Pro Bono Counseling in partnership with CHANA
2025 Professional Continuing Education Online Webinar
Tech-Facilitated Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Best Practices for Therapists
Friday, March 28, 2025, from 10:00 AM – 12:10 PM
Online Workshop – Two (2) CE Credits
FREE for all mental health clinicians*
Featured Presenters: Jessie Lowell, PhD
Session Description: Technology-facilitated abuse is a significant and harmful trend in intimate partner violence. In this session, providers will develop foundational knowledge and skills regarding tech-facilitated abuse, assessment, and safety planning, as well as best practices in remote services provision. It will integrate aspects on the intersections of these issues and Jewish identity and community.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this workshop, the participant will be able to:
- Identify common technology misuses in the context of domestic violence.
- Demonstrate effective use of a technology abuse assessment framework and technology safety planning strategies through applying them to 2 scenarios.
- Assess and revise provision of remote services to incorporate 3 technology safety principles.
Presenter Bio: Jessie Lowell, PhD
Dr. Jessie Lowell (they or she) joined NNEDV as a Technology Safety Specialist in July 2022. They were previously a Housing Pathways advocate at The Network/La Red, a domestic violence program serving LGBTQ+, polyamorous, and BDSM communities. They were a hotline volunteer there from 2014-2020 and 2022-2023. Jessie volunteered previously with the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center as an advocate/trainer, and Operation: Safe Escape as the open-source intelligence lead/a digital safety advocate. Since 2018, they have assisted journalists, activists, musicians, librarians, and more, with security and digital privacy.
Jessie is an IAPP Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT). They have a PhD in computer science from Brandeis University, and completed a computational epidemiology postdoc at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. At NNEDV they assist gender-based violence programs throughout the US. They participate in multiple technology standards bodies and have advised UNFPA on technology standards strategy for combatting gender-based violence.
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*CHANA, an agency of The Associated, has been awarded a grant to partner with Pro Bono Counseling to provide a series of continuing education workshops on various topics for mental health clinicians related to working with victims/survivors of domestic violence. All workshops are free for mental health clinicians.
Grant Information
This project was supported by 15JOVW-23-GG-00730-UNDE by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
EVENT INSTRUCTIONS
Workshop registrants will receive a code prior to the webinar to log on to Zoom and participate in the online session.
IMPORTANT: Attendance will be monitored. Participants must be logged on to the meeting by the workshop start time and participate in the entire event in order to earn CE credit.
Pro Bono Counseling is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pro Bono Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Maryland Boards of Social Work Examiners and Professional Counselors and Therapists certify that this program meets the criteria for two (2) credit hours of continuing education for social workers (Category 1), professional counselors, and therapists (Category A) licensed in Maryland.
CE credit is granted to participants with documented attendance at individual workshops. Attendance is monitored. Credit will not be granted to registrants who log on late or depart early from a session. It is the responsibility of registrants to comply with these requirements.
Please note that upon attendance verification, you will receive your CE certificate within four weeks via email. Please add Pro Bono Counseling to your contacts and check your SPAM folder to ensure delivery.
By registering for this event, all participants agree to abide by the following code of conduct:
Workshop Code of Conduct
Pro Bono Counseling (PBC) is dedicated to providing a positive continuing education experience for everyone of all backgrounds and identities. We do not tolerate disrespectful behavior or harassment of workshop participants, facilitators, or PBC staff in any form. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of characteristics that include but are not limited to: gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, citizenship, veteran status, pregnancy status, race, ethnicity, or religion. Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in unacceptable behavior, PBC may take any action it deems appropriate, including warning or expelling the offender from the event with no refund.
Workshop Views Disclaimer
The views expressed by the workshop presenter(s) and participants are their own opinions and do not represent Pro Bono Counseling, and do not imply an endorsement of them or the organizations they represent.
Harambee Support Group
- Meets monthly through a virtual platform. Last Friday of the month from 12:00 – 1:00 PM PM
- Open to Pro Bono Counseling volunteers who identify as Black or African American
- Led by Pro Bono Counseling Volunteers Tanya Bryant-Nickens, LCSW-C, LCSW, and NaTasha Benjamin, LCPC, PMH-C
- If interested, email Yolonda Nelson Swain to be added to Zoom invitation list
2025 Professional Continuing Education Online Webinar
Beyond Pronouns: Clinical Competencies for Working with Trans and GNC Clients
Monday, March 31, 2025, from 12:00 PM – 3:10 PM
Online Workshop – Three (3) CE Credits
Fee: $39/person
FREE for Active PBC Volunteer Clinicians
Featured Presenter: Aidan L. Grennell Cormier, LMSW, MPH
Session Description: This training will provide a broad overview of systemic issues within the healthcare system that create barriers for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming(T/GNC) individuals seeking care. This course considers the types of care sought, relevancy of transgender status, and provide exercises and concrete skills to ensure T/GNC clients are getting appropriate, relevant healthcare that goes beyond asking pronouns and helps providers accurately assess clients’ needs.
