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3-Day Intensive Training: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
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$39.99 USD
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Product Details
Format:
Additional Participant CE Test
Length:
18 hr 53 min
Authors:
COLLEEN CARNEY, PHD
MEG DANFORTH, PHD, CBSM
Publisher:
PESI Inc.
Copyright:
3/14/2018
CE Available:
Yes, See CE credit tab for complete continuing education details
Product Code:
RNT053530
Objectives
  1. Apply assessment tools that screen for other sleep disorders and identify insomnia treatment targets as it relates to case conceptualization.
  2. Teach clients about the science of sleep and the causes of chronic insomnia for purposes of client psychoeducation.
  3. Ascertain key perpetuating factors for chronic insomnia to understand the etiology of chronic insomnia.
  4. Collaboratively design a sleep schedule with clients using a sleep diary to improve client’s sleep efficiency and daytime functioning.
  5. Combine stimulus control and sleep restriction therapy to address the three major causes of chronic insomnia.
  6. Utilize counter-arousal strategies to target hyper arousal in clients.
  7. Modify a client’s distorted beliefs about sleep using cognitive therapy techniques to improve adherence and decrease sleep related anxiety.
  8. Analyze three models of CBT-I delivery and implementation issues for different practice settings.
  9. Apply CBT-I treatment components to target perpetuating factors in clients with comorbid insomnia.
  10. Use cognitive and behavioral strategies to improve adherence with depressed clients.
  11. Modify treatment recommendations for clients who have symptoms of high sleep anxiety.
  12. Anticipate and resolve common treatment challenges in clients with PTSD such as sleep avoidance, fear of loss of vigilance and nightmare awakenings.
  13. Apply CBT-I techniques to clients with mild traumatic brain injury.
  14. Develop strategies to re-associate bed with sleep in clients with chronic pain.
  15. Combine CBT-I with a guided hypnotic taper to reduce rebound insomnia and psychological dependence in clients who wish to decrease or discontinue their use of sleep medication.
  16. Implement clinical treatment strategies to improve CPAP adherence in clients with co occurring obstructive sleep apnea.
  17. Combine behavioral interventions with evidence-based strategies, such as light therapy and strategically-timed melatonin, to “reset the clock” in clients with circadian rhythm sleep disorders.
  18. Use imagery rehearsal therapy to improve frequency and intensity of recurrent nightmares in clients with or without PTSD.
  19. Practice using advanced case formulation techniques to accurately select combination and order of CBT-I components.
Outline
  • DAY 1: Assessment and the Basics of CBT-I
    • Assessment
      • Goals of assessment
      • Clinical tools for assessing insomnia
      • Screen for other sleep disorders
      • When to make a referral to a sleep clinic
      • Contraindications for CBT-I
    • Sleep and its Regulation
      • Normal sleep architecture
      • Two-process model of sleep: Circadian rhythm and sleep drive
      • The arousal system
      • What causes chronic insomnia?
      • Key perpetuating factors for chronic insomnia
        • Behaviors that interfere with “buildup” of sleep drive
        • Behaviors that interfere with the optimal timing of sleep
        • Conditioned arousal and physiological/ cognitive hyperarousal
      • Perpetuating factors and CBT-I
    • Step-by-Step Guide to CBT-I: Stimulus Control and Sleep Restriction Therapies
      • Stimulus Control (SC): Addressing conditioned arousal
        • Rules for re-associating the bed with sleep
        • Identify and overcome potential obstacles to adherence
      • Sleep Restriction Therapy (SRT): Restoring the sleep drive
        • How to present rationale
        • Calculate time-in-bed prescription
        • Placing the time-in-bed window
        • Identify and overcome potential obstacles to adherence
        • Sleep extension
      • Combining SC and SRT
      • The myth of sleep hygiene
    • Step-by-Step Guide to CBT-I: Cognitive Therapy and Counter-arousal
    • Counter-arousal strategies: Quieting an active mind
      • Establishing a buffer zone
      • Processing strategies (including constructive worry and rumination strategies)
      • Mindfulness and relaxation therapies
      • Cognitive therapy: Identify and change distorted thoughts about sleep
        • Thought Records
        • Behavioral Experiments
        • Socratic Questioning
    • Implementation Issues
      • Models of Delivery
        • Four session individual therapy format
        • Seven session group therapy format
        • Single session CBT-I
      • CBT-I and hypnotic medication
        • Practice guidelines: CBT-I as first line treatment for chronic insomnia
        • Combining CBT-I with sleep medication
          • Positive and negative effects of sleep medications
          • Use of ineffective sleep medications
          • Promote non-contingent use of sleep medication
          • Strategies to support hypnotic discontinuation
  • DAY 2: Delivering CBT-I in the Context of Comorbidities
    • Depression
      • CBT-I and MDD
      • Troubleshooting adherence in depressed patients
        • Anhedonia
        • Sleep or bed as avoidance
        • Fatigue and fatigue management strategies
        • Rumination in depression
      • Case examples
      • Sleep and antidepressants
    • Anxiety
      • Sleep effort: Core target of CBT-I
        • Covert manifestations of sleep effort
        • Cognitive restructuring of sleep anxiety
        • Paradoxical Intention
      • Troubleshooting adherence with anxious clients
        • When SRT/SC increase anxiety
        • Counter control and sleep compression
        • High sleep anxiety vs high arousal
      • Panic Disorder and nocturnal panic
      • OCD and CBT-I
    • Trauma
      • Sleep and PTSD
      • CBT-I trials in PTSD
      • Behavioral targets in clients with insomnia vs PTSD
      • Common treatment challenges in clients with PTSD
      • Nightmares and nightmare treatments
    • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
      • Comorbid TBI
        • Sleep and TBI
        • Efficacy of CBT-I in mild TBI (mTBI)
        • Modify insomnia treatment for mTBI
    • Chronic Pain
      • Efficacy of CBT-I for those with chronic pain
      • Chronic pain and stimulus control
      • Common treatment challenges in clients with chronic pain
      • Pain medications and other considerations
    • Hypnotic Discontinuation
      • Combined guided hypnotic taper approach
      • Factors sustaining hypnotic dependence
        • Unhelpful beliefs
        • Learning
      • Strategies to support client during hypnotic taper
        • Psychoeducation about psychological dependence and rebound insomnia
        • Cognitive therapy to target unhelpful beliefs
      • Sample taper schedules
  • DAY 3: Co-Occurring Sleep Disorders and Advanced Case Formulation
    • Co-Occurring Sleep Apnea
      • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
        • Morbidity and mortality of OSA
        • Relationship of nocturia and OSA
        • Sleep apnea treatments
      • Obstacles to treatment adherence
        • Physical comfort
        • Mechanical problems
        • Social and other factors
        • Psychological factors
      • Improve adherence
        • Work with stages of change
        • Respond to common concerns
        • CPAP desensitization for claustrophobia
      • Treating insomnia in patients with comorbid OSA
    • Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
      • Using light to leverage circadian timekeeper
      • “Exogenous” circadian challenges
        • Cope with shift work
        • Adjust to jet lag
      • “Endogenous” circadian disorders: Advanced and delayed sleep phase
        • Phototherapy for delayed sleep phase
    • Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for Nightmares
      • Nightmares and nightmare disorder
        • Differential diagnosis
        • Assessment
          • Self-monitoring via nightmare log
          • Combine nightmare log and sleep diary
      • Imagery Rescripting and Rehearsal
        • Psychoeducation and rationale
        • Nightmares and trauma
        • Shaping imagery skills
        • IRT steps
      • Prazosin for nightmares
    • Advanced Case Formulation in CBT-I
      • Case conceptualization: Asking the right questions
      • Case Formulation Form
        • Factors weakening sleep drive
        • Factors weakening the clock
        • Evidence of hyperarousal
        • Unhelpful sleep behaviors
        • Comorbidities
      • Case Examples
Author

