CDP Presents: Therapeutic Relationship-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Basic Principles and Optimization for Suicidal Clients via Zoom

23 September 2026, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Eastern

Description: This 90-minute webinar will introduce participants to Therapeutic Relationship-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TRF-CBT), an emerging approach that integrates core CBT principles with a deliberate focus on the therapeutic relationship as a primary mechanism of change. Participants will learn how to conceptualize and strengthen therapeutic alliance within a CBT framework, using it to enhance engagement, collaboration, and clinical outcomes. The session will outline specific, evidence-informed strategies for addressing alliance ruptures, fostering client autonomy, and using the therapist–client relationship as both a facilitator and an agent of change. Applications across a range of presenting problems and populations will be discussed, with an emphasis on suicide prevention and practical implementation.

Please note: While registration is slated to end once the webinar begins on 23 September 2026, space in this event is limited and registration will close once capacity has been reached, even if this is before the final registration date. 

Target Audience: For behavioral health/healthcare providers who treat military personnel, veterans, and their families.

To access the course, on the day of the event, log into your account here: https://deploymentpsych.ce21.com/Account/MyAccount and click on the green "Launch Webinar" button.

System Requirements:
This course will be presented via Zoom teleconferencing software. Zoom is browser-based, however an add-in may need to be installed before attending. Participants can test their computer's capabilities by clicking here (or visiting https://zoom.us/test​). We recommend those using Internet connections on government or military locations test their ability to load Zoom in advance of the event to ensure there are no technical difficulties. Microphones and webcams are not necessary, but you will need a computer with working speakers or headphones. If you encounter connection difficulties when using your computer, the Zoom app is also available for iOS and Android devices.

Continuing Education Details:
The Consortium for Defense Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Consortium for Defense Psychology offers attendees 1.5 credit hours for participation in this training. Participant attendance data will be collected electronically during webinars. There is a 30-day time limit post-training to complete all CE requirements. If you do not wish to complete the evaluation, please contact the training event's POC after the training event. Partial credits cannot be issued. Inquiries regarding CE credits may be directed via email to Jeremy Karp at jeremy.karp.ctr@usuhs.edu. For more CE details, please click here or read below.

CEs provided by American Psychological Association sponsors are acceptable for most licensed professionals when renewing their license and it is our experience that these CE credits have been recognized by most professional state license boards. However, please check with your board regarding the acceptability of these CE credits for this activity. 

Course Completion Requirements: Participants are required to attend the entire training. Partial credits cannot be issued. Attendance is taken through the use of electronic logs, and a post-training evaluation form must be completed in order to receive ACE social work CE credits. For other CE credits, completion of the evaluation is strongly encouraged, but if you do not wish to complete the evaluation, please contact the training event's POC after the training event. 

American Psychological Association Sponsor Approval: The Consortium for Defense Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Consortium for Defense Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education Provider Approval: The Consortium for Defense Psychology, #1761, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Consortium for Defense Psychology maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: May 19, 2025-May 19, 2028. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 Live, Interactive Webinar continuing education credits. 

New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology Provider Approval: The Consortium for Defense Psychology is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0178). 

New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work Provider Approval: The Consortium for Defense Psychology is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0744). 

Inquiries regarding CE credits may be directed via email to Jeremy Karp at jeremy.karp.ctr@usuhs.edu. 

For technical issues, please contact Mr. Jeremy Karp (jeremy.karp.ctr@usuhs.edu) or Mr. Chris Adams (christopher.adams.ctr@usuhs.edu).