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Empowering Practice With Young People

Previously Recorded
Shira Sameroff
$59.99 USD

This interactive presentation offers counseling practitioners theory and best practices to make a meaningful difference in the lives of the young people we serve. We will cover topics including; building authentic relationships based in mutual trust and respect, seeing, reflecting and bolstering young peoples’ strengths, understanding the impact of systems of oppression on young peoples’ lives, supporting young people to engage in social change and self-awareness as a practitioner. Participants will gain valuable insights and practical strategies to effectively engage with young clients in a way that honors their unique experiences, strengths, and perspectives.

About the Presenter

Shira Sameroff, LCSW is a speaker, trainer, therapist, coach, and facilitator of transformative workshops and groups with over three decades of experience supporting personal and collective healing. Shira has worked with people of diverse identities, ages and life stories in a wide array of roles and settings.


Through inspiring talks, experiential trainings, and deeply engaging workshops and one-on-on sessions, she helps practitioners, organizations, and communities explore pathways toward liberation, connection, and belonging.


Integrating modalities such as IFS, Hakomi, and other holistic, somatic, anti-oppressive and nature-based approaches, Shira is passionate about her work teaching on themes such as healing shame, ending oppression, undoing imposter syndrome, strengthening facilitation with groups, transforming loneliness and separation and empowering practice with youth.


Shira’s work is heart-centered, collaborative, intuitive and rooted in a deep commitment to liberation, reconnection, and a just, compassionate world.


Learning Objectives:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of a strength based approach to working with youth
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of how to build authentic relationship with youth
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of the challenges including systemic oppression faced by youth.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of how to build empowering partnerships with youth

Agenda:
TBD

This workshop offers 3 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification. Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling. The grievance policy for trainings provided by NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
  • CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
    CE You! maintains responsibility for this program.
Refund Policy:
Full Refund until 48 hours before scheduled date.
48 hours before: full refund less $5.00 processing fee. After event no refund will be given.
*exclusions apply for reasonable need and cause.