Workshop Level: Intermediate – This course is recommended for people who have already taken a primer on gender identity, pronouns, and trans theories. This course will take a few moments in the beginning to “level set” and ensure everyone is working on the same language, but will not go in-depth about introductory terms on trans education.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Identify different types of care impacting transgender and gender non-conforming individuals
- Describe nuances and limitations of the current definitions for gender and sex, including appropriate usage
- Apply concrete clinical skills when working with transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in therapeutic settings
Presenter Bio: Aidan L. Grennell Cormier, LMSW, MPH
Aidan L. Grennell Cormier, LMSW MPH (they/them/theirs) is a queer educator, advocate, and facilitator. As a polyamorous, non-binary, and kinky individual with a history of collective organizing and harm reduction. They believe in helping people have uncomfortable conversations in productive ways. This includes utilizing anti-racist frameworks, focusing on destigmatization wherever possible, and centering individual and community consent practices. Grounded in research and theory, they have a variety of lived experiences that are helpful and beneficial in training, organizing, and mediating, focusing on both the agency and autonomy of the individual as well as the needs of the collective.
Workshop registrants will receive a code prior to the webinar to log on to Zoom and participate in the online session.
IMPORTANT: Attendance will be monitored. Participants must be logged on to the meeting by the workshop start time and participate in the entire event in order to earn CE credit.
Pro Bono Counseling is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pro Bono Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Maryland Boards of Social Work Examiners and Professional Counselors and Therapists certify that this program meets the criteria for three (3) credit hours of continuing education for social workers (Category 1 ), professional counselors, and therapists (Category A – pending) licensed in Maryland.
CE credit is granted to participants with documented attendance at individual workshops. Attendance is monitored. Credit will not be granted to registrants who log on late or depart early from a session. It is the responsibility of registrants to comply with these requirements.
Please note that upon attendance verification, you will receive your CE certificate within four weeks via email. Please add Pro Bono Counseling to your contacts and check your SPAM folder to ensure delivery.
Registration Note – PBC will only collect data required to document attendance and deliver CE credits. PBC does not share registrant information.
By registering for this event, all participants agree to abide by the following code of conduct:
Workshop Code of Conduct
Pro Bono Counseling (PBC) is dedicated to providing a positive continuing education experience for everyone of all backgrounds and identities. We do not tolerate disrespectful behavior or harassment of workshop participants, facilitators, or PBC staff in any form. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of characteristics that include but are not limited to: gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, citizenship, veteran status, pregnancy status, race, ethnicity, or religion. Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in unacceptable behavior, PBC may take any action it deems appropriate, including warning or expelling the offender from the event with no refund.
Workshop Views Disclaimer
The views expressed by the workshop presenter(s) and participants are their own opinions and do not represent Pro Bono Counseling, and do not imply an endorsement of them or the organizations they represent.
Supervisor Support Consultation Group
Topic – for Pro Bono Counseling Supervisor Volunteers to engage in consultation regarding questions or difficulties they have with supervisees or with providing supervision in general
Led by Vernon “Skip” Krause, LCSW-C
Will be held virtually once a month on the first Monday from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Vernon ‘Skip’ Krause, LCSW bio:
Vernon ‘Skip’ Krause, LCSW-C, has over 35 years of experience as a clinical social worker, supervisor, and psychotherapist. The last 8 years have been devoted solely to clinical supervision and education. He provides mentoring and supervision to licensed counselors with many years of experience, those with a graduate license as well as student interns. Modalities taught and supervised include Psychodynamic, Person Centered, CBT (cognitive/behavioral), ACT (acceptance and commitment), IPT (Interpersonal) and Family Systems. He is known for his passion for developing an understanding of clients based on applicable theories as the foundation for clinical work. Skip has been a volunteer with PBC since 2022.
