Ignite Talks
1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Previously Recorded
Moderated By: Elan Javanfard, MA, LMFT
1.5 CE Credits
Price
Paid
$30.00 USD
Member: $20.00 USD
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Description
This unique 2-hour continuing education session brings together diverse clinical voices in a rapid-fire format designed to deliver focused, evidence-informed insights across a wide range of practice areas. Each of the nine featured presenters will speak for seven minutes, sharing research-based perspectives and tools on topics including artificial intelligence in therapy, body image and eating recovery, emotional and behavioral school-based prevention, suicide bereavement in children, culturally responsive bullying interventions, and trauma-informed religious education.
The session is anchored by Elan Javanfard, MA, LMFT, who will serve as the primary presenter and clinical facilitator. Elan will introduce the overarching theme of integrative, community-based, and culturally competent care, provide context for each topic, and synthesize the key clinical takeaways throughout the session. Through transitions, commentary, and reflective prompts, he will guide participants in connecting themes across disciplines and apply them to their own mental health practice.
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Learning Objectives:
- Identify at least three current or emerging clinical topics relevant to mental health professionals across diverse populations and settings.
- Describe brief, evidence-informed interventions or frameworks introduced across the 9 topic areas.
- Integrate multi-disciplinary insights from the session into their own clinical, supervisory, or programmatic work.
- Apply culturally competent approaches to areas such as trauma-informed education, suicide loss, abuse prevention, and AI integration in clinical care.Apply culturally competent approaches to areas such as trauma-informed education, suicide loss, abuse prevention, and AI integration in clinical care.
Agenda:
Session Title: 7 Minutes to Impact: Clinical Pearls from the Field
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
Total Contact Hours: 2.0 (120 minutes)
Format: Live, online (Zoom or other platform)
| Time | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 4:00 – 4:05 PM | Elan Javanfard, MA, LMFT | Welcome, Objectives, and Thematic Framing |
| 4:05 – 4:12 PM | Rus Devorah Wallen, LCSW, ACSW, CIMHP | Tech-Savvy, Soul-Centered: A Therapist’s Mini-Guide to AI |
| 4:12 – 4:19 PM | Elisabeth Wajnryt, Clin Psy.D | Making Peace with Food and Body |
| 4:19 – 4:26 PM | Rabbi Avi Landa, LCPC, Mrs. Shira Berkowitz, LCSW, Rabbi Eli Farkas, MSW | The Case for SEL in Yeshivos |
| 4:26 – 4:33 PM | Shmuel Zuckerman, LCSW | The Straw That Broke The Human’s Back |
| 4:33 – 4:40 PM | Motti Polityko, MA, LMFT | An Ounce of Prevention: Therapists Igniting Prevention Education for Our Youth |
| 4:40 – 4:47 PM | Sarah Rivkah Kohn | Analyzing the Aftershocks: Six Secrets Shared by Children Who Lost a Parent to Suicide |
| 4:47 – 4:54 PM | Shir Atias Shahravan, MA | Chinuch Through the Lens of Psychology and Torah |
| 4:54 – 5:01 PM | Yaakov Boruch Beren, JD, MBA, MA.Ed. | Strengthening Every Child: A Cultural Approach to Bullying Prevention |
| 5:01 – 5:08 PM | Rebecca Saleman, LMSW, LSW, SIFI | Buzzword Breakdown: The Abuse Glossary You Didn’t Know You Needed |
| 5:08 – 5:20 PM | Elan Javanfard, MA, LMFT | Thematic Integration, Case Reflections, and Clinical Application |
| 5:20 – 5:50 PM | Elan Javanfard & All Presenters | Live Q&A and Guided Discussion |
| 5:50 – 6:00 PM | Elan Javanfard | Summary of Key Takeaways |
Accreditation - This Webinar Offers 1.5 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits. It grants Credits as listed below.
- NEFESH International, Inc. 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-0116.
- NEFESH International is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0046
- NEFESH International is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Mental Health Counselor #MHC-0082
- NEFESH International 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-0048.
This presentation is open to:
- Behavior Analysts
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
This online class is offered at an introductory level, and is beneficial for a beginner level clinician:
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Additional information
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- Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly.
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- There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
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- Although early registration is recommended for this class in order to ensure the best experience, attendees may register and join until the start of the program
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