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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
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

  • Enduring
The Pseudo-Self - Gila Ashtor, PhD, LP (Recorded self study)
This session increases clinical competence by helping learners identify the subtle features of pseudo-self presentations, which often go unrecognized due to the patient’s/client’s apparent function
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Online live
Ethical and Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Mental Health Care - Catherine L. Grus, PhD (Webinar live online)
  • Grand Rounds
2026 Grand Rounds Series 
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
Race, Fear, and the American Way - Lisa L. Moore, PhD, LICSW (Webinar live online)
2026 Grand Rounds Series
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
Psychotherapy Supervision: Old Controversies and New Dilemmas - Nancy McWilliams, PhD (Recorded)
  • Psychoanalysis
This talk contextualizes clinical supervision historically, exploring some less frequently measured areas of supervisory competence.
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
Therapeutic Assessment: Using Psychological Testing as Brief Therapy - Stephen E. Finn, PhD (Recorded self-study)
Psychological assessment is typically viewed as something one does to diagnose psychological disorders or to plan for or evaluate an intervention. In this Grand Rounds, Dr.
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
Working with Infertility Patients through a Psychoanalytic Lens - Golzar Naghshineh, MS, LP, CGP, and Nancy Kaufman, LCSW, LP (Recorded self-study)
While addressing behavioral needs and surface level fears and anxieties is crucial in helping patients who struggle with infertility, it is also crucial that we help patients process their deeper u
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation

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