Location: Downtown Austin Space Activation (DASA)

Address: 506 Congress Ave.

Date: Monday, September 23rd

Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm

Drinks & light refreshments will be provided!

Regardless of whether it’s national election season, every day interactions with local institutions, or listening to the news, political and environmental stressors create a whirlwind of paradoxes and contradictions that impact the mental health of clients, communities, and the practitioners that care for them.

This professional development opportunity aims to support your practice in:

• Basic Understanding of Politics, Colonization, and the Political Landscape

• Understanding of Power Dynamics within the Political and Mental Health Landscapes

• Intersections of Political Paradox and Contradictions within Mental Health

• Understanding the Somatic Impact of Political Stressors in Therapists and Clients

• Political Therapy Competencies and Ethics for Providers

• Utilization of Therapy Modalities for Political Stressors