Upcoming Trainings:

From Awareness to Action:
The Ethics of Trauma-Informed Care

December 12, 2025
9:00am- 12:00pm

Online via Zoom
Or
Online Recorded Session

Trauma is ubiquitous, with far-reaching negative impacts on individuals and communities. Mental health providers need to be competent in bringing a trauma-informed ethical decision-making framework into their clinical practice, agencies, and systems, in order to actively counter the effects of trauma while promoting healing, resilience, and recovery. This foundational training offers clinicians a comprehensive introduction to the core tenets of trauma-informed care (TIC), while integrating the ethical principles guiding our profession, and highlighting cultural awareness and cultural humility as essential cornerstones of our work. Professional challenges like burnout, vicarious trauma, and boundaries will be examined through an ethical, trauma-informed lens, and practical strategies for how to mitigate such challenges will be addressed. In addition to didactic and reflective elements, the TIC principles and ethical codes of conduct will be brought to life through thought-provoking case scenarios – so participants can move from awareness to application to action.

There are two ways to attend the training and earn your CEU’s:

  • Online via interactive Zoom on December 12th from 9am-12pm CDT
  • Purchase a recorded training session to view on your own schedule

This training has been approved for 3-hours of ethics and cultural competence CEU’s by the Minnesota Boards of: Marriage and Family Therapy, Behavioral Health and Therapy (LPCC & LADC), Psychology and Social Work.

In addition to Minnesota the following boards in other states where the training has been approved are below:

  • North Dakota Board of: Counselor Examiners.
  • Wisconsin: This training was designed to meet the requirements for the Department of Safey and Professional Services to include the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board.

Agenda

9:00 – 9:15 – Course introduction; definition and prevalence of trauma

9:15 – 10:15 – SAMHSA’s 4Rs and 6 principles of trauma-informed care; connections to ethical principles and professional codes; the role of cultural awareness and humility

10:15 – 10:45 – Case examples; introduction to the trauma-informed ethical decision-making model

10:45 – 11:15 – Applying TIC principles, ethics, and decision-making model to two case studies

11:15 – 11:45 – Professional challenges (burnout, vicarious trauma, boundaries) and strategies to address them

11:45 – 12:00 – Q&A

Investment:

$29.00- Early bird discount- register before 11/28/25

$39.00 – After 11/28/25

Meet your presenter:

Lindsay Murn, PhD, is a Licensed Psychologist in Minnesota with over 16 years of clinical, assessment, and consulting experience spanning multiple settings.

As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and a Master Certified Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Practitioner, Dr. Murn’s clinical specialties include trauma and complex trauma, depression, anxiety, self-worth, interpersonal issues, life transitions, and professional burnout. She offers psychological testing for adults who are looking for diagnostic clarification on executive functioning issues, as well as therapeutic assessments to deepen one’s understanding of themselves and determine more effective treatment directions. In addition, Dr. Murn is dedicated to training the next generation of mental health professionals as a clinical supervisor and consultant.

Dr. Murn is passionate about providing dynamic, research-informed training experiences that promote personal and professional growth for students, practitioners, educators, and organizations. She has presented original research at regional, state, and national conferences and delivers continuing education workshops for mental health professionals. Her trainings are informative, experiential, and practical, with areas of expertise including the neurobiology of trauma, trauma-informed care and interventions, sexual violence, clinical supervision, self-compassion, and professional burnout.

Register Today

https://traumaethics.eventbrite.com

Recorded Trainings:

Earn CEU’s by viewing these recordings that were filmed specifically to be viewed on your own schedule.
 

This recorded training, approved by your licensing board for both 3 hours of supervision and ethics CEU’s, explores the delicate balance between support and challenge in the supervisory relationship. This training emphasizes how ethical supervision is not simply about oversight, but about actively fostering professional growth through honest feedback, clear expectations, and a commitment to clinical excellence. Participants will examine how accountability, when rooted in empathy and respect, becomes a tool for empowerment rather than punishment. Through case studies, ethical frameworks, and practical tools, supervisors will learn how to hold supervisees accountable in a way that promotes competence, confidence, and care—ultimately ensuring the highest standards of practice for clients and the profession.

This training has been approved for 3-hours of supervision and ethics, board approved CEU’s by the Minnesota Boards of: Marriage and Family Therapy, Behavioral Health and Therapy (LPCC & LADC), Psychology and Social Work.

In addition to Minnesota the following boards in other states where the training has been approved are below:

  • South Dakota Board of: Addiction and Prevention Professionals, Examiners for Psychologists, Social Work Examiners, and Examiners for Counselors & Marriage and Family Therapists.
  • North Dakota Board of: Counselor Examiners, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work Examiners, Addiction Counselor Examiners, and Psychologist Examiners.
  • Wisconsin: This training was designed to meet the requirements for the Department of Safey and Professional Services to include the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board.

Agenda

Course Introduction

Role of the Clinical Supervisor

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Ethics in Supervision

Theory of Compassionate Accountability

Compassionate Accountability in Action

Case Study Review

Meet your presenter:

Thad Shunkwiler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Science at Minnesota State University, Mankato. In addition to his academic work as a counselor educator, he is a licensed behavioral health provider with over a decade of experience in providing treatment and clinical supervision.

His professional accolades include being named a Presidential Teaching Scholar, a Fellow of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and a Fellow of the National Rural Health Association. In addition to his accolades, he holds a Governor Tim Walz appointment to the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy where he currently serves as Board Vice-Chair. Additionally, he has the privilege to serve on the board of directors for the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health and the Minnesota Rural Health Association.

As a published author, TEDx speaker, along with being a national and international conference keynote presenter, Professor Shunkwiler is a recognized expert in behavioral healthcare.

Investment:

$39.00

Register Today

https://compassionateaccountabilityrecording.eventbrite.com

Continuing Education

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