For details and registration for all of our NY State Education approved seminars for Continuing Education contact hours: SCROLL DOWN THE ENTIRE PAGE. Self study seminars are posted at the end.
The Frank Ridge Memorial Foundation, Inc. is a NY State Ed approved provider for Continuing Education contact hours (CEs) for ALL NY licensed Psychologists (#PSY-0009), Social Workers (#SW-0096), Mental Health Counselors (#MHC-0010), Marriage & Family Therapists (#MFT-0014), Creative Arts Therapists (#CAT-0065), and Psychoanalysts (#P-0018). ALL of our self study, Live-online (via Zoom), and fully Live-in-Person seminars are NY SED approved for CE contact hours.
Now, proudly celebrating our TENTH year, our specialty is finding accurate, responsible, compassionate depictions of mental health conditions and topical issues in movies. Using film as the springboard for conversation, our goal is to provide seminars that inspire, excite and invite provocative thought. Film viewing is supported with up-to-date, comprehensive take-home study materials. Seminars are created and facilitated by Julie Ridge, LCSW-R, a master trainer with over 30 years of teaching experience. Our refund policy is at the bottom of this page.
IMPORTANT UPDATE from the NY State Education Office of the Professions: Beginning April 1, 2023, all mental health professionals (social workers, mental health counselors, creative arts therapists, psychoanalysts, marriage & family therapists, and psychologists) must complete at least 3 hours of a State approved course in “Maintaining Professional Boundaries with Clients” within every 3-year renewal cycle. Our upcoming CONNECTING DOTS: mental health professionals in movies series, beginning in March and concluding in April, satisfies this requirement.
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To complete our seminars:
- Register and make payment online. Note that the code on the registration page is case sensitive – the first letter in the code MUST be lower case.
- When you register for a self study seminar, I email custom-tailored study materials and instructions by PDF attachments. They will not arrive instantly upon registration. If you are participating in a live online (via zoom) seminar or series, I will email study materials by PDF attachments 3-5 days in advance of our session. The link to our Zoom session will be sent the day before we meet.
- For live online (via zoom) and self study seminars, you access and watch the movie or mini-series required for the seminar or series. I do not provide a link to the movie(s) or mini-series. For FULLY live-in-person seminars, films will be shown during class.
- After live online (via zoom) sessions, or when you complete your self-study seminar, request your post quiz and evaluation and I will email them by PDF attachments. As per NY State regulations you need a 70% or higher to pass the post quiz and receive your Certificate of Completion.
- We watch the movies together for our fully live-in-person seminars.
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Our April – June 2023 Seminars!
CONNECTING DOTS: mental health professionals in movies & maintaining professional boundaries with clients for 18 CEs, 4 consecutive weeks in March, has begun. Registrations can no longer be accepted. This series will be taught again in 2024. If your next renewal cycle begins after April 1, 2023, you can get your “Maintaining Professional Boundaries with Clients” requirement met at any time in that cycle.
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BRAND NEW – PRODIGIES. 6 fully LIVE-IN-PERSON CEs. What is it like to be the smartest person in the room? We’ve profiled individuals with learning disabilities and developmental delays, but what about those who are difficult to understand because their thoughts race faster than the speed of light? What challenges and emotional issues do they live with? Two movies (Little Man Tate and Being There) explore the world of prodigies and the fine line between simplicity and genius. This live-in-person session is now FULL. To be placed on the Wait List email me at jridgemha@aol.com – or register for the Saturday, live-in-person April 22, 11 am – 5:30 pm session further down this page.
WHEN: Saturday, April 15, 2023, 11:00 am – 5:30 pm.
WHERE: Our home/office: 400 W 43rd St (corner of 9th Avenue), #41E, NYC, NY.
COST: $150 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
REGISTRATION for this session of PRODIGIES is now FULL. Email me at jridgemha@aol.com to be placed on the Wait List or register for the Saturday, April 22 session further down this page.
