Clinical Work with Eco-distress: Developing Resilience and Community Engagement
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A growing percentage of the population is experiencing distress related to the climate crisis, extreme weather events, and ongoing environmental degradation. New research highlights methods clinicians are using to address this in therapy settings.
Overview
We can help our clients find meaning and purpose in a world with a dysregulating climate and with governments that are not acting with adequate speed and effort. Our mental health model can expand to include psychological impacts from our ecosystem, and the importance of developing resilience as we face humanity’s greatest existential threat. Hopefully, this wake-up call will lead to the development of more equitable, caring, and sustainable communities.
Models of psychotherapy for this crisis can expand to include community engagement. Methodologies that are developed and implemented by local community members as well as clinicians are noted in recent research. There are many ways to be of help as clinicians working within this “Code Red” emergency, as the Secretary General of the United Nations termed it. We can be role models for our clients by being willing to tolerate difficult emotions related to this crisis, and by supporting clients’ efforts to come to terms with its meaning in their lives.
CEs: 2.5
Learning Objectives
- Participants will be able to name three mental health impacts of the climate and environmental crisis
- Participants will be able to name two therapeutic strategies to address mental health impacts of the climate and environmental crisis
- Participants will be able to name a community intervention to address climate mental health impacts.
- Participants will be able to describe the relevance of social support in developing resilience through the climate crisis.
Tuition Rates:
- $65 – Regular
- $45 – Alumni,FI, Adjunct
- $20 – VET/AUSW Student
Current AUSSW Students Free with Promo Code
Faculty Bio
Elizabeth Allured, Psy.D
Elizabeth Allured, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who has published articles on the environmental crisis and mental health, and presented her ideas about this, at international and national conferences, since 2007. She is the co-founder of the Climate Psychology Alliance-North America, an organization that addresses the psychological aspects of the climate crisis, and focuses on personal and community resilience, and climate justice. Dr. Allured presents workshops in university and clinical settings, and has a private practice on Long Island, New York.
Credentialing Information
Adelphi University School of Social Work is an approved provider for continuing education credits for the following:
- NYSED Social Workers
- NYSED LMHC
- NYSED LMFT
- CASAC Renewal
- APA Psychology, pending NYSED Psychology
- NYSED LCAT
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55 states/jurisdictions accept ACE-approved provider CE contact hours. Successful completion for the award of approved continuing education credits requires attendance at the entire training/workshop and submission of a completed evaluation form.
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Cancellation Policy
Unfortunately, we cannot provide refunds for cancellations made seven working days or fewer before the event for any reason—or for no-shows. We can provide credit towards a future workshop up to 24 hours before the event. After that, no credit will be issued.
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