The Activist Therapist: Incorporating Macro Work

As therapists, we (hopefully) know what to do when someone presents an issue in our office. But what about the issues that are bigger than our office? How can we address these inside and out of the therapy space, in ways that support our profession and the people we see? This training will address how to balance macro work with the individual work we are already doing. Participants who view this training and complete a quiz can earn 2 CEUs. 

By the end of the training, participants will be able to: Identify personal and professional values around engaging in macro-level work in/adjacent to their therapy practice. | Identify macro issues that impact therapy participants and providers, as well as ways to take action. | Identify ways to make macro work sustainable while balanced with therapy practice.

Maeve Raphelson, LCSW, has been providing therapy in community mental health and private practice settings for twelve years. She has also been engaging in community politcal organizing for ten years, focused on housing, revenue, and healthcare access as well as volunteered for dozens of local election campaigns. She is passionate about local politics and views her social work vocation as both micro-level (one-on-one therapy) and macro-level (creating systemic change).

Please contact our Training Coordinator, Maeve Raphelson, at maeve@inclusiveinsight.net with any questions, concerns, grievances or accessibility needs. Registrants are eligible for refunds by request prior to the date of the training. To participate in this training, you will need an updated Zoom application and audio access. Participants will receive an evaluation to complete after the program, which will generate their CE certificate. Inclusive Insight Psychotherapy and Consulting, provider number 2389, 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: 8/15/25-8/15/26. Social workers completing this course receive 2 cultural competence continuing education credits. Inclusive Insight Psychotherapy and Consulting has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7833. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Inclusive Insight Psychotherapy and Consulting is solely responsible for allaspects of the programs. Inclusive Insight Psychotherapy and Consulting is approved as a CEU provider by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (License #159.001482, expires 11/30/2025)

Please fill out your name and contact information to register. You'll receive the training Zoom link once registration and payment have been submitted.