This training is designed to help you explore the transformative power of radical acceptance in clinical practice. Rooted in mindfulness, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Buddhist psychology, radical acceptance offers a path for clients to release resistance, reduce suffering, and embrace life as it is. This training will examine the psychological mechanisms behind acceptance, common barriers to letting go, and practical interventions that you can use to help clients cultivate self-compassion and emotional resilience. Through experiential exercises, psychoeducation and guided practices, you will learn how to integrate radical acceptance into therapy to support clients in navigating pain, loss, and change with greater ease and empowerment.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to
- Define “radical acceptance”
- Identify the clinical benefits of radical acceptance
- Implement radical acceptance in session
Syllabus:
Introduction
Objective #1: Define “radical acceptance”
- A working definition for therapy
- The neuroscience behind acceptance
- Common myths about acceptance
Objective #2: Identify the clinical benefits of radical acceptance
- Reducing symptoms
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety and depression
Objective #3: Implement radical acceptance in session
- Mindfulness techniques
- Cognitive restructuring
- Distress tolerance
Summary/Q&A
Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.
For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 3 Clinical continuing education training.
Instructor: Dreya Blume, LCSW
Recording Date: August 21, 2025
CEUS On-Demand, LLC, provider #2274, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/7/2026 - 08/6/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3hrs Clinical continuing education credits.
CEUs On-Demand, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7091. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEUs On-Demand, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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