Trauma Informed Care with Children & Families: Ethical Considerations in the School and Clinical Setting | Virtual | Friday, October 14, 2022 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. | Presented by Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC

REGISTER HERE | FREE: 3 CEUs for LSW/LCSW, LPC/LCPC, and Psychologists (CPDUs available upon request)

This training is part of the “Empowering & Engaging all Families” training series co-sponsored by the Center for Emotional Wellness of the Northwest Suburbs and the McHenry County Mental Health Board.

Summary:

Participants will learn principles that guide ethical decision making in the clinical relationship and in the school setting; the Iatrogenic effect and ethical dilemmas; ethics in a trauma informed system of care; the impact of therapist “unfinished business” and ethical dilemmas; how to establish healthy boundaries in the clinical relationship with students and their family members; how pandemics like COVID 19 impact boundaries and ethics; boundaries of physical touch and verbal communication; transference, countertransference and ethical dilemmas; ethics and termination.

Presenter: Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC

Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, is an international speaker, trainer, and consultant in the behavioral health field whose work has reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Caribbean, and British Islands.

Mark is the author of five books, which focus on behavioral health. Recent writings include Slipping through the Cracks: Intervention Strategies for Clients Multiple Addictions and Disorders, Recovery Management: and Relationship Detox: Helping Clients Develop Healthy Relationships in Recovery. He has had two stories published in the New York Times best-selling books series, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Mark has been a certified addictions counselor for 34 years. He has received numerous awards including a Life Time Achievement Award from the Illinois Addiction Counselor Certification Board and the Barbara Bacon Award for outstanding contributions to the Social Work profession as a Loyola University of Chicago Alumni.

Mark is co-founder of Serenity Academy of Chicago, the only recovery high school in Illinois. He is past president of the board of the Illinois Chapter of NAADAC. He has had a 30 year career as a university educator having taught at the University of Chicago, Illinois State University, Illinois School of Professional Psychology, and Loyola University of Chicago, School of Social Work.