A Neuroscience-Informed Use of Self In The Therapeutic Relationship

3 CEUs

Friday, July 25th, 2025 12pm - 3:15pm CT via Zoom
3 CEUs
Hosted by: NASW-MN, NASW-MN, and NASW-TX
Presenters: Dr Louis Boynton, PhD, LPC, Charles D. Safford, LCSW and Celia Grand, LCSW, BCD, PA

Current research indicates the most important factor inpositive clinical outcomes for clients is the characteristics ofthe clinician themselves, rather than treatment modalityused. This 3-hour program will provide to attendees themost current research in neuroscience to update andexpand long-held and relied upon theories about how todevelop and optimize the use of the self in treatment foroptimal treatment outcomes, to include self-managementand self-regulation in practice.

This is the fourth program of a series of programs designed to help master’s level clinicians advance their knowledge base in the integration of neuroscience into their practice.

About the Presenters
Charles D. Safford, LCSW is the President and owner of yourceus.com, Inc., a company that develops and markets web-based and live continuing education training for mental health clinicians on a nationwide basis. Having graduated from the Boston University School of Social Work in 1981, Mr. Safford has served as a clinician in private practice since 1990. Mr. Safford has been developing and delivering innovative training programs since 2001, when he merged his training and therapy skills to create yourceus.com, Inc., a company that teaches and trains mental health clinicians on a nationwide basis. Working in collaborative relationships with numerous state chapters of NASW, he has been offering both live and web-based programs encompassing the best and most recent knowledge and skills in the field of mental health and has delivered dozens of programs on various aspects of ethical practice. For the past 15 years, Mr. Safford has been building a comprehensive program to bridge neuroscience and clinical practice to help clinicians around the country meet their ethical obligations to remain current with emerging areas of knowledge relevant to clinical practice.

Celia Grand, LCSW, BCD, PA is an EMDR certified clinician with over 30 years of experience providing clinical services with specialization in Complex PTSD, integrating body-oriented psychotherapy, ego state psychotherapy with attention to attachment, and neuroscience underpinnings to healing trauma. She has served as a facilitator with the EMDR Institute since 1999 and has presented numerous workshops addressing neuroscience and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. She was the co-developer of a training program on neuroscience and domestic violence for the Maine Chapter of NASW.

Dr Louis Boynton, PhD, LPC is a graduate of the doctoral program at the University of West Georgia and currently works as a clinician in private practice. He has served as the Western district chairperson and ethics chair for the Licensed Professional Counselor Association and presented numerous continuing education programs on both ethics and clinical topics. His instructional work has included presenting papers at several national and international conferences, and in 2011 was awarded the Humanistic Psychologist Award at the University of West Georgia. For the past eight years, he has delivered a radio program to the public on mental health called the Health Happiness and Harmony Hour and has served as a web consultant and research advisor to the University of West Georgia. He has served as a co-developer of a program designed to more quickly elevate the competency of newer clinicians called the Comprehensive Professional Development Program, integrating emerging knowledge from neuroscience with best practice clinical approaches and techniques.

Pricing & Registration
NASW Member $50
NASW Not-Yet-Member $85
NASW Student $25
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