Date/Time
3 CEs
More clients are coming to therapy now than in the past and broaching discussions about politics. Some may just want to ventilate their frustrations related to legislation that has a direct impact on their life. Others may assume that the clinician agrees with their views depending on the political majority in the area in which the clinician is working and living.
These politically-charged conversations may trigger the clinician’s biases and challenge the therapist’s ability to remain in a non-judgmental, client-centered, and neutral space.
This interactive training will define political countertransference and share strategies that will allow social workers to objectively remain focused on assisting clients with resolving stressors while avoiding the temptation to correct or impose their own beliefs on to the client’s they’re serving.
Learning Objectives:
Be able to define the term political countertransference.
Articulate ethical and legal considerations related to navigating discussions that focus on the client’s political beliefs and stressors stemming from those beliefs.
Be able to implement strategies useful for remaining objective and keeping political bias at bay within the therapeutic relationship.
Location: Virtual
Sponsored BY: NASW-Maryland Chapter
Cost:
$50 for members; $75 for non-members; $30 for retired members; $20 for student members
For questions, email nasw.maryland@gmail.com