VTCPAP is proud to present a three-hour virtual training, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), led by Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University, Nancy Zucker, Ph.D. and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University and Training Director at the Duke Center for Eating Disorders Ilana Brodzki Pilato, Ph.D.

Date: Monday, June 15, 2026 

Time: 12PM - 3PM EST

Virtual: Zoom (details will be sent to attendees after they register)

Cost: FREE 

Ceu’s: 2.83 (social work, allied mental health practitioners, psychological examiners and alcohol & drug counselors)

WHO IT’S FOR: Mental health clinicians and pediatric medical providers seeking to expand knowledge and skills in this area.

This practical, 3 hour, evidence-informed training prepares providers to identify and treat Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) in young children.

Hour 1: Overview of ARFID, including early identification, core features, and highlights from recent clinical findings. PCPs are welcome to attend the full 3-hour training or join just this first hour if that better fits their schedules.

Hours 2–3: Skills-based strategies, including the Family Assisted Diet (a trauma-informed, family-centered approach) and Feeling & Body Investigators techniques to help children build food confidence, recognize hunger/fullness cues, and reduce anxiety around eating.

The training includes two optional follow-up consultation calls for providers implementing ARFID strategies, providing an opportunity to discuss cases. Attendees will receive a link after the training to express interest in these sessions. Please note that CEU credit is available only for the main three-hour training, not for the optional follow-up calls. 

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VTCPAP, in partnership with the Perinatal Quality Collaborative Vermont, present a one-hour virtual training: Perinatal Suicide Care, led by Sarah Nagle-Yang, MD.

DATE: Wednesday March 25, 2026

TIME: 12PM - 1PM EST

VIRTUAL: Zoom (details will be sent to attendees after they register)

COST: FREE

CEU’s: 1.0 (social work, allied mental health practitioners and psychological examiners)

WHO IT’S FOR: Perinatal medical and mental health providers.

This interactive session offers a practical, structured approach to responding to positive suicide screens in OB and postpartum care. Through video-based case

demonstrations and guided skills practice, participants will learn to conduct patient-centered suicide risk conversations, explore intent and distress drivers, identify modifiable contributors such as sleep deprivation or isolation, and develop concise, perinatal specific safety plans with follow-up steps and available supports.

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VTCPAP in partnership with the Perinatal Quality Collaborative Vermont present a four-hour virtual training, Perinatal OCD, led by Bethany (Beth) Warren, LCSW, PMH-C.

DATE: Wednesday July 1, 2026

TIME: 12PM - 4PM EST

VIRTUAL: Zoom (details will be sent to attendees after they register)

COST: FREE

CEU’s: 3.75 (social work, allied mental health practitioners and psychological examiners)

WHO ITS FOR: Perinatal medical and mental health providers.

Perinatal mental health clinicians often face complex decisions when OCD symptoms overlap with other perinatal conditions. This training will explore screening and treatment considerations for perinatal OCD and demonstrate how to thoughtfully apply Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) within a holistic, trauma-informed framework.

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ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Hair pulling and skin picking disorders—known as Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs)—are common, yet many clinicians feel unsure how to treat them due to limited training and available resources. This course addresses that gap by providing an evidence-based overview of what BFRBs are (and are not), how to diagnose and conceptualize them using an individualized functional analysis, and how to develop effective, personalized treatment plans. Participants will learn practical strategies for treating BFRBs, including managing treatment resistance, co-occurring disorders, and shame. Taught by two recognized experts in the field, this comprehensive clinical training also includes time for case conceptualization and participant questions.

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ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) are repetitive self-grooming behaviors, such as trichotillomania (hair pulling) and excoriation disorder (skin-picking), that fall within the scope of OCD and related disorders. Although BFRBs are common, affecting as many as 1 in 20 individuals, accessing accurate information and evidence-based treatment resources can be challenging. This workshop will provide an overview of BFRBs, including the phenomenology, self-reinforcing nature of the disorders, current trends in evidence-based treatment, and resources for clinicians as well as for those living with these disorders.

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• This is a $10, self-paced training created by Outright VT for, "adults who work with LGBTQ+ youth, like teachers in schools and professionals in youth-facing organizations." The aim of the training is to share "best practices for working with LGBTQ+ youth," and teach "strategies for solidarity with young people."

