Self-Learn Trainings
Explore self-learn continuing education for New York State mental health professionals. Complete training at your own pace with course materials, quizzes, evaluations, and certificates upon completion.
🔊 Self-Learn Courses With Audio Narration
The courses in this section include audio narration to accompany the self-learn course materials.
Acute Trauma After Car Accidents: Clinical Approaches
$30.00
Learn to recognize common trauma responses and support early stabilization following motor vehicle accidents.
Learning Objectives
- Identify 1–2 common trauma responses following a motor vehicle accident.
- Identify 1–2 early clinical considerations when working with acute trauma.
- Identify 1–2 strategies to support stabilization and safety in clinical practice.
Essentials of Ethics and Boundaries
$78.00
A focused ethics training on professional boundaries, confidentiality, informed consent, dual relationships, and ethical decision-making.
Learning Objectives
- Identify ethical dilemmas and how ethical problems occur.
- Identify limits of confidentiality, informed consent, and dual relationships.
- Identify tips for ethical decision-making and boundary setting.
Using AI Responsibly in Mental Health Care
$78.00
Explore responsible and ethical uses of artificial intelligence in mental health practice, including confidentiality, informed consent, professional responsibility, bias, data privacy, and maintaining appropriate clinical judgment.
Learning Objectives
- Identify 2–3 common applications of artificial intelligence currently used in mental health practice, including administrative, documentation, and clinical support functions.
- Identify 2–3 ethical principles that apply to the use of AI in mental health care, such as confidentiality, informed consent, and professional responsibility.
- Identify 2–3 potential ethical and clinical risks associated with AI use, including data privacy concerns, bias, and over-reliance on technology.
- Identify 2–3 best practices for responsible AI use that support ethical decision-making, protect client welfare, and maintain clinical judgment.
📖 Self-Learn Courses Without Audio Narration
The courses in this section are text/slide-based self-learn trainings designed for independent review at your own pace.
Mandated Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment
$42.00
This 2-hour training fulfills the NYS updated mandated reporter training requirement that must be completed by November 17, 2026.
Learning Objectives
- Determine whether a child shows indicators of maltreatment or abuse.
- Recognize trauma, adverse childhood experiences, protective factors, and bias.
- Understand when there is a legal obligation to call the Statewide Central Register.
- Know how to prepare for the call and complete the LDSS-2221A form.
- Recognize signs of intellectual and developmental disabilities in children.
CBT Fundamentals
$69.00
Foundational training on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, including theory, perception, cognitive distortions, techniques, and application.
Learning Objectives
- Identify 2–3 fundamental principles of CBT.
- Identify 2–3 core beliefs and schemas.
- Identify 2–3 CBT-specific interventions.
Common Diagnosis
$69.00
Reviews key features of common mental health diagnoses, substance use disorders, and co-occurring diagnoses.
Learning Objectives
- Identify 2–3 factors that influence dual diagnosis.
- Identify 2–3 characteristics of client presentations.
- Identify 2–3 mental health and substance use diagnoses.
Diminishing Burnout
$69.00
Explores burnout, professional responsibility, ethical considerations, self-care techniques, and lifestyle changes to reduce occupational stress.
Learning Objectives
- Identify 2–3 characteristics of burnout.
- Identify 2–3 ethical considerations when determining burnout.
- Identify 2–3 techniques and lifestyle changes to reduce occupational stress.
Ethics and Boundaries in Counseling & Social Work
$129.00
Comprehensive ethics and boundaries training covering confidentiality, informed consent, dual relationships, ethical decision-making, and professional responsibilities.
Learning Objectives
- Identify common ethical dilemmas and how ethical problems occur.
- Identify ethical principles of mental and behavioral health professionals.
- Identify limits of confidentiality, informed consent, dual relationships, involuntary treatment, and ethical decision-making factors.
How Social Media and Technology Affects Our Mental Health
$79.00
Covers how social media and technology impact mental health, client presentations, symptoms, and techniques for clinical support.
Learning Objectives
- Identify social media platforms and their influence on symptoms.
- Identify client presentations.
- Identify techniques for clients impacted by overuse or misuse.
Introduction to Substance Use Disorders
$69.00
Provides an overview of substance use disorders, diagnostic criteria, neurobiology, assessment tools, treatment approaches, relapse prevention, and recovery supports.
Learning Objectives
- Identify substance use disorders and diagnostic criteria.
- Identify impacts on individuals, families, and communities.
- Identify neurobiological mechanisms, assessment tools, treatment approaches, and relapse-prevention strategies.
Lifestyle Choices to Support Mental Health
$79.00
Explores how sleep, movement, nutrition, connection, vitamins, minerals, and habit change can influence mental health and wellbeing.
Learning Objectives
- Identify 3–4 ways sleep, movement, nutrition, and connection influence symptoms.
- Identify 3–4 vitamins and minerals that may improve symptoms.
- Identify 2–3 techniques to encourage healthier habits.
Pandemic Influence on Mental Health
$69.00
Reviews the pandemic’s impact on mental health, isolation, media exposure, frontline workers, professionals, and coping strategies.
Learning Objectives
- Identify studies showing an increased need for mental health care.
- Identify ways to support professional self-care.
- Identify coping techniques to help clients manage symptoms.
Preparing to Support Families Experiencing Domestic Violence
$45.00
Provides insight into domestic violence, warning signs, best practices, and interventions for supporting survivors and witnesses.
Learning Objectives
- Identify 2–3 factors that influence domestic violence.
- Identify 3–4 effects of witnessing domestic violence on children.
- Identify 3–4 interventions for supporting families.
Telehealth Tips
$45.00
Outlines best practices for telehealth services, virtual professionalism, documentation, missed appointments, emergencies, and virtual groups.
Learning Objectives
- Identify 2–3 tips to transition to telehealth services.
- Identify 1–2 recommendations when working with clients who miss appointments.
- Identify 2–3 suggestions for handling emergency situations.
- Identify 2–3 ideas for facilitating virtual groups.
The Whole Client: Addressing Chronic Pain in Mental Health Therapy
$69.00
Explores chronic pain, mental health, assessment, evidence-based psychological interventions, and multidisciplinary treatment planning.
Learning Objectives
- Identify symptoms of chronic pain and distinguish them from acute pain.
- Identify assessment methods and evidence-based management strategies.
- Identify advantages of a multidisciplinary approach.
Important Self-Learn Continuing Education Information
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We suggest using a laptop or desktop computer. You may also copy and paste the course link into Google Chrome.
Courses must be completed in sequential order: review the complete training content, complete the quiz, and then submit the evaluation. If this order is skipped, the course may not be marked complete and access may need to be reissued.
A passing quiz grade of 80% is required. Learners have unlimited attempts to achieve a passing score.
Courses labeled 🔊 AUDIO NARRATION INCLUDED include narration; however, narration may summarize the slides. Learners should pause the presentation as needed and read all slide content in full.
Courses labeled 📖 NO AUDIO — TEXT/SLIDE BASED do not contain audio narration and are designed for independent review, allowing learners to read and progress through the materials at their own pace.
According to the New York State Education Department Office of the Professions , self-study may comprise no more than 12 continuing education hours in a 36-month registration period, or one-third of the required hours for a registration period of another length.
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