On-Demand CE Training
ODL 390: Understanding and Integrating Client Spiritual Background and Worldview
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credit for an asynchronous course. Some state boards may place restrictions regarding the modality of training required for ethics credits to be awarded. If this training indicates ethics credits are available, please verify that your state allows them to be earned through an on-demand course format.
Please note: This on-demand webinar is a replay of a live CE event. The format reflects the original presentation and may include live Q&A, transitions, and intermittent audio/visual fluctuations typical of a live recording.
5 CREDIT HOURS APPROVED FOR:
Social Workers
ASWB ACE – 5 Clinical Continuing Education credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 5 Contact hours
Psychologists
APA – 5 CE credits
Counselors 5 Contact hours
NBCC ACEP – 5 Contact hours
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 5 Contact hours
Addiction Professionals
NAADAC – 5 Contact hours
Nurses
California Board of Registered Nursing – 5 Contact hours
Case Managers
CCMC – 5 Contact hours
Created On: 2/23/26
Target Audience:
This course is targeted for social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses and case managers.
Counselor Skill Groups:
4. Counseling Services
Overview:
When seeking to understand those we serve, spirituality is often relegated to a single question on intake forms. Though it is an important aspect of complete wellness, spirituality is an often-overlooked dimension of client well-being. In this 5-hour training, we will restore client spiritual background and worldview as an essential piece of client understanding and framework for care.
From spiritual trauma to strong convictions, to disparities and barriers experienced by some populations, understanding the spiritual background of clients can deepen client conceptualization and improve outcomes. Through case studies, discussion, and interactive components, we will engage in a fresh approach to ethically and competently understand and integrate a client’s spiritual beliefs, background, practices, and worldview into ongoing care.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the session, the participant will be able to:
- Describe a wider framework for spirituality and worldview as an important component of wellness
- Explain the rationale and importance of spiritual background and worldview for client conceptualization
- Identify points of care when spiritual background or worldview are especially important to know and utilize
- Recognize the role of spiritual wounds in client care, including spiritual trauma and crises of faith as well as barriers to spiritual support in some marginalized communities
- Develop strategies for understanding and integrating client spiritual background and worldview into ongoing care
Presenter:
Charity Muse, MS, BCC
Charity Muse, MS, BCC, provides coaching, consultation, and training in spiritual wellness, leadership, and inclusivity. Previously, she worked as a therapist in private practice in North Georgia where she specialized in serving the LGBTQ+ community. Charity’s additional background in collegiate & community mental health included leading the counseling center at a small liberal arts college where she also designed outreach and workshops for a variety of diversity and mental health topics. As a sought-after speaker, Charity has a relaxed yet professional approach to teaching which combines theory, competencies, personal stories, and clinical experience as a therapist. She has written for LGBTQ+ spiritual resources and has published LGBTQ+ fiction and poetry. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her wife, kids, and friends, songwriting, cooking, and hiking.