Educational Workshops

Reconnecting with your wellness as a practitioner

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We tell clients to look after themselves. When did you last take your own advice?

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In this reflective, hands-on ethics workshop, Darnell Blocker walks through the ethical case for self-care: what the professional codes say, why they say it, and how it connects to clinical effectiveness and your own staying power. We look at how burnout and compassion fatigue develop, which self-care strategies have research behind them, and how colleagues can support each other in putting well-being first.

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Think of it as a professional check-up and a personal invitation in one. Looking after yourself is part of doing the work well, and it is never selfish.

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What we'll cover

• Define self-care and name the ethical codes that address it

• Explore the different ways you care for yourself

• Plan practical ways to manage your energy day to day

• Build a stronger support system

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Format: Live webinar via Zoom

Dates: 2027 dates to be announced. All workshops are currently virtual via Zoom; in-person workshops are planned for 2027.

Credit: 5 ethics CEUs; approved by LPCA of Georgia

Cost: Announced with the 2027 schedule

Multicultural counseling for mental health professionals

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Culture shows up in every session, whether we name it or not.

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Join Darnell Blocker for a candid, practical workshop on multicultural counseling. We look at how to bring more balance and applied thinking to diversity work, how to build comfort, confidence and competence with clients from many backgrounds, and how to catch the misunderstandings and missteps that can quietly strain a therapeutic relationship.

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What we'll cover

• Explore comfort, confidence and competence around multicultural consciousness and diversity

• Practice awareness that helps reduce cultural obstacles, misreads and unintended offense

• Explore several themes connected to multicultural counseling

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Format: Live webinar via Zoom

Dates: 2027 dates to be announced. All workshops are currently virtual via Zoom; in-person workshops are planned for 2027.

Credit: 6 core CEUs; approved by LPCA of Georgia

Cost: Announced with the 2027 schedule

Counseling approaches for supporting clients through loss

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Grief is part of nearly every caseload, and it rarely follows a script.

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In this CE workshop, Darnell Blocker explores how to define grief and loss, how to revisit the familiar five stages with fresh eyes, and which counseling strategies can support a client as they adapt to a loss. Expect clear definitions, honest conversation about what the models do and do not capture, and tools you can take back to your own practice.

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What we'll cover

• Define grief and loss and explore the many ways they are described

• Revisit the five stages of grief and loss

• Explore counseling strategies that support clients as they adapt to loss

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Format: Live webinar via Zoom

Dates: 2027 dates to be announced. All workshops are currently virtual via Zoom; in-person workshops are planned for 2027.

Credit: 5 core CEUs; approved by LPCA of Georgia

Cost: Announced with the 2027 schedule

Part 1 of a three-part series

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Some diagnoses make even seasoned clinicians sit up a little straighter. This series is here to take the edge off.

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In this first workshop of the series, Darnell Blocker covers the core traits and diagnostic features of borderline personality disorder, the evidence-based approaches used in treatment and management, and ways to feel steadier and more skilled when working with clients who carry the diagnosis.

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What we'll cover

• Tell the hallmark features, such as emotional instability and interpersonal difficulty, apart from overlapping conditions

• Review integrated treatment approaches, including dialectical behavior therapy, schema therapy and medication management

• Discuss ways to talk about stigma and strengthen peer support

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Format: Live webinar via Zoom

Dates: 2027 dates to be announced. All workshops are currently virtual via Zoom; in-person workshops are planned for 2027.

Credit: 3 core CEUs; approved by LPCA of Georgia

Cost: Announced with the 2027 schedule

Part 2 of a three-part series

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Mood episodes have patterns, and patterns are easier to work with once you can see them.

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In the second workshop of the series, Darnell Blocker walks through the core traits, diagnostic features and mood episode patterns of bipolar disorder, the evidence-based approaches used in treatment and management, and ways to build comfort and competence with clients who live with it.

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What we'll cover

• Recognize the core symptoms and phases, including manic, hypomanic and depressive episodes, and how they differ from other mood disorders

• Review treatment approaches, including mood stabilizers, psychotherapy and self-management, with collaborative planning in mind

• Discuss tools for reducing stigma and involving family

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Format: Live webinar via Zoom

Dates: 2027 dates to be announced. All workshops are currently virtual via Zoom; in-person workshops are planned for 2027.

Credit: 3 core CEUs; approved by LPCA of Georgia

Cost: Announced with the 2027 schedule

Part 3 of a three-part series

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Misconceptions about schizophrenia travel faster than the facts. Let's slow them down.

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In the third workshop of the series, Darnell Blocker covers the core symptoms, diagnostic criteria and clinical presentations of schizophrenia, the evidence-based approaches used in treatment and management, and ways to feel more at ease and effective in this work.

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What we'll cover

• Identify key symptoms and diagnostic criteria, and separate them from common misconceptions

• Explore evidence-based options, including medication, psychotherapy and lifestyle approaches, for informed conversations about care

• Discuss strategies to counter stigma and support clients with empathy and community-minded advocacy

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Format: Live webinar via Zoom

Dates: 2027 dates to be announced. All workshops are currently virtual via Zoom; in-person workshops are planned for 2027.

Credit: 3 core CEUs; approved by LPCA of Georgia

Cost: Announced with the 2027 schedule

Within the counseling field

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Ethical practice is the foundation of our work. How often do we stop to look at the values behind our decisions?

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In this thought-provoking workshop, Darnell Blocker explores how personal values, professional ethics and the responsibilities of counseling fit together. We define core ethical principles, reflect on how our own values shape our work, and practice ways to work through ethical dilemmas with clarity and integrity. We also look at how values-based decision-making supports conflict resolution, client advocacy and healthy therapeutic relationships.

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Early in your career or ready to reconnect with the heart of your code, this is a space for reflection and renewed alignment. This is one complete workshop.

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What we'll cover

• Define your values and how they relate to counseling as a profession

• Identify the ethics and values at work within counseling

• Explore how values guide conflict resolution and decisions

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Format: Live webinar via Zoom

Dates: 2027 dates to be announced. All workshops are currently virtual via Zoom; in-person workshops are planned for 2027.

Credit: see the Ticket Tailor listing; approved by LPCA of Georgia

Cost: Announced with the 2027 schedule

Rare and challenging situations in clinical work

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Some ethical questions come up once in a career. They are worth thinking through before they do.

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In this workshop, Darnell Blocker examines complex ethical dilemmas: dual and multiple-role relationships, sexual boundary violations, suicide risk assessment and emergency response, and the ethical side of termination. We ground the discussion in core principles and a human rights foundation, so you can make careful, principled decisions in uncommon situations. This is one complete workshop.

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What we'll cover

• Review core ethical principles in psychotherapy, with human rights as the foundation

• Discuss dual and multiple roles and how to prevent boundary violations

• Review how to recognize, assess and respond to suicide risk, and how to end therapy ethically

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Format: Live webinar via Zoom

Dates: 2027 dates to be announced. All workshops are currently virtual via Zoom; in-person workshops are planned for 2027.

Credit: 5 ethics CEUs; approved by LPCA of Georgia

Cost: Announced with the 2027 schedule