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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 and psychodynamic approaches to treatment . CME/CE certificates are provided upon completion. Credit is available for those with an MD, 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

Title Dates
Relating Racially: Shifting Between We, They, and I Senses of Self - Michelle Stephens, LP, PhD (Live Webinar) 12/06/2024 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm EST
Roundtable #6: Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in the Second Half of Life - Moderated by Jane G. Tillman, PhD, ABPP (Live Webinar) 12/07/2024 - 11:00am to 12:30pm EST
Considering Child Development in Adult Clinical Work - Theodore James Fallon, Jr., MD, MPH, FAACAP, FABP (Live Webinar) 12/20/2024 - 12:50pm to 1:50pm EST
Edge of Catastrophe: Erich Fromm’s Fight Against Fascism and Racism - Roger Frie, PhD, PsyD, RPsych (Live Webinar) 01/24/2025 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm EST
2025 Riggs-Yale Virtual Conference on Parenting and Partnerships: Substance Use and Behavioral Addiction in Childhood and Adolescence 02/28/2025 - 10:30am to 3:30pm EST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Recent courses

  • Webinar live
The Vanishing of Culture in Psychoanalysis: History and New Directions - Chris Christian, PhD (Live)
  • Friday Night Guest Lecture Series
FRIDAY NIGHT GUEST LECTURE SERIES 2023-24: Yasmin Roberts Memorial Lecture Continuing education information to follow 
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    • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.50 APA
    • 1.50 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.50 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Webinar live
The Tao of K-drama: Reflections on Displacement, Trauma, and Recovery - Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, HON AIA, DLFAPA (Live)
  • Friday Night Guest Lecture Series
FRIDAY NIGHT GUEST LECTURE SERIES 2023-24
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    • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.50 APA
    • 1.50 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.50 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
How Do Interpersonal Conflicts Contribute to Suicide Risk? A Clinical and Empirical Discussion with Katie Lewis, PhD (Recorded)
Suicidal thoughts are known to fluctuate dramatically over time, presenting an ongoing challenge to clinicians and researchers alike.
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
2022 Virtual Fall Conference - Moral Injury: Individual and Collective Trauma, and Its Repair (Recorded)
How does moral injury occur and what steps can we take to understand and repair the damage it does to individuals and institutions?
5
    • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 4.00 APA
    • 4.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 4.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
Advancing Access: Parity and Payment for Quality Mental Healthcare (Recorded)
The Austen Riggs Center presents the work of the Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN). This moderated panel discussion focuses on helping therapists address insurance denials, violations of parity,
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    • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.50 APA
    • 1.50 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.50 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
Alliance-Based Intervention for Suicide - Eric M. Plakun, MD, DLFAPA, FACPsych (Recorded)
In the last 25 years suicide has increased by 30% in the US, while a growing crisis in mental health is recognized in the post-pandemic world.
5
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation

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