Continuing Education

All Courses and Workshops

New events are added to our calendar regularly. For the latest on events related to your specific interests, sign up to receive periodic updates by email and/or mail.

The Use of Palliative Music Practice in End of Life Care
Thursday, October 4, 2018, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
2 CEUs or PDUs
Introduction to Teaching K-8 Writing
Thursdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1 & 8, 2018, 4:30 p.m.–7 p.m.
Oregon Writing Project
Talking About Race and Racism: A Developmental and Integrative Approach
Saturday, October 13, 2018, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
6.5 CEUs, PDUs or Washington Clock Hours
Gambling Counselor Pre-Certification I
Saturdays, October 13 and December 15, 2018, 9 a.m-5:30 p.m.
Includes 8 online modules
30 CEUs
Clinical Supervision
Monday-Tuesday, October 22-23, 29-30, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
30 CEUs
Listening to the Body: Yoga Calm for Therapists
Friday, October 26, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., with 5 hours of online study
12 CEUs
Gender Diversity in Children & Youth: Inclusive & Affirming Care in Schools
Saturday, October 27, 2018, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
6 CEUs, PDUs or Washington Clock Hours
Empowering Leadership Through Writing: A Courage to Lead Retreat
Sunday-Tuesday, October 28-30, 2018
15 PDUs or Washington Clock Hours

Optimizing the Role of the Mental Health Provider: Letter Writing, Surgery Planning, and Affirmative Assessment for Transgender/Non-Binary Individuals
Friday, November 2, 2018, 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
7 CEUs
Legal Issues in School Psychology
Friday, November 2, 2018, 1-5 p.m.
4 NASP-Approved CEUs or PDUs
Healing Power of Story
Saturday-Sunday, November 3-4, 2018, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
15 PDUs or Washington Clock Hours
Northwest Writing Institute
Introduction to Eating Disorders
Saturdays, November 3 and 10, 2018
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Racism, Slavery, and the “Criminal” Injustice System
Saturday, November 17, 2018, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
4 CEUs, PDUs, or Washington Clock Hours
Leading for Democracy: Courage to Lead Fall & Winter Retreats
Fall Dates: Thursday-Saturday, September 20-22, 2018
Winter Dates: November 29-December 1, 2018

Daily Writing in the Spirit of William Stafford: Harvest of Epiphanies
Saturday-Sunday, December 1-2, 2018, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
14 PDUs or Washington Clock Hours
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Friday-Saturday, December 7-8, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
14 CEUs, PDUs or Washington Clock Hours
Starting a Nonprofit for Social Services with Special Focus on Mental Health and Addictions Counseling
Saturday, December 8, 2018, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
6.5 CEUs

Green Burial: Eco-Friendly Options for End-of-Life
Thursday, January 3, 2019, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
2 CEUs or PDUs
Writing for Publication
Weekend Retreat: Friday-Saturday, January 11-13, 2019
Remaining February-June meeting dates (Saturday mornings) TBA mid-fall

Poetry Writing: Poems for a Better Nation
Oregon Writing Project
Wednesdays, February 6, 13, 20, 27 & March 6, 2019, 4:30-7:30 p.m.
15 PDUs or Washington Clock Hours
Introduction to Using Visual Arts in Clinical Practice
Friday, February, 22, 2019, 9 a.m.-4 p.m
6 CEUs
Clinical Supervision
Wednesday-Thursday, February 27-28, March 6-7, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
30 CEUs

Interrupting Hate in Public Spaces
Sunday, March 3, 2019, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
3 CEUs, PDUs or Washington Clock Hours
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Friday-Saturday, March 8-9, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
14 CEUs, PDUs or Washington Clock Hours

Intercultural Communication: Critical Understandings for Effectiveness
Saturday, May 18, 2019, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
6.5 CEUs, PDUs or Washington Clock Hours

Strategies and Materials for Teaching Content and English Language Development to ESOL Students (Online)
ESOL Endorsement Cohort
Tuesday, September 4-December 11, 2018
Online
Reading Comprehension: Theory and Practical Application (hybrid)
Reading Intervention Endorsement: North Portland cohort
Dates/times: Wednesdays, September 5-December 12, 2018, 4:30-7:30pm and online