For more information, email PBC Outreach Coordinator at YSwain@ProBonoCounseling.org
General Consultation and Peer Support for Pro Bono Counseling Mental Health Clinicians
- Meets twice per month through a virtual platform. First Mondays from 3:oo – 4:00 PM and Third Wednesdays from 2:00 – 3:00 PM
- Open to Pro Bono Counseling volunteers
- Led by Anne Devaughn, LCSW-C, a Pro Bono Counseling volunteer since 2009
- If interested, email Anne to be added to Zoom invitation list
2025 Professional Continuing Education Online Webinar
Recognizing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking
Friday, April 11, 2025, from 11:00 AM – 1:10 PM
Online Workshop – Two (2) CE Credits
Fee: $29/person
FREE for Active PBC Volunteer Clinicians
Featured Presenter: Angeles Evans, TurnAround Inc.
Session Description: This workshop aims to equip mental health professionals with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to effectively support survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking. Through interactive activities, content and resource sharing, participants will gain an understanding of the dynamics, risk factors, and indicators of these issues, along with relevant legal and ethical considerations. Additionally, participants will learn to foster empathy and cultural competence, while challenging stigma and biases, and incorporating survivor-centered approaches and victim advocacy.
Workshop Level: Intermediate
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the definitions, types, and prevalence of sexual violence and human trafficking.
- Analyze misconceptions and biases about sexual violence and trafficking survivors.
- Describe understanding of the unique experiences of survivors from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and gender backgrounds.
- Identify risk factors and vulnerabilities that contribute to victimization, and behavioral, emotional, and physical indicators of sexual violence and trafficking survivors.
- Demonstrate the ability to build trust and create safe spaces for survivors to disclose their experiences.
- List the relevant laws, reporting requirements, and ethical considerations for mental health professionals.
- Apply survivor-centered approaches and advocate for victim rights.
Presenter Bio: Angeles Evans, TurnAround Inc.
Angeles Evans is a facilitator and trainer with 15+ years of experience in the preventive education field, specializing in subject matters that range from sexual and intimate partner violence, child abuse to intersectionality. Angeles has also honed her advocacy skills through coalition building, legislative awareness programming, and professional and youth leadership development, during her work with survivors of abuse, and those who have experienced multi-layered trauma and housing instability.
Angeles holds a bachelor’s in social work from Morgan State University and currently serves as Senior Manager of Community Engagement and Training at TurnAround, Inc., a Baltimore-based rape crisis center. Where she has spearheaded key projects like TurnAround’s School Response Toolkit set to launch in June 2025. Along with her contributions of activating 30+ departmental and agency level partnerships that have increased survivor engagement and elevated survivor-centered awareness programming.
Angeles aims to focus her work on implementing culturally competent, preventive strategies and education, and hopes to equip communities with the knowledge and tools to identify their own methods of healing and empower them to share their stories. Additionally, last year, Angeles was recognized as one of 30 Baltimore ‘Gamechangers’ by Baltimore Magazine and was also awarded the 2024 Domestic Violence Advocate Award by the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence where her love and dedication to serving survivors were highlighted at both ceremonies.
Workshop registrants will receive a code prior to the webinar to log on to Zoom and participate in the online session.
IMPORTANT: Attendance will be monitored. Participants must be logged on to the meeting by the workshop start time and participate in the entire event in order to earn CE credit.
Pro Bono Counseling is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pro Bono Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Maryland Boards of Social Work Examiners and Professional Counselors and Therapists certify that this program meets the criteria for two (2) credit hours of continuing education for social workers (Category 1 ), professional counselors, and therapists (Category A) licensed in Maryland.
CE credit is granted to participants with documented attendance at individual workshops. Attendance is monitored. Credit will not be granted to registrants who log on late or depart early from a session. It is the responsibility of registrants to comply with these requirements.
Please note that upon attendance verification, you will receive your CE certificate within four weeks via email. Please add Pro Bono Counseling to your contacts and check your SPAM folder to ensure delivery.
By registering for this event, all participants agree to abide by the following code of conduct:
Workshop Code of Conduct
Pro Bono Counseling (PBC) is dedicated to providing a positive continuing education experience for everyone of all backgrounds and identities. We do not tolerate disrespectful behavior or harassment of workshop participants, facilitators, or PBC staff in any form. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of characteristics that include but are not limited to: gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, citizenship, veteran status, pregnancy status, race, ethnicity, or religion. Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in unacceptable behavior, PBC may take any action it deems appropriate, including warning or expelling the offender from the event with no refund.
