Tia Brisco, LMFT, discusses some of the roadblocks that often discourage African Americans from seeking treatment, and explores a number of methods to increase the likelihood of success in treating African Americans.

Dr. Charles Flinton, LMFT, and Cynthia Rinker, LMFT, highlight efforts to stop first­time sexual offending and offer insights into ways that promote sexual abuse prevention from a grassroots perspective.

April Tith, LMFT, explores the growing research that exists about implicit racial bias and its effect on clinical care, particularly in the service of communities of color. Note: Not eligible for CE credit.

Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT, provides a breakdown of the differences between Relationship OCD and typical relationship uncertainty. She also provides an overview about evidence-based treatments for Relationship OCD, as well as reviewing possible roadblocks.

Talyn Olguin, LMFT, discusses the importance of providing psychoeducation and coping-skill recommendations to the individual and/or family in order to provide support for the desired or recommended changes.

Talyn Olguin, LMFT, discusses some unique treatment considerations when working with adolescent clients, including hormones, differentiation, bullying, self-harm, increasingly more complex relationships, consequences, and their beliefs about the future.

Talyn Olguin, LMFT, provides an overview of the challenges clinicians may face when attempting to disrupt homeostasis in order to improve family interactions, and provides insight about how to effectively avoid becoming another part of the family system.

Dr. Stephen Grinstead, LMFT, covers how the multidisciplinary Addiction-Free Pain Management® model offers clinicians a new skill set to address chronic pain issues with clients without the use of inappropriate opioids.

Dr. Stephen Grinstead, LMFT, details strategies for offering more comprehensive support to patients experiencing chronic pain management problems as a means to improve treatment compliance and outcomes.

Dr. Stephen Grinstead, LMFT, explains the current United States Opiate Epidemic and how it's impacted by chronic pain disorders, as well as the pervasiveness of these problems.