The National Register’s Clinical Webinar Series

Translate Research to Practice

The National Register hosts ongoing live webinars that cover clinical and ethical topics. Recent presentations explored intimate partner violence, culturally responsive treatment for American Indian and Alaska Native clients with suicidality, caring for transgender youth, supporting Black men’s mental health, suicide risk assessment in primary care settings, and more. The National Register occasionally hosts supplemental or special webinars in addition to our clinical webinars.

Upcoming Live Webinars

Webinars are 2:00–3:00 pm Eastern Time (1pm CT/12pm MT/11am PT) unless otherwise specified.
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• December 13: Mary K. Alvord, PhD, will present “Enhancing Motivation and Engagement With Youth”
  • Tweens and teens do not often initiate therapy but are referred to treatment by their parents, school counselors, psychiatrists, or pediatricians. It’s critical that tweens and teens “buy-in” and be a collaborative and proactive partner in treatment. Dr. Mary Alvord will provide a framework for psychologists to enhance motivation for change among youth who are stuck in their patterns of avoidance, perhaps due to anxiety, depression, or other challenges. She will discuss how transtheoretical stages of change, motivational interviewing, values assessment, and the process of tolerating discomfort boost motivation for change and set the groundwork for behavioral techniques (e.g., exposure and behavioral activation). Dr. Alvord’s emphasis will be on providing strategies and “tools” for practice through case examples.
• Thursday, January 25: Tonya Wood, PhD, will present “Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Build Resilience and Coping During Infertility”
  • Dr. Wood will review cognitive, emotional, and psychological responses to infertility. Social, cultural, and religious variables in coping will also be explored. Dr. Wood will discuss current research on the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and demonstrate techniques to illustrate how ACT can be effectively applied within reproductive psychology to promote resilience, coping, and adjustment to infertility.

Pricing: National Register webinars are typically available at no charge to National Register Health Service Psychologists, National Register Practice Academy members, and Canadian Register Health Service Psychologists. National Register Associate Program members (psychology doctoral students and trainees) may also attend at no charge. Non-member psychologists and other healthcare providers may create an account and register for $35. Some State Psychological Association members and affiliates receive discounted access, so please check with your Association’s central office for details.

Please review our webinar tips and CE eligibility guidelines.

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