This course is a live, interactive webinar held on February 7, 2025, from 12pm-3:20 pm Eastern Standard Time.
This reduced price webinar does not offer CE Credits. The same live event is available for purchase and offers 3 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians. See "related products" below.
Registration closes at midnight (EDT) the day before the event
This course offers counseling practitioners the theory and tools to understand and transform the pervasive issue of shame. You will learn to differentiate shame from guilt, recognize cultural and societal influences, and address the profound impact of shame on individuals and communities. We will explore the causes and manifestations of shame, providing a thorough understanding of how shame develops and operates within clients' lives.
Understanding the role of shame in perpetuating oppression is a critical aspect of this course. You will gain insights into how shame is used to control and marginalize individuals and groups and learn strategies for addressing and mitigating these dynamics within your practice and in our professions. We will also examine the relationship between shame and addiction, offering techniques for supporting clients who struggle with these intertwined issues.
Practical techniques for helping clients overcome shame are emphasized throughout the course. You will be equipped with effective tools to build resilience and foster healing in your clients. Real-life examples and case studies will be used to illustrate these concepts, enhancing your ability to apply them in your therapeutic practice.
Equip yourself with effective tools to help clients overcome shame and build resilience. Utilize practical techniques and real-life examples to enhance your therapeutic practice.
Topics Covered:
- Causes and manifestations of shame
- Differentiating shame from guilt
- Cultural and societal influences on shame
- The impact of shame on individuals and communities
- The role of shame in perpetuating oppression
- Techniques for supporting clients in overcoming shame
Schedule: (listed in Eastern Standard Time)
- 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Lecture
- 12:50 pm - 1:00 pm Break
- 1:00 pm - 1:10 pm Q&A
- 1:10 pm - 1:40 pm Lecture
- 1:40 pm - 1:50 pm Break
- 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm Q&A
- 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Lecture
- 2:30 pm - 2:40 pm Q&A
- 2:40 pm - 3:10 pm Lecture
- 3:10 pm - 3:20 pm Q&A
Upon completion of this training, professionals will be able to do the following:
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the origins and development of shame and its impact on emotional well-being.
- Differentiate between shame and guilt.
- Explore the relationship between shame and addiction.
- Recognize cultural and societal influences on shame.
- Address the role of shame in perpetuating oppression.
Shira Sameroff, LCSW
Shira Sameroff, LCSW, is a therapist, coach, and teacher with experience rooted in decades of practice with people of diverse identities, ages, and life stories in a wide array of settings. Professional roles have included therapy, supervision, professional development training, coaching, teaching, community organizing, transformative decluttering and a decade and a half on the leadership team of a community-based social work agency in Brooklyn, NY, US.
Shira weaves a range of therapeutic healing modalities, including IFS, Hakomi, and other holistic, somatic, nature-based, and anti-oppressive practices into her practice. Shira offers therapy, coaching, and professional development for individuals and organizations around themes including group facilitation, working with shame, oppression-ending practices, giving and receiving feedback, empowering practice with youth, and tending to self as a practitioner.
Shira’s approach is collaborative, intuitive, creative, and full of heart and is rooted in my own lived experience of healing, learning, and emerging.
This reduced price webinar does not offer CE credits, just great content.
The same live event is available for purchase and offers 3 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians. See "related products" below.
Participants may request a printed version of their certificate of attendance to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $6.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge.
Register on the website before midnight the day of the event. In order to attend, you are required to:
- login and access the direct link to the webinar through your account
- your attendance is marked automatically when you use the direct link and attend fully
- complete a post-test with a passing score of 80% or higher (which can be retaken until passed), and complete a course evaluation
- collect your certificate of completion on your account after steps 1-3 are completed
Recordings are not provided to webinar registrants. No refunds are offered to those who do not attend.
Directions for completing a course and collecting CEs can be found here
Enroll in the webinar by adding it to the cart and proceeding through the check out process. Create an account (or login to yours) during the checkout process.
Prepare: Download Zoom software. Participants must use a device that is connected to adequate internet speed with a camera, microphone and speakers (or headset).
Attend: At least 15 minutes before the designated start time, login to your account on the website. Go to "My Courses", click on the title of the webinar. The link for the webinar will be listed in the course content.
Attendance is recorded automatically when you use the direct link and attend the full event.
By registering for this event you are agreeing to the following:
24 hour notice is required if you are not able to make it to a live event. Recordings are not provided to webinar registrants.
To update and test using Zoom.us/test before the event to ensure you are ready for the event.
Since this is a live interactive event it means that your interaction during the event is expected. Your name and image will be visible to other participants during the live event. You will NOT be included in any recording made.
An evaluation must be completed within one week of the event. Continuing Education credit(s) cannot be issued unless you attend the event and the evaluation is submitted. (Evaluation is not mandatory for APA hours)
Partial CE credits are not possible; therefore you are required to be present throughout the event in order to receive CE credits.
Respect all other participants during the event as though you would if you were sitting with the other attendees at a conference table:
- Dress appropriately
- Be in a private location void of distractions
- Do not multitask
- Do not drive during an event
- Remain on mute unless you are sharing with the group
Closed captioning is offered for all live webinar participants.
This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
This is a live, interactive webinar
