Psychology & Mental Health

Best practices for your practice.

Our continuing education courses are designed to help today's healthcare professionals keep pace with - and stay abreast of - the rapidly changing needs and developments in their fields. Our expert faculty-practitioners present a rare blend of theory and application on a diverse range of relevant and specialized topics that you can begin to apply immediately. Our courses are accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) and the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).

Psychology & Mental Health

Special Events
Pleasant Hill
ACT Against Violence: Parents Raising Safe Kids Trainer Certification
Demystifying Neuropsychology: An Introduction for Clinicians
Front Line to Home Front: A Conference on Treating Military & their Families: Recovery, Resilience & Wellness
Proven Habits of Effective Therapists
Self Care for Mental Health Professionals: Practical Tips for Stress Reduction & Relief
Sustaining your Practice through the Recession: Is Insurance Worth the Hassle?
Understanding & Utilizing Erotic Transference & Countertransference in Psychoptherapy
Berkeley
Sustaining your Practice through the Recession: Is Insurance Worth the Hassle?
Campbell
Sustaining your Practice through the Recession: Is Insurance Worth the Hassle?

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Workshop Series
Buddhist Psychology
Foundations of Buddhist Psychology I (Theory)
Foundations of Buddhist Psychology II (Practice)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT Skills Training for Clinicians - Part I
CBT Skills Training for Clinicians - Part II
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Pleasant Hill
DBT: An Introduction
DBT: Advanced Applications in the Four Skills Modules
Campbell
DBT: An Introduction
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing)
EMDR in Action
EMDR: Theory & Techniques of Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing - Part I
EMDR: Theory & Techniques of Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing - Part II
Putting EMDR to Work in Your Practice
Energy Psychology
Energy Psychology: Mind/Body Techniques for Emotional Management
Advanced Applications of Energy Psychology
Treatment Strategies for Returning Troops
Pleasant Hill
Working with Veterans from Iraq & Afghanistan: Exploring the Psychological Impact of War & its Unique Treatment Considerations
Berkeley
Working with Veterans from Iraq & Afghanistan: Exploring the Psychological Impact of War & its Unique Treatment Considerations
Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Veterans with PTSD
Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans with PTSD
Campbell
Working with Veterans from Iraq & Afghanistan: Exploring the Psychological Impact of War & its Unique Treatment Considerations

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Pre-Licensing Courses
Pleasant Hill
15-Hour Chemical Dependency Training
Aging & Long Term Care (10 hr)
Child Abuse Assessment, Reporting & Treatment
Human Sexuality
Psychological Testing (3 unit)
Psychopharmacology
Spousal/Partner Abuse Assessment, Treatment & Intervention (15 hr)
Campbell
Child Abuse Assessment, Reporting & Treatment
  • September 12
  • February 27
  • Human Sexuality
    Psychological Testing (3 unit)
    Online
    15-Hour Chemical Dependency Training

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    Required Courses
    Pleasant Hill
    Finding Balance: Legal & Ethical Issues of Boundaries & Privacy in Psychotherapeutic Services
    6-Hour Law & Ethics
    Berkeley
    Untangling the Quagmire of Elder Care: What Mental Health Professionals Need to Know to Support Aging Clients & their Family Members
    6-Hour Law & Ethics
    Campbell
    6-Hour Law & Ethics
    Deepening Legal & Ethical Understanding in Professional Practice

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    Supervision Courses
    Pleasant Hill
    Basic Clinical Supervision: Skills, Methods and Information
    Advanced Clinical Supervision: Skills and Special Topics
    Legal & Ethical Issues in Clinical Supervision
    Online
    6-Hour Clinical Supervision Training
    15-Hour Clinical Supervision Training

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    General Courses
    Pleasant Hill
    Assessment & Diagnosis of Eating Disorders
    Authentic Movement
    Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy (EFT): An Attachment Approach to Relationship Issues
    Introduction to Expressive Arts Therapy: A Jungian-Oriented Approach
    Mindfulness in Therapy Practice
    Out of the Closet: Working with GLBT Teens & Their Families
    Parents as Partners in Child & Adolescent Therapy
    Posture, Gesture & Movement as Psychological Intervention
    Sandplay: An Experiential Workshop
    Solution-Focused Therapy: An Introduction
    Treatment Issues in Eating Disorders: Anorexia & Bulimia
    Campbell
    Adoptive & Foster Care Issues
    Expressive Arts Therapy with Eating Disordered Clients
    Fundamentals of Sandplay Therapy
    Health at Every Size: An Alternative Treatment for Obesity
    Mask-Making Ritual as Therapy
    Process Painting
    Theraplay
    Off Campus
    Eating Disorders: Modalities of Intensive Outpatient (IOP) Treatment

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    Continuing Education
    John F. Kennedy University
    100 Ellinwood Way, S205
    Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
    800.557.1384
    fax:925.969.3155
    email:conted@jfku.edu