Artwork by Monica Rickert-Bolter, Mothers Uplifting

On display at the National Museum of the American Indian

Summary

Today's episode looks at decolonizing counseling practice and grief narratives that are central to this work. Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Shaniqua Ford shares her unique approach to incorporating indigenous wisdom practices into work related to transitions, grief, and identity.

Learning Objectives

  • Define the difference between decolonizing and deconstructing as it relates to counseling
  • Generalize strategies for incorporating social determinants of health into support frameworks
  • Demonstrate the role of community and connection in indigenous and ancestral grief processes 
  • Identify community and family challenges associated with attaining higher education through predominantly white institutions and systems
  • Consider the connection between capitalism, ambiguous grief and self worth.


Target Audience

Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Medication Managers

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Course Format 

Recorded asynchronous distance, non-interactive

Course Creation Date: 3/5/2023

Course curriculum

    1. Interview with Shaniqua Ford

    2. Decolonizing Grief Work: Exploring Indigenous and Ancestral Healing in Counseling | Post-test

    3. Decolonizing Grief Work: Exploring Indigenous and Ancestral Healing in Counseling | Session Evaluation

    4. References

    5. How to access your certificate

About this course

  • $16.00
  • 5 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

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Learn more about the CE process

  • Format

    This course is a one-hour podcast you can listen to anytime anywhere. Access the audio on most podcast platforms. For a richer learning experience, including full transcripts, access the content on the course player.

  • Instructions

    1. Create an account to enroll in the course. 2. Listen to the podcast. 3. Log into your Beyond Therapy account to take the test and complete the course evaluation. You can retake the test as many times as needed to get a passing score (80%).

  • Certificate Information

    Your certificate be available for download in the student dashboard once you earn a passing score (80%) on the post-test and complete the evaluation. We'll keep your certificate on file for 7 years.

Meet our guest

Guest Instructor Shaniqua Ford

LCSW is a group practice owner in the state of Illinois. She earned her MSW from the University of Chicago. Shaniqua has over 10 years of experience holding space for folx within ministry and professional training through transition, loss and grief. As a spiritualist and therapist she helps folx utilize their faith traditions to cultivate healthy healing rituals to navigate both physical and ambiguous grief.

Executive Director Candice Creasman Mowrey

PhD, LCMHCS - Dr. Candice Creasman Mowrey received a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008, and a Doctorate in Counseling and Counselor Education from North Carolina State University in 2015. She has worked in psychosocial rehabilitation, in-patient, community agency, disability services, and intensive outpatient settings. She founded Creasman Counseling, PLLC, a single-person private practice, in 2011, which has grown to a team of over 30 culturally and professionally diverse clinicians. Dr. Creasman Mowrey has been adjunct faculty at NCSU and Northwestern University and has provided clinical supervision since 2014.

Counselors

Creasman Counseling PLLC's courses meet the qualifications for CE hours as required by NBCC. Beyond Therapy has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7234. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Creasman Counseling, PLLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Social Workers

Creasman Counseling, PLLC, provider number 2100, 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: 1/21/25 - 1/21/26. Social workers completing this course receive 1 general continuing education credit.

Course Content Development

Decolonizing Grief Work: Exploring Indigenous and Ancestral Healing in Counseling was created, developed, advertised, planned, and implemented by the staff of Creasman Counseling, PLLC. 

To learn more about presenter, Shaniqua Ford, LCSW, click here.

To learn more about your host, Candice Creasman Mowrey, click here. 



The Beyond Therapy Podcast and all associated learning content are developed by the professional mental health services team at Creasman Counseling, PLLC. Our staff of licensed, board-certified counselors, social workers, and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners are committed to creating engaging, evidence-based, and practice-ready content for your growth as a clinician.

Creasman Counseling, PLLC is a Professional Limited Liability Company registered in North Carolina. Creasman Counseling Continuing Education is a department of Creasman Counseling, PLLC offering in-person, live webinar, and recorded asynchronous learning content including the Beyond Therapy Podcast.

FAQ

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