Continuing Education Trainings for Clinicians: Working with Childless and Childfree Clients
1.0 CE — $20 An introduction to the Childless Affirmative Therapy framework, designed to give clinicians a grounded starting point for understanding and
1.5 CE — $30 A deeper dive into applying the Childless Affirmative Therapy framework in real clinical situations, including case studies and practical tools.
1.0 CE — $20 Focused on clients who are childless by circumstance rather than choice, this course builds awareness of the unique grief, identity, and relational dimensions of this experience.
2.0 CE — $25 An exploration of the clinical relationship itself — how provider bias, assumptions, and blind spots show up when working with childless and childfree clients, and how to address them.
This training meets standards for Ethics CE's AND the new Washington requirement for 2.0 per year on Professional Roles and Boundaries (WAC 246-809-630)
1.0 CE — $20 A structured review of the existing research on childless and childfree populations with direct implications for clinical practice. Contact me if you are interested in the PDF without CE credit, I’m happy to share it!
6.5 CE total
Why This Training Matters
One in five people do not have children, and that number may grow. Many of your current clients may be childless, childfree, or actively wrestling with the decision. Professional development on parenthood is widely available, yet training on the experience of not becoming a parent is not. Clinicians who complete this training are better equipped to hold the grief, the complexity, and the full humanity of this population without defaulting to pronatalist assumptions.
Washington State Roles and Boundaries Continuing Education Requirement
Washington State now requires licensed mental health providers to complete training in roles, boundaries, and ethics for CE renewal. Many clinicians are looking for an approved course that is affordable and available now. My course, Clients Without Children: Roles, Boundaries, and Bias, meets the Washington State roles and boundaries requirement for 2.0 CE credits at $25. It is self-paced and available online nationwide.
Most roles and boundaries trainings use generic scenarios. This one is built around a real and underserved clinical population, which means you fulfill your renewal requirement while gaining skills you can use immediately.
What Clinicians Are Saying
Participants have described these trainings as filling a significant gap in clinical education, praising the quality of research, the usefulness of case studies, and the depth of reflective questions. One clinician noted that this is "very overdue" and that the training gave them concrete tools to bring directly into practice. Another highlighted the connection between this work and broader conversations about existential concerns and climate anxiety influencing clients' decisions about parenthood.
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All courses are self-paced and available online. Click any course title above to register through my course platform.
Katie Maynard PLLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7374. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Katie Maynard PLLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.