Friday, April 24th, 2026 9:00am-4:00pm CST via Zoom
6 CEUs 
Hosted by: NASW-MN, NASW-VT, and NASW-TX
Presenters: Charles D. Safford, LCSW and Celia Grand, LCSW, BCD, PA

This six-hour core clinical program will serve as a review of important concepts from the neuroscience certification programs presented to date and as an opportunity to engage in preparation for the post-test for the neuroscience certification process. 

This program is part of a series 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.

Wednesday, 5/6/26 - 12:00-1:00pm CT via Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Adam McCormick, MSW, PhD
1 CEU - Clinical or Cultural Responsiveness
 
This interactive workshop explores how trauma and harmful masculine norms intersect to shape the emotional lives of boys and young men. Using Gabor Maté’s framework of the traumatic tension between attachment and authenticity, participants will examine how boys often sacrifice emotional truth in order to maintain "belonging"—leading to patterns of suppression, aggression, or disconnection. Through case examples, discussion, and reflective activities, social workers will gain practical, ethical strategies to engage male-identified clients in healing-centered, gender-responsive ways that promote resilience, emotional literacy, and accountability. This session supports trauma-informed, relationally attuned practice across diverse clinical and community settings.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain how masculinity is constructed and developed in the lives of boys and young men.

2. Analyze the impact of masculinity socialization on issues such as trauma, intimate partner violence, substance use, and help-seeking behaviors.

3. Identify core patterns of power and control rooted in masculine socialization and apply strategies to address these dynamics ethically in clinical and community settings.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 10:00am-12:00pm CT

Presenter: Jade Erickson, LICSW

2 CEUs - Clinical

In recent years the proposed benefits and usage of psychedelics as a mental health intervention has been gaining traction. With positive research trending around psychedelic use for “treatment resistant depression”, trauma, and substance use, our greater communities are becoming curious. This presentation will explore the science, benefits, and risks for utilizing psychedelics for mental health concerns, primarily the protocol of “Psychedelic Assisted Therapy”, which combines the use of psychedelics with traditional psychotherapy. This presentation seeks to demystify the use of psychedelics, including exploring historical use and misuse, the indigenous roots for this work, and current laws and use in Minnesota. Recommended protocol for “Psychedelic Assisted Therapy” will be outlined and explored.

Learning Objectives

1. Learn and identify the protocol for Psychedelic Assisted Therapy

2. Explore the history of the use of psychedelics for mental health, as well as the misinformation

3. Learn and understand the current neuroscience research of psychedelics on the brain and neuropathways