On-Demand CE Training
ODL 399: Challenging Stigma & Healing Shame: Evidence-Informed Strategies for Clinicians
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credit for an asynchronous course. Some state boards may place restrictions regarding the modality of training required for ethics credits to be awarded. If this training indicates ethics credits are available, please verify that your state allows them to be earned through an on-demand course format.
Please note: This on-demand webinar is a replay of a live CE event. The format reflects the original presentation and may include live Q&A, transitions, and intermittent audio/visual fluctuations typical of a live recording.
6 CREDIT HOURS APPROVED FOR:
Social Workers
ASWB ACE – 6 Clinical Continuing Education credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 6 Contact hours
Psychologists
APA – 6 CE credits
Counselors 6 Contact hours
NBCC ACEP – 6 Contact hours
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 6 Contact hours
Addiction Professionals
NAADAC – 6 Contact hours
Nurses
California Board of Registered Nursing – 6 Contact hours
Case Managers
CCMC – 6 CE Contact hours
Created On: 3/30/2026
Target Audience:
This course is targeted for social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses and case managers.
Counselor Skill Groups:
4. Counseling Services
Overview:
Mental health and substance use disorders remain among the most stigmatized health conditions and can block access to education, housing, employment, and care. This training integrates stigma-reduction and shame-recovery work to help clinicians create therapeutic environments where clients can examine beliefs, fears, and self-criticism, and replace them with acceptance and skillful coping. We’ll highlight considerations for men, LGBTQ+ clients, and older adults; show how a strong therapeutic alliance mitigates stigma; and apply a resilience-growth model to conditions such as trauma, anxiety, depression, binge eating, substance use, and anger. Practical, in-session exercises and targeted strategies are provided to strengthen engagement and outcomes.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the session, the participant will be able to:
- Summarize the ways in which stigmas affect beliefs, thoughts, and decisions about mental illness.
- Describe steps that clinicians can take to help clients address and overcome the stigma of mental illness with clients.
- Discover multiple therapeutic approaches and interventions to address shame with clients.
- Explain at least five core concepts of shame and three examples of shame related to mental health.
- Discover multiple therapeutic approaches and interventions to address shame with clients.
- Employ resilience-growth models of shame recovery to enhance coping and wellness.
Presenter:
Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW, owner of Diane Bigler Therapy Services, Inc.
Diane Bigler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Missouri and Kansas. She has over 20 years of experience in the social services field. Diane has held positions as a therapist (in-home and outpatient), private practice owner, trainer/facilitator, clinical supervisor, and professor of social work. She also has experience in corporate wellness training and coaching. Diane is most passionate about providing quality educational training to professionals. She enjoys spoiling her four dachshunds and anything 80s-related.