“Clinical Implications of Climate Change” (1.5 CEUs) – posted 10/16

Title: Grieving, Angry and Scared: Clinical Implications of Climate Change

When: November 20, 2019, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Who: Andrew Bryant, MPH, LICSW

Where: UW School of Social Work, Rm 305 A/B
(Map: https://goo.gl/maps/fvbEBWLfqUxVmFad8)

Link to Registration: https://www.wsscsw.org/event-3509768

Description: As climate change becomes more evident, we, and our clients, face the possibility of an unknown and unstable future. In response to increased awareness and concern, clients may present with a range of existential, climate-specific responses involving anxiety, depression, trauma, guilt, and despair.

Mental health professionals are called upon to assist clients in coping with very reasonable fears and fear responses; and to help them find meaning and purpose in the face of a frightening future. In this clinical evening, we will explore research and interventions related to climate psychology; and we will have a dialogue about the challenges clinicians face in working with these themes.

Continuing Education: 1.5 credits

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the ways in which climate change impacts mental health and community health.
2. Identify the ways in which vulnerable populations are most likely to suffer from climate-related mental health issues.
3. Identify therapeutic techniques for helping clients deal with climate-induced anxiety, depression and grief.

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