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Clinical Ethics
Practical, jurisdiction-aware ethics training that respects clinicians' time and intelligence. We unpack real Arkansas-licensure dilemmas, board complaints, and decision frameworks you can use the next morning.
Issue No. 01 A continuing education collective Spring 2026
NBCC ACEP #7353 · Approved Continuing Education
Continuing education
that respects
your intelligence.
Hope Builders is the editorial training arm of Arkansas Counseling and Wellness Services. Live, interactive workshops in clinical ethics, Motivational Interviewing, trauma-informed care, co-occurring disorders, and reflective supervision — taught by Dr. Kristy Burton.
Fayetteville · Bentonville · North Little Rock · Virtual Scroll ↓
We built Hope Builders because CE should energize, not deplete.
Most continuing education is a box to check. Our trainings are interactive, grounded in current research, and designed for counselors, supervisors, addiction specialists, peer support providers, and DOT Substance Abuse Professionals — the professionals who actually do the work.
Every session is built on real Arkansas-licensure scenarios, the spirit of Motivational Interviewing, and the conviction that adult learners deserve honesty, respect, and skills they can use the next morning.
A note from the lead trainer
"Most CE I sat through felt like an apology — sorry we have to make you do this. I built Hope Builders to be the opposite. Adult learners deserve trainers who respect their time, their intelligence, and the messy reality of clinical practice."
— Dr. Kristy Burton, PhD, LPC-S
#7353
NBCC ACEP number
15+
Years of practice
6
Live workshop tracks
24
Clinicians in our network
Training areas
Five disciplines.
One collective.
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Motivational Interviewing
Foundations and advanced application of MI, taught by a current member of MINT, the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. Skills, spirit, and supervision through an MI lens.
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Trauma-Informed Care
Multi-modal trauma frameworks across EMDR, Brainspotting, parts work, and trauma-focused CBT. We translate research into clinical decisions for the kind of cases you actually see.
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Co-Occurring Disorders
Substance use plus mental health: integrated assessment, sequencing care, and the unglamorous logistics of working across systems. Built from years of DOT SAP and DVIP work.
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Reflective Supervision
Supervision as an evocative, growth-oriented practice instead of a checklist. Grounded in MI and the supervisor competencies of the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling.
Upcoming
Live & on the calendar.
3 Ethics CEs
Ethics Without the Eye Roll
Ethics that respects your intelligence. We work through real Arkansas board scenarios, decision frameworks, and the gray-zone cases that don't fit a flowchart. Walk out energized, …
Monday, May 4, 2026 · Noon–3 pm CT
$60 / $30 students & retired
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3 Ethics CEs
Boundaries, Burnout, and Bad Ideas
How fatigue and good intentions become ethics violations. We name the bad-idea pattern early, design boundaries that survive caseload pressure, and rehearse the recovery moves when…
Friday, May 29, 2026 · 1–4 pm CT
$60 / $30 students & retired
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3 CEs
New Supervisor Survival Kit: What They Didn't Teach You
For newly appointed clinical supervisors. We cover the skills nobody walked you through: balancing accountability and growth, power dynamics, documenting supervision, and recognizi…
Date TBD — join the mailing list
$60 / $30 students & retired
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3 CEs
From Advice-Giver to Change Evoker: Breaking Your Fix-It Reflex
Catch yourself jumping into fix-it mode with clients? This dynamic session shifts you from directing change to evoking it. Grounded in MI spirit and skill, you'll learn to recogniz…
Date TBD — join the mailing list
$60 / $30 students & retired
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Trainer · Editor · Founder
Lead trainer
Dr. Kristy Burton.
PhD · LPC-S · LADAC · AADC · MAC · CS · SAP · NCC
Director of Clinical Training at Ouachita Baptist University and faculty at John Brown University. President-Elect of the Arkansas Counseling Association. Member of MINT, the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. Board-approved supervisor for both clinical counseling and addictions in Arkansas.
Sixteen-plus years of practice across schools, agencies, courts, and private clinics. Hope Builders is where she teaches what the work has taught her.
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