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100+ Free CEUs, Trainings and More!
If it's on this page --- it's FREE!
Many different modalitites are included from DBT, EMDR, TF-CBT, PICT, ACT & more! It is a great way to try out a model or modality to see if it resonates with you. Remember also that just because it is in a training doesn’t mean it is gospel: keep your critical thinking sharp.
This page includes all the free trainings currently aggregated by this site. If you would like to request to add your upcoming training please fill out the form below. Additionally, if you have found a training that is free and want to share this bounty with your fellow therapists please also click the button. Thank you to all of you who are adding these free trainings, and a big hand to all of those who are creating these wonderful free resources.
Also, if you’re in practicum remember that (at least in CA) you can discuss trainings with your supervisior to see if you are able to count a specific training for your hours. Here’s to the jouney to licensure—3000 hours here we come!
Remember to keep records of your trainings, certificates of completion etc. for the BBS.
List of 100+ Free CEUs below!
Links of free CEUs, webinars & trainings!
This list is updated continuously, so check back for new listings & follow me @therapygradschool for the most current offerings.
There are so many options: CBT, ACT, PCIT, Gottman, EFT, EMDR, DBT, Narrative, Ethics and more! I highly recommend taking the time to investigate different modalities and see what resonates for you.
Reminders:
- Document & save your confirmation information & maintain records
- Speak with your supervisor first if you want to count it towards non-clinical training requirements
- Know your numbers re: non-clinical hours requirements and maximums
- If licensed: check to see if the CEU is approved by your licensing board
**I try to keep this list updated, but please let me know via comment if a link is broken etc.
Please contribute via the buymeacoffee link in the corner–creating & maintaing a site is expensive! 🙂
FREE CE WORKSHOP FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS by Diane Gehart
You’ll need to sign up to her email list, and you are then eligible for the 2 free CEU trainings she does per year
https://www.therapythatworksinstitute.com/registration-page-48333e20-f37f-41fa-bc55-8a730f799db8
Resilience and Self-Care Basics for Helping Professionals
Interpersonal Neurobiology of Play Therapy (2.0 CE)
https://playstronginstitute.com/free-ces/select/1
SBIRT for Health and Behavioral Health Professionals: How to Talk to Patients about Substance Use
https://sbirt.care/training.aspx
The Learning Center for Child and Adolescent Trauma
From their website: The Learning Center for Child and Adolescent Trauma is an online resource for professionals and families who want to learn more about child traumatic stress. The primary sections of the Learning Center include: Continuing Education, Military Families, Psychological First Aid, Service Systems, Special Populations, and Clinical Training. The courses available in these sections include webinars, e-learning courses, and training curricula, descriptions of which can be accessed below. In addition, many of the courses on the Learning Center provide professionals with continuing education (CE) credit.
New users can create a free account online by visiting https://learn.nctsn.org/register
For more information about programs available for continuing education credits, visit https://learn.nctsn.org/cecredit
Clearly Clinical Offers the following free CEUs:
If you are listening to therapy podcasts and loving them– consider getting credit for listening to these!
These are all really topical and a great addition to any grad school program.
Our Role Moving Forward: Reproductive Justice as Harm Reduction and Ethical Imperative
Disaster Mental Health: How to Help in the Aftermath of a Tragedy
Creating an Ethical, Impactful Presence Outside the Therapy Room, from Books to Social Media to Podcasting
The Science of Suffering and Moving Forward- The Pandemic and Beyond
Healing Invisible Wounds: Working Through Past Sexual Trauma in Relationships
Providing Inclusive, Respectful Care to Your Gender Questioning, Transgender, & Nonbinary Clients
When Client/Therapist Values Clash: The Diversity Training EVERY Clinician Needs Right Now
Lifting Black Voices: Therapy, Trust, and Racial Trauma
https://courses.clearlyclinical.com/pages/free-ceu-courses
TherapyNotes is another place that offers free CEUs: currently they have 3
Digital Ethics
Working With Gender and Sexually Expansive Clients: CE Course With Dr. Traci Lowenthal
Clinical Documentation: How to Write Efficient and Ethical Progress Notes, CE Course With Elizabeth Irias
PESI
PESI offers multiple free trainings as well as the following CEUs. Go the the tab Email Lists with Freebies for more information.
Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: Practical Tools for Traumatized Clients
FREE CE Videos on Anxiety: “Ask the Right Questions” AND “Being a Detective!”
