Below you will find a number of homestudy programs, presented by AzPA. To purchase a homestudy program, please follow the link below the program description. Please follow the prompts to submit payment. After payment is received, an AzPA representative will email the webinar recording and CE quiz to you. Please allow two business days processing time.

If you have any questions, please contact AzPA Coordinator, Jessica Painter at 480-675-9477 or jessica@azpa.org.

The Arizona Psychological Association (AzPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. AzPA maintains responsibility for these programs and their content.

CE Homestudy Pricing

Assessment and Treatment of Sleep Disruption Across Mental Health Difficulties

Presented By Brian Curtis, PhD

Recorded live on August 10, 2022

Program Description:

This program is for clinicians who want to increase their competence to assess and treat comorbid sleep disruptions in their clients with various mental health difficulties. Evidence indicates that chronic difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep despite adequate sleep opportunity (i.e., insomnia disorder) and recurring nightmares (nightmare disorder) are common across many mental health disorders. Unfortunately, there is currently a lack of clinicians with competence to address these challenges through the assessment and treatment of chronic sleep disruptions in their clients.

This program will emphasize the learning and practice of the first-line treatments for chronic insomnia: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I; Edignger et al. 2021) and nightmare disorder: Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) and Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy (ERRT) (Morgenthaler et al. 2018).

Participation in this program will enable clinicians to gain a deeper appreciation for sleep disturbance as a transdiagnostic factor across mental health difficulties (Harvey et al. 2011).

Program Level: Intermediate 

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe two functions of sleep, the circadian and homeostatic processes regulating sleep, and how this knowledge informs clinical assessment and treatment. 
2. Describe at least two diagnostic criteria and implement standard assessment measures for clinically relevant sleep-wake disorders including insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, and nightmare disorder. 
3. List two consequences of sleep disruptions in clients with various mental health disorders including anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and borderline personality disorder. 

CE Credits: 1.5

The Psychologist's Role in Pain Management

Presented By Urszula Klich, PhD, BCB, Dhwani Kothari, PhD, Kyle Suhr, PhD, Arie Zakaryan, PhD

Recorded live on June 17, 2022

Program Description:

This course aims to offer an overview of the psychopathophysiology of pain, pain management methods, and the formal roles psychologists have in pain management. Discussions will include the pain management of children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Traditional and innovative evidence-based methods of pain management and assessment will be reviewed. Participants will also learn about the psychological, social, and emotional impact of pain on an individual and their supports.

Program Level: Introductory 

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify 3 psychological, social, and/or emotional impacts of pain on an individual and their supports. 
   
2. Describe two evidence-based treatments for chronic pain
3. Discuss at least one way to work in interdisciplinary settings to provide evidence-based, holistic care.

CE Credits: 2

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Intersections Between School Psychology and Private Practice
Presented By: Sarah Burger, PhD, ABPP-CN, Alexandra 'Sandy' Furlong, PhD, NCSP, Paula McCall, PhD, NCSP, Nicole Nafisi, BCBA, and Samara Way, PhD, NCSP
Recorded live on September 15, 2021

Program Description:
This presentation combines the professional guilds of clinical psychology, school psychology, applied behavioral analysis, and neuropsychology defining their scopes of practice, reasons for referrals, and interventions with school aged children. Participants will learn about the practice of psychology with school aged children and how to work with multiple interprofessionals for best practice team-based care. In addition, 504 and individual education plans (IEPs) will be defined along with how to best support school aged children and their families/supports toward highest success.

Program Level: Intermediate

Learning Objectives:

1. Define at least 2 roles and responsibilities of clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, and school psychologists related to interventions with school aged populations.
2. Identify two differences between a clinical and educational diagnosis.
3. Discuss the differentiation between 504 plans and Individual Education Plans (IEP)s.
4. Describe the nature of integrated approaches when working in collaboration with special education teams and across disciplines. 

CE Credits: 2