Therapy in the Crosshairs: Clinical Work, Professional Boundaries, and Activism in a Hostile Political Climate

CE Credits: 3 CE hours available · NBCC approved · Meets WA DOH Health Equity and Roles & Boundaries requirements

Live on Zoom · May 1, 2026 · 9am–12pm PT

Description:

Therapy in the Crosshairs is a 3-hour live, remote training grounded in reflexive praxis and the core tenets of Lovewell education. The training draws on Dr. Shamoon’s work at the intersection of systemic therapy, social context, and clinician self-of-the-therapist, centering how power, positionality, and professional role shape clinical and civic decision-making during times of political threat and social upheaval.

Learning Objectives

• Apply reflexive praxis to clinical and civic decision-making, examining how therapist positionality, power, and emotional activation influence in-session responses and engagement in community or activist contexts.
• Differentiate therapeutic, professional, and civic roles to prevent role collapse, boundary violations, and increased risk for clients, clinicians, and employing organizations.
• Support clients impacted by political stress, state violence, or value conflict in clinically appropriate, trauma-informed, and clearly bounded ways—including when client and therapist values differ.
• Evaluate therapist engagement in activism as a sustainability strategy, identifying when values-aligned action supports meaning and resilience, and when it contributes to over-extension, moral injury, or professional risk.