Power Hour: Using Storytelling and Music to Enhance Resilience and Address Vicarious Trauma 12/11/25

CEU Creations presents:
Using Storytelling and Music to Enhance Resilience and Address Vicarious Trauma 12/11/25

FEATURING:

• Creative strategies in storytelling and music to strengthen resilience and reduce the impact of vicarious trauma
• An inspiring firsthand account from musician and cancer survivor Tom Willner on using music and storytelling to thrive

EVENT INFO:

Thursday, December 11, 2025
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Eastern time
Events open 15 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the event opens.

COST:

Registration: Free, courtesy of Heard

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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:

Social Workers
ASWB ACE – 1 General CE credit
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 1 Contact hour
Psychologists
APA – 1 CE credit
Counselors
NBCC ACEP – 1 Contact hour
NY State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 1 Contact hour
Addiction Professionals
NAADAC – This course is not approved for NAADAC Contact hours
Nurses
California Board of Registered Nursing – 1 Contact hour
Case Managers
CCMC – 1 Contact hour

Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.

Target Audience: Social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and case managers

OVERVIEW:

Mental health practitioners often face burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and vicarious trauma alongside their clients. This engaging course introduces music and storytelling as creative strategies for resilience. Participants will complete the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) scale for self-reflection, review research on creative interventions, and hear firsthand from musician and cancer survivor Tom Willner, who shares how he used music and storytelling to cope with cancer and survive to thrive.

OBJECTIVES:

By attending this training, you will be able to:

• Differentiate burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and vicarious trauma as they relate to professional quality of life.
• Evaluate their own levels of compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress by completing and reflecting on the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) scale.
• Identify at least two evidence-informed strategies using music and storytelling to enhance resilience and mitigate vicarious trauma.

AGENDA (all times are Eastern):

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Log in and Networking
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Presentation

PRESENTER BIO:

Tom Willner, Cancer Survivor, Speaker, and Musician
Tom Willner is a cancer survivor, keynote speaker, and musician who uses his story and original music to help healthcare professionals reconnect with purpose, build resilience, and deepen clinical empathy. Diagnosed with cancer in his 30s, Tom turned his journey into a stage work (Turning Thirty, The Musical) and later a book (Having a Ball at Thirty: How I Got Through Cancer by Writing a Musical), both of which have been used to educate and inspire healthcare audiences.

He has presented CE-accredited programs for thousands of professionals, blending humor, storytelling, and music with practical strategies for preventing burnout and improving the patient experience. Tom has delivered a TEDx talk and spoken for organizations such as the Oncology Nursing Society, NASW Georgia, and Emory University. His story has also been featured on NBC, CBS, Fox 5, TBS, and in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Anne McSweeney, LCSW, President of CEU Creations
Anne McSweeney has a diverse background in medical social work, education, and community relations. With a social work career that spans over two decades, she has been planning continuing education training for over 17 years. Anne founded CEU Creations in 2010 to transform the CE landscape. Her goal is to provide innovative training that keep the learner engaged, connect the learner with community resources/companies (which in turn, allows for the CEs to be more affordable) and ultimately change best practices and outcomes. Prior to founding CEU Creations, she practiced medical social work for over 8 years, working primarily with the geriatric population in home health, hospice, and dialysis. In 2015, she was appointed to the Fulton County Commission on Elderly Affairs where she served for 5 years as an advocate for seniors in Fulton County. She has also served on the boards of The Aimee Copeland Foundation, The Atlanta Senior Care Network Niche and Ