Working with Caregivers

July 11th 2025
10:00 - 11:00 AM PST

1 CE credit provided

Hosted by: Shoshie Askren, LCSW

In Shoshie’s presentation entitled “Effectively Working with Caregivers of Child Clients,” she will explore with participants best practices of incorporating caregivers, parents and the whole family system into our clinical work with child clients. We will address issues around confidentiality, determining if family sessions are appropriate and what to do in family sessions, parenting skills and recommendations for building and maintaining a strong alliance with caregivers and parents of our child clients. Finally, through case presentations, Shoshie will illustrate these objectives as well as discuss what to do when encountering barriers to parent involvement. This presentation will be great for anyone who has no experience or multiple years of experience working with children and families.

Location info: Virtual - Google link provided when registering

Racial Battle Fatigue

May 16th 2025
1:00 - 2:30 PM PST

1.5 CE credits provided

Hosted by: Jaylyn Broadway, AMFT

Presentation Background:
During Jaylyn's presentation entitled "Racial Battle Fatigue: Supporting BIPOC Helpers and Clients" she will provide tips on how to navigate Racial Battle Fatigue for therapists of color as well as supporting BIPOC clients experiencing this specific burnout. In this presentation, you will learn about the origin of Racial Battle Fatigue, its causes, trauma-informed therapeutic interventions for supporting clients, self-care practices for BIPOC therapists, risk factors, and a  Q+A discussion. Jaylyn will also cover how to cope via interdependence by creating and navigating topics in session with BIPOC clients via an IFS/Trauma-Informed framework. Content from this presentation is meant to be utilized in the therapeutic space with BIPOC clients and in BIPOC therapists' personal journey of self-care.

Location info: Virtual - Google link provided when registering