Instructional Design for Mental Health Professionals
Mental health professionals who develop training, supervision curricula, CE courses, or psychoeducational programs bring deep clinical expertise to content development — but often lack the instructional design knowledge that transforms good content into effective learning. This 3-hour continuing education course provides the foundational frameworks and practical skills of instructional design as applied to mental health education: learning objectives that drive design decisions, Bloom's taxonomy applied to clinical training, evidence-based adult learning principles, backward design methodology, assessment design that measures actual learning rather than exposure, and the specific adaptations required when designing for continuing education, CEU compliance, and ACEP standards. Applicable for those developing CE courses, group training curricula, onboarding programs, or clinical supervision structures.
3
CE Hours
4
Modules
15
Quiz Questions
1
Est. Minutes
What you'll learn
- Apply foundational instructional design models -- including ADDIE, Backward Design, and Bloom's Taxonomy -- to the development of continuing education and clinical training programs.
- Distinguish between learning theories and their implications for the design of adult professional education in mental health contexts.
- Write measurable learning objectives at multiple cognitive levels using Bloom's Taxonomy verb frameworks.
- Design content sequencing and instructional strategies aligned with adult learning theory and clinical training best practices.
- Develop formative and summative assessment methods appropriate for continuing education and professional training contexts.
- Apply NBCC ACEP compliance requirements to the design and documentation of CE programs for mental health professionals.
- Evaluate existing educational programs using evidence-based quality indicators and identify areas for improvement.
- Integrate technology and interactive learning strategies into continuing education program design.
Who it's for
Licensed mental health professionals including LPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs, Psychologists, NCCs, and Psychiatric NPs who develop or deliver CE programs, clinical training, or supervision curricula.
Approval & credit
CounselorReady is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP #7760). This course awards 3 NBCC-approved CE hours; a certificate is issued on completion. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CounselorReady is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.