Live Webinar August 22 - Navigating Ethical Challenges Relating to Sociopolitical Issues in CBT with Dr. Brittany Hall-Clark

Friday, August 22, 2025

12:00 PM- 1:30 PM Eastern/ 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Central/ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Mountain/ 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Pacific/ 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Alaska/7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Hawaii

1.5 CE Credits Awarded

$15 Student ABCT Members / $25 ABCT Members / $35 Non-Members

Intermediate level

All prices listed in US currency

Abstract:

Many clinicians have faced personal and professional challenges due to the current sociopolitical environment and may feel unsure how to respond to these issues in CBT. This webinar will offer practical strategies for clinicians to sensitively help to clients that are affected by political anxiety, concerns about immigration and discrimination while maintaining fidelity to CBT protocols. Ethical dilemmas and considerations related to client interactions and clinician burnout will also be discussed. 

Presenter Biography:

Dr. Brittany N. Hall-Clark is an Associate Professor within the Division of Behavioral Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She also serves as the Director of Inclusive Behavioral Health Advancement for the STRONG STAR Training Initiative (SSTI). She is a consultant for SSTI as well as the National Center for PTSD Consultation Program. In addition to facilitating groups that focus on the implementation of evidence-based treatments for PTSD, she also facilitates culturally-oriented groups and conducts trainings related to culturally responsive PTSD treatment. Her clinical specialties include trauma, nightmares, insomnia, sleep and anxiety. For 8 years, she worked at the Ft. Hood (now Ft. Cavazos) site of STRONG STAR—a multidisciplinary PTSD research consortium—as a cognitive-behavioral research therapist for several randomized clinical trials focused on PTSD and related conditions in active duty military personnel and Veterans. She has been certified as a Master Prolonged Exposure clinician and Quality-Rated Cognitive Processing Therapy provider. She has also been trained in CBT for Insomnia and Nightmares as well as Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy (CBCT) for PTSD. Dr. Hall-Clark is passionate about diversity and culturally responsive assessment and treatment, evidenced by her focus on cultural considerations in treatment, provision of diversity training to graduate students and continuing education for professionals, and culturally-oriented publications and presentations. Dr. Hall-Clark also practices privately at InSight Psychology and Behavioral Health Services in Pflugerville, TX.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this workshop, the learner will be able to:

1. Implement strategies to address sociopolitical cognitions sensitively and effectively. 

2. Identify at least 3 behavioral strategies for helping clients affected by sociopolitical challenges.    

3. Identify at least 3 signs of clinician burnout. 

Recommended Readings:

1. American Psychological Association. (2024). Stress in AmericaTM 2024: A Nation in Political Turmoil. https://www.apa.org/pubs/repor...

2. Rastogi, M., & Wieling, E. (Eds.). (2005). Voices of color: First-person accounts of ethnic minority therapists. Sage Publications, Inc.

3. Sue, D. W., Alsaidi, S., Awad, M. N., Glaeser, E., Calle, C. Z., & Mendez, N. (2019). Disarming racial microaggressions: Microintervention strategies for targets, White allies, and bystanders. American Psychologist, 74(1), 128–142. https://doi-org.libproxy.uthsc...

4. Tirado, C., Garcia-Rodriguez, I., Munoz, G., & Moreno, O. (2023). Cognitive behavioral therapy for Latine immigrants: Implications for reducing harm and promoting change. The Behavior Therapist, 46(8), 343–347.

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All attendees will receive a certificate of completion when the course requirements are satisfied. Certificate of completion is included in the cost of the webinar

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For more information, contact:

Rachel Greeman, ABCT Web Manager
212-647-1890 ext. 208
rgreeman@abct.org

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