This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 35 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health.
To make it easier for you to find a webinar that is of interest to you, they are now organized by the following categories: addiction, ADHD, advocacy/anti-racism, aging/caregiving, career, child welfare, clinical practice, and self-care.
If we’ve missed any free webcasts that you are aware of, please feel free to add them in the comments section below!
Please note:
- Most but not all provide CEs. A few providers may require a nominal fee.
- To register, click on the desired green webinar title link; this will take you to the registration area.
- To ask Qs or confirm CE details, please contact the sponsoring organization of the webinar that is of interest to you.
- To have your free mental health webinar considered for inclusion, please provide details below.
July Webinars 2024
Addiction
- Problem Gambling Integration Session 3: SWOT Analysis of Problem Gambling/Gaming Integration – ATTC/July 11 at 12 – 3 PM ET – “provide attendees with a thorough analysis of everything they need to know if they are considering integrating problem gambling/gaming in peer work or treatment work through an existing behavioral health program”
- Resilience Ready Addiction Practice: Thriving Amidst the Challenges – ATTC/July 11 at 1 PM ET – “addresses strategies for managing stress, building Resilience Ready skills, promoting work-life balance, and fostering a supportive work environment within the context of prevention, treatment, and recovery.”
- Medication Assisted Treatment Training – ATTC/July 12 at 10 AM – 1 PM ET – “Discover the vital role of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in recovery. Participants will gain valuable insights, practical techniques, and clinical expertise to enhance your practice and empower your clients’ recovery journeys.”
- Contingency Management and Stimulant Use Webinar Series Session 1: Foundations – ATTC/July 18 at 11 AM – 12:30 PM ET – “address the impact of policy and historical treatment approaches and an exploration of the dynamics of stigma and discrimination as primary barriers in addiction care”
- Treating Acute Pain: It’s Not What It Used To Be – ATTC/July 23 at 1 PM ET – “explore specific differences between acute pain and chronic pain and the challenges and risks that are seen in the care and management of acute pain in patients with opioid use disorder”
- Trauma & Substance Use Disorders: How Being Trauma-Informed Improves Personal Outcomes – ATTC/July 25 at 10 AM – 1 PM ET – “address the definition of the various types of trauma, identifying symptoms in the body and interventions to use”
- The Addiction Professional and the “Use of Self”: Impact on Helper and Help Seeker – NAADAC/July 25 at 3 – 4:30 PM ET – “Effective use of self, and the connection that results, is powerfully and reliably associated with successful helping”
- Through Fear to Recovery – NAADAC/July 31 at 3 – 4:30 PM ET – “session will balance didactic review of research basis and experiential techniques to facilitate learning through principles of effective adult learning and varied learning styles”
ADHD
- School Avoidance & Refusal: Root Causes and Strategies for Parents and Educators – ADDitude/July 9 at 1 PM ET – “Students with ADHD may feel overwhelmed if they’re unable to keep up with teacher instruction, class work, and homework. They may also be worn down by years of criticism and correction at school. For others, social difficulties, such as bullying or peer rejection, may cause anxiety and the desire to avoid school.”
- Motivational Modulation of Cognitive Control in ADHD – Brain & Behavior/July 9 at 2 PM ET – “highlight recent research examining changes in motivational processes in ADHD, potential downstream consequences for cognitive performance, and implications for characterization and management of ADHD symptoms.”
- College Accommodations for Neurodivergent Students – ADDitude/July 17 at 1 PM ET – “There are no IEPs in higher education. However, accommodations for academics and, in some cases, housing, are available for neurodivergent college students — but the process for attaining these is unlike the process in high school.”
- Workplace Strategies for Professionals with ADHD – ADDitude/July 23 at 1 PM ET – “Tailored specifically for professionals with ADHD and their employers, this webinar offers a guide to implementing effective strategies for career success. “
Advocacy/Anti-Racism
- Making Relationship Programs More Inclusive For LGBTQ+ Youth: Findings From the FRAMING Research Project – Dibble/July 10 at 4 PM ET – “Although the topics addressed in healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) programs tend to be applicable to young people of any gender who are interested in both heterosexual and non-heterosexual relationships, few programs explicitly address these topics from the LGBTQ+ perspective.”
- Nothing Left Out: Creating Inclusive, Comprehensive Sexuality and Sexual Health Services – PT/July 12 at 1 PM ET – “explore the interconnected components of human sexuality—sensuality, intimacy, sexualization, identity, and health—to understand their impact on clients’ lives”
- MENA Listening Session – API/July 25 at 1 – 2:30 PM ET – “learn more from direct service providers about the unique strengths, challenges, and identities of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) individuals and communities facing gender-based violence…Countries included in MENA (according to new US federal designation): Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, and Yemen.”
Aging/Caregiving
- Veterans Healthcare Administration’s Caregiver Support Program – NAMI/July 9 – ” provides information on accessing services and resources through the VA Maryland Healthcare System with a focus on the Caregiver Support Program and safely aging in place.”
- Getting Dementia Care Right – AlzOC/July 9 at 2:30 PM ET – “Learn evidence-based techniques to manage challenging behaviors, improve communication, and navigate ethical considerations while providing dignified care for those living with dementia.”
