Description

The Ethics of Helping Clients Heal from Traumatic Upbringings: Theory, Practice, and Clinical Resilience

When and Where

Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm EST
CE Hours: 5 Core ETHICS Hours (approved for Georgia-licensed professional counselors, social workers, and marriage & family therapists)
Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
Investment: $130
Presenter: Caroline Paris Martin, LPC (see bio below)

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify ethical considerations in recognizing and assessing trauma, including avoiding over-pathologizing and respecting client narratives.
• Apply ACA Code of Ethics standards to the use of theoretical models, balancing evidence-based practice with cultural responsiveness and client values.
• Evaluate the ethical use of practical interventions, including self-compassion practices, boundary-setting scripts, and psychoeducation, with attention to client autonomy and cultural fit.
• Develop strategies for sustaining clinical resilience through referral, consultation, and self-care practices that reduce risk of impairment.

Dates Offered (select one when registering)

• February 20, 2026 — 9:30 am – 3:30 pm EST
• February 23, 2026 — 9:30 am – 3:30 pm EST
• April 17, 2026 — 9:30 am – 3:30 pm EST
• April 20, 2026 — 9:30 am – 3:30 pm EST

Workshop Description

This 5-hour live, synchronous continuing education workshop explores the ethical dimensions of working with clients who come from traumatic upbringings. Grounded in the ACA Code of Ethics and informed by trauma research, participants will examine the ethical challenges of identifying trauma, selecting and applying theory, practicing with cultural responsiveness, and sustaining clinical resilience.

Rather than presenting ethics as abstract or rule-bound, this course highlights how ethical principles actively guide clinical practice—shaping assessment decisions, intervention strategies, boundaries, cultural attunement, and scope of practice. Through case vignettes and practical interventions, participants will learn to apply ethical standards to real-world situations in ways that empower client autonomy, prevent harm, and support sustainable clinical work.

Registration

togethertherapyga.com/ce-course

Presenter Bio

Caroline Paris Martin, LPC
Caroline is a licensed professional counselor in Georgia who specializes in helping adults heal from difficult upbringings and religious trauma. She integrates Adlerian therapy, Mindful Self-Compassion, and existential approaches, and draws from a trauma-informed, intersectional feminist theory, and ethics-rooted lens.

She completed her clinical training in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Mercer University and holds a Master of Divinity from Emory University. In private practice since 2017, Caroline is passionate about equipping clients and clinicians with practical, ethical, and socially conscious tools for healing.

Contact Information

Name: Caroline Paris Martin, LPC
Email: caroline@cpariscounseling.com
Website: togethertherapyga.com
Phone: 404.382.7010