Continuing Education Workshop
Building Climate Resilience in Therapy: A Comprehensive Workshop for Clinicians
Presented by Carolyn Rodenberg, MA, LMFT, CCH
Date and Time: Friday, October 20, 2023 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Venue: Virtual Event via Zoom (Link to be shared one week prior)
Continuing Education Units: 6 CEUs
Price: $165
Who is this workshop for: Helping professionals who need or want continuing education and professional development such as clinicians, therapists, counselors, mental health and social work professionals, outreach and healthcare workers, psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and other helping professionals.
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Understanding the Climate’s Impact on Mental Health
Climate change is not just an environmental issue—it’s a mental health concern that therapists and clinicians can no longer ignore. As extreme weather events become more frequent and intense, it’s essential for professionals to understand the psychological ramifications and be equipped to address them.
Why This Workshop Matters
- Growing Climate Concerns: Record-breaking heatwaves, prolonged droughts, severe storms, and rising climate-driven migrations have become the new norm. How do these events impact your clients or the communities you work with?
- Deep-Seated Emotional Reactions: Often, clients may not explicitly express their climate-related anxieties, but underlying feelings of despair, grief, and fear can manifest from the climate crisis.
- Building Climate Resilience: This workshop aims to offer tools and techniques that professionals can integrate into their practice, fostering resilience in the face of the growing climate crisis.
Key Takeaways from the Workshop
- Ecosomatic Techniques: Delve deep into ecosomatics, highlighting the intricate connection between ecology, environment, and our bodily experiences. These techniques are globally recognized for mitigating climate-related anxieties and fostering hope.
- Addressing Climate Concerns in Therapy: Learn how to pinpoint and address climate concerns that might be the root cause of your client’s mental distress. Equip yourself with strategies to facilitate discussions around these pressing issues.
- Supporting Diverse Communities: Understand the disproportionate impact of climate change on BIPOC and marginalized communities. Explore ways to offer support, acknowledging the unique challenges these groups face.
Workshop Highlights
- Climate and Mental Health Nexus: Grasp the profound connection between the changing climate and its effects on mental well-being.
- Therapeutic Alliance: Learn how to strengthen trust and rapport with your clients by addressing their climate concerns and integrating innovative ecosomatic techniques.
- Coping Mechanisms: Equip yourself with tools to help clients navigate their feelings with self-compassion and acceptance, promoting climate resilience.
Workshop Objectives
- Highlighting Climate as a Core Clinical Issue: Elevate awareness of how climate disruptions can drastically impact mental health.
- Competency Building: Boost confidence in recognizing and addressing climate-related challenges that clients face.
- Nature-Oriented Practices: Familiarize yourself with techniques that focus on nature and body, aimed at reducing climate-induced anxieties.
- Community-Centric Approaches: Understand how climate disruptions at community levels can change clients’ therapy needs and presentations.
- Inclusivity in Climate Discussions: Acknowledge and understand the varied impacts of the climate crisis on BIPOC and marginalized communities.
- Preparedness Resources: Stay updated with the latest climate impact resources to ensure you and your clients are always prepared.
In today’s changing climate landscape, it’s not just about coping but thriving. Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to help your clients navigate these challenges and emerge resilient. Join us for this transformative workshop and play a pivotal role in shaping the narrative around climate and mental health.