Free Gottman CE
DSM-5 Differential Diagnosis for Clients with a History of Trauma: Four Steps to Accurate Diagnosis
The Problem with Diet Culture: What Every Therapist, Health Professional, Educator and Parent Needs to Know
Janina Fisher on Telehealth Treatment of Addictive Behavior
Self-Regulation Strategies & Techniques for Children with Autism, ADHD, and Sensory Processing Disorder
Clinical Provider Trainings: Map w/ Offerings
Quantum Units Education has 3 Free CE offerings
Increasing the Effectiveness of Suicide Prevention Strategies
Resilience Factors for People Who Use Drugs
Dual Diagnosis: Understanding Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
1Free CE Offered:
Resilience and Self-Care Basics for Helping Professionals
The Learning Center for Child and Adolescent Trauma
300+ Free CEs, Webinars, and more
MUSC offers multiple free and low cost trainings
TF-CBT with Childhood Traumatic Grief ($35)
Palouse Mindfulness offers a free MBSR training (no CEs)
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
RMIT University
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Training
UC Davis
Narrative Training from Dulwich Centre
The Florida Department of Children and Families
Co-occurring Disorders: A Training Series
ISRT
8 Hour Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (ISRT) (for treating Bipolar disorder)
Email Lists with Frequent Free Offerings
These are great email lists to get on for free trainings and events
As a note: you will get many emails from these services offering to sell thier products. That’s how they can afford to offer freebies to the rest of us. If the prospect overwhelms you, just follow @thearpygradschool to be notified when these trainings are on offer.
If you want to be up to date on free trainings I recommend signing up for the PESI emails. They will inundate you with emails, and sales, but they also have great in-depth *multi-hour, and sometimes multi-day) free trainings that they do. They also offer a 14 day video replay for those who can’t make it live, as well as a transcript and all the handouts in PDF. Even though they do email so often, I have found them to be an invaluable resource for trainings. Or, you can always subscribe to this page for updates if your email is already too unwieldy.
PESI email sign up: https://www.pesi.com/page/email-preference
PESI current free training:
The other site I would recommend for lots of free CEU’s is TPN Health. They have a library of free trainings, and are always creating more. They have a broad focus, and are concentrated on mainly 1 hour CEUs.
TPN Health Sign up: https://app.tpn.health/register
Clearly Clinical: podcasts that are free to listen to for anyone, and if you would like to pay for CEU credit hours you can. They also have the following free CEUs available.
Clearly Clinical Free CEUs: https://courses.clearlyclinical.com/pages/free-ceu-courses
Gottman Trainings: Discounts through their University Outreach Program (UOP)
Email uop@gottman.com from your student email address to get 20% off the products below:
- Level 1
- Level 2
- Clinician’s Toolkit
- Couples & Addiction Recovery
- Therapy Sessions: Live
- Treating Affairs & Trauma
If you have a group of 5 or more students there is a 50% off discount available via the UOP Program for the Level 1 and Level 2 trainings.
50% off for 5+ groups of graduate students!
Level 1 – $125 per person (normally $249)
Level 2 – $188 per person (normally $375)
Gottman connect is also available for students, and the first online couple’s assessment is free.
For more information on how to proceed getting the discounts click here.
- Make a list of your top 5 trainings you’d like to do, and then set out making a plan on which to do first. Even 30 minutes a week will get you closer to your goals.
- Give yourself a break! These are all optional and can be done at your leisure. Graduate school is tough, you don’t need any of these trainings to be a good therapist.
- If you are interested in more free trainings: check out your local professional organization (CAMFT for CA MFTs) to find additional trainings as well as a whole host of other benefits.
- Know of a free training not listed here? Please fill out the google form so that it can be added.
Questions:
- What is the difference between a CE and a CEU and a training?
For the purposes of this website CE and CEU mean the same thing. The governing body of one’s license requires a specific number of credit hours to maintain the license. Some trainings offer certificates stating how many of these hours a specific training is worth in the form of a CEU/CE certificate. Not all trainings offer these certificates, and not all CE/CEUs are accepted by all boards. If you are pre-licensed and you attend a training that offers a certificate, just add it to your records.
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Feel free to leave your thoughts below 🙂
Great resource! Sharing currently with my cohort and supervision group! I’m sure you’ll get to it but maybe adding an email list so we can get updates when new trainings are added? Thanks for the freebies– I sent you a coffee!