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CONCEPT Professional Training

CONCEPT is Palo Alto University’s Department of Continuing and Professional Studies, a not-for-profit offering world-class education for mental health professionals.

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FREE eBook! Learn How to Improve Your Level of Care with DBT

Newly updated in 2025, this comprehensive eBook explores essential and advanced DBT topics, behavior modification techniques and examples of applied principles in clinical scenarios.

Based on a compilation of three of our most popular eBooks, this updated version includes both new and advanced DBT content and expands on key training insights, including complex topics like the biosocial theory and adapting DBT for correctional settings.
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LIVE: AI for Social Work 101 - Basics of Generative AI for Social Work Responsible & Ethical Practice 2 Hours / 2 CEs
Marina Badillo-Diaz, DSW

LIVE: AI for Social Work 101 - Basics of Generative AI for Social Work Responsible & Ethical Practice

Event Date: May. 28, 2025 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
$100
LIVE: AI for Social Work 101 - Basics of Generative AI for Social Work Responsible & Ethical Practice 2 Hours / 2 CEs
Marina Badillo-Diaz, DSW

LIVE: AI for Social Work 101 - Basics of Generative AI for Social Work Responsible & Ethical Practice

Event Date: May. 28, 2025 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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LIVE: Landmark Criminal Law and Procedure Cases Involving Persons with Mental Disabilities 1.5 Hours / 1.5 CEs
Heather Ellis Cucolo, JD
Michael Perlin, JD

LIVE: Landmark Criminal Law and Procedure Cases Involving Persons with Mental Disabilities

Event Date: May. 29, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
$150
LIVE: Landmark Criminal Law and Procedure Cases Involving Persons with Mental Disabilities 1.5 Hours / 1.5 CEs
Heather Ellis Cucolo, JD
Michael Perlin, JD

LIVE: Landmark Criminal Law and Procedure Cases Involving Persons with Mental Disabilities

Event Date: May. 29, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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LIVE: Demystifying Difficult Conversations with Veterans about Firearms 1 Hour / 1 CE
Kristen J. Vescera, PhD, MPH, MA

LIVE: Demystifying Difficult Conversations with Veterans about Firearms

Event Date: Jun. 2, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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LIVE: Demystifying Difficult Conversations with Veterans about Firearms 1 Hour / 1 CE
Kristen J. Vescera, PhD, MPH, MA

LIVE: Demystifying Difficult Conversations with Veterans about Firearms

Event Date: Jun. 2, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Transforming Mental Health Professionals into Specialists

CONCEPT Continuing & Professional Studies trains mental health professionals towards certification in specialty areas.

 

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Learn about our group training programs, so you can simplify and scale your new staff training and onboarding in areas such as forensic psychology, counseling, and more.

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How AI Can Enhance Your Counseling Practice

How AI Can Enhance Your Counseling Practice

The Thoughtful Counselor talks with Dr. Donna Sheperis on how AI can enhance your counseling practice.

The Thoughtful Counselor Podcast. AI in Counseling Practice with Dr. Donna Sheperis
Dr. Margaret Lamar

May 12, 2025

counseling
Who is a Mental Health Professional in a Correctional Setting?

Who is a Mental Health Professional in a Correctional Setting?

Mental health professionals working in correctional settings play a pivotal role in the lives of incarcerated individuals, helping them nav...

Who is a Mental Health Professional in a Correctional Setting?
Blake Harper

May 05, 2025

The Business of Practice
Embracing the Digital Shift: How AAFP Successfully Pivoted to Virtual CE Programs & Boosted Profit Margins

Embracing the Digital Shift: How AAFP Successfully Pivoted to Virtual CE Programs & Boosted Profit Margins

The collaboration between AAFP & CONCEPT transformed the org's CE offerings, resulting in increased attendance, higher profit margins, and ...

Embracing the Digital Shift: How AAFP Successfully Pivoted to Virtual CE Programs & Boosted Profit Margins
CONCEPT Staff

May 02, 2023

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