Course Description

This course examines the multidimensional nature of recovery, emphasizing that healing involves more than symptom reduction, it encompasses identity restoration, social connectedness, empowerment, and meaning-making. Drawing on recent qualitative and theoretical work, participants will explore how recovery is shaped by personal agency, supportive relationships, systemic access, and cultural context. The course integrates evidence from the CHIME framework (Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning, Empowerment) with self-determination theory, resilience, and salutogenic models to illustrate how clients reclaim purpose and self-efficacy. Participants will learn to identify patient-defined recovery factors, address internal and systemic barriers, and incorporate recovery-oriented practices within clinical assessment, intervention, and supervision. Ethical principles from the ACA, APA, NASW, and AAMFT codes guide the exploration of autonomy, boundaries, and continuing competence in recovery-oriented care. This is an NBCC and Florida Board Approved Course for 1 Hour of CE credit

Please review the course materials prior to purchasing the course. Often, individuals will print a copy of the course worksheet to complete while they view the course material. Once you are ready to complete the course, please enroll in the course and complete the course requirements, including the course post-test and course survey. You will receive your certificate automatically for printing or downloading after achieving an 80% or higher on the post-test and completing the course survey. 

Recovery from Depression Course Text.pdf

Recovery from Depression Course Worksheet.pdf


Course Author:  Bryan Glazier, PhD, LMFT, LMHC,, FL Qualified MHC/MFT Supervisor 

Course Time/Location: 1 CE Hour, Location: www.directceu.com (web-based, asynchronous/home study) 

Course Text: Recovery From Depression: What Helps and Hinders

Course Board Approval Statement(s): NBCC, Florida Board Approved

Directceu, llc has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7411. directceu, llc maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

directceu, llc (BAP # 50-17578) is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling. directceu, llc maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

 Financial Disclosure Statement

directceu, llc is committed to providing our professional colleagues with unbiased information. directceu does not accept commercial support and our course authors have no significant financial interests or other conflicts of interest pertaining to the material.

Learning Objectives:

Through the completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Summarize major facilitators and barriers to depression recovery identified in recent qualitative research (for example, the role of agency/self-efficacy; supportive relationships; stigma; access; identity/meaning). 
  2. Integrate patient-identified recovery factors into clinical assessment and treatment planning, by combining standardized clinical metrics with person-defined goals and contextual factors.
  3. Apply recovery-oriented, strengths-based interventions within evidence-based frameworks (such as CBT, ACT, IPT) to support durable and meaningful recovery beyond symptom reduction.
  4. Recognize systemic and cultural barriers (e.g., lack of continuity of care, affordability, cultural perceptions of depression, structural stigma) and adapt clinical practices accordingly

 Course Syllabus:

Foundations of Recovery

  • Distinguishing clinical vs. personal recovery
  • Overview of qualitative evidence and patient perspectives

Theoretical and Conceptual Models

  • CHIME framework and self-determination theory
  • Strengths-based and salutogenic perspectives

Facilitators and Barriers to Recovery

  • Agency, self-efficacy, and relational support
  • Internal, interpersonal, systemic, and cultural barriers

Clinical Applications

  • Integrating recovery-oriented assessment and interventions
  • Therapist stance and collaborative formulation

Ethical and Professional Practice

  • Boundaries, documentation, supervision, and continuing competence
  • Cultural humility and intersectionality in recovery-oriented care