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Society for Clinical Social Work

Our mission is to provide clinical training and support, legislative advocacy on mental health and social service concerns, protection of clients' rights, and economic vitality for clinical social workers. The organization recognizes the enduring impact of racial oppression. WSSCSW is committed to anti-racist practices and in taking active steps to identify and eliminate the enduring and insidious legacy of colonialism, white supremacy, and systems oppression more broadly both inside and outside the organization.

Beyond Self-Care: Managing Secondary Traumatic Stress through a Skills-Based Model

Elizabeth C. Risch, PhD
Friday, May 21, 2021
The potential deleterious impacts on professionals working with survivors of trauma are often discussed with limited attention to methods to minimize this secondary traumatic stress.  This seminar will provide an introduction to the Components for Enhancing Clinician Experience and Reducing Trauma (CE-CERT) model.