• Born to Flourish: How to Thrive in a Challenging World

    Grounded in decades of neuroscientific research as well as in the accumulated wisdom of ancient contemplative traditions, Richard Davidson, PhD will discuss how to promote human flourishing and enhance mental health across the life span through the cultivation of four transformative practices. These practices include: Awareness – learning to be fully present with your emotions. […]

  • Winnicott in a Clinical Context

    2 CE Hours available for NY Practitioners - LCSWs, LMSWs, LPs, LMFTs, LMHCs, LCATs, PHDs, PSYDs This presentation, configured largely as a Q & A forum, aims to capture the playful essence of Winnicott's work such that the process and content of his thinking are given equal weight. Moving from the Capacity to be Alone, […]

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Behavioral Health Professions: Emerging Ethical and Risk Management Challenges

    Artificial intelligence is transforming behavioral healthcare.  AI is being used to conduct client risk assessments, assist people in crisis, monitor clients' status, strengthen prevention efforts, record clinical notes, identify systemic biases in the delivery of behavioral health services, provide clinical education and supervision, and predict practitioner burnout and service outcomes, among other uses. This training […]

  • The Feminine in Buddhism & Psychoanalysis: Our Portal to Aliveness

    Overview Psychoanalysis in Action: The Feminine in Buddhism & Psychoanalysis: Our Portal to Aliveness In this talk, Dr. Pilar Jennings will explore her decades long relationship to Tibetan Buddhism and its influence on her psychoanalytic practice. With an emphasis on the tradition's shared efforts to restore our contact with feminine aspects of the psyche – […]