Treatments for alcohol and substance use disorders often use methods originally developed for other mental health concerns. Research shows promising...
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Ahhhh!! There are so many continuing education (CE) training courses out there, but how do I know how well established the approach or methods I am signing up to learn are?
Not to worry, bridge sifts out and continues to update the well-established CE trainings in therapy, assessment, and topics for practice. That way you can make the best of the time and cash you spend on continuing ed units (CEUs) to better serve your clients. bridge also provides therapist resources such as common uses for medications, ICD / DSM diagnosis codes, books for therapists, and self help books and workbooks for clients!
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Featured Continuing Education
The psychology of chronic pain: Trainings and how therapists help
Surprise, surprise: many patients with physical pain also experience emotional pain. This mind-body connection is strong for chronic pain. This...
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Therapy approach for bipolar disorders: Training and resources
Medication has long reigned supreme as the key treatment for bipolar disorder. And in many ways, that is still the...
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Eating disorders: Important factors and how to help
Eating disorders are extremely difficult for individuals to experience. And difficult for therapists to help with! They affect both mental...
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Best treatment for panic attacks: Therapist resources and training
Look out! IT’S PANIC!!! Many clients experience it at different times. So what do therapists do to help, especially when...
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Latest Continuing Education
Does exposure therapy harm clients?
"The only thing to fear is fear itself." Was Roosevelt onto something in his attempts to encourage citizens to face...
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CBT training: CBT for trauma – Reliable old faithful.
Good ole' straightforward cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).... Research and major treating organizations (e.g., APA, Veterans Affairs) have established Prolonged exposure...
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Philip Zimbardo trains in Systemic Engagement
It could be argued that the mental health field does not borrow enough insight from social psychology. I mean we...
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New integrative therapy: The Unified Protocol
-"My type of therapy is the best." -"No my theories are better." "-You're both wrong, my perspective is the best...."...
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CBT for ADHD: An effective nonmedication option?
Medication has long been the frontline treatment for both child and adult ADHD. But medication can be a big decision...
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AI therapy chatbots for mental health??
Robots doing therapy??! We’ve all heard of the advent of AI tools, like Chat GPT. AI tools like “chatbots” that...
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Mental health conference: APS 2024 – San Francisco
Careful - the locals hate it when you call it "San Fran".... But San Francisco will hold the Association for...
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How to build self-compassion in therapy
Compassion focused therapy is a CBT-like approach to therapy that helps clients build more self-compassion. Is it all just warm...
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How do we provide good gender-affirming care?
Gender-affirming care has become a hot topic in the medical field. This is probably because some U.S. states have been rolling...
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Ethics training: Are my ethics up to snuff?
Ahhh ethics training.... Some people love building their understanding of it and some trudge through it like chewing glass. But...
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Treatment of trauma and shame
So trauma isn't all just based on fear?? Shame has been increasingly recognized as a key component of PTSD reactions...
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CBT for insomnia (CBTi): Training, research, and resources
Complaints about sleep and insomnia are something we hear from clients all the time. There are medical reasons for some...
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Abandonment sucks. Real or Perceived.
Real abandonment. Perceived abandonment. It's all valid. And it all suuucks. We as humans are mostly programmed to find and...
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Motivational Interviewing in Substance Use Treatment
Motivational interviewing helps a wide range of clients who walk through our doors to move from a state of ambivalence...
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Therapy with resistant clients
Ever have those sessions where a resistant client really doesn't want to be there? Or perhaps believe they are having...
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Psychology Conference: APA 2023 – Washington D.C.
The American Psychological Association (APA) psychology conference takes place August 3-5, 2023. Many of us are always trying to get...
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Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for PTSD
Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for PTSD was initially developed in the early 1990s for victims of sexual assault. Patricia Resick...
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Additional applications of DBT (CE)
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has done wonders for individuals who experience borderline personality disorder. There have also been attempts to...
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DBT Essential Skills Training (CE)
Dear Man, Wise Mind, Interpersonal effectiveness, and all those good ones.... Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can be an immersive experience...
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Suicide risk training: How to approach, assess, and help clients
Suicide is the most fatal and urgent topic in all of mental health. And it's no wonder licensing jurisdictions require...
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