Join us for a intergenerational CEU ethics training on January 27th, 2027 from 9:00-12:20PM via Zoom
When does supporting a client's healing become influencing their decisions?
When working with intergenerational trauma, the line isn't always clear.
A client is considering cutting contact with a parent. You recognize familiar patterns of emotional harm. You want to support their autonomy—but how do you ensure your own experiences, values, and clinical assumptions aren't shaping the outcome?
These are the ethical conversations we need to be having. 3 CEU’s will be provided upon completion through the PA Board of Counseling and Social Work
Meet your Instructor:
Eva Light, LCSW
Trauma therapist and co-owner of Guiding Kindness Therapy, EMDR Certified and a passion for breaking generational patterns. Specializing in intergenerational trauma, family dynamics, and ethical clinical decision-making. Creating thoughtful learning experiences for clinicians navigating complex ethical questions.
Her clinical work focuses on intergenerational trauma, family dynamics, attachment, and the complexities of breaking generational patterns.
Passionate about ethical, trauma-informed care, Eva created Breaking the Cycle Ethically to help clinicians navigate the gray areas of clinical practice with greater confidence, curiosity, and intention.
About the training
Breaking the Cycle Ethically
Ethical Decision-Making in the Treatment of Intergenerational Trauma
Offered via Zoom: Wednesday January 27th, 2027 from 9AM-12:20PM
When working with intergenerational trauma, clinicians are often faced with complex ethical questions that don't have straightforward answers.
How do we support a client's decision to distance themselves from family without imposing our own values? How do we recognize when our personal experiences may be influencing our clinical judgment? And how do we balance cultural humility, client autonomy, and trauma-informed care?
This interactive continuing education training explores the ethical complexities of treating intergenerational trauma through clinical case examples, guided reflection, and practical decision-making strategies.
What You'll Explore
Client Autonomy & Family Relationships
Navigating estrangement, reconciliation, boundaries, and self-determination without imposing personal values.
Countertransference & Clinical Judgment
Recognizing how therapists' lived experiences, assumptions, and emotional responses can influence treatment.
Ethical Decision-Making in Practice
Applying professional ethics, cultural humility, and thoughtful documentation to complex clinical situations.