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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PRODIGIES. This is the exact same seminar offered live-in-person on April 15 and April 22. 6 Total CEs (3 live-online via zoom + 3 self study). How you access the movies will depend on your cable network and premium channels. Only 11 participants. I will send the study materials 3-5 days prior to our class and the link to the zoom room the day before we meet. PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU RECEIVE THE STUDY MATERIALS TO WATCH THE MOVIES – they guide your viewing and I want the movies to be fresh in your mind for our Zoom conversation.
WHEN: Live-online (via Zoom) Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 7:00 – 9:30 pm.
WHERE: Live-online & self study
COST: $150 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
To REGISTER for Live-online + self study PRODIGIES: PRESS HERE
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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Because our first live-in-person session of PRODIGIES, 6 fully LIVE-IN-PERSON CEs, filled in less than one week, we’ve added an additional live-in-person session on Saturday, April 22. Registration below. What is it like to be the smartest person in the room? We’ve profiled individuals with learning disabilities and developmental delays, but what about those who are difficult to understand because their thoughts are faster than the speed of light? What challenges and emotional issues do they live with? Two movies (Little Man Tate and Being There) explore the world of prodigies and the fine line between simplicity and genius.
WHEN: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 11:00 am – 5:30 pm.
WHERE: Our home/office: 400 W 43rd St (corner of 9th Avenue), #41E, NYC, NY.
COST: $150 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
To REGISTER for live-in-person PRODIGIES: PRESS HERE
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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BRAND NEW – THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON BROADWAY. 4 fully LIVE-IN-PERSON CEs (for the price of 3). Where were you on March 12, 2020, the night the lights went out on Broadway? How were you impacted, your colleagues, your businesses, your family and friends? The shutdown on Broadway was a metaphor for lost connections in all sectors. A moving film, Broadway Rising, chronicles the devastating losses the longest shutdown in Broadway history incurred – not only in lost lives, jobs and actors’ salaries, but in billions of dollars of lost revenues for New York City.
WHEN: Saturday, May 13, 2023, 1:00 – 5:00 pm.
WHERE: Our home/office: 400 W 43rd St (corner of 9th Avenue), #41E, NYC, NY.
COST: $75 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
To REGISTER for the live-in-person THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON BROADWAY: PRESS HERE.
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON BROADWAY. This is the exact same seminar that is being presented live-in-person on May 13th. This session will be offered live online (via zoom) + self study series for 4 CEs (2 live online + 2 self study).
WHEN: Monday, May 15, 2023, 7:00 am – 9:00 pm.
WHERE: Our home/office: 400 W 43rd St (corner of 9th Avenue), #41E, NYC, NY.
COST: $75 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
To REGISTER for the live-in-person THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON BROADWAY: PRESS HERE.
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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CONNECTING DOTS: the enchanted series. 18 Fully LIVE-IN-PERSON CEs. 4 Consecutive Saturdays, 4 movies. Through the fully animated features My Life as a Zucchini, Mary & Max, Up, and Wrinkles a myriad of mental health conditions are presented, including: disruptive behavior disorders, autism, social anxiety, stuttering, grieving, & neurocognitive decline. ALL four sessions must be attended for series credit.
WHEN: Saturdays June 3, 10, 17 & 24, 12:45 – 5:00 pm, 2023.
WHERE: Our home/office: 400 W 43rd St (corner of 9th Avenue), #41E, NYC, NY.
COST: $350 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
To REGISTER for the fully live-in-person CONNECTING DOTS: the enchanted series: PRESS HERE
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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CONNECTING DOTS: the enchanted series. The exact same series will be provided as a live online (via zoom) + self study series for 18 CEs (10 live online + 8 self study). Four consecutive Tuesdays, the exact same four animated movies. I do not provide a link to the movies. How you access them will depend on your cable network and premium channels. Only 11 participants. I will send the study materials 3-5 days prior to our class and the link to the zoom room the day before we meet. PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU RECEIVE THE STUDY MATERIALS TO WATCH THE MOVIES – they guide your viewing and I want the movies to be fresh in your mind for our Zoom session. ALL four sessions must be attended for series credit.