- Securing Support for Those Who are High Risk for Hospital Readmissions – ASAging/July 10 at 1 PM ET – “Learn how to identify, address, and mitigate these high-risk factors to foster an environment that reduces the likelihood of hospital readmissions.”
- Food and Dementia – ASAging/July 11 at 1 PM ET – “provides strategies to assess diet quality and use that information to help individuals make healthy dietary modifications to build cognitive resilience”
- Falls in Later Life – ASAging/July 17 at 1 PM ET – “provides discussion of fall prevention strategies, including behavior modifications and a home movement routine that can be incorporated directly into a variety of care settings.”
- Empowering Older Adults: Maximizing Independence through Aging in Place – ASAging/July 25 at 1 PM ET – “explores innovative strategies and technologies aimed at empowering older adults to maintain independence and safety in their homes as they age”
Career
- Balancing Work & Cancer – Cancer + Careers/July 10 at 1 PM ET – “focus on ways to manage working during, or after, treatment”
- Ticket to Work and Reasonable Accommodations – SSA/July 24 at 3 – 4:30 PM ET
Child Welfare
- Planning for Integrating Health Equity in Child Safety – CSN/July 18 at 2 – 3 PM ET – “focus on how to develop a health equity plan for child safety, with a particular focus on assessing and using data to inform areas of greatest need, readiness, aims, and programmatic focus”
- The Power of Play in Parenting – SCAN/July 30 at 12 – 1 PM ET – “Learn more about the importance of play and how to incorporate it in your interactions with children in this workshop. “
- Student Athlete Mental Health: A Game Plan – McLean/July 31 at 11 AM – 2:30 PM ET – “equips participants with essential knowledge, strategies, and resources to effectively support the mental health needs of student athletes”
Clinical Practice
- The Art of Connection: Empowering Professionals to Respond Positively to Challenging Behavior – Part 2 – OneOp/July 9 at 11 AM – 12:30 PM ET – “discuss how to respond to children’s behavior more effectively through reflection and the use of a neutralizing routine.”
- Trauma Informed Integrated Care – ATTC/July 10 at 10 AM – 1 PM ET – “gain essential skills for supporting individuals affected by trauma. Enhance your skills to provide support for trauma-affected individuals within integrated care systems.”
- Forced Displacement, Trauma and Mental Health – ATTC/July 10 at 1 PM ET – “describe the types of crises that create forced displacement, the experience of the person who was displaced, and appropriate approaches for the professional who serves those who have experienced forced displacement.”
- Trauma-Informed Technique Tuesday: Regulating Emotions – SCAN/July 16 at 1:30 – 2 PM ET – “exploring the importance of emotions and the many factors that make it difficult to regulate them”
- Virtual In-Service Training for Healthcare Professionals – Cancer + Career/July 17 at 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM ET – “provides training on the practical and legal issues patients, survivors and caregivers face when it comes to cancer and work.”
- Introduction to Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care – SCAN/July 18 at 1 – 3 PM ET – “provides a foundational learning experience around the topics of trauma and trauma-informed care”
- An Introduction to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy – SPI/July 26 at 4 – 5:30 PM ET – “focus on tapping into the body’s innate wisdom in working with people who have experienced overwhelming traumatic stress”
- Trauma-Informed Technique Tuesday: Distress Tolerance (Crisis) – SCAN/July 30 at 1:30 – 2 PM ET – “discussing distress tolerance skills that can be used when having a crisis.”
Self-Care
- Impact of Trauma Exposure on Professionals – SCAN/July 10 at 2 – 3:30 PM ET – “help participants identify symptoms and warning signs of traumatic stress as well as learn the differences between three common trauma exposure responses: secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout”
- Self-Care & Wellness for ALL – ATTC/July 22 at 1 – 3 PM ET – “opportunity for providers to review wellness practices and experience the benefits of intentional, micro-structured, self-care interventions”
- Stay Unconquerable: The Indigenous Cultural Practices of Wellness – ATTC/July 23 at 1 PM ET – “embrace the strength and resiliency of being Chickasaw. This presentation provides a roadmap to help us grow and practice this innate strength. We will cover the 8 areas of wellness and holistically approach wellness with the importance of ancestral strength, storytelling, and the importance of community”
Other
- Healing Abandonment and Betrayal Trauma – AU/July 8 – 14
- Using Financial Wellness Circles to Heal Money Wounds – CFSW/July 11 at 2 PM ET – “Discover how Financial Wellness Circles can transform financial health by providing a supportive space to heal money wounds and foster lasting positive change”
- Artificial Intelligence and Actual Psychoanalysis – CAI/July 21 at 11 AM ET – “provide an opportunity to think together psychoanalytically about the promise and peril of the accelerating cultural changes generated by these rapidly developing technologies.”
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I just want to say thank you for curating this list on a monthly basis. It’s SO HELPFUL!
Thank you Meredith! I’m so glad you find it helpful!
May I get/be notified a link so that I can attend the webinars.
Hi Lerato,
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