Polarization in Intimate and Civic Life, 2.0 CE

Virtually on Zoom Friday, December 02, 2022 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Presented by Bill Doherty, Ph.D.

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During this time of extreme polarization in the country, loyalties to different political tribes create tensions, as do different ways of coping with this stressful environment. Political stress has destroyed friendships and invaded couple and relationships. This is new territory for therapists, and of course, we are dealing with our own distress about what’s going on in the country. The presenter will offer clinical strategies for helping clients deal with relationship struggles complicated by politics, along with examples of how he has applied couples therapy strategies to create community interventions to reduce polarization, via the nonprofit Braver Angels. Skill level: Advanced

Workshop Objectives: 

Based on the content of this workshop, attendees will be able to 

Bill Doherty, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota where he directs The Minnesota Couples on the Brink Project and The Citizen Professional Center. Clinically, he focuses on couples on the brink of divorce, on relational ethics in the everyday lives of clients, and on political stress in relationships. Following the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, he co-founded Braver Angels, a citizen initiative bringing conservatives and liberals together to counteract political polarization and restore the fraying social fabric in American society. Braver Angels now has volunteers working in all 50 states. His latest book is The Ethical Lives of Clients: Transcending Self-Interest in Psychotherapy, published by the American Psychological Association. Along with his daughter, he has started a foundation that offers free training in relational ethics in therapy for students and practicing therapists.

Audience

This workshop is appropriate for Psychologists, Social Workers, Other Mental Health Professionals

Registration Fees

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Event Location
Virtual - via Zoom, attendees will receive instructions on accessing this workshop a few days prior via email.

It is important to note that APA continuing education rules require that KPA only give credit to those who attend the entire workshop.  An evaluation of the workshop must be completed. Those who sign in more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time or leave before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credit. Partial credit may not be given.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received on/before December 1st, will receive a 90% refund. No refunds are available after December 1, 2022. All refund requests must be in writing to KPA, 8004 Lyndon Centre Way, Suite 202, Louisville, KY 40222 or [email protected].

CE Credits/Attendance

This program has been approved for 2.0 CE credits by the Kentucky Psychological Association (KPA). 

Psychologists: 
KPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. KPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. KPA is also an approved sponsor for the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology. 

Social Workers & Art Therapists:
KPA is an approved sponsor for the Kentucky Board of Social Work, the Kentucky Board of Professional Art Therapists. (Provider #1004)

Pastoral Counselors: 
KPA is approved to offer Continuing Education to Pastoral Counselors as stated in 201 KAR 38:070, Section 3(1)(b) as an approved KBEP provider.