COLLEEN CARNEY, PHD

Colleen E. Carney, PhD, is on faculty in the department of psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University, where they are the director of the sleep and depression laboratory. They are a leading expert in psychological treatments for insomnia, particularly in the context of co-occurring mental health issues. Their work has been featured in The New York Times and they have over 100 publications on insomnia.

Dr. Carney frequently trains students and mental health providers in CBT for Insomnia at invited workshops throughout North America and at international conferneces. Dr. Carney is a passionate advocate for improving the availability of treatment for those with insomnia and other health problems. For more information, please visit www.drcolleen carney.com Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Colleen Carney has employment relationships with Toronto Metropolitan University and Duke University. They receive a grant from Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Team Research, and Sleep Research Consortium and received Faculty of Arts Travel Award. Dr. Carney receives royalties as a published author. They receive a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. Dr. Carney has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Colleen Carney is a member of the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, the Canadian Psychological Association, the Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), the Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network, the Canadian Sleep Society, the Sleep Research Society, and the Canadian Association for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

MEG DANFORTH, PHD, CBSM

Meg Danforth, PhD, CBSM, is a licensed psychologist and the founder of Triangle CBT-I, a virtual behavioral sleep medicine practice providing advanced clinical care to adults with sleep disorders and co-occurring conditions including depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and trauma. Prior to beginning her private practice, Dr. Danforth was the director of the Duke Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic, where she provided CBT-I training and supervision to clinicians from a variety of disciplines as well as clinical care to help clients sleep better without medication. Dr. Danforth is committed to teaching clinicians from a variety of backgrounds to deliver CBT-I in the settings in which they practice. Her work has been featured in the Associated Press and CBS News.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Margaret Danforth has an employment relationship with Duke University Medical Center. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Margaret Danforth is a member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
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**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.


