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The 6 Toughest Traumas Therapists Face: Skills for Building Ethical Resilience After Suicide, Subpoenas, Burnout, Betrayal, Complaints, and Retaliation


Intervenants :
Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC |  Khara Croswaite Brindle, MA, LPC, ACS, CFT
Durée:
Environ 6 heures
Langue :
Présenté en EN
Droit d'auteur :
Oct 10, 2025
Code produit :
POS150401
Type de support :
Séminaire numérique


Description

  • The key legal and ethical protections every clinician should have in place
  • Practical tools to address burnout, moral injury, and professional betrayal
  • Your rights, your options, and your next steps when facing retaliation, unsafe supervision, or toxic leadership

 

A client suicide. A surprise subpoena. A colleague’s betrayal.

These aren’t just ethical dilemmas. They’re career-defining moments that shake your confidence, challenge your identity, and leave you questioning whether you can keep going.

As mental health professionals, we’re trained to hold space for others in crisis, but not for ourselves.

Career trauma is real. And whether it’s already happened or not, you need to be ready.

In this powerful, one-of-a-kind training, clinician wellness experts Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, ACS, and Khara Croswaite Brindle, LPC, ACS, CFT walk you through the six most common forms of career trauma clinicians face.

From burnout and betrayal to legal threats and loss, you’ll learn how to stay grounded, respond ethically, and protect both your license and your well-being.

Vous repartirez avec :

  • A career trauma recovery plan: safeguards, boundaries, and systemic advocacy
  • Scripts for high-stakes moments including grievances, retaliation, and unsafe supervision
  • Tools to set and hold boundaries in toxic workplaces
  • Supervision strategies that protect your team before crisis hits
  • Real-world templates for ethical decision-making and documentation

Earn up to 6 ethics CEs and gain the tools you need to continue this work ethically, sustainably, and with your integrity intact.

This is the training every clinician needs.

 

Purchase now.

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Informations sur le programme

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Tous les membres du comité de planification de PESI, Inc. ont divulgué leurs relations financières avec des organisations non éligibles et toutes les relations non financières pertinentes avant de planifier le contenu de cette activité. Aucun des membres du comité n'avait de relations financières pertinentes avec des entreprises non éligibles ou d'autres relations potentiellement biaisées à divulguer aux apprenants. Pour les divulgations sur Conférenciers , veuillez consulter la biographie de la faculté.




Conférenciers

Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC's Profile

Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, BAC Séminaires et produits connexes


Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, is the founder of Enso Counseling and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Addiction Counselor with deep expertise in treating trauma, substance use, and problematic sexual behavior. Since launching her private practice in 2016, Ashley has specialized in individual therapy for adolescents and adults navigating abusive relationships, trauma histories, and complex sexual behaviors. Her clinical work is grounded in a commitment to both survivor healing and offender accountability, and she brings a restorative justice lens to her practice.

Ashley has extensive experience working with individuals impacted by the criminal legal system, including both victims of abuse and individuals who have committed various offenses. She believes that creating a world without future victims requires informed, courageous conversations across systems – incorporating the perspectives of survivors, offenders, and clinicians alike.

She has served as an SOMB Treatment Provider, Evaluator, and Clinical Supervisor since 2014, and is an Approved Clinical Supervisor supporting clinicians in providing ethical, trauma-informed care. Ashley is currently pursuing her PhD in social work and remains deeply committed to advancing the field through both practice and mentorship.


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Ashley Charbonneau maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Nova Counseling, the Metropolitan State University, and KNU For Kids Foundation. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ashely Charbonneau is a member of the CO Chapter NASW, Colorado Society for Clinical Social Work, and EMDRIA.


Khara Croswaite Brindle, MA, LPC, ACS, CFT's Profile

Khara Croswaite Brindle, MA, LPC, ACS, CFT Related seminars and products


Khara Croswaite Brindle, MA, LPC, ACS, CFT, is a TEDx speaker, Amazon best-selling author, and self-proclaimed “Perfectioneur” (Perfectionist Entrepreneur) dedicated to transforming the hidden pain points of mental health professionals into pathways for growth, integrity, and resilience. As a financial therapist, clinical supervisor, professor and consultant, Khara brings firsthand insight into the ethical and emotional toll of professional trauma – including suicide, subpoenas, burnout, and betrayal.

