Producer: VPA/Brattleboro Retreat
Tackling Sexism in Psychotherapy is an interactive, 6-hour training, designed for current psychotherapy practitioners. It will provide information about how sexism harms people and affects the success of psychotherapy, and will discuss the benefits of overtly addressing sexism in psychotherapy practice. Attendees will identify their own biases and develop skills to address sexism in their therapeutic practice through engaging activities.
6 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists, and is also approved by the Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners to sponsor continuing education for psychologists licensed in Vermont. This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics:
Cultural Competency:
Continuing education courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation for continuing education credit for licensed independent clinical social workers in Vermont. This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credit types;
Ethics:
Cultural Competency:
Continuing education courses sponsored by the Vermont Psychological Association are pre-approved by the Vermont Board of Allied Mental Health for continuing education credit for licensed clinical mental health counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists in Vermont. This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credit types:
Ethics:
Cultural Competency:
6 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Connecticut accepts these credits for continuing education for psychologists in Connecticut pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-191c(b). This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated credit types as follows:
Veterans' Mental Health:
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing educaiton for psychologists. Based on this approval, this course is pre-approved for credit for Connecticut licensed professional counselors under Conn. Agencies Regs § 20-195cc-3(a)(1). This course is intended to qualify for mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics:
Veterans' Mental Health:
6 CE Credits for Psychologists & LMHCs
7.2 CE Credits for LCSWs
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor live continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts Board of Registration of Psychologists accepts credits earned from courses sponsored by APA-approved sponsors as indicated in 251 C.M.R. §§ 4.02, 4.03.
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists. As a course sponsored by an organization with such approval, this course qualifies for credit for clinical social workers and certified social workers in Massachusetts under 258 CMR sec 31.04(2)(d).
6 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor live continuing education for psychologists. The New Hampshire Board of Psychologists accepts credits earned from courses sponsored by APA-approved sponsors as indicated in Psyc § 402.01(d)(11). This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics:
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists. As a course sponosred by an organization with such approval, these credits are also accepted by the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice for clinical social workers licensed in New Hampshire, as provided in Mhp 402.02(b)(1). This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credits:
Ethics:
Suicide Prevention:
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists. As a course sponosred by an organization with such approval, these credits are also accepted by the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice for clinical mental health counselors licensed in New Hampshire, as provided in Mhp 402.02(b)(1). This course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credits:
Ethics:
Suicide Prevention:
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. As a course sponosred by an organization with such approval, these credits are also accepted by the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice for marriage and family therapists; pastoral psychotherapists; and school social workers licensed in New Hampshire, as provided in Mhp 402.02(b)(1). The course is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credit types:
Ethics:
Suicide Prevention:
6 CE Contact Hours
The Vermont Psychological Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0210. This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated continuing education topics as follows:
Ethics:
Professional Boundaries:
6 CE Credits
Both the Pennsylvania Psychological Association and the Vermont Psychological Association are approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Vermont Psychological Association maintains responsiblity for this program and its content. This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics:
Child Abuse Reporting:
Both the Pennsylvania Psychological Association and the Vermont Psychological Association are approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. On the basis of that approval, this course qualifies for continuing education credit for Pennsylvania clinical social workers under 49 P.A. Code § 47.36(a)(6)(ix). This course is intended to qualify for specialty mandated credit types as follows:
Ethics:
Child Abuse Recognition:
Suicide Prevention:
Both the Vermont and the Pennsylvania Psychological Associations are approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. On the basis of this approval, this course qualifies for continuing education credit for Massachusetts licensed professional counselors under 49 P. A. Code §49.36(a)(6)(ix). This program is intended to qualify for the following specialty mandated credits:
Ethics:
Child Abuse Recognition:
6 CE Credits
The Vermont Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor live continuing education for psychologists. The Vermont Psychological Association maintains responsibility for its programs and their content. Psychologists and other professionals licensed in states whose respective licensing boards approve continuing education offered by APA-approved sponsors may earn continuing education credits for this course.
Dr. Maggi Price is a licensed psychologist and an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at Boston College, where she also runs the Affirm Lab, the goal of which is to reduce inequities for stigmatized youth. She also serves as a psychology associate in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University.
In her research, Dr. Price studies stigma as a critical driver of mental health inequities. She has two active complementary arms of research, the first of which explores how stigma, such as racism and sexism, create and sustain mental health inequities. The second arm focuses on developing and testing multilevel interventions to reduce stigma (e.g., in mental health care, schools).
Dr. Price's contributions to research in stigma and diversity have been highlighted in awards from the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and the American Psychological Association (APA).
Dr. Price is a passionate and dedicated teacher and mentor, qualities that have been recognized in her receipt of the Yale University Doctoral Internship in Clinical & Community Psychology Leadership Award and the Boston College Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award.
Dr. Price earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Boston College, her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Hawaii Hilo, and her B.S. in psychology and sociology from the University of Oregon. Dr. Price completed her clinical training at Yale University School of Medicine after finishing clinical practica as a Harvard Medical School fellow at Cambridge Health Alliance and Massachusetts General Hospital. Across these settings, she trained in culturally-responsive practice for children, adolescents, and adults and gained extensive experience treating trauma.
Samantha Marquez McKetchnie, LCSW, is a licensed certified social worker, researcher, and educator dedicated to supporting and promoting equity in health and mental healthcare access. In clinical and research spaces, her previous work has centered on improving healthcare engagement among sexual and gender minority individuals living with multiple physical and mental health co-morbidities. In recent years, her focus has shifted to reducing gender-related discrimination, particularly discrimination experienced in healthcare spaces by women living with chronic pain and other stigmatized illnesses. In addition to her direct care and research work, Samantha has extensive experience as an educator, both formally (serving as an adjunct instructor of master’s-level research and clinical courses) and informally (guest lecturing, conducting brief trainings, and mentoring). She is also a doctoral candidate in the Boston College School of Social Work.
Explain what "sexism" is and how it impacts psychotherapy clients.
Assess individual biases and how these biases may impact psychotherapy practice.
Describe actionable steps that can be taken to change individual behavior and reduce instances of sexism in psychotherapy practice.
Create a plan for using skills developed during the training in day-to-day professional practice.
