Register for Supporting Oppressed Chronic Pain and Illness Clients when the Medical Systems Harms Them

When a client goes to the doctor, do all their needs get met? When a client from an oppressed community goes to the doctor, do all their needs get met? Clinicians taking this course will understand how the medical system can work against clients who are oppressed and living with chronic pain and illnesses. Clinicians need to be prepared to listen to their clients, believe in their clients' pain and illness and sit with them in their exhaustion with true empathy. Katie Leikam, LCSW who has lived experience with chronic pain and illness will walk clinicians through scenarios chronic pain and illness clients who are oppressed face every day in the nation. At the end of this course, clinicians will understand medical trauma on oppressed communities and how it affects their mental health as well as when to support the client advocating for themselves and support their client resting. After this presentation, clinicians will have a true understanding of client's day to day lives who live with chronic pain and illness and how that affects how they show up in the therapy room. This 3 hour live CEU course submitted for approval to the UGA School of Social Work ASWB continuing education department for 3 core hours for LCSW's, LPC's, LMFT's and their associate licenses. Date: Friday December 12th Time: 10:30am Eastern, 9:30am Central, 8:30am Mountain, 7:30am Pacific Fee: 115.00