About this Event
Description:
This presentation will help individuals understand the various terminologies, statistics, origins, elements, symptoms, assessment tools, and treatments for religious trauma and spiritual abuse. Participants will learn how different religious/spiritual practices, beliefs, and persons or organizations can cause religious trauma and distinguish between healthy and unhealthy spirituality. In addition, participants will be provided the opportunity to consider their own biases regarding this topic and how to mitigate potential harm to clients from countertransference. They will learn about the potential long-term impacts of religious trauma and spiritual abuse on their clients and how to provide compassionate support and referral to alternative aides when appropriate and necessary. This engaging and informative workshop is designed to equip helping professionals with the knowledge, skills, and personal growth work needed to make a positive impact in the lives of those suffering with the consequences of trauma incurred in religious and spiritual contexts.
Objectives:
- Differentiate between the varied definitions associated with religious trauma.
- Identify assessment tools, related diagnoses, and treatment approaches to religious trauma and spiritual abuse.
- Examine the implications of religious trauma and spiritual abuse in special populations (LGBTQIA+, elderly).
Format: Live Zoom (once registered you will find a link on the online event page)
CECHs: 3 Continuing Education Contact Hours. Trauma Informed Care Certificate Elective Course.
Skill Level: Recommended for LMSW intermediate skill levels.
Refunds: You can refund yourself up to 7 days before event on Eventbrite.
Accommodations: Please email us directly with any special accommodations you may need at [email protected]
Contact Info: [email protected]
Instructor: Alicia Chiasson, LMSW, MPA, CCTP
Alicia is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist in the state of Michigan who specializes in the treatment of trauma, shame, anxiety, and religious/spiritual abuse. Alicia helps clients make sense of their circumstances and wounds, gain tools for self-healing, identify and connect with their own inner resources, and pursue a life of wellness, fulfillment, and empowerment. Alicia’s specialty in Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse began with her own traumatizing experience and she is honored to now walk alongside those suffering from this issue as they examine preexisting beliefs about themselves and the world, process the grief related to redefining or leaving the faith and their associated communities, and heal from the harm that was experienced as a result of their religious/spiritual beliefs and community. Alicia graduated with a dual master’s degree in social work and public administration from Grand Valley State University and is Co-founder and Owner of Soul In Motion Therapy & Coaching.
Event Venue
Online
USD 68.00 to USD 72.00
