Approved Continuing Education
for Marriage and Family Therapists, Clinical Social Workers, Psychologists, Child Custody Evaluators and Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
Dr. Sonkin offers Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Clinical Psychologists, Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) and Child Custody Evaluators to receive online Continuing Education Units (CEUs) on domestic violence and the psychotherapeutic applications of attachment theory.
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Domestic Violence: Assessment and Treatment:
A 32 Hour Online Class for Facilitators of Batterers Intervention Program - 32 CEUs
California Penal Code requires that facilitators of Batterers Intervention Programs (1203.097c) receive 40 hours of core basic training and 16 hours of yearly continuing education. This 32 hours continuing education program will meet all but one of the core training requirements. By law, 8 hours of the core training “…shall be provided by a shelter-based or shelter-approved trainer.” Additionally, the law states that the training must include “A minimum of eight hours in basic domestic violence knowledge focusing on victim safety and the role of domestic violence shelters in a community-coordinated response.” Therefore you must receive 8 hours from a shelter program, who will focus on that required content area. This course also meets the qualifications for 32 online hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Cost: $300.00
APPROVAL: MFT, LCSW, CDAAC
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Domestic Violence Assessment and Treatment - 9 CEUs
Purchase a copy of Domestic Violence: The Court Mandated Perpetrator Assessment and Treatment Handbook/CD. After reading the book, take the online test (True/False and Multiple Choice). When the exam is completed, you will receive 9 continuing education units, the correct answers to your test and a Certification of Completion (which you should keep as proof of your continuing education activities). This course meets the qualifications for 9 online hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. This workshop satisfies the California mandate that requires all Marriage and Family Therapists and Social Workers to complete at least 7 hours of training in domestic violence assessment and treatment. This workshop also satisfies California Penal Code 1203.097c that requires that facilitators of Batterers Intervention Programs receive 40 hours of core basic training and 16 hours of yearly continuing education. This workshop is approved for Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors.
Cost: $89.00
APPROVAL: MFT, LCSW, CDAAC
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Domestic Violence and Attachment Theory - 8 CEUs
This 8 hour continuing education units workshop involves reading a presentation online or saving the web page on your computer (or printed out), with links to online resources and the ability to ask Dr. Sonkin questions through out the material. This course meets the qualifications for 9 online hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. This workshop also satisfies California Penal Code 1203.097c that requires that facilitators of Batterers Intervention Programs receive 40 hours of core basic training and 16 hours of yearly continuing education. This continuing education program will meet a portion of the core training requirements as well as the yearly continuing education requirements. Consult with your local probation department for more details. This workshop is approved for Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors. At the completion of the workshop you are asked to complete an evaluation form, after which you are given a certificate of completion.
Cost: $89.00
APPROVAL: MFT, LCSW, CDAAC
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Discovering Self and Other: Neuroscience and Interpersonal Process - 7 CEUS
Read an extensive discussion on the application of recent findings in the neurosciences to psychotherapy. This workshop is approved for Marriage and Family Therapists, Clinical Social Workers and Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors.
This interactive, online workshop involves reading material and interacting with Dr. Sonkin via email.
This workshop will help clinicians integrate the large body of research in the cognitive and affective neurosciences into their work with clients. In it we will explore new conceptualizations of emotion and how it differs from feeling. We will also explore memory, and how implicit memory affects people's reactions to present-day situations and how to help clients differentiate past from present. We will also explore mirror neurons and Von Economo neurons and how the allow us to have a shared experience with others, while maintaining a sense of separateness and self-other awareness. Finally, we will explore the executive functions of the prefrontal cortex, its various structures and how psychotherapy can serve to strengthen their functions allowing for more successful interpersonal relationships.
At the completion of the workshop you are asked to complete an evaluation form, after which you are given a certificate of completion.
Cost: $75.00
APPROVAL: MFT, LCSW & CDAAC
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Attachment Informed Psychotherapy - 7 CEUS
Read an extensive discussion on the application of attachment theory to psychotherapy. This workshop is approved for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Social Workers. This workshop is approved for Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors. This interactive, online workshop involves reading material and interacting with Dr. Sonkin via email. At the completion of the workshop you complete an evaluation and short quiz. Upon completion you will be emailed a link for a certificate of completion.