Workshop Views Disclaimer
The views expressed by the workshop presenter(s) and participants are their own opinions and do not represent Pro Bono Counseling, and do not imply an endorsement of them or the organizations they represent.
Register today to virtually attend Providing Counseling Pro Bono: Clinical Applications for Volunteers
Learn about volunteering with Pro Bono Counseling, including the organization’s background and philosophy, its clients and intake process, and the responsibilities of volunteers during this online webinar.
FREE Online Workshop – 1 CE Credit*
Wednesday, April 16
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Featured Presenters: Clinical Director Sherri Bloom, LCSW-C; Outreach Manager Yolonda Nelson-Swain, MAHS, VASIII
Objectives
By the end of this online workshop, clinicians will be able to:
• Analyze ethical implications of providing pro bono services
• Assess impact of providing pro bono services on current clinical practice
• Make a plan to address socio-economic, cultural, and racial issues in therapy
• Explain professional benefits of providing pro bono mental health care
-Please note that this workshop is intended for clinicians newly enrolled as PBC volunteers. You many only earn CEUs by attending this workshop once.
Participants will receive a code prior to the webinar to log on to Zoom and participate in the online session.
Please review your information and email address carefully before completing your registration. Your complete name and license type will be entered on your CE certificate, and the email address you enter is where all meeting information and your certificate will be sent.
*IMPORTANT: Attendance will be monitored. Participants must be logged on to the meeting by the start time and participate in the entire event in order to earn CE credit.
Pro Bono Counseling is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Pro Bono Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Maryland Boards of Social Work Examiners (Category 1) and Professional Counselors and Therapists (Category A) certify that this program meets the criteria for one credit hour of continuing education for social workers, professional counselors, and therapists licensed in Maryland.
By registering for this event, all participants agree to abide by the following code of conduct:
Workshop Code of Conduct
Pro Bono Counseling (PBC) is dedicated to providing a positive continuing education experience for everyone of all backgrounds and identities. We do not tolerate disrespectful behavior or harassment of workshop participants, facilitators, or PBC staff in any form. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of characteristics that include but are not limited to: gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, citizenship, veteran status, pregnancy status, race, ethnicity, or religion. Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in unacceptable behavior, PBC may take any action it deems appropriate, including warning or expelling the offender from the event with no refund.
General Consultation and Peer Support for Pro Bono Counseling Mental Health Clinicians
- Meets twice per month through a virtual platform. First Mondays from 3:oo – 4:00 PM and Third Wednesdays from 2:00 – 3:00 PM
- Open to Pro Bono Counseling volunteers
- Led by Anne Devaughn, LCSW-C, a Pro Bono Counseling volunteer since 2009
- If interested, email Anne to be added to Zoom invitation list
Trauma Consultation – Peer Group Meeting for Pro Bono Counseling Mental Health Clinicians
- Monthly meetings through a virtual platform. The third Thursday of each month from 7:00 – 8:00 PM.
- Open to Pro Bono Counseling volunteers. Limited spaces available due to demand.
- If interested, email PBC Outreach Coordinator (yswain@probonocounseling.org) to inquire about availability to join.
- Led by Bethan McGarry , LCSW-C, a Pro Bono Counseling volunteer since 2022
- Bio: Bethan McGarry (she/they) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, enthusiastic Baltimore City resident, and committed lifelong learner. Bethan has worked in settings from elementary school to in-patient psychiatry unit, and through in-depth experience in crisis care feels strongly that trauma-informed and person-centered connection is a vital path to healing at both an individual and a structural level. Bethan is committed to providing unconditional regard and a growth mindset in their therapeutic partnership, and enjoys supporting adolescents, adults, couples, and families in navigating life transitions and periods of adjustment. They strive to provide culturally responsive care to a wide range of individuals seeking counseling support. Bethan is committed to anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and LGBTQ-affirming care and brings both a systems-analysis and spiritual lens to therapeutic work. Bethan enjoys YA fiction, crossword puzzles, and coffee shops within walking distance, and has been gratefully involved with PBC since fall 2022 as a volunteer clinician, trauma consult group participant, and now peer group co-facilitator.
Harambee Support Group
- Meets monthly through a virtual platform. Last Friday of the month from 12:00 – 1:00 PM PM
- Open to Pro Bono Counseling volunteers who identify as Black or African American
- Led by Pro Bono Counseling Volunteers Tanya Bryant-Nickens, LCSW-C, LCSW, and NaTasha Benjamin, LCPC, PMH-C
- If interested, email Yolonda Nelson Swain to be added to Zoom invitation list
