June 22, 2026 | Moral Injury in Behavioral Healthcare
June 22, 2026 | 9am-4:30pm (includes breaks) | Live virtual via zoom
6 CEUs | FREE
Description: Clinicians receive ethical guidance in our work from professional ethics codes, employer or payer requirements, and the law. In the “big picture” of our society, however, struggles between right and wrong affect both our clients and ourselves all the time. It is much less clear how we can resolve these moral dilemmas, if they can be resolved at all. This workshop will present moral injury as a psychosocial phenomenon leading to mental health distress and other harmful effects. Participants will learn to work with moral injury in clients and in their own professional lives.
Learning Objectives:
1. Define moral injury and understand its causes and consequences
2. Become familiar with existing research on moral injury across contexts
3. Gain skills to recognize and address moral injury in clients with mental health and/or substance use disorders
4. Explore sources of moral injury in working as a mental health provider, and learn strategies to address it
Presenter:
Rosalie Genova, LCPC, CCS is private practitioner in Portland. She specializes in clients who work in public service fields such as education, health care, social services, and the military. Before opening her practice, she worked in recovery residences, intensive outpatient, and partial hospital settings. Rosalie also holds a PhD in US History, and is interested in the social and cultural context of mental health distress and treatment.
Contact hours:
6 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals
6 category I contact hours for psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
6 contact hours for Alcohol & Drug Counselors. This course has been approved by CCSME, NAADAC Approved Education Provider #324712. CCSME is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
6 contact hours for CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.