• Access this library of FREE webinars from McLean/Mass General on a variety of mental health topics.

• There is a self-paced, online TF-CBT training available through the Medical University of South Carolina.  This training is endorsed by the Allegheny Health Network, Rowan Medicine Cares Institute, and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. The cost for this training is just $35. 

• Facing Suicide VT Trainings

• Evidence-Based Treatments for Suicide Prevention - free, online webinar from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center

• F.E.A.S.T Webinars on topics related to feeding and eating disorders

• Upcoming Trainings

• NOCD Academy offers a library of live and archived webinars related to the treatment of OCD. Many are FREE and offer continuing education credits. 

• Check out this library of trainings from the Austen Riggs Center, including FREE trainings for social workers. 

• Click here to access a recording of the Perinatal Substance Use Disorders 101 training from PSI and the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health. 

• Access this FREE training module on helping youth to develop DBT-based skills (Partners for Children's Mental Health & Colorado Children's Hospital)

• Offered by Anna Freud: this self-guided online training will introduce participants to mentalizing and mentalization based treatment for adults. It will cover the theory of mentalization and its relevance to work with adults to provide learners with a foundation for developing their skills in using a mentalizing approach.

• Offered by Mass General/McClean, this series of trainings include dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), general psychiatric management (GPM), mentalization-based treatment (MBT)—offered in conjunction with the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families, and transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP)—offered in conjunction with TFP-New York.

'I Know They Need More But...': Common Obstacles in the Treatment of Eating Disorders: Is a great webinar hosted by The Renfrew Center in collaboration with the National Alliance for Eating Disorders. It contains a lot of practical advice for clinicians, as well as some discussion about systemic barriers to accessing eating disorder treatment. 

Cindy Herrick, Senior Editorial and Research Manager at the Policy Center, presented “Perinatal Suicidality: Policy Overview and Insights on Screening" at the Developing Brain Institute at Children’s National Hospital.

Click Here to request access to the recording. 

Check out this FREE online training module from IOCDF on OCD treatment basics.

NOW AVAILABLE: CAMS – Brief Intervention Online Video Training; This 90-minute video course provides foundational knowledge and an engaging demonstration of the CAMS Brief Intervention (CAMS-BI). The training experience combines didactic presentations and clinical demonstrations by Dr. Raymond Tucker, the senior author on the initial evaluation of CAMS-BI, as he introduces an unscripted clinical demonstration of using CAMS-BI following the hospitalization of a potential suicide attempt. The demonstration captures the importance of the collaborative process essential to CAMS-BI therapeutic risk assessment and treatment planning while also highlighting the challenges that clinicians often encounter when working with patients who are suicidal. 

This presentation will provide an overview of anxiety disorders and OCD in youth and the role of parents in the cognitive-behavioral treatment of these common and impairing conditions. It will begin with an overview of current scientific data on the efficacy and limitations of psychosocial treatments for pediatric anxiety disorders and OCD that are primarily or exclusively child-focused. Next, we will describe the core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), as well as why and how it has been adapted as an intervention for parents of youth with a variety of physical and mental health conditions, including anxiety disorders and OCD. A particular focus of this presentation will be on the bi-directional relationship of parent and child responses to uncomfortable emotions and ways to address these responses when working with parents. Experiential exercises will be conducted to demonstrate the application of ACT to promote behavioral flexibility, distress tolerance, and autonomy support in parents of anxious youth to enhance outcomes of traditional CBT protocols.

Date & Time: Friday, May 1, 2026 I 12:00 - 1:00 PM 

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Twenty-two years ago, we began this journey of bringing together all those professionals dedicated to the safety and wellbeing of children which led to our first Shield our Children from Harm Conference. Please join us as we celebrate the important work of these professionals who remain devoted to helping children and families whose lives have been impacted by child abuse. Click here to learn more.

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 I 8:45am - 4:00pm 

Virtual and in Person at DHMC, Auditorium E & F, Lebanon, NH

COST: Registration is online and by credit card only. The registration fees are as follows:

• MD, NP, PA: $100
• All others: $50

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