PsychologySalon:

Pro. Can't decide which course to take? Why not get all of them, and work through them at your leisure? For a single fee you get ongoing unlimited access to 10 courses for professionals (8 of them offering CE credit), plus 5 courses intended for the general public. Over 91 hours of content and hundreds of pages of resources, manuals, and handouts for clients. Over 65% off the cost of purchasing individually. Click here for details.

Pro. Strategies, resources, and exercises for mental health clinicians, based on The Assertiveness Workbook. Topics include education about 4 fundamental styles of communication, nonverbal behaviour, providing opinions, giving and receiving feedback, making requests, saying no, and coping with confrontation. 8 CE hours. Click here for info.

Pro. A comprehensive look at the nuts and bolts of effective exposure therapy for specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, subclinical avoidance-based fears, panic disorder, and (as exposure and response prevention, or ERP) obsessive compulsive disorder. 8 CE hours. Click here for info.

For the public. A course for parents concerned about how to promote adult independence with their young adult offspring, including those experiencing significant challenges such as social withdrawal, internet addiction, or oppositional resistance to change. 6.5 hours. Click here for info.

Pro. Most therapy involves bringing about change where the client wants it most: outside your office. This program provides 30 strategies to make in-session goal setting more effective. 5 CE hours. Click here for info.

Pro. Clinicians are seeing increasing numbers of young adults struggling to achieve a life independent of parents and caregivers. This course examines the phenomenon and provides concrete strategies to work with these clients. 8 CE hours. Click here for info.

Pro. The Core Program is Canada's most widely-used group therapy protocol for depression. This course replicates the two-day training program for mental health clinicians working with these populations. 12 CE hours. Click here for info.

For the public. A FREE video series to accompany The Assertiveness Workbook. There's a short video for every chapter illustrating concepts and giving examples. Join to follow along as you go through the book. Click here for info.

Pro. Progressive muscle relaxation is a well-researched and long-established technique for moderating the stress response, but few clinicians have ever received instruction in its use with clients. This course can put it in your toolbox. 3 CE hours. Click here for info.

Pro. The stress response includes many components difficult to influence directly, but breathing is under voluntary control, and can be considered the "handle" of the stress response. This course shows how to train clients in diaphragmatic four-stage breathing. 3 CE hours. Click here for info.

Pro. This quick survey reviews the major mood disorders, their formal diagnostic criteria, and the distinctions between them. Appropriate for those whose professional scope includes diagnosis, but also for others who wish greater clarity about the various concerrns. 3 CE hours. Click here for info.

Pro. How do you make therapy more resonant and immediate? Physical objects can serve as teaching tools and practical metaphors. This short FREE course suggests a variety of props that can be useful to have in the office. 1.75 hours. Click here for info.

For the public. The transition from dependent adolescence to independent adulthood is a challenging one. This FREE course for young adults can shine a light on the path ahead, and provides a workbook breaking down elements of the task. 11 hours. Click here for info.

For the public. A self-guided course describing the mechanics of respiration and its link to stress and anxiety, and provides a step-by-step experiential sequence leading to the mastery of four-stage breathing - a technique designed to calm the stress response and enhance awareness of stress before it gets extreme. 1.25 hours. Click here for info.

For the public. A self-guided program based on cognitive behavioural principles designed to address some of the most potent depression-countering strategies. Not a substitute for treatment, this course can be a useful adjunct to work done with a professional caregiver. 4 hours. Click here for info.

For the public. People routinely say "You can't buy happiness" - but can you make yourself LESS happy by mishandling your finances? This course shows how long-term life satisfaction can be profoundly improved by managing money effectively. Useful for those with debt or other financial difficulties. but also for new adults navigating the minefield of temptation and credit. Click here for info.

Pro. Based on the book Private Practice Made Simple, this course covers a wide range of topics relevant to the mental health practitioner contemplating or operating a private practice. Topics include finding and furnishing space, soundproofing, billing, practice promotion, finances, and much more. The course can serve as an ongoing companion as you build your practice and encounter new challenges. 15 hours of video plus a workbook of forms and exercise sheets. Click here for info.