Workshop Pricing: 

$20: GPA Members

$30: Non-members

$10: GPA Student Members

Integrating Social Justice Principles into Cognitive Restructuring Strategies

On-Demand Workshop

CE: 1 Hour

Presenters:

Erica Marshall-Lee, PhD, ABPP and Scot Seitz, PhD

Workshop Description:

This workshop will provide strategies for integrating social justice principles into cognitive restructuring psychotherapy approaches. In particular, the workshop will highlight how to address cognitions related to discrimination and oppression. The three social justice principles that will be emphasized in this presentation are empowerment, egalitarian relationships, and anti-oppression. The presenters will focus on integrating these principles when working with clients who live in low-income communities and have marginalized identities. Throughout the workshop, the presenters will focus on how integrating social justice principles into psychotherapy is consistent with the APA Ethics Code. At the end of the workshop, the presenters will also describe how a trauma-informed ethical decision-making model can be applied to ethical questions related to integrating social justice principle into psychotherapy.  

(Intermediate)

Learning Objectives: At the end of this workshop, the participant will be able to:

1. Learners will be able to describe at least two strategies for integrating social justice principles into cognitive restructuring approaches.

2. Learners will be able to explain at least two ways in which integrating social justice principles into psychotherapy is consistent with the APA Ethics Code. 

3. Learners will be able to demonstrate how a trauma-informed ethical decision-making model can be applied to ethical questions related to integrating social justice principles into psychotherapy.  

Workshop References

About the Presenters:

Erica Marshall-Lee, PhD, ABPP, is a licensed clinical psychologist in Georgia and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine. She has published peer-reviewed articles focused on social justice advocacy, including a 2019 paper in the journal Psychological Services titled “Social justice advocacy in mental health services: Consumer, community, training, and policy perspectives.” She is also the Assistant Vice Chair for Faculty Development – Diversity, a position in which she works to improve faculty development related to multiculturalism. With regard to her clinical experience, she is the Clinical Director of the Psychosocial Rehabilitation/Peer Clinic that provides services to adults with serious mental disorders within the Grady Behavioral Health system. As part of this clinic, she developed a clinical practicum training initiative that focused on social justice advocacy.

Scot Seitz, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in Georgia and co-owner of Lumen Guidance & Consultation, LLC. He completed his clinical psychology internship and postdoctoral fellowship in Health Service Psychology at Emory University School of Medicine. He gained social justice advocacy experience by serving in leadership positions on the Clinic Diversity Committee at Georgia State University’s Psychology Clinic. While on internship, he completed an elective rotation focused on incorporating social justice principles into cognitive behavioral treatment strategies. As a postdoctoral resident, he co-coordinated a clinical practicum training initiative that focused on social justice advocacy. 

Cancellation Policy:

All cancellations must be submitted in writing to Sylvia Cardona via email (operations@gapsychology.org). A $35 cancellation fee will be retained.

The Georgia Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Georgia Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.