A client suicide. A surprise subpoena. A colleague’s betrayal.
These aren’t just ethical dilemmas. They’re career-defining moments that shake your confidence, challenge your identity, and leave you questioning whether you can keep going.
As mental health professionals, we’re trained to hold space for others in crisis, but not for ourselves.
Career trauma is real. And whether it’s already happened or not, you need to be ready.
In this powerful, one-of-a-kind training, clinician wellness experts Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, ACS, and Khara Croswaite Brindle, LPC, ACS, CFT walk you through the six most common forms of career trauma clinicians face.
From burnout and betrayal to legal threats and loss, you’ll learn how to stay grounded, respond ethically, and protect both your license and your well-being.
You’ll walk away with:
Earn up to 6 ethics CEs and gain the tools you need to continue this work ethically, sustainably, and with your integrity intact.
This is the training every clinician needs.
Save your spot today.
All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.
NOTE: Each purchase includes CE credit for one individual (participants in full attendance will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, Q&A, and others.
Continuing Education Information: Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live, interactive webinar only. This webinar is being broadcast live in real-time and must be attended live, in its entirety, in order to earn credit. You will be able to type questions to the speaker. The speaker will see the questions and address them during the presentation as time allows. Please note, your licensing board dictates whether web-based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your licensing board's rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.
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Earn up to 6.25 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession.
THIS ACTIVITY QUALIFIES FOR 6.25 HOURS OF General ETHICS INSTRUCTION. Not all boards allow ethics credit for on-line programs. If ethics is not specified within your licensing board’s approval statement below, please contact your board to determine the applicability and amount of ethics allowed.
PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This activity is approved for 6.0 credit hours.
PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2023 - January 27, 2026. Social workers completing this course receive 6.25 Ethics continuing education credits.
Course Level: Intermediate Format: Synchronous Distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.
Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities approved by the ASWB for ongoing professional development.
This activity qualifies for 380 continuing education minutes as required by many national and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
This live remote program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval #886759332-9759) for 6.0 continuing education contact hours in Clinical Social Work.
This course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming.
This course offers 6.0 continuing education contact hours in the Lega, Ethical and Professional Development skill group. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.
Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, is the founder of Enso Counseling and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Addiction Counselor with deep expertise in treating trauma, substance use, and problematic sexual behavior. Since launching her private practice in 2016, Ashley has specialized in individual therapy for adolescents and adults navigating abusive relationships, trauma histories, and complex sexual behaviors. Her clinical work is grounded in a commitment to both survivor healing and offender accountability, and she brings a restorative justice lens to her practice.
Ashley has extensive experience working with individuals impacted by the criminal legal system, including both victims of abuse and individuals who have committed various offenses. She believes that creating a world without future victims requires informed, courageous conversations across systems – incorporating the perspectives of survivors, offenders, and clinicians alike.
She has served as an SOMB Treatment Provider, Evaluator, and Clinical Supervisor since 2014, and is an Approved Clinical Supervisor supporting clinicians in providing ethical, trauma-informed care. Ashley is currently pursuing her PhD in social work and remains deeply committed to advancing the field through both practice and mentorship.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Ashley Charbonneau maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Nova Counseling, the Metropolitan State University, and KNU For Kids Foundation. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ashely Charbonneau is a member of the CO Chapter NASW, Colorado Society for Clinical Social Work, and EMDRIA.
Khara Croswaite Brindle, MA, LPC, ACS, CFT, is a TEDx speaker, Amazon best-selling author, and self-proclaimed “Perfectioneur” (Perfectionist Entrepreneur) dedicated to transforming the hidden pain points of mental health professionals into pathways for growth, integrity, and resilience. As a financial therapist, clinical supervisor, professor and consultant, Khara brings firsthand insight into the ethical and emotional toll of professional trauma – including suicide, subpoenas, burnout, and betrayal.
She’s the co-founder of Supervisionary, LLC and co-creator of The Empowerment Model of Clinical Supervision, initiatives committed to redefining how clinicians are supported through career-defining challenges. In 2018, Khara developed the CACS Suicide Risk App for mental health and school professionals to engage in compassionate suicide assessment and safety planning with adolescents and adults.
Known for her candid storytelling and actionable tools, Khara offers a grounded and empowering perspective on what it means to survive, and thrive, after the six big traumas clinicians often face but rarely talk about.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Khara Croswaite Brindle maintains a private practice and is the co-owner of Supervisionary, LLC. She has employment relationships with the University of Denver and Financial Therapy Clinical Institute. Khara Croswaite Brindle receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Khara Croswaite Brindle is a member of the Colorado Counseling Association and Financial Therapy Association.
For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.
Please note: There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.
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Understand Career Trauma in Mental Health (Ethical and Professional Context)
Ethical and Legal Considerations in Career Trauma
The Psychological and Professional Impact of Career Trauma
Ethical Recovery: Strategies for Healing and Protection
The Role of Supervisors and Leaders in Ethical Career Protection
Practical Tools for Ethical and Professional Protection
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