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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
Youth Suicide Prevention: Modern Approaches to Risks, Realities and Responses in a Changing World - 2026 Berkshire County Suicide Prevention... 10/06/2026 - 8:00am to 4:30pm EDT
Love with the Death Drive - Todd McGowan, PhD (Webinar live online) 10/23/2026 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm EDT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Recent courses

  • Enduring
Transforming Suicide Risk Assessment - Katie C. Lewis, PhD (Recorded)
Clinical suicide risk assessment is often conducted using standardized assessment measures that fail to integrate contemporary theories and empirical findings, especially those pertaining the impor
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 Risk Management Study
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
Roundtable #5 - Beyond Crisis: Identity, Connectedness, and Mental Health in Midlife - Moderated by Katie Lewis, PhD (Recorded)
Part of
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    • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.50 APA
    • 1.50 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.50 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
Roundtable #4 - Loneliness and Belonging in Emerging Adulthood - Moderated by Spencer Biel, PsyD (Recorded)
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    • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.50 APA
    • 1.50 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.50 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
Empathy in Connection to Justice - Sabrina Little, PhD (Recorded)
Empathy is a category term for capacities related to perspective-taking and sharing in another’s experiences.
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 APA
    • 1.00 ASWB-ACE
    • 1.00 Contact Hours/ Participation
  • Enduring
The Two Freuds: Implications for Conceptions of the Mind, of Psychopathology, and Approach to Treatment - Morris Eagle, PhD, ABPP (Recorded)
The presentation describes two different views, often inconsistent with each other, of Freudian theory on fundamental aspects of the workings of the mind, including the nature and function of consc
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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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The Effect of Suicide Loss on Clinicians and Organizations: Research and Response - Jane G. Tillman, PhD, ABPP (Recorded)
Suicide rates continue to rise in the USA despite increased efforts at prevention and intervention.
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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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