This workshop is designed to make feminist principles and concepts accessible to professionals providing clinical services to populations who have traditionally been “under-served,” misunderstood, and/or silenced. Literature on feminist practice has provided a conceptual understanding of inclusion, and not necessarily a practical one.

In this workshop, attendees will be provided with the tools and “permission” they need to meet clients wherever they sit, stand, and move. Attendees will also be reminded that they may need to “unlearn” some of the ways that they have been taught to work with “diverse” clients. Intersectionality will be defined, discussed and deconstructed as well.

Objectives: 

1. Identify feminist principles
2. Compare feminist practice principles to “traditional” practice approaches
3. Discuss the aim of feminist practice in terms of reaching people who have been excluded
4. Understand the meaning and the impact of intersectionality on clients
5. Analyze the limitations of traditional feminist practice
6. List ways in which feminist principles can be utilized to “reach” clients who have been silenced
7. Apply feminist principles to current practice modalities

Student discount and sliding scale available. Please contact us at chicagominds@gmail.com for details.

Workshop participants who opt to receive CE certification, please select the CEU option. This workshop fulfills requirement for 2 CE credits. CE sponsorship is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), credits are applicable to LCSW and transferrable to LCPC in Illinois. If you have a different licensure or are licensed outside of Illinois, please check with your licensure body before purchasing. 

Please note that we require your live attendance in order to issue CE certificates. If you are unable to attend live, please let us know at least 24 hours before the event.

About the Speaker

Dr. Jacqueline (Jackie) Anderson-Carter (She/Her) is BSW Director and Associate Professor for the Social Work Program at Northeastern Illinois University and Adjunct Professor at Loyola University of Chicago’s School of Social Work. Dr. Anderson-Carter earned her PhD and MSW from Loyola University Chicago. Her dissertation explores the “Nature of Hope Among Women Who Experience Homelessness.” 

Dr. Anderson-Carter has taught social work courses at Aurora University, Capella University, Loyola University and St. Augustine College. She is a licensed psychotherapist at Inclusive Insight Psychotherapy and Consulting and she is a certified Aromatherapist specializing in Trauma-Informed Care and Holistic Self-Care. She has provided consultation services to Ignite, an agency that serves young adults experiencing trauma and housing insecurity and Healthwest, an organization that provides mental health services to the population of Muskegon County.  

Dr. Anderson-Carter volunteered at the Chicago Women’s Health Center providing clinical supervision to Master’s and Doctoral social work, psychology and counseling students. Dr. Anderson-Carter has been a Director of Clinical Services (Deborah’s Place 2000-2010), a therapist (Cathedral Counseling Center, Lorene Replogle Counseling Center), an Outreach Crisis Worker (Thresholds) and a consultant for agencies interested in implementing Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed and Trauma-Responsive Services, Conflict Resolution and Team-Building approaches.