WHEN: Tuesdays June 6, 13, 20 & 27, 7-9:30 pm, 2023.
WHERE: Live-online (via Zoom) & self study.
COST: $350 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
To REGISTER for CONNECTING DOTS: the enchanted series: PRESS HERE
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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SELF STUDY SEMINARS
NEW – OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS (OCD). 3 self study NY SED approved CEs. Explore the complexity and pain of living with obsessive compulsive disorders, and paths to healing. The movie OC87 takes you on a tour of one man’s journey with OCD. I do not provide a link to the movie, how you access it will depend on your cable network and premium channels. Upon receipt and confirmation of your registration, you will be sent the class materials and instructions. Study packets are sent manually and will not arrive instantaneously. Thank you for your patience. Though you may be tempted, please do not watch the movie before you receive the study materials – they guide your viewing.
COST: $75 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
To REGISTER for OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS: PRESS HERE
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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THE UPSIDES & DOWNSIDES OF AGING: aging well and aging poorly. 6 self study NY SED approved CEs. Two movies, The Savages (starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour-Hoffman) and The Quartet (starring Maggie Smith) demonstrate aging with grace and dignity, vs the alternative. The focus of this self study is primarily on aging well as opposed to neurocognitive disorders. I do not provide links to the movies. How you access them depends on your cable network and premium channels. Upon receipt and confirmation of your registration, you will be sent the class materials and instructions. Study packets are sent manually and will not arrive instantaneously. Thank you for your patience. Though you may be tempted, please do not watch the movies before you receive the study materials – they guide your viewing.
COST: $150 for all NY Licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
To REGISTER for THE UPSIDES & DOWNSIDES OF AGING self study: PRESS HERE
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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WARNING: Addiction may be hazardous to your health. 6 self study NY SED approved CEs. Two movies – All That Jazz (1979), starring Roy Scheider and Four Good Days (2021), starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis – delve into the opioid crisis, the roots of addictions, the need to uncover their sources for healing to begin, and the challenges of ongoing recovery. I do not provide links to the movies. How you access them depends on your cable network and premium channels. Upon receipt and confirmation of your registration, you will be sent the class materials and instructions. Study packets are sent manually and will not arrive instantaneously. Thank you for your patience. Though you may be tempted, please do not watch the movies before you receive the study materials – they guide your viewing.
COST: $150 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
To REGISTER for WARNING: addiction may be hazardous to your health – self study: PRESS HERE.
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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BORN THIS WAY – about Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 6 self study NY SED approved CEs. With the documentary Far From the Tree, based on Andrew Solomon’s Best Seller of the same name, and the romantic comedy Keep the Change, participants will explore a myriad of neurodevelopmental disorders – from learning disabilities to Dwarfism. I do not provide links to the movies. How you access them depends on your cable network and premium channels. Upon receipt and confirmation of your registration, you will be sent the class materials and instructions. Study packets are sent manually and will not arrive instantaneously. Thank you for your patience. Though you may be tempted, please do not watch the movies before you receive the study materials – they guide your viewing.
COST: $150 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
To REGISTER for BORN THIS WAY self study: PRESS HERE
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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VOICES IN MY HEAD: about schizophrenia. 3 self study NY SED approved CEs. With the documentary A Guy Called Dad: a daughter’s journey, Stavon Arnold – a sweet, kind, gentle father, husband and son – provides us a glimpse into the world of schizophrenia. His daughter Kacey Arnold shows us how his chronic condition impacts individuals trying to care for a beloved family member. I do not provide a link to the movie. How you access it depends on your cable network and premium channels. It is available on Amazon Prime, or purchase on DVD. Upon receipt and confirmation of your registration, you will be sent the class materials and instructions. Study packets are sent manually and will not arrive instantaneously. Thank you for your patience. Though you may be tempted, please do not watch the movie before you receive the study materials – they guide your viewing.
