An invitation to dig deep . . .

This 8-week course calls participants in to discuss, explore, share connections, and cultivate a deep and somatic awareness of whiteness and its impact on their own lives and the lives of those around them. This course will invite participants dig deep into long-held patterns and assumptions and to begin the work of loosening and shifting the behaviors that stem from them. Whether you’re just beginning your journey understanding yourself as a racial being or whether this course is another step on that already-years-long path, Anne and Cal will create an experience that will inspire you to ask usefully unsettling questions about how and why inequity persists.

Course Dates

This course meets on Tuesday from 4-6pm Eastern for eight (8) weeks, from February 6 - March 26, 2024.

The course will meet virtually via Zoom.

Cancellation Policy

Please read CAREFULLY.

Included in the course tuition is a non-refundable $50 registration fee.  If you cancel or withdraw from a course 30 days prior to the course start date you will be refunded your full tuition less the $50 registration fee.  If you cancel or withdraw from a course fewer than 30 days (but more than one week) prior to the course start date you will be refunded 50% of your tuition less the $50 registration fee.  If you cancel or withdraw from a course fewer than 7 days prior to the course start date your tuition will be non-refundable.

In the event of proper documentation of medical emergency, death in the immediate family, or weather prohibiting travel your entire tuition (including the registration fee) may be allowed to be rolled over to a workshop at a later date.  This special consideration will be allowed one time only at the discretion of the instructor.

If a course is cancelled due to low enrollment your tuition (including the registration fee) will be refunded in full.

Course tuition

NCBTMB Approved

Ethics Hours for Massage Therapists

This course has been approved by NCBTMB for 16 Ethics CEs.

Approved for Continuing Education

*Please note: In order to be eligible for CE credit, you must register with your full name (as it appears on your professional license) and your license state and number.

Approved for 16 contact/clock hours of continuing education credit by the Continuing Education Institute of Illinois for the following professions:

  • Acupuncturist
  • Athletic Trainer
  • Counselor-Professional/Clinical
  • Dentist/Dental Hygienist
  • Dietitian/Nutritionist
  • Marriage and Family Counselor
  • Nurse (APN, RN, LPN)
  • Nursing Home Administrator
  • Occupational Therapist/COTA
  • Physical Therapist/PTA
  • Psychologist
  • Respiratory Therapist
  • Social Worker

Please refer to https://ceupro.com/  for eligibility of CE credit for your profession in your state or contact your licensing board/credential provider for continuing education requirements.  Questions, please contact cgermain@continuingeducationpartner.com


Instructors

Guest Instructor Anne Kelemen

Anne Kelemen, LICSW, ACHP-SW is the Director of Psychosocial Spiritual Care at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Ms. Kelemen joined the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Section of Palliative Care in 2013. In 2015, she was named MedStar Health Palliative Care Clinician of the Year. Prior to joining the Hospital Center staff, Ms. Kelemen instituted the first palliative care service at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She first developed an interest in palliative care while a hospice volunteer in Maryland, and then received her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Maryland and a post-master’s certificate in End of Life Care from the Smith College School of Social Work. Ms. Kelemen continues to facilitate support groups for bereaved family members and for teens and young adults. Her research interests include the intersection between language and medicine, non-physical pain, and spirituality at the end of life.

Instructor & Executive Director Cal Cates

Cal has been teaching and developing curriculum for massage therapy courses focused on hospital-based practice, oncology massage and end of life care since 2007. Their experience in clinical practice in hospitals around the US has informed their teaching style greatly. Cal is clear that massage therapy is healthcare and feels a personal commitment to inviting students to consider themselves as integral to a whole person healing process. Their favorite thing about teaching healthcare providers is the ability to blend nerdiness and authenticity to create opportunities to be more effective, more human and more flexible.

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