She’s the co-founder of Supervisionary, LLC and co-creator of The Empowerment Model of Clinical Supervision, initiatives committed to redefining how clinicians are supported through career-defining challenges. In 2018, Khara developed the CACS Suicide Risk App for mental health and school professionals to engage in compassionate suicide assessment and safety planning with adolescents and adults.

Known for her candid storytelling and actionable tools, Khara offers a grounded and empowering perspective on what it means to survive, and thrive, after the six big traumas clinicians often face but rarely talk about.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Khara Croswaite Brindle maintains a private practice and is the co-owner of Supervisionary, LLC. She has employment relationships with the University of Denver and Financial Therapy Clinical Institute. Khara Croswaite Brindle receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Khara Croswaite Brindle is a member of the Colorado Counseling Association and Financial Therapy Association.

 


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Objectifs

  1. Analyze the impact of events such as client suicide, subpoenas, board complaints, professional betrayal, and systemic failures on career trauma.
  2. Identify early warning signs of workplace betrayal, unethical demands, and systemic failures.
  3. Choose legal and ethical self-protection strategies when navigating subpoenas, grievances, retaliatory workplace actions, and high-risk dilemmas with colleagues, supervisors, or leadership.
  4. Examine the ethical responsibilities of supervisors, leadership, and systems in preventing career trauma.
  5. Develop resilience-based coping strategies to recover from career trauma while maintaining a strong sense of identity, purpose, and ethical integrity in clinical work.
  6. Develop a career trauma recovery plan, incorporating emotional support, professional safeguards, and advocacy strategies for systemic change within mental health organizations.

Plan de cours

Understand Career Trauma in Mental Health (Ethical and Professional Context)

  • Define career trauma
  • The clinician’s ethical duty to self-care – preventing burnout and maintain competence (APA, ACA, NASW guidelines)
  • When professional values are compromised by systemic failures
  • Scope of practice, risks, and limitations
  • Recognize the “Big Six” career traumas:
    • Client suicide
    • Subpoenas and legal entanglements
    • Ethical grievances and board complaints
    • Professional betrayal (colleagues, supervisors, leadership)
    • Workplace retaliation and systemic failures
    • Boundary violations and countertransference-related harm

Ethical and Legal Considerations in Career Trauma

  • Confidentiality, reporting, and the limits of protections
  • Understand due process in ethics complaints and legal matters
  • The ethics of workplace retaliation and power abuse
  • Navigate ethical dilemmas in professional relationships

The Psychological and Professional Impact of Career Trauma

  • Burnout vs. moral injury
  • Identify PTSD, anxiety, and self-doubt from career trauma
  • Betrayal and retaliation within organizations
  • The ethics of supporting peers in crisis

Ethical Recovery: Strategies for Healing and Protection

  • Reclaim professional identity after trauma
  • Develop a career trauma recovery plan
  • Establish ethical boundaries in high-risk workplaces
  • Advocate for systemic change in mental health organizations

The Role of Supervisors and Leaders in Ethical Career Protection

  • Create an ethical workplace culture
  • Leadership accountability and ethical responsibility
  • Ethical supervision in times of crisis
  • Prevent career trauma for new professionals

Practical Tools for Ethical and Professional Protection

  • Legal and ethical self-protection toolkit
  • Frameworks for ethical decision-making in career trauma
  • Ethical strategies for addressing career-altering events in real time
  • Resources for continued support and advocacy – legal consultation, peer support groups, and professional protections

Public cible

  • Conseillers
  • Travailleurs sociaux
  • Psychologues
  • Thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux
  • Conseillers en toxicomanie
  • Infirmiers psychiatriques
  • Other Mental Heath Professionals

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