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Clearly Clinical
Affordable, relevant, and diverse Continuing Ed for mental health professionals… one year of unlimited CE courses for just one low price! Clearly Clinical is an approved provider with the APA, NBCC, ASWB, NAADAC, NYS, CAMFT, & CCAPP; we feature clinicians from historically-marginalized populations, and donate to the Trevor Project.
Our innovative CE presentations and interviews feature national experts and cover topics that help today’s passionate providers learn, grow, and shine.
Visit us at www.ClearlyClinical.com to become part of the movement!
Our innovative CE presentations and interviews feature national experts and cover topics that help today’s passionate providers learn, grow, and shine.
Visit us at www.ClearlyClinical.com to become part of the movement!
Episodes
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Jun 19, 2020 • 1h 1min
Lifting Black Voices: Therapy, Trust, and Racial Trauma, Ep. 95
Clinicians La Shanda Sugg, LPC, L.J. Lumpkin, LMFT, & Dr. Tiffany Crayton, LPC discuss the theme of therapeutic mistrust in the Black and African community, and offer insight about how the lived experience of BIPOC individuals may impact the course of therapy. Guidance for non-minority clinicians is also discussed. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
Jun 11, 2020 • 1h 2min
Supporting Loved Ones Through COVID-19 Deaths: Critical Clinical Considerations, Ep. 94 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW, an expert on grief and loss, sheds a powerful light on how deaths caused by the pandemic are different than from other deaths, like lack of goodbyes and delayed/canceled funerals; the grief implications for surviving loved ones is discussed. Key insight is provided to help clinicians better support people who have critically-ill loved ones with COVID-19, or have already lost someone to the disease. Interview with Elizabeth 'Beth' Irias. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.
Jun 4, 2020 • 1h 2min
Excelling at Telehealth with Children and Teens: The Structure, Interventions, and Legal/Ethical Considerations, Ep. 93
Ariel Landrum, LMFT, an expert in the arena of online child and adolescent therapy, gives some great and practice guidance about how to keep sessions interesting, engaging, and effective. Important legal and ethical considerations are also discussed. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
Jun 1, 2020 • 1h 5min
Hey, White Therapist, Here's Where We Start, Ep. 92
Frank Baird, LMFT, LPCC, gives a primer about the themes white therapists can begin exploring to be more aware of their own racial identity, cultural conditioning, and the effects on clients of Color. Includes discussion of interventions and considerations. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
May 22, 2020 • 1h 2min
A Heart-to-Heart about Appreciating the Global and Personal Trauma of COVID-19, Ep. 91 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Dr. Jamie Marich, LPCC, a trauma specialist, discusses the pandemic's global and personal trauma impact, and offers helpful interventions to client and clinician alike. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.
May 7, 2020 • 1h 4min
The Grip of Grief: Processing The Continual Losses of the Pandemic, Ep. 90 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW, an expert on grief and loss, desribes the origin and function of grief, and provides helpful interventions to help clients manage the innumerable losses caused by the pandemic. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.
Apr 30, 2020 • 1h 1min
Managing Conflict: Working with Couples in Captivity, Ep. 89
Shane Birkel, LMFT, an expert couple therapist, shares insight about the challenges today's couples are facing, and offers practical tools to help clinciains support couples during this time. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.
Apr 23, 2020 • 1h 3min
Navigating Conflict and Polarization in These Trying Times, Ep. 88
Dr. Peter Coleman, an expert in conflict and anxiety, discusses the challenges of and strategies for navigating interpersonal conflicts under highly-anxious, shelter-in-place conditions, and how the pandemic crisis offers opportunities for breaking free of the ensconced patterns of political divisiveness in our society. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
Apr 16, 2020 • 1h
Teletherapy: It's More Effective Than You Think and How To Make It Even Better, Ep. 87
Telehealth experts Dr. Kate Campbell, LMFT and Kate Lemieux, LMFT shed light on how to make the transition to telehealth a positive experience for both client and clinician alike. Helpful tips are shared, as well as first-hand experience. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT.
Apr 2, 2020 • 1h 5min
Getting Through COVID-19 Directives: Supporting Connection and Emotional Health, Ep. 86 (Not eligible for CE credit)
Celebrity neuropsychologist Dr. Judy Ho shares the evolutionary origins of anxiety and discusses practical interventions that will help you both take care of yourself and help you support clients while connecting meaningfully during telehealth sessions. Interview with Elizabeth Irias, LMFT. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.
