When Your Client's Beliefs Scare You: Values, Ethics, and Client Autonomy in a Polarized Political Climate

Format: Live Interactive Virtual Workshop (Zoom)

Instructional Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Continuing Education: 3.0 CE Credits (3 Hours / 180 Minutes)

Presenter(s): Jessica Goodnight, PhD, Licensed Psychologist

Course Overview

In an increasingly polarized world, clinicians are being called to sit with clients whose deeply held political or religious beliefs may directly challenge or oppose their own. This task requires more than neutrality or avoidance. It demands emotional maturity, internal capacity, and self-awareness in the service of ethical and effective care.