Addiction Counselors
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This self-study course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 19.0 CE in the Counseling Services skill group. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.

California Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors (CADTP): PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the CADTP, Provider #: 201. This Category H activity meets the qualifications for 19.0 CEU's (continuing education hours).

Connecticut Addiction Counselors: Provider #120924. This course has been approved as a CCB approved training and has been awarded 19.0 hours by the Connecticut Certification Board.

Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for a total of 19.0 ceus in the area(s) of C2 - 19.0 hrs.

Oklahoma Alcohol & Drug Counselors: PESI, Inc. is an Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors approved provider #20240032. This self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.


Counselors
This intermediate self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.

California Counselors: The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE programs that are approved by other approval agencies, including several that approve PESI and its programs. A full list of approval agencies accepted by the BBS can be found at www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html under “Where to find CE Courses.” This Intermediate level self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

Florida Social Mental Health Counselors:
Florida
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 19.0 continuing education credits.

Kentucky Counselors: CE credit is available. This self-study course consists of 22.75 continuing education credit hours for Kentucky Counselors. The Continuing Education Requirements for the Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors (201 KAR 36:030 Section 2) state continuing education programs from providers sponsored or approved by a state counseling licensure board shall be approved without further review by the board. PESI, Inc. is approved by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. Provider #4540. PESI maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

Missouri Counselors: CE credit is available. This self-study course consists of 19.0 continuing education clock hours for Missouri Counselors. The Missouri Committee for Professional Counselors accepts continuing education programs relevant to counseling that are provided by organizations recognized by national social worker associations. PESI, Inc. is recognized by a national social worker association. Please see social work approvals for this program.

Montana Counselors: The Montana Board of Behavioral Health no longer pre-approves any courses or sponsors. Each licensee is responsible for taking courses which contribute to their competence and directly relate to their scope of practice as defined in board statute (MAR 24-219-32). Licensees must keep CE documentation for three years in case of an audit. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of instruction.

Nevada Counselors: PESI, Inc. is an approved CEU provider with the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors. This self-study activity qualifies for 19.0 contact hours. Approved Provider # NVCEP2006.

New York Counselors: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0033. This self-study activity will qualify for 22.75 contact hours. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

Pennsylvania Counselors: The Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors accepts many national association CE approvals, several of which PESI offers. For a full list, please see your State Board regulations at https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/. This intermediate self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

South Carolina Counselors: This self-study program has been approved for 19.0 continuing education hours by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. Provider #4540.

Texas Counselors: This self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors no longer approves programs or providers. PESI activities meet the continuing education requirements as listed in Title 22 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 681, Subchapter J, Section 681.142 Acceptable Continuing Education. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.

Ohio Counselors:
Florida
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #:RCST071001. Full attendance at this course meets the qualifications for 19.0 clock hours of continuing education credit. TBD


Marriage & Family Therapists
This self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this self-study activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.

California Marriage & Family Therapists: The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE programs that are approved by other approval agencies, including several that approve PESI and its programs. A full list of approval agencies accepted by the BBS can be found at www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html under “Where to find CE Courses.” This Intermediate level self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

Florida Marriage & Family Therapists:
Florida
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 19.0 continuing education credits.

Illinois Marriage & Family Therapists: PESI, Inc. has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the State of Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. Provider #: 168-000156. Full attendance at this self-study activity qualifies for 19.0 credits.

Montana Marriage & Family Therapists: The Montana Board of Behavioral Health no longer pre-approves any courses or sponsors. Each licensee is responsible for taking courses which contribute to their competence and directly relate to their scope of practice as defined in board statute (MAR 24-219-32). Licensees must keep CE documentation for three years in case of an audit. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of instruction.

Nevada Marriage & Family Therapists: PESI, Inc. is an approved CEU provider with the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors. This self-study activity qualifies for 19.0 contact hours. Approved Provider # NVCEP2006.

New York Marriage & Family Therapists: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. #MFT-0024. This self-study activity will qualify for 22.75 contact hours. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

Pennsylvania Marriage & Family Therapists: The Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors accepts many national association CE approvals, several of which PESI offers. For a full list, please see your State Board regulations at https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/. This Intermediate self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

South Carolina Marriage & Family Therapists: This self-study program has been approved for 19.0 continuing education hours by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. Provider #4540.

