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Saturday, January 10, 2026

THE NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK WESTCHESTER CHAPTER WITH THE ADVANCED CLINICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION PRESENTS:

ATTACHMENT: WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

Program Description

Attachment research shows that failing to address childhood wounds can result in the repetition of those attachment patterns into adulthood. Anxious, avoidant, and fearful attachment styles are correlated with mental health problems, addiction, and chronic relational problems. Helping clients understand these historical patterns and creating a secure attachment in the therapeutic relationship are key to healing and forming healthy connections with others.

Presented by:

Constance Palmer LCSW

Registration Options

*NYSSCSW Discount applies to NYSSCSW current members only.

**Student Discount only applies to full time students currently enrolled in social work and MHP master level programs.

If this is your first time taking an ACE Foundation program not not shared with the NYSSCSW, you will be prompted to make your complimentary account on the ACE Foundation Learning Center platform, where you will be able to access all current and future programs and course materials from your dashboard. You will be asked to set a password for your new ACE Foundation Learning Center account.

Date:

Saturday, January 10, 2026

10am - 1pm ET

Registration:

Please register by Thursday, January 8th at 5pm.

contact Hours:

3.0 Contact Hours Will Be Awarded For This Program

Location:

Live Online via Zoom

Program Originator:

Westchester

Course Number

372

NYS CE Accreditation for:

LCSW, LMSW, PhD. Psychology, LMFT, LMHC, LP, LCAT

The Advanced Clinical Education (ACE) Foundation of the NYS Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0028; licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0045; licensed psychoanalysts #P-0017; licensed psychologists #PSY-0121; licensed social workers #SW-0056; and licensed creative art therapists #CAT-0120.

Out of State Providers:

Out-of-state providers are welcome to request a certificate upon completion of the presentation evaluation but must check with their own state licensing boards to inquire about whether or not the certificate is recognized as transferrable for CEs in their state’s jurisdiction.

Program Details

By the end of this continuing education activity, participants will be able to:

1. Explain how attachment injuries can create lifelong attachment patterns.
2. Describe how the therapeutic relationship can help promote secure attachment in other relationships.
3. Identify what blocks and what allows for secure attachment.
4. Summarize how the experience of love in a therapeutic relationship impacts the client’s ability to heal.

Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, licensed psychoanalysts, nurse practitioners and family and marriage/couple therapists, mental health counselors and licensed creative art therapists.

This seminar is appropriate for clinicians with all levels of experience.

Connie Palmer, a licensed clinical social worker, is an experienced teacher, presenter, therapist, and school counselor who has spent more than thirty years working with children, youth, and families. She is the owner of Therapeutic Learning Connections which offers social, emotional learning workshops to community organizations, schools, and workplaces. She is also a Grief Education Consultant for Imagine, a Center for Coping with Loss in Mountainside, NJ which offers grief support groups and grief education.

Bibliography/References – DOWNLOAD PDF
Zoom Webinar with Q & A

Contact Hours will be awarded once the entire course is completed, as evidenced by signing in and out and completing a course evaluation. Instructions for evaluating the presentation will be emailed within 5 days of the course date. Once evaluation is complete, CE certificate will be emailed to you.

ACE welcomes participants with diverse abilities. Please contact Kristin or Debbie at info.acefoundation@gmail.com, at time of registration, to request accessibility accommodations. Accommodation requests are considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA), Section 505 of the Rehabilitation ACT.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations made at least five days before the event will be refunded less a 10% cancellation fee. For cancellation please call 1-800-288-4279, or email us at info.acefoundation@gmail.com.

Inclement Weather Policy:

Should Inclement weather occur, we will be notifying all registrants via the email by which the registrant signed up. Please be sure to check your email before you leave for the course.

  • 3.0 Contact Hours will be awarded once the entire course is completed.
  • All registrations must be submitted by the Wednesday prior to the program.
  • Certificates will be emailed approximately ten business days after the completion of the course.
  • For questions regarding disability access please contact Kristin or Debbie, at time of registration, so that we can see to it that arrangements are made to accommodate your special needs: info.acefoundation@gmail.com.
  • For questions regarding course content, please contact Kristin or Debbie: info.acefoundation@gmail.com.
  • In the event of any grievance please contact: director.acefoundation@gmail.com.

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