Past Trainings - will be offered again!

Betrayal Trauma: Resilience and Healing from Intimate Betrayal- Richard Blankenship                               

(Online or in-person!)

Earn 6 Continuing Education Clock Hours

Betrayal is more than sexual. Research shows the prevalence of financial, emotional, and relational betrayal. Gaslighting and the proper usage of the term will be presented. The impact of gaslighting in relationships will be presented. Statistics indicate that anywhere from 30 - 60% of couples will experience betrayal in their primary relationship. Therapists need to be equipped to addressed the different types of betrayal. This workshop will address dynamics of sexual, emotional, financial, and relational betrayal. Research from experts in the field will be presented.

Presenter:

Richard Blankenship, LPC, NCC, CCH, CPCS, CPSBT, CSRTT

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to identify different types of betrayal including sexual, emotional, financial, and relational.

2. Participants will be able to recognize the impact of gaslighting on relationships.

3. Participants will be able to list things that make clients vulnerable to betrayal.

4. Participants will be able to help clients learn resilience.

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Rethinking Sexual Addiction: New Approaches to an Old Problem- Richard Blankenship

(Online or in-person!)

Earn 6 Continuing Education Clock Hours

This workshop will address theoretical perspectives on treating sexual behaviors in clients who experience significant distress.

Clients present quite often with sexual behaviors that are problematic for them, their families, or society. The concept of sexual addiction gained notoriety over the last 40 years. The recent failed attempts to get sexual addiction into the DSM brought many problems to light. Researchers have worked over the last 10 years to address the issues related to problematic sexual behaviors. The recent acceptance of compulsive sexual behavior disorder into the ICD makes this topic even more relevant.

Presenter:

Richard Blankenship, LPC, NCC, CCH, CPCS, CPSBT, CSRTT

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be given a history of sexual addiction and diagnostic issues
• Participants will be able to list 5 theoretical approaches to problematic sexual behavior
• Participants will be given elements of each theoretical perspective and evaluate its merits
• Participants will be able to identify ways each theoretical approaches impacts treatment of the partner and family.

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Ethics and Safety: Protecting Your Practice, Clients, and Yourself - Richard Blankenship
Earn 5 Continuing Ethics Clock Hours

Safety in the workplace is essential in our field. The pandemic has added a new dimension to this conversation. How do we protect ourselves and our clients physically and emotionally? Creating a safe, therapeutic environment is essential for quality therapy. In recent years, therapists have been in dangerous situations with in-home therapy. Sadly, a few therapists in other states have been killed while at work in their offices. In addition, there are issues with social media and the Internet. Therapists have been the target of phone and email scams. An alarming number fall prey each year. Most companies today do active shooter training. It’s essential to consider these issues before there is a tragedy. This training will be a unique approach to ethics with lots of lively discussion around complex issues.

Many challenges confront therapists today that force us to stretch our thinking. Is it possible to be an effective therapist, run a business, navigate HIPAA, Medicaid, and the insurance industry? And then add the challenges of dealing with more personality disorders, sexual issues, and the challenges of working with more diverse families. We will explore ethical issues around running a private practice or counseling center.

Betrayal, Relational, and Sexual Trauma

Betrayal, Relational, and Sexual Trauma: Healing for Intimate Partners and Couples

Live 4 day training in Atlanta, Georgia November 4-7, 2020*

*Due to COVID-19 this training will be offered as a live webinar. There is an option to attend in person. Space will be limited to accommodate for social distancing and CDC guidelines.

Class will meet from 9-5 eastern time each day

28 continuing education clock hours

Topics Include:

•    Theoretical Perspectives on Treating Relational Trauma in Intimate Partners
•    Diagnostic Considerations and Assessment with Intimate Partners and Couples
•    Clinical Intervention for Relational Trauma in Intimate Partners and Couples
•      Sexual Health and Recovery from Relational Trauma: Sexual Reintegration
•    Working with Children of People Experiencing Relational Trauma
•     Understanding Betrayal Trauma, Gaslighting, and Relational Trauma Dynamics
•     Couples Work in the Aftermath of Relational Trauma: Different Approaches to Treatment
•    Resilience for Intimate Partners and Couples
•    Empowerment for People Overcoming Betrayal Trauma
•    Discovery and Therapeutic Disclosure Trauma
•    Sexual Abuse
•    Sexual Trauma and the Intimate Partner
•    Emotional Abuse and the Intimate Partner
•    Spiritual Abuse, Existential Trauma and the Intimate Partner
•    Neurochemistry and Trauma
•    Perspectives on Working with Couples
•    Trauma Treatment and Intimate Partners
•    Creating Safe Community for Intimate Partners and Couples 
•    Sex after Betrayal
•    Professional Ethics and Treatment Induced Trauma
•    Vicarious Trauma: Working with Betrayed Partners and Couples
•    Treatment Methods for Intimate Partners and Couples   

Learning Objectives

• Participants can identify at least 3 different theoretical perspectives on working with partners
• Participants will be able to list 4 different trauma treatment strategies for partners and couples
• Participants will be able to identify elements of gaslighting
• Participants will be able to identify different approaches to couples work at different stages of recovery
• Participants will be able to list triggers of relational trauma
• Participants will receive an introduction to the therapeutic disclosure process
• Participants will identify ways in which discovery trauma impacts the partner and couple
• Participants will be able to list elements of sexual abuse and rape trauma syndrome and how it applies to partners
• Participants will be able to list ethical issues that impact treatment of partners and couples
• Participants will be able to understand an approach to sexual reconnection in traumatized couples

Recommended reading 

Intimate Deception – Dr. Sherri Keffer

Spouses of Sex Addicts: Hope for the Journey – Richard Blankenship (with Joyce Tomblin, Heath Wise, Melissa Haas, and Debbie Whitcomb)

Trauma and Recovery – Dr. Judith Herman

Blind to Betrayal – Jennifer Freyd and Pamela Birrell

Disclosing Secrets – M. Deborah Corley and Jennifer P. Schneider

Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal – Dr. Kevin Skinner

Course Faculty Members Include:

Richard Blankenship, LPC, NCC, CCH, CPCS, CSRRS, CBTS

ADDITIONAL FACULTY WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY

Note: not all faculty will be present at each training. Additional faculty will be brought in as needed to insure the best possible training. All of our main faculty members have a minimum of 10 years experience in the field.

The hours earned in this training may be able to be applied towards the education requirements of the certified sexual and relational trauma therapist (CSRTT) through the Society for Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH). More information can be found at www.sash.net

Reviews

“Richard is my favorite trainer on the subject of PSB and Partner Trauma. I always appreciate his research, wisdom in working with clients as well as therapists, and his resourcefulness. This course was well worth the time and investment.”

– Marty Couch, LMFT

“This comprehensive course is essential for those clinicians who want to work in the complex area of relational trauma. Richard’s material is based on the most current research available. I greatly increased my understanding in many different areas including the evolution of treatment, various theoretical models, assessments, healthy sexuality and effective interventions. I feel very well equipped to help my clients work through and heal from the devastating experience of betrayal.” – Lori Rader-Jacobs, APC, CBTS

“I highly recommend a webinar, intensive, or presentation by Richard Blankenship! Thank you!”  – Brian Vaughan, LPC

Our Professional Training Institute was founded in 2005 to provide continuing education workshops for professional counselors. Cornerstone Professional Training Institute is an approved continuing education provider of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) for all seminars (unless stated otherwise), and some trainings are also approved by the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselors (NAADAC), the  Association of Play Therapy (APT), or the Georgia Society of Social Work. (GSCSW).