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

	1 Hour	2 Hour	4 Hour
AzPA Full Member	$20	$40	$80
AzPA Student/Postdoc/Retired Member	$7.50	$15	$30
Non-member Professional	$40	$70	$140
Non-member Student/Postdoc/Retired	$15	$30	$60

Working with DBT: Tips and Tricks for Sustainable Care
Presented By: Katie Brazaitis, PhD
Recorded live on August 9, 2023

Program Description

This presentation will provide a brief overview of the clinical presentation of borderline personality disorder. It will also introduce dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), the most empirically supported treatment for this diagnosis, including the fundamentals of DBT and key assumptions about patients and providers to give context for its acceptance/validation and change mentality. Validation, boundary setting, and consultation will be discussed at length to support sustainable practices, maintenance of compassion satisfaction, and high quality of care. Participants will be encouraged to share their challenging clinical experiences to engage in collaborative problem-solving, discussion, and role plays.

Program Level: Intermediate

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe two validation and boundary setting strategies to support deeper therapeutic rapport and increase compassion satisfaction. 
2. Demonstrate two ways of setting boundaries with compassion, clarity, and decisiveness. 
3. Identify at least one opportunity for processing and consultation to support practice sustainability. 

CE Credits: 2

Sexual Grooming: Integrating Research, Practice, Prevention, and Policy
Presented By: Elizabeth Jeglic, Ph.D.
Recorded live on March 24, 2023

Program Description

This talk will present the current research on child sexual grooming. We will begin with a history of the term child sexual grooming and its relevance to cases of child sexual abuse. Next, current research on sexual grooming including the development of a universal definition, model and assessment instrument will be discussed and applied to various populations. The talk will conclude with the application of current research on sexual grooming to the prevention, detection, prosecution and treatment of child sexual abuse.

Program Level: Introductory

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the history and current state of the research on sexual grooming.
2. Identify two sexual grooming behaviors and how those may vary depending upon characteristics of the individual perpetrating the abuse, the person experiencing the abuse and the context in which the abuse takes place.
3. Discuss two implications of sexual grooming research for the prevention, detection and prosecution of child sexual abuse

CE Credits: 1

Firearms and Clinical Practice: Essentials for Psychologists
Presented By: Gianni Pirelli, PhD, ABPP and Sarah DeMarco, PsyD
Recorded live on March 17, 2023

Program Description

In this 1-hour webinar, Drs. Pirelli and DeMarco will address the present and emerging issues related to the intersection of firearms and mental health. The presentation will include an overview of firearms, relevant statistics, gun basics, and firearm policies and laws. Also, issues related to mental health, violence and domestic violence, and suicide will be addressed. In addition, they will focus on the emerging roles of psychologists in firearm-related matters, including those associated with evaluation and treatment.

Program Level: Introductory

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify two psychological components of and relevant statistics for firearm-involved domestic violence, violence, and suicide.
2. Distinguish one general violence and suicide risk factors from firearm-specific risk factors.
3. Apply two best practices principles related to firearms to your own clinical practice, in-line with Pirelli et al.'s Know, Ask, Do (KAD) model.

CE Credits: 1