Early November 2021 Continuing Education News
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LIVE Webinar, FREE, Thursday November 18, 2021, 6:00 pm (EST), 3:00 pm (PST)
We live in times of political upheaval - or stagnation. Let's examine our political frameworks and recognize the need for collective political shifts and leverage its potential opportunities. Join the IMA Program for a lively discussion with Program Chair Dr. Joseph Cronin.
1-hour Writing Workshop with Robert Morgan Fisher, MFA / Thursday November 11, 3:00 pm (PDT) / 6:00 pm (EDT) FREE
For several years, Robert Morgan Fisher has taught creative writing to veterans and military dependents at the West Los Angeles VA. Known as The UCLA Wordcommandos, many of these students have gone on to be published writers and/or have been accepted into various MFA programs. Growing up the son of a warrior, Robert has special insight into the artistic needs and potential of the military mind and the stories about Veterans.
Now anyone can learn with Antioch’s world-class faculty – our open enrollment, CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS offer the exciting interdisciplinary wisdom, critical leadership skills, and bold action focus that the Graduate School shares in our PhD in Leadership & Change, but in a fully online format where you participate in three-week courses and earn a certificate. This program and our other certificates can be customized to meet individual, team, and organization development needs. Please contact Dr. Aqeel Tirmizi with inquiries or any additional information regarding customized programs.

4-PART LIVE WEBINAR SERIES / $199 / 6 CE Credit Certificate
90- minutes each on Saturdays - Beginning January (Dates TBD), 1:00 pm (EST),1:00 pm (PST), Reserve your seat now.
Learning how to permanently unwind anxiety, depression and suffering.
Participants will walk away with practical knowledge towards healing personally as well as ways to support others in their healing journey. These webinars will present a deeper, experiential course that will teach practical tools and approaches to help healers and therapists become more effective. It will also support anyone in understanding their own healing journey and how somatic therapy can greatly accelerate healing.
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Two 2-hour LIVE Webinar Workshops / $99
Saturdays January 22 & 29, 12:00 pm (EST), 9:00 am (PST)
This workshop seeks to understand more about how policy-related stress factors impact birthing parents, causing physical and mental harm. Course will emphasize and test solutions. While some queer people struggle with infertility like the rest of the population, the reasons most LGBTQIA+ folks seek help creating a family have more to do with needing access to sperm, a uterus and/or eggs. Infertility is serious and deserves its own field. So does LGBTQIA+ fertility, and other non-traditional family planning methods.

With Bill Sive, 3-Hour LIVE Online Webinar / 2.75 Antioch University CE Credits
Saturday, December 4, 4:00 pm (Eastern Time), 1:00 pm (Pacific Time)
The session is designed for mental health professionals, social advocates and the community-at-large as an introduction to understanding an underrepresented sector in gerontology. LGBTQ+ older adults age in a predominately heteronormative society. Deconstructing externalized and internalized messaging provides a unique opportunity to address this underserved population. 
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4 Week Online Class, Jan. 10 - Feb. 7, REGISTRATION OPEN NOW
Robert Morgan Fisher, MFA knows Historical Fiction is big business in the publishing world. Readers love narrative that’s based on actual events and people. In this 4-week course, we explore:
·      Different types of historical novels and short stories.
·      The do’s and don’ts of research.
·      What editors, agents and publishers are looking for.
·      What makes a particular historical event/person worthy of novelization?
·      Permissions: including rights and artistic license.
·      The Biopic Explosion and film adaptation legalities.
4 Week Online Class / $199, January 17 - February 13
Working through our trauma will open up vast areas that we previously feared to explore. This will not be therapy. It is more an honest evaluation of self that will result in writing an in-depth personal essay. Patrick O'Neil will take the participants through the revision process from a first draft to a well-crafted personal essay.

Wednesday, Nov.10, 7:00-8:30 (Eastern Daylight Time) / 4 -5:30 (Pacific)
This webinar focuses on building a trauma sensitive learning environment and the development of a tools/resources that build resilience. Discussion focuses on how the community in and around the classroom/school can support those impacted by trauma. Examples of resources and tools developed by students in the graduate certificate program will be shared. This webinar will be recorded so if you can't attend it live, you can watch at a time convenient to you. $20. Learn more