Helpers Need Help Too: Self-Care and Boundaries

Introduction to the Workshop

Helping professionals often give so much of themselves that they neglect their own well-being. As therapists, counselors, coaches, social workers, and healthcare professionals, it’s crucial to prioritize self-care and establish clear boundaries to prevent burnout, compassion fatigue, and emotional exhaustion. This workshop, designed for those in the helping professions, offers a comprehensive approach to addressing these concerns, equipping professionals with tools for long-term sustainability in their work.

Join us for "Helpers Need Help Too: Self-Care and Boundaries," an interactive Continuing Education (CE) workshop that will help you assess the impact of your work on your physical, emotional, and mental well-being and provide actionable steps to protect yourself and thrive in your profession.

This workshop is offered for X CE hours and is ideal for therapists, counselors, social workers, healthcare providers, and other helping professionals.

Workshop Overview

In this workshop, participants will learn to:

   •    Understand the physical, emotional, and mental impacts of helping professions. 

   •    Assess how your work affects your well-being.

   •    Identify signs of burnout and compassion fatigue.

   •    Explore strategies for setting healthy boundaries in the workplace.

   •    Create an actionable self-care plan to enhance long-term well-being and resilience.

Target Audience

This workshop is intended for professionals in the helping fields, including but not limited to:

   •    Therapists

   •    Counselors

   •    Social Workers

   •    Coaches

   •    Healthcare Providers (e.g., Nurses, Physicians)

   •    Mental Health and Wellness Professionals

Whether you're just starting your career or you've been in the field for years, this workshop is designed to help you manage stress, avoid burnout, and establish meaningful boundaries to foster resilience in your professional life.

Why You Should Attend

In the helping professions, it's easy to lose sight of your own needs while caring for others. The "Helpers Need Help Too" workshop is designed to:

   •    Prevent burnout by fostering healthy boundaries and self-awareness.

   •    Improve client relationships by ensuring that you’re emotionally and mentally available.

   •    Support long-term career sustainability by focusing on your well-being.

   •    Provide ongoing professional development with practical CE credit that helps you grow in your career.

Cultural Competency and Responsiveness in Clinical Supervision: Enhancing Supervisory Practices for Diverse Supervisees

Workshop Overview:

In today’s increasingly diverse world, clinical supervisors must develop the ability to effectively work with supervisees from various cultural backgrounds. This 6-hour Continuing Education (CE) workshop is designed to equip clinical supervisors with the necessary tools to provide culturally competent supervision. Participants will explore practical strategies for promoting cultural sensitivity, addressing personal and systemic biases, and fostering an inclusive supervisory environment that enhances supervisee growth.

This workshop is aimed at Certified Professional Clinical Supervisors (CPCS), therapists, and counselors looking to expand their cultural competency and integrate these skills into their supervisory practices.

Course Details:

   •    Duration: 6 hours (Can be split into two 3-hour sessions or completed in one full day)

   •    CE Credit Hours: 6

   •    Format: Online / In-person (depending on offering)

   •    Audience: Clinical Supervisors, Therapists, Counselors, Mental Health Professionals

   •    Prerequisite: None (open to those interested in enhancing cultural competence in supervision)

   •    Cost: [Insert Price Here]

Why Attend This Workshop?

As clinical supervisors, it’s essential to create a space that values diversity and supports supervisees from all cultural backgrounds. This workshop will provide a framework for clinical supervisors to:

   •    Develop an inclusive supervisory approach that respects and nurtures supervisee’s cultural identities.

   •    Enhance therapeutic outcomes by fostering cultural humility and developing culturally competent clinicians.

   •    Ensure ethical and legal adherence by managing cultural biases and addressing any concerns related to diversity in supervision.

   •    Equip supervisees with the tools they need to provide culturally responsive care to their clients.

Navigating Power Dynamics in Therapeutic Relationships

Fostering Collaboration, Empowerment, and Cultural Humility in Clinical Practice

Workshop Overview:

The therapeutic relationship is foundational to healing, yet it inherently involves a power differential. This dynamic, when left unexamined, can disrupt trust, perpetuate harm, and hinder client growth.

Join us for this dynamic 8-hour CE workshop designed to help mental health professionals explore, address, and transform power dynamics in therapy through reflection, skill-building, and ethically grounded practice.

Through case studies, experiential activities, and guided discussions, participants will gain practical strategies to balance authority with collaboration, integrate cultural humility, and enhance the therapeutic alliance.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

✅ Define and contextualize power within therapeutic relationships

✅ Recognize signs of power imbalances and their clinical impact

✅ Employ strategies to promote client autonomy and agency

✅ Practice culturally responsive and ethical approaches to power

✅ Strengthen therapeutic trust and rapport through transparency and collaboration

What’s Included:

📘 A comprehensive digital handbook with reflection prompts and exercises

📊 Slide deck to support learning during and after the workshop

🎭 Real-world case studies and role-play scenarios for practical integration

🧠 Strategies for managing clinical, cultural, and systemic power

📜 CE Certificate of Completion upon successful participation

Who Should Attend:

This workshop is ideal for:

   •    Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs)

   •    Social Workers

   •    Marriage & Family Therapists (MFTs)

   •    Psychologists

   •    Clinical Supervisors

   •    Mental Health Practitioners in training

Facilitator:

Yaron Brown, LPC, CPCS

With over a decade of experience in clinical supervision and therapeutic practice, Yaron Brown brings deep insight into culturally attuned, ethically sound counseling. His work centers on relational healing, equity, and practitioner development.

Continuing Education Credits:

This course meets the requirements for 8 core CE hours (clinical) for licensed professionals. A certificate will be issued upon completion of the full course, participation in activities, and submission of an evaluation form.