COST: $75 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
To REGISTER for VOICES IN MY HEAD – self study: PRESS HERE
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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THE REVOLVING DOOR OF INSTITUTIONAL CARE. 6 self study NY SED approved CEs. Have you ever wondered why individuals with severe mental illness go round and round in the seemingly endless revolving doors of institutional care (e.g. hospitals, asylums, jails, prisons)? For this self study you will watch two documentaries: Bedlam and Out of Sight, Out of Mind ,which explore the question in depth. I do not provide links to the movies. How you access them depends on your cable network and premium channels. Upon receipt and confirmation of your registration, you will be sent the class materials and instructions. Study packets are sent manually and will not arrive instantaneously. Thank you for your patience. Though you may be tempted, please do not watch the movies before you receive the study materials – they guide your viewing.
COST: $150 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
To REGISTER for THE REVOLVING DOOR – self study: PRESS HERE.
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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THE GENESIS OF VIOLENCE. 6 self study NY SED approved CEs. The courts are interested in what the murderer did, mental health professionals are interested in the why. With the movies Crazy, Not Insane and Experimenter (about Stanley Milgram’s Obedience to Authority studies) as the springboard, participants will explore the etiology of violence and explore the question: could any of us be a murderer? I do not provide links to the movies. How you access them depends on your cable network and premium channels. Upon receipt and confirmation of your registration, you will be sent the class materials and instructions. Study packets are sent manually and will not arrive instantaneously. Thank you for your patience. Though you may be tempted, please do not watch the movies before you receive the study materials – they guide your viewing.
COST: $150 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
To REGISTER for THE GENESIS OF VIOLENCE – self study: PRESS HERE
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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AUTISM ALL GROWN UP. 6 self study NY SED approved CEs. All of us know something about the autism spectrum, but most seminars focus on children. What about life on the spectrum after childhood? This self study features the 2022 binge-worthy dramedy Amazon series As We See It, starring 3 atypical young adults. Study materials focus on the perspectives of those living on the spectrum and those caring for them. I do not provide a link to the mini-series. Upon receipt and confirmation of your registration, you will be sent the class materials and instructions. Study packets are sent manually and will not arrive instantaneously. Thank you for your patience. Though you may be tempted, please do not watch the movies before you receive the study materials – they guide your viewing.
COST: $150 for all NY licensed SWs, MHCs, MFTs, LPs, CATs and Psychologists.
REGISTRATION for AUTISM ALL GROWN UP – self study is pending updates.
Fill in all fields. Enter BOTH your discipline (SW, MHC, MFT, LP, CAT or Psychologist) and license number to complete your registration.
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*AS OF JAN 1, 2023: The New York State Education (SED) Office of the Professions’ requires ALL mental health professionals (LMSWs, LCSWs, LMHCs, LMFTs, LPs, LCATs and Psychologists) to receive 36 Continuing Education contact hours per 3 year renewal cycle. Twenty-four of these 36 required CEs must be live-in-person. 12 can be from Self Study. NOTE: our live online (via zoom) are equal to live-in-person. As of April 1, 2023 ALL mental health professionals are required to take at least 3 CEs in “Professional Boundaries with Patients.”
For more information about Continuing Education contact hours go to the New York State Office of the Profession’s website at: www.op.nysed.gov/prof Note: the site has been completely redesigned. For Continuing Education requirements and listings of approved agencies for your profession, enter your profession with ‘Continuing Education’ in the search bar. There is no State restriction as to how many of your 36 CEs you can earn from a single provider or within a single calendar year. We present Certificates of Completion after completion of each seminar. If you lose your certificate and require a replacement, an administrative fee of $20 will be charged.
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REFUND POLICY: Cancellations received more than 5 days in advance of fully Live-in-Person or Live-online (via Zoom) sessions, can receive an 85% refund or full credit toward a seminar of equal price. Cancellations for Live-online (via Zoom) sessions after you have gotten your study materials, cannot be refunded, nor can tuitions be applied to future seminars. The cancellation policy for fully Live-in-Person seminars is the same as for Live-online. Self Study seminars cannot be refunded. If you have extenuating circumstances, please contact me and I will do my best to reach an equitable solution with you.
