In-Person Training (Knoxville)

This training is presented in partnership with SoulBridge.

3 CE Hours

“Vicarious Trauma: Impacts on Clinician and Client & Ethical Considerations”

Sean M. Ridge, PhD; LMFT, ACS, BC-TMH Provider

Trauma work is more than working with discrete individual events in the lives of our clients. It can seep into the worldview of a person, causing them to question their experience of reality as well as their own judgement – and this is true of client as well as clinician. This workshop will review trauma work from a systemic and ecological framework, and address both the ethical and clinical implications of doing this work for counselors.

Objectives:

• Evaluate their current strategies for engaging trauma in their professional practice.
• Analyze how trauma can shape clients’ and clinicians’ worldviews, perceptions of reality, and judgment.
• Identify strategies for maintaining ethical, survivor-centered, trauma-responsive counseling practices.

About the Speaker(s)

Sean M. Ridge, PhD; LMFT, ACS, BC-TMH Provider

I have been a counselor for over 25 years, establishing an independent private practice and providing clinical therapy and supervision as well as consultation in the areas of leadership and community dynamics. I am Co-Director of SoulBridge, a nonprofit with the mission to increase access to healthcare in rural and underserved areas in East Tennessee.

I have also served as a counselor educator for over 20 years, and will begin a full-time appointment with Marshall University’s Counseling Department in Spring 2027. My teaching and research interests include professional ethics, spirituality, human sexuality, and the individual and societal impact of trauma.

Finally, without question, my passion is my family where I spend the majority of my time and energy. My personal interests include outdoor activities such as camping and running, riding my motorcycle, woodworking, and watching sporting events.

TLPCA Contact

If you any questions, please contact Megan McCarter Cates.