Improving Healing Outcomes in Behavioral Health Treatment for Disempowered Youth (Non-CEU)

Course Description

This non-CE course offers a view of healing justice practices as defined by Cara Page and the Healing Justice Collective (Healing by Choice, n.d.) as “Healing justice…identifies how we can holistically respond to and intervene on generational trauma and violence, and to bring collective practices that can impact and transform the consequences of oppression on our bodies, hearts and minds”.

Further, it promotes a healing justice framework for personal and collective transformative healing within behavioral health practice in the United States community context.

While centering the needs of historically and currently oppressed people including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) along with Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, plus Allies and others (2SLGBTQIA+), this course will seek to connect individual and collective healing methods with the principles of ethical clinical practice that is in alignment with transformative efforts designed to disrupt and dismantle systems of oppression.

Evidence-based means of preserving professional resilience and wellbeing will be explored, along with opportunities for collective healing being identified in support of the client system and staff wellness, as part of this parallel healing justice process.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the concept of healing justice as it relates to working in behavioral health with BIPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their families.
• Apply the concept of healing justice to their own intersections of professional well-being, mindful self-care, and active engagement in social justice work.
• Identify collective, culturally informed practices to support holistic health, healing, and the well-being of BIPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ client systems and colleagues.

Course Outline

• Welcome to the Course 
  • Learning Objectives, Completion Expectations, Course Format, Course Support 
  • Meet Your Instructor 
• Course Content: Healing Justice Framework 
  • Introduction: Overview of what will be covered in the lessons.   
  • Coursework: Lectures, videos, reading, and other components to address the objectives.   
    • Lesson 1: Land Acknowledgement and Positionality Statement 
    • Lesson 2: What is Healing Justice? 
    • Lesson 3: Why Do We Need a Healing Justice Framework Now? 
    • Lesson 4: How We Can Apply a Healing Justice Framework in Our Clinical Practice? 
    • Lesson 5: The Magic 5 Professional Antibodies 
  • Knowledge Check: Quiz/posttest to test participant understanding of the course content.   
• Course Wrap-up & Evaluation Survey 
  • Course Wrap-up 
  • Participant Data Survey for Grant Reporting 
  • Course Evaluation Instructions, Contact for Additional Questions, Concerns, or Feedback 
• Collect Your Certificate  

Developed by Dr. Lois Marie Clay Stepney, PhD, MSW, LISW-S

Clinical Faculty, The Ohio State University College of Social Work

Lois Marie Clay Stepney, PhD, MSW, LISW-S, has served in the Columbus Community since 1995 in the mental health and medical fields as a social services supervisor and administrator. Two of the accomplishments Stepney is most proud of involving clinical work include starting a juvenile sex offender treatment program as the Director of Community Support Programs at the Ohio Youth Advocate Program, which also provided prevention services to sexually reactive youth. In addition, she launched the comprehensive YOU Matter Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which provides emotional support to staff, faculty, students, and volunteers dealing with exposures to potentially traumatic events in their work at a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and Research Institute.

In academia, Stepney served in the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University as the MSW program director from Autumn 2016 – Spring 2020, leading the charge in scaling the online program from 17 enrolled students to over 400 during her tenure. She also served as the Curriculum Director in the College of Social Work until Spring Semester of 2021, leading several of the support efforts for students and adjunct instructors in the College who were reeling from the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. As Curriculum Director, Stepney assisted the College Community in its initial steps of reimaging the MSW curriculum, which she is now helping to actualize as one of four inaugural clinical faculty members in the College of Social Work. Stepney’s research interests center in the areas of healing justice, helping professionals’ wellness, Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) wellness, social work pedagogy, and transformative social work practices.

Course Completion Requirements

• Participants must complete all coursework requirements and pass the course quiz/posttest in addition to submitting an evaluation survey to earn a certificate of completion.
• The projected time for completion of this self-paced hybrid asynchronous distance learning course is 6 hours.
• The course is divided into 5 module lessons that all include reading- and video-based materials, as well as externally linked webpages, with a quiz/posttest to be completed at the end of the lessons.
• Participants are required to score 80% or higher to pass the module quizzes. Unlimited attempts are allowed.
• The evaluation survey will be immediately available once the required coursework and quizzes are finished, and must be completed to receive a certificate.
• The certificate will be available for download once the evaluation survey is submitted.

Certificates

The certificate of completion will be available for download in the ScarletCanvas-Catalog Learning Platform once the evaluation survey is submitted. Participants will also receive an automated email from ScarletCanvas-Catalog at notifications@instructure.com containing a link to download the certificate within 24-hours of completion. Ensure you have this email address marked as a safe sender to receive communications from ScarletCanvas-Catalog.

Cancellations, Grievances, Accessibility Requests & Learning Accommodations

Please visit the Policies section of our website for more information on our processes for cancellations, grievances, course completions & certificates, participant conduct, and accessibility requests and learning accommodations.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you require an accommodation to participate in this course, please contact CSW Accessibility as early as possible and in advance of the training start date by email at csw-accessibility@osu.edu or call 614-688-1657. Requests received at least 14-days prior to the date you plan to begin a course will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the College will make every effort to meet requests that we receive regardless of lead time.

Questions, Concerns, or Feedback? Contact Us!

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback about the course content or delivery format, please contact the CSW Office of Continuing Education at cswce@osu.edu. For questions related to the course content, our office will facilitate communication with the course instructor on your behalf and connect you, if applicable. 

The Ohio State University, College of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education, 302 Stillman Hall, 1947 College Road, Columbus, OH, 43210. Phone: (614) 292-3032 Email: cswce@osu.edu Website: csw.osu.edu/continuing-education/