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Upcoming Live Oak Training

Being an Ethical Rebel: Challenging the “Usual” in Ethics and Boundaries in Psychotherapy Practice

January 29, 2027 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Central Time Trainer: Beto Chavez Fee: $100/$60 discounted (We offer a discounted pricing for BIPOC folks, Trans folks, folks with a disability and folks with limited economic resources) CEUs: 3 (Live Oak offers CEUs for social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and psychologists through the Illinois Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation. Live Oak has partnered with Centered Therapy Chicago to provide CEUs for psychologists. Please note, certificates will be made available within the next two months after the training.) Continuing Education Requirements: This training meets the "Cultural Competency" and the "Counseling Practice Ethics" continuing education requirements for social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and psychologists who are licensed in the state of Illinois through the Illinois Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation. Location: Online

As our society changes, individuals, couples, and families become more complex, more traumatized, and more fragmented. Traditional intervention strategies frequently seem less effective and, in some instances, counterproductive. This workshop will discuss strategies that sometimes stretch the limits of what is considered ethical and “boundaried” practice such as: home visits, going with clients to medical appointments, sharing meals with clients, giving clients gifts, accepting gifts, social work in non-traditional locations (basketball courts, malls, restaurants), and more. Participants are encouraged to share difficult cases and to share struggles with readjusting boundaries and practice strategies with these cases.

Objectives:

  1. Identify current issues in social work practice that challenge traditional ethical and “boundaried” practice.
  2. Apply “rebellious” tactics to social work services in a variety of settings.
  3. Identify creative practice strategies that are still considered ethical.
  4. Challenge pre-existing notions of what constitutes a “good” boundary.
  5. Identify strategies for self-care and consultation around engaging in “ethical rebellion” in social work practice.

Live Oak offers a 15% discount for students to attend trainings. Please reach out to training@liveoakchicago.com to receive a discount code for the workshop you’d like to attend.

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