“Don’t sit down and wait for opportunities to come. Get up and make them.” -Madam C. J. Walker
What’s been happening at BTR?
Deran’s Birthday Blowout New membership sale! July 29- August 19, 2024
Join a community of 140,000 Black Therapists that believe in the gifts and resiliency that the Black community has to offer and is actively supporting Black clients in their healing so they themselves and the world can experience those gifts. In this antiblack world, you belong in a like-minded community that offers medicine for your heart and soul! Learn more about this opportunity to grow the community here!
BTR is searching for our 2025 speakers!
Black Therapists Rock has two opportunities to hone your speaking and presentation skills and/or introduce yourself and your work to the community. Each year we host the Heirloom Summit in February. Last year’s speakers can be found here. Our theme this year is Sankofa. Would you like to be one of the speakers featured? If so, fill out our speaker request form to apply. Also, BTR’s Community Learning Program offers members a platform to present complimentary webinars as an opportunity for members to share their work on the BTR platform throughout the year. The community will receive the benefit of new ideas and education to enhance their own practices and work. Access BTR’s Community Learning Library to check out some of the 2024 speakers! Join us in building a community where everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the collective growth of Black Therapists Rock. If you are a BTR Rockstar (paid member), apply here!
Bringing Biofeedback and Neurofeedback to BTR
BTR has been working with expert Harry L. Campbell, BPS, who is BCIA Certified in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback, President of Biofeedback Resources International Corporation, and past President of North East Regional Biofeedback Society. Harry and the team at Biofeedback Resources would like to encourage more providers of color to become trained with these tools in order to help their clients. Towards this end, he has created free resource videos delving into biofeedback and neurofeedback. Access BTR’s Biofeedback Resources International video library here.
Scholarships for BTR Members for Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Training
Harry and the team at Biofeedback Resources would like to encourage more providers of color to become trained with these tools in order to help their clients. Which is why we are thrilled to offer limited scholarships to two of Harry’s premier trainings. Both biofeedback and neurofeedback seminars will be a combination of 3-day classroom and web-based training. Learn more here.
Fluence Special – Save 40% on On-Demand Courses
We’re excited to share that BTR’s partner, Fluence, is offering the BTR community 40% scholarships on several of their on-demand courses. Let’s take advantage of these trainings to expand our awareness and understanding of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in our community. View the complete list here. Fluence offers industry-leading certificate programs in a number of important emerging modalities in psychedelic therapy and integration. These are post-graduate training programs and Diversity Fund Scholarships are available.
Looking forward
FREE Live Training: How To Form a Therapeutic Alliance to Spark Real Change Friday, August 9, 2024, 1–2 pm ET
Join Cathy Hill and Julie Rudiger, senior therapists from the Relational Life Institute, for a free, live training, including footage of actual therapy sessions. You’ll explore how to strike a balance between stress and safety to form an alliance with the part of your clients who wants to change. Register for free here!
Fluence Certificate in Psychedelic Therapy and Integration August 7, 2024 – September 11, 2024 Wednesdays, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
The Fluence certificate in Psychedelic Therapy & Integration is a new core program that provides clinicians with a foundational education in psychedelic-assisted therapy and integration. It has been designed specifically to prepare therapists and healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to begin a path towards practicing psychedelic therapy as approved avenues to do so continue to expand. This is the first required component for Fluence’s certification path. The program is built primarily around this live online course, with a cohort that meets weekly for two hours over the course of 6 weeks. Learn more and apply here!
Fluence Free Webinar Series: MDMA Decision Debrief August 13, 2024 Tuesday, 4:00 – 5:00pm EST
Join BTR partner, Fluence, for an exclusive hour with Fluence Co-Founders, Ingmar Gorman PhD and Elizabeth Nielson PhD, who served as principal investigators and study therapists on the MAPS clinical trials looking at the efficacy of MDMA for PTSD, to unpack the FDA’s announcement on the status of MDMA which is expected by August 12. All attendees will receive free access to Fluence’s on-demand Introduction to MDMA-assisted Therapy Research course. Those who enroll will also get access to Fluence on-demand course: Introduction to MDMA-Assisted Therapy Research for free. Learn more about this important webinar and register to go here.
BTR’s KAP Training Santa Fe 2024 October 20-26, 2024
This October 20-26 training experience gives practitioners (cohort of 10) a clear sense of how to prepare, administer and integrate the ketamine experience. Dr. Mark Shortt and Deran Young engage interactive teaching modules in the most effective strategies, orientations and frameworks in Psychedelic Therapy and Ketamine Assisted Therapy. Participants will have the opportunity to experience all aspects of a therapeutic ketamine experience—including preparation and integration. We value a humanistic approach and will offer support for your personal process with the medicine and material as an integral piece of professional preparedness. Learn more about this experiential training and apply to secure your spot here.
SPI Level 1 Training BIPOC-Only Cohort with Trainers from the Global Majority September 15, 2024 @ 8:00 am – February 17, 2025 @ 5:00 pm EDT
In favor of creating the comfort that an all BIPOC space provides, Jacquie Compton and Susan Webb will be teaching this course, with Pat Ogden coming in as needed for Q&A. Scholarships which reduce the cost by 40% are available to BTR members! Learn more and apply here.
Become a Rockstar Today and Get Free Access to the Heirloom Summit!
A BTR Rockstar is a member that has an active paid annual membership. This membership allows us to continue to form dynamic partnerships with organizations such as Brene Brown, Fluence, MAPS and Therapy Wisdom (visit our partnership page for more info). Your membership also awards you exclusive access to scholarships and discount opportunities to courses and events. Among other benefits; a private community of over 30,000 therapists, exclusive BTR member meetups, and much more. Explore membership here.
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