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Why Most CEU Courses Leave You Stuck on Your Caseload

22 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this solo commentary, Hallie Bulkin reflects on the limited practical value of most continuing education (CEU) courses for mental‑health practitioners. She describes how, during a course, she eagerly records new ideas but finds that those ideas only apply to a handful of clients—typically three—while her actual caseload is far larger. Hallie argues that merely accumulating information does not build confidence; true confidence arises from seeing oneself apply knowledge repeatedly across many cases. The segment underscores the gap between isolated learning moments and the need for systematic, applied practice to translate CEU content into broader therapeutic effectiveness.

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I'd be sitting in a course and I'd be like, this is awesome, I love this, oh, this is such good information. And I would flip over like the back of the packet or the notes and I would write down ideas. And at the end I'd be like, okay, I have ideas for what to do with like 3 kids on my caseload. 3. How many kids do we usually have on our caseload? Way more than 3, right? And I'm like, and I have an idea of like what I wanna do with them in the next session or 2, but then what? Confidence doesn't come from having more information. It comes from how you see yourself and how you actually apply what you know.