This workshop will help clinicians integrate the large body of attachment research that has evolved of the past 40 years into their work with patients. In it we will explore John Bowlby’s initial conceptualization of attachment theory and how it has been expanded upon by developmental and social psychologists over the past twenty-five years. We will also explore the neuro-biological aspects of attachment and how this knowledge can help pinpoint specific capacities that clinician can focus their attention. We will examine the psychotherapist-patient relationship as an attachment relationship, and the parallels to infant parent relationship. We will explore how attachment theory can help us develop a deeper understanding of and facilitating the therapeutic alliance. We will discuss ways of assessing attachment status through the Adult Attachment Interview, as well as other interview techniques. We will also discuss the concept of attachment style, how social psychologists deconstruct these styles and assess attachment style through self-report measures. With the groundwork, we will discuss the application of this theory to clinical practice. Since one way of conceptualizing attachment theory is about affect regulation, we will discuss the latest findings in the affective neurosciences and their application to psychotherapy. Participants will receive links to many online attachment theory resources. Specific case material will also be discussed.
Cost: $75.00
APPROVAL: MFT, LCSW, CDAAC
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Psychotherapy and Attachment Theory - 3 CEUS
Read an online article and receive 3 CEUs for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Social Workers. This workshop is approved for Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors. In this article, I speak about attachment theory and its application to psychotherapy in general. I begin with an overview of attachment theory and the assessment of attachment status. Then, I discuss other contemporary authors who are exploring the clinical aspects of attachment theory. The article will finish with how I believe attachment theory may inform our understanding and development of the therapeutic alliance.
Cost: $30.00
APPROVAL: MFT, LCSW, CDAAC
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Legal and Ethical Issues in the Multiple Victimization of Children - 3 CEUS
Read an online article and receive 3 CEUs for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Social Workers. This workshop is approved for Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors.In this article, I write about the particular legal and ethical issues inherent in cases of child multiple-victimization child maltreatment. Counts toward the required legal and ethical CEUs for California licensed MFTs and LCSWs.
Cost: $30.00
APPROVAL: MFT, LCSW, CDAAC
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Domestic Violence Legal and Ethical Issues - 6 CEUS
Read an online article and receive 6 CEUs for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Social Workers. This workshop is approved for Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors. In this article, I write about the particular legal and ethical issues inherent in cases of domestic violence. Counts toward the required legal and ethical CEUs for California licensed MFTs and LCSWs. Cost: $60.00
APPROVAL: MFT, LCSW, CDAAC
Approved Continuing Education for Child Custody Evaluators
These courses have been approved as corresponding to subject areas specified in California Rules of Court, rule 5.230(d)(1)(A)(i)-(v). The views espressed in this training are those of the trainer and do not necessarily represent the official positions or policies of the Judicial Council of California or the Administrative Office of the Courts.
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Domestic Violence for Child Custody Evaluators (12 ceus)
Take the interactive-online 12 hour Domestic Violence for Child Custody Evaluators Workshop (Pursuant to CA. Rule 5.230). This 12 hour / continuing education units workshop in involves reading a web page with links to online resources and the ability to ask Dr. Sonkin questions through out the presentation.
