Tennessee Board for Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapists

EMDR Therapy

Mental Health CE Courses

1 hour

Updated April 2, 2026

This course provides a clinical overview of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, including its historical development and theoretical foundations. Participants will examine the primary clinical applications of EMDR and the populations for which it is most commonly utilized. The course will also outline the procedural framework of EMDR, reviewing the core phases of treatment and the mechanisms through which this therapeutic approach facilitates trauma processing and symptom reduction.

Course created 6/28/2020.

This course is offered online. Internet connection required.

Breaking Through Denial

Behavioral Technicians CAP/CAC/MCAP Healthcare CE Courses Mental Health CE Courses Substance Abuse CE Courses

1 hour

Updated April 18, 2025

The purpose of the course is to enhance the reader’s understanding of denial and to relate stages of denial to the corresponding stages of the disease of addiction. Denial and addiction must be treated concurrently if successful treatment is to be achieved. The course will define specific exercises that can be utilized with clients.

This course is offered online. Internet connection required.

Telemental Health

Mental Health CE Courses Substance Abuse CE Courses

Leesa M. Robertson

4 hours

Updated May 9, 2026

Telemental health has become an increasingly established modality for delivering behavioral health services through secure, interactive audio-visual technologies. As clinical practice continues to expand beyond traditional office-based settings, mental health professionals must be prepared to evaluate when virtual care is clinically appropriate, ethically sound, and responsive to client needs.

This course examines the clinical, ethical, and practical foundations of telemental health practice. Topics include definitions and models of telemental health, potential benefits and limitations of virtual service delivery, client appropriateness and screening considerations, risk management, informed consent, confidentiality, emergency planning, and relevant professional ethical standards. The course also introduces reimbursement and documentation considerations that may affect the delivery of telemental health services across practice settings.

Course Creation Date: 5/7/2026

This course is offered online. Internet connection required.

The Role of Nutrition In Recovery

Behavioral Technicians CAP/CAC/MCAP Healthcare CE Courses Mental Health CE Courses Substance Abuse CE Courses

2 hours

Updated June 7, 2026

Addicts, more than anyone, know that what is put in the body alters health, mood, and abilities. The same holds if the substance is alcohol, other drugs, or food. Nutrition plays an important part in overall health and recovery from substance abuse.

This course will explore the connection between nutrition and drugs, how substance abuse disrupts nutrition, the nutritional side effects of detox, what nutrients can benefit recovery, and food as an addiction.

This course is offered online. Internet connection required.

Motivational Interviewing

Behavioral Technicians Mental Health CE Courses Substance Abuse CE Courses

Leesa M. Robertson

1 hour

Updated April 2, 2026

Motivational interviewing is a client-centered, directive counseling method aimed at enhancing intrinsic motivation that helps people resolve ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behavior.

This course will discuss ambivalence and its role in client motivation, overall and specific to substance abuse issues. We will explore the five basic principles of motivational interviewing that can be used to address ambivalence and to facilitate the change process. We will also look at approaches to use with clients in the early stages of treatment.

This course is offered online. Internet connection required.

Trauma, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation

Behavioral Technicians CAP/CAC/MCAP Healthcare CE Courses Mental Health CE Courses Substance Abuse CE Courses

Leesa M. Robertson

2 hours

Updated April 2, 2026

This course provides a clinical overview of trauma, abuse, neglect, and exploitation, with an emphasis on emotional and psychological trauma across the lifespan. Participants will examine underlying causes, including commonly overlooked contributors, as well as risk factors that increase vulnerability and the impact of early life trauma on future outcomes. The course also reviews symptom presentation, indicators for professional intervention, and evidence-informed strategies to support stabilization, recovery, and ongoing resilience.

Created 10/27/2015.

This course is offered online. Internet connection required.