clinical repertoire is a good fit. -
Behavioral Addictions 6
Course release date: 5/1/2024
Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide clinicians with the knowledge and skills to appropriately identify, diagnose, and treat behavioral addictions. -
Crisis Management for Healthcare Professionals 2
Course Release: 7/8/2024
About the course
This course is designed to meet the one-hour requirement for behavioral health professionals in crisis management and disaster response. It addresses crisis/disaster planning, assessment, communication skills, interventions, resources, and strategies for crisis prevention. Evidence based models to de-escalate a crisis situation and assist clients to cope with stress and trauma are presented. Crisis situations addressed in this course include suicidal and homicidal ideation, abuse/neglect, and domestic/intimate partner violence. Emphasis is placed on current research and evidence-based models of crisis management.
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Recognizing and Managing Anxiety in Children: Strategies for Clinicians 5
Course Release Date: 7/8/2024
About the Course
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (2017), it is estimated that 40 million Americans suffer from anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders affect one in eight children but is often not diagnosed. Untreated anxiety can lead to substance abuse, difficulties in school, and depression. Professionals who work with children, including speech language pathologists, mental health professionals, and occupational therapists, frequently encounter anxiety disorders among their young clients. This course is intended to help clinicians recognize and understand the anxiety disorders that frequently occur in children and learn a wide variety of communication and behavioral strategies for helping their clients manage their anxiety. Included are sections on types and causes of anxiety disorders, strategies for prevention, evidence-based treatments, techniques for helping children manage worry, relaxation techniques for use with children, and detailed discussions on school anxiety and social anxiety.