At the completion of the workshop you are asked to complete an evaluation form, after which you are given a certificate of completion. Cost: $130.00
APPROVAL: MFT & LCSW & Child Custody Evaluators
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Domestic Violence Update #1 for Child Custody Evaluators (4 ceus)
Update #1: This interactive-online 4 hour Domestic Violence for Child Custody Evaluators Workshop satisfies the yearly requirement set forth by the Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CA. Rule 5.230). This 4 hour / continuing education units workshop in involves reading a web page with links to online resources and the ability to ask Dr. Sonkin questions through out the presentation.. Update #1 includes the following content:
•Legal Update
•Typology
•Risk Assessment
•Neurobiology of violence
•Psychopharmacology
•Treatment outcome
At the completion of the workshop you are asked to complete an evaluation form, after which you are given a certificate of completion. Cost: $55.00
APPROVAL: MFT & LCSW & Child Custody Evaluators
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Domestic Violence Update #2 for Child Custody Evaluators (4 ceus)
Update #2: This interactive-online 4 hour Domestic Violence for Child Custody Evaluators Workshop satisfies the yearly requirement set forth by the Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CA. Rule 5.230). This 4 hour / continuing education units workshop in involves reading a web page with links to online resources and the ability to ask Dr. Sonkin questions through out the presentation.. Update #2 includes the following content:
•Legal Update
•Attachment theory overview
•Attachment theory and domestic violence
•Assessment of attachment status
•Psychotherapy and attachment theory
•Clinical examples
At the completion of the workshop you are asked to complete an evaluation form, after which you are given a certificate of completion. Cost: $55.00
APPROVAL: MFT & LCSW & Child Custody Evaluators
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Domestic Violence Update #3 - Define Your Own Content - (4 ceus)
Update #3: This interactive-online 4 hour Domestic Violence for Child Custody Evaluators Workshop satisfies the yearly requirement set forth by the Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CA. Rule 5.230). This 4 hour / continuing education units workshop in involves reading an article or other online content on domestic violence, as it relates child custody and discussing your thoughts with Dr. Sonkin via email. It is an individualize learning plan based on your interests. Just email Dr Sonkin and he'll send you the reading material based on your clinical interest. When finished, just complete the online evaluation. Cost: $55.00
APPROVAL: MFT & LCSW & Child Custody Evaluators
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Attachment Theory and Neuroscience for Child Custody Evaluators (8 ceus)
This 8 hour / continuing education units workshop (per Rules 5.225 and 5.210 respectively) in involves reading a web page with links to online resources. In this workshop you will learn about attachment theory and some of the more recent findings in the neurosciences, and how this information can inform and expand your evaluation practice of child custody. You will also learn about attachment theory as it relates to children and adult. . You will learn about the latest findins in the affective neurosciences, memory, the executive functions of the prefrontal cortex, the mirror neuron system, and the most recent discovery of the function of Von Economo neurons. This workshop is interactive in that you will have the opportunity to ask Dr. Sonkin questions via email as you progress through the topics.
At the completion of the workshop you are asked to complete an evaluation form, after which you are given a certificate of completion. Cost: $89.00
APPROVAL: MFT & LCSW & Child Custody Evaluators
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Daniel Jay Sonkin, Ph.D., Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist is an approved provider of Continuing Education (CE) for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT's) and Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW's) by the Board of Behavioral Sciences in California (PCE 1999)and Continuing Education Provider for Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (by The California Foundation for Advancement of Addiction Professionals) (4S-10-131-0112). Dr. Sonkin is an internationally known authority on domestic violence. Dr. Sonkin is the author of numerous books on domestic violence including: Learning to Live Without Violence: A Handbook for Men, A Counselor's Guide to Learning to Live Without Violence, Wounded Boys/Heroic Men: A Man's Guide to Healing from Child Abuse, and his most recent title, Domestic Violence: The Court-Mandated Perpetrator Assessment and Treatment Handbook.
Attention: California Domestic Violence Treatment Providers
California Penal Code requires that facilitators of Batterers Intervention Programs (1203.097c) receive 40 hours of core basic training and 16 hours of yearly continuing education. These continuing education programs will meet a portion of the core training requirements as well as the yearly continuing education requirements. Consult with your local probation department for more details.
Attention: California Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists, Clinical Social Workers and Psychologists
All continuing education units can be obtained via the internet through interactive means for MFTs and LCSWs. Psychologists can receive up to 27 hours of distance learning continuing education during each renewal cycle. Contact the California Board of Behavioral Sciences or the Board of Psychology for more details.
Attention: California Child Custody Evaluators
Pursuant to California Rule 5.230, all child custody evaluators must take a 12 hour class on domestic violence as an initial requirement to becoming an evaluator. Furthermore, all child custody evaluators must receive 4 hours of yearly continuing eduation in domestic violence. In addition to the domestic violence requirement, all child custody evaluators must receive 8 hours of yearly continuing education on topics related to custody evaluation. The above 5 courses have been approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts to fulfill these requirements, pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 5.210 and 5.225(d)(1)-(21), (i)(2), and (o). The course outlines or agendas for these training have been approved as corresponding to subject areas specified in California Rules of Court, rules 5.210 and 5.225(d)(1)-(21). The views expressed in this training are those of the trainer and do not necessarily represent the official positions or policies of the Judicial Council of California or the Administrative Office of the Courts.” For further information, contact the Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children & the Courts.
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