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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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Upcoming Virtual Live Events
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| A Decolonial Approach to Case Formulation: Pragmatic Applications for Therapeutic and Political Action - Daniel José Gaztambide, PsyD (Webinar live... | 02/06/2026 - 12:50pm to 1:50pm EST |
| Where the Mind Suffers: Understanding Psychic Pain and Suicidal Crisis - Katie C. Lewis, PhD (Webinar live online) | 02/27/2026 - 12:50pm to 1:50pm EST |
| Ethical and Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Mental Health Care - Catherine L. Grus, PhD (Webinar live online) | 03/06/2026 - 12:50pm to 1:50pm EST |
| Working Clinically with Overwhelm: The Cost and Growth-Inducing Possibilities of Undoing the Self - Avgi Saketopoulou, PsyD (Webinar live online) | 03/13/2026 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm EDT |
| 2026 Riggs-Yale Virtual Conference: Mentalizing Across Contexts | 03/20/2026 - 10:00am to 4:00pm EDT |
Recent courses
The mechanisms of patient change have been described in detail by prominent psychoanalytic thinkers over the last 130 years.
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A virtual conference presented by the Erikson Institute
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David Levit, PhD, ABPP, SEP, speaks about interweaving principles and approaches from a somatically based trauma therapy, Somatic Experiencing (SE), into psychoanalytic treatment.
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In this lecture Neil Altman, PhD, will look at race and the critical role it plays in society and in clinical practice.
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This presentation will identify a series of common, clinical training dilemmas associated with race-based bias, discrimination, hatred, and prejudice.
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In this talk, Mitchell Wilson, MD, considers the concept and economic fact of property in relation to the training and practice of psychoanalysts.
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