Professional Training
The Institute is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CE Provider #128307) to sponsor continuing education for LMFT’s, LCSW’s, LPCCs, and LEPs. FTI offers local small group training opportunities, annual one-day or two-day workshops with national experts, and individualized training, supervision and consultation with senior clinical staff.
FTI’s Self-Study Option
Earn your CEUs from the comfort of your home.
Click here to see the full list of FTIs home-study options.
Suicide: Risk & Assessment
Taught by Kjell Rudestam, Ph.D.
Home Study Available!
6 CEU’s | $135
Fulfill your mandatory CEUs online. Click here for more info.
This workshop will focus on contemporary methods for assessing suicide risk and intervening with suicidal clients. It will include best practices, standards of care and malpractice issues relevant to therapy. Assessment strategies will be presented through the use of hands-on clinical vignettes.
Widely known as an excellent presenter, Kjell Rudestam, Ph.D.is a psychologist, professor emeritus at Fielding Graduate Institute, and is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress. He has over twenty publications on various aspects of suicide in books, texts and professional journals.
The Healing Wisdom of Family Constellations
Topics in Family Constellation Theory & Practice
2021 Dates: Jan. 9-10, Feb. 6-7, March 6-7, April 3-4, May 1-2, June 5-6, July 10-22, Aug. 14-15, Sept. 11-12, Oct. 9-10, Nov. 6-7, Dec. 4-5
Saturday’s 9am-6pm, Sunday’s from 9am-4pm
$100 for 10 CEU’s plus workshop fees.
Taught by JoAnne Chartrand and Dyrian Benz, PsyD
Click here for more info or visit:
www.relationalconstellations.com
Advanced Topics in Integrative Psychotherapy
For the past six years, Debra Manchester has been providing quarterly clinical training seminars on Saturday mornings from 9am to 12 pm. Each session is on a different clinical topic such as Working with Resistant Couples, The Use of Paradox, Treating Difficult Adolescents, etc. The format includes reading material, lecture, discussion and when appropriate, videotaped material. Once each year, Deb provides three hours of mandatory training in Law and Ethics as well as Advanced Topics in Supervision. By taking these courses each year, MFT’s and LCSW’s continue to meet their biannual licensing commitment (6 CEU’s every 2 years).
One-day and Two-day Workshops
The Institute also offers annual workshops on a variety of topics for professionals and students who wish to strengthen or broaden their therapeutic approaches. On a case-by-case basis, these workshops are typically approved for psychologists and registered nurses.
Internships
FTI offers a complete internship training program for Associate Marriage and Family Therapists who have completed their Master’s degrees and are in their final hours of training prior to licensure. Our internship’s require a minimum commitment of one year and are generally unpaid. We do not offer on-site practicum training for people who have not completed their graduate educational programs.
Consultation
On therapy cases:
Therapists who want input on challenging cases frequently consult with our senior training faculty. Interventions include supervision, live observations, review of video or audiotapes, and “sitting in” on on-going sessions.
To schools:
FTI staff are available for on-site case consultation to principals, teachers and school counselors, and for liaison work between schools, students and parents. FTI staff provide many services to students within local schools as well as in-service training to teachers, staff and parents upon request.
To other agencies:
Therapists are available to consult with other counseling, medical, legal and law enforcement agencies, private businesses and individuals. Areas of expertise include systems analysis, law and ethics, on-site case consultation, and training in specific topics regarding work with couples, families, teens and children.
Debra’s next consult group: TBA
For more information about training opportunities or to join a consult group, call Debra Manchester at (805) 882-2400 x 101