This workshop will help counselors consider the ways that privilege and power differentials can make themselves known in the counseling space and the ways these issues can harm the therapeutic relationship. Attendees will consider their own and their clients’ privilege; the power differential inherent in the therapy process; the way that privilege and power influences the counseling relationship; and a […]
This training will analyze the presentation and triggers of holiday grief. Attendees will learn about current techniques to help clients create a healthy support system and set healthy boundaries with others. Clinicians will be empowered with interventions and tools to confidently support clients who are learning to manage and live alongside holiday grief.
As the stigma around therapy lessens, a new wave of prospective clients emerges. Influenced by pop culture's portrayal of therapy as trendy and a symbol of affluence, this shift challenges how we approach treatment plans for clients who don't fit the traditional definition of struggling. This workshop delves into cosmetic psychotherapy, a field targeting individuals already emotionally and behaviorally satisfied […]
Microaggressions are defined as indirect, subtle, or unintentional acts of discrimination against members of minoritized and marginalized groups. The impact of microaggressions can be more detrimental, in some cases, than more overt forms of racism and discrimination we are all familiar with. Unfortunately, these more subtle microaggressions are an extremely common experience amongst minority individuals today; therefore, to practice ethically, […]
This workshop provides a comprehensive training on Hoarding Disorder as a complex mental health condition in which the pathological attachment to possessions is often more important to the hoarding individual than human relationships. Participants will explore the distinctions between clutter, chronic disorganization and hoarding. They will learn the DSM-V criteria for a diagnosis of hoarding disorder; what and why people […]