Home Study Course

Course Objectives

Protect your well-being while doing emotionally demanding. Identify early warning signs and learn practical strategies to build resilience, strengthen boundaries, and sustain a long, healthy career.

  • Learn the purpose, benefits, and ethical considerations of CD especially when working with children, adolescents and their families.

  • Demonstrate practical strategies for introducing and implementing CD during sessions, including age-appropriate techniques for engaging youth.

  • Identify common barriers to CD and apply best practices and technology tools to overcome these challenges within clinical settings.

About the Presenter

Emily Price, MA, LPC, NCC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Emily Price is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 10 years of experience in community mental health, working with clients facing trauma and suicidality. She has supported both child and adult clients at high risk for crisis and hospitalization through models such as Assertive Community Treatment, Long-Term Structured Residences, and outpatient and intensive outpatient programs. Over the past three years, she has been practicing Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT) at Child Guidance Resource Centers. Emily is trained in Hatha Yoga and Meditation and takes a holistic approach to mental health, integrating the mind-body connection. With personal lived experience navigating the demands of high-intensity clinical work, Emily understands the professional stressors that arise in these spaces and is passionate about supporting fellow clinicians in developing realistic tools to stay well.

Intended for Psychologists, Social Workers, Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, School-Based Clinicians, Graduate Students, Behavioral Health Interns and others working with at-risk youth and adults.