Institute for Psychological Advancement

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Online Courses

We are making the move...

We appreciate your patience as we work to get all of our online courses moved over to the new site. If there's an online training you would like to purchase, that is not yet on the site, email support@ipa-kc.com and we will make it happen!
Instant Access to Self-Paced Online Courses

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In addition to gaining access to the course immediately, you will also be able to complete your post-test and evaluation then download your certificate all from your online account.

Courses we offer...

In-Person

We offer in-person courses for professional counselors, social workers, marital and family therapists, psychologists, addiction counselors, and other health professionals. Note: We are not scheduling in-person courses at this time due to COVID.
Webinar

Do you prefer to learn in real time and from the convenience of your home or office? We offer live interactive webinars hosted in Zoom where you can join by phone, computer, or mobile device. You will have access to the course and materials for 60 days. Certificates immediately available once you confirm your attendance.
Self-Paced Online

We offer many online self-paced courses in a narrated presentation or recording of an in-person course or webinar. You will have access to the course and materials for 120 days. Certificates immediately available to download with a passing score of 75% on the post-test.

Webinar Courses

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Online Courses

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Course Reviews

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Very Informative!

Shannon Kelly

This course was very thorough and informative for learning about assessments! And with the resources available, there's a continued opportunity to learn. (Course: DSM-5 Assessments)

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Awesome

Lisa Mader

I enjoyed the virtual burnout and self-care ceu very much and will use the resources provided. (Course: Virtual Exhaustion, Burnout, & Self-Care)

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Great!

Cassandra Powell

Great! (Course: Working with Suicidal Clients Using Cognitive Therapy)

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Informative

Jea Castrop-May

This course was helpful and informative in order to complete effective treatment plans. I appreciate the help. (Course: Effective Treatment Planning)

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Great title! It's exactly what was discussed.

Charlene Atkins

I appreciated all the specific information provided to us to print, download or both! (Course: Effective Treatment Planning)

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Continuing Education

Each course offered designates the number of contact/clock hours. Be sure to check with your professional board as they will specify how many continuing education hours are equal to one clock hour (e.g., 1 CE hr = 50 min, 1 CE hr = 60 min).

All of our online courses are currently approved by the Missouri State Committee for Social Workers for continuing education.
Our courses typically meet requirements for most national, state, and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Be sure to keep a copy of the course description (available for download in each course) and submit with your certificate of attendance or certificate completion to your professional board for consideration.
Many boards and professional organizations will accept continuing education that is relevant to each profession (i.e., for professional counselors content must be primarily related to counseling). Other regulatory boards accept continuing education that has been approved by another professional association in the human services field.
For rules governing continuing education and to confirm whether our courses qualify for continuing education in your profession, participants should contact their respective regulatory boards. Participants may also find information by profession below for Missouri and Kansas.

By Professions

Addiction Counselors
IPA courses related to the "enhancement of an addiction counselor’s practice, values, ethics, skills, or knowledge" meet the continuing education requirement for addiction counselors in Kansas (https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/docs/default-source/regulations/addiction-counselors/102-7-9.pdf?sfvrsn=4). In-person or live webinar courses at IPA, relevant to the profession, qualify for continuing education for addiction counselors in Missouri (https://missouricb.com/). Due to the pandemic, the "live" requirement for ethics courses has been suspended and online ethics courses are being accepted (https://missouricb.com/).
Marriage and Family Therapists
IPA courses qualify for continuing education for marital and family therapists in Kansas (https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/docs/default-source/regulations/marriage-and-family-therapists/102-5-10.pdf?sfvrsn=4) and in Missouri (https://pr.mo.gov/boards/marital/faq.pdf).
Professional Counselors
IPA courses qualify for continuing education for professional counselors in Kansas (https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/docs/default-source/regulations/professional-counselors/102-3-10a.pdf?sfvrsn=4) and in Missouri (https://pr.mo.gov/boards/counselors/continuingeducationreminder.pdf).
Psychologists
In Missouri, IPA courses qualify as 'Category B' of which psychologists may obtain up to 25 credit hours towards the 2-year, 40 credit hour requirement (https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/adrules/csr/current/20csr/20c2245-8.pdf). For Kansas, IPA courses qualify for continuing education for psychologists as they are "related to the enhancement of psychology skills, values, and knowledge" (https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/docs/default-source/regulations/psychologists/102-1-15.pdf?sfvrsn=4).
Social Workers
IPA courses qualify for continuing education for social workers in Kansas (https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/docs/default-source/regulations/social-workers/102-2-4a.pdf?sfvrsn=4). Courses are submitted to Missouri for approval for continuing education for social workers. Course approvals are noted at the bottom of each course page. All online courses are currently approved by the State of Missouri for Social Workers.