Texas Marriage & Family Therapists: This self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists no longer approves programs or providers. PESI activities meet the continuing education requirements as listed in Title 22 of the Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 801, Subchapter K, Section 801.264 Types of Acceptable Continuing Education. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.

Ohio Marriage & Family Therapists:
Florida
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #:RCST071001. Full attendance at this course meets the qualifications for 19.0 clock hours of continuing education credit. TBD


Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists
This self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this self-study activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 19.0 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

Florida Nurses:
Florida
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 19.0 self-study contact hours.

Iowa Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 19.0 self-study contact hours.

Copies of the evaluation may be sent to the IBON. You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Psychologists & Physicians
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Physicians
PESI, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. PESI, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 19.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. This activity was originally recorded on 03/14/2018. It was last reviewed on 11/13/2023 and is valid until 11/12/2026.

Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Psychologists
The following state psychologist boards recognize activities sponsored by PESI, Inc. as an approved ACCME provider: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin. This activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. You are required to successfully complete and submit a post-test prior to receiving a certificate of completion.

Canadian Psychologists: PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This program is approved for 19.0 self-study continuing education hours. Full credit statement at: https://catalog.pesi.com/page/ceinformation#psychologists

Florida Psychologists:
Florida
PESI, Inc., is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Psychology. Provider Number 50-399. This product qualifies for 19.0 self-study continuing education credits. Please make sure to bring your license number to the seminar so that we can report your attendance to CE Brokers.

Illinois Psychologists: PESI, Inc is an approved provider with the State of Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 268.000102. Full attendance at this course qualifies for 19.0 self-study contact hours.

Kentucky Psychologists: PESI, Inc. is approved by the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists, approved provider #202312H. PESI maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This self-study activity will qualify for 19.0 contact hours.

New York Psychologists: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0014. This self-study activity will qualify for 22.75 contact hours. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

Ohio Psychologist: PESI, Inc. is approved by the Ohio Psychological Association, Provider #263896894, to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for this program and its content. PESI is offering this self-study activity for 19.0 Standard hours of continuing education credit.

Pennsylvania Psychologists: PESI, Inc. is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Provider #PSY000211. PESI maintains responsibility for the program(s). This self-study program qualifies for 19.0 continuing education hours.

South Carolina Psycho-Educational Specialists: This self-study program has been approved for 19.0 continuing education hours by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. Provider #4540.


Social Workers - National ASWB ACE
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PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2023 - January 27, 2026. Social workers completing this course receive 18.75 Clinical continuing education credits.

Course Level: Intermediate Format: Recorded asynchronous distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities approved by the ASWB for ongoing professional development.

California Licensed Educational Psychologists: The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE programs that are approved by other approval agencies, including several that approve PESI and its programs. A full list of approval agencies accepted by the BBS can be found at www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html under “Where to find CE Courses.” This Intermediate level self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

California Social Workers: The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE programs that are approved by other approval agencies, including several that approve PESI and its programs. A full list of approval agencies accepted by the BBS can be found at www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html under “Where to find CE Courses.” This Intermediate level self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

Colorado Social Workers: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Colorado Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Provider #1413. This course has been approved for 19.0 continuing education hours.

Florida Social Workers:
Florida
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 19.0 continuing education credits.

Illinois Social Workers: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 159-000154. Successful completion of this self-study activity qualifies for 19.0 contact hours.

Kansas Social Workers: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. Provider #14-006. This self-study course has been approved for 19.0 continuing education hours.

Minnesota Social Workers: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Minnesota, Board of Social Work. Provider #: CEP-140. This self-study course has been approved for 19.0 continuing education hours. A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of a post-test.

Montana Social Workers: The Montana Board of Behavioral Health no longer pre-approves any courses or sponsors. Each licensee is responsible for taking courses which contribute to their competence and directly relate to their scope of practice as defined in board statute (MAR 24-219-32). Licensees must keep CE documentation for three years in case of an audit. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of instruction.

New York Social Workers: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0008. This self-study activity will qualify for 22.75 contact hours. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

Pennsylvania Social Workers: The Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors accepts many national association CE approvals, several of which PESI offers. For a full list, please see your State Board regulations at https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/. This intermediate self-study activity consists of 19.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

Ohio Social Workers:
Florida
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #:RCST071001. Full attendance at this course meets the qualifications for 19.0 clock hours of continuing education credit. TBD


Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 19.0 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

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Audience
Counselors, Social Workers, Nurses, Psychotherapists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors, Case Managers, Other Mental Health Professionals