Clinicians serve as instruments of change for the client populations they support. While clinical work can be rich in reward there is, too, the potential for burnout and secondary trauma in the life of a dedicated clinician. This workshop is designed to guide clinicians to a deeper awareness of the ways in which their work results in stress that may not easily be left behind at the office at the end of tiresome workday. Through the use of expressive arts, participants will explore their own professional stress and connect with tools to support healthy and effective processing of those more difficult clinical moments.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to
- Explore Sources of Professional Stress
- Establish foundational knowledge of Expressive Arts
- Define and Apply the “Phased Approach” to Expressive Arts
- Identify Expressive Arts Tools for Ongoing Practice
Syllabus:
Objective #1: Explore Sources of Professional Stress
- Common stressors impacting clinicians
- Personal stressors unique to individual clinicians
Objective # 2: Establish foundational knowledge of Expressive Arts
- Person-Centered Expressive Arts Movement
- Benefits of Expressive Arts modality
- Common Expressive Arts practices
Objective # 3: Define and Apply the “Phased Approach” to Expressive Arts
- Distraction
- Grounding
- Distress Tolerance
- Processing
- Reintegration
Objective #4: Identify Expressive Arts Tools for Ongoing Practice
- Mindfulness activities
- Building personal toolkit
- Books and Apps to aid in Expressive Arts work
Social workers completing this course receive 2 General Skill Building asynchronous continuing education credits.
For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 2 General Skill Building continuing education training.
Instructor: Katie Wangelin, MSW, LCSW
Recording Date: June 11, 2025
CEUS On-Demand, LLC, provider #2274, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/7/2026 - 08/6/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2hrs General continuing education credits.
CEUs On-Demand, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7091. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEUs On-Demand, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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