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The Erikson Institute for Education, Research, and Advocacy of the Austen Riggs Center is pleased to provide online continuing education (CE) / continuing medical education (CME). CE/CME credit is provided through video/audio courses with an emphasis on biopsychosocial, psychodynamic and systems approaches to treatment. CME/CE certificates are provided upon completion. Credit is available for those with an MD, DO, PhD, PsyD, and social workers at this time. All mental health professionals and students are welcome to experience course offerings and can be provided with a certificate of completion. As a registered member of this educational platform, your courses and transcripts are available on demand. REGISTER to have access to courses. Check back to see new course offerings and thank you for browsing.

We are committed to making quality, free psychodynamic continuing education available as part of our mission despite the considerable costs. If you enjoy our free educational programming and have the means, please consider making a donation. 

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To learn more about the Austen Riggs Center, contact Director of Referral Relations Dave Werbeck:

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Upcoming Virtual Live Events

Title Dates
Out of Sight, Still in Mind: Intersession Processes and Suicidal Ideation in Psychodynamic Treatment - Mareike Ernst, PhD (Webinar live online) 09/04/2026 - 12:50pm to 1:50pm EDT
Between Silence and Words, Trauma’s Haunting Legacy - Jill Salberg, PhD (Webinar live online) 09/18/2026 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm EDT
2026 Fall Conference - Hope in Hard Times: Building Community (Webinar live online or in-person) 10/02/2026 - 6:00pm EDT to 10/03/2026 - 4:00pm EDT
Love with the Death Drive - Todd McGowan, PhD (Webinar live online) 10/23/2026 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm EDT
A Disorder of Diffusion: Contemporary Perspectives on Borderline Personality Disorder - Alexander Kriss, PhD (Webinar live online) 10/30/2026 - 12:50pm to 1:50pm EDT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Recent courses

Authenticity: An Ethical Core for Clinical Practice - Marilyn Charles, PhD, ABPP (Recorded self-study)
The ethical codes for mental health professionals are guided by internationally recognized standards centered around core principles: respect for others, competence, integrity, and responsibility t
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
Resolving Therapeutic Dilemmas in Suicidal Clients Using Principles of Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy - Robert J. Gregory, MD (Recorded self-...
Engaging suicidal clients in treatment and recovery is intense and challenging.
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
Links Between Childhood Trauma, Psychosis, the Bayesian Predictive Processing Model of Brain Function, Transference, and the Mind Conceived as a Self...
Research in the last four decades has shown a strong correlation between childhood adversity (e.g., sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional neglect) and psychosis, which recasts chronic psychosis a
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
Race, Fear, and the American Way - Lisa L. Moore, PhD, LICSW (Recorded self-study)
The deployment of racialized fear as a political strategy has a profound impact on the individuals and communities who are targeted as objects of fear.
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology: Caring for the Treatment-Resistant Patient (4 of 5) - David L. Mintz, MD (Recorded)
Course 4 of 5 - The Art of Pharmacotherapy: Enhancing Outcomes by Integrating Patient-Centered, Psychodynamically-Informed Perspectives
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
Psychodynamics of Pharmacologic Treatment-Resistance (3 of 5) - David L. Mintz, MD (Recorded)
Course 3 of 5 - The Art of Pharmacotherapy: Enhancing Outcomes by Integrating Patient-Centered, Psychodynamically-Informed Perspectives
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation

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