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Therapeutic Relationship as a Spiritual Resource

Ann Callahan, PhD
Presenter(s): 
Ann Callahan, PhD
$18.75
Member Price: 
$15.00

Training description: 

Social work provides an opportunity to cultivate a therapeutic relationship that can be spiritually transformative; however, the realization of such potential requires the building of spiritual competence. This workshop will draw from theory, research, and practice to clarify how spiritual sensitivity can transform the therapeutic relationship into a spiritual resource.

CE category: 
Direct Practice: Individuals, Couples, Families, and Children
No. of CE Hours: 
1.25
Training format: 
video-based
Practice Level(s): 
Basic: Student/BSW Level
Intermediate: MSW Level
Target Audience: 
Social workers and related professionals
Social work students
Human services professionals
Clergy
Learning Objectives: 
As a result of this training, participants will be able to: 1. Identify evidence-based therapeutic qualities in therapeutic relationship 2. Articulate how intra-, inter-, and transpersonal relationships can inform spirituality 3. Describe how spiritually sensitive social work informs relational spirituality
View Training PowerPoint File: 
PDF icon NACSW Feb 2017 Audio Conference_Callahan_This One.pdf
Link to View Excerpt of Training Video: 
https://vimeo.com/206250378
Training Outline: 
Presentation Topics and Timeline Therapeutic Relationships (5 min.) Spiritual Importance of Relationships (15 min.) Relational Spirituality (10 min.) Implications for Practice (30 min.) Conclusion and Questions (15 min.)
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Presenter Bio: 

Dr. Ann Callahan has a doctorate in social work from the University of Tennessee with a license in clinical social work. She has over 22 years of social work related experience that has cultivated a blend of clinical, administrative, teaching, and research skills. The past ten years, Dr. Callahan has been researching the spiritual dimensions of the therapeutic relationship with an emphasis on hospice and palliative care. This work has resulted in numerous publications and presentations which inform the forthcoming book Spirituality and Hospice Social Work published by Columbia University Press (February, 2017). Dr. Callahan currently works as an associate professor at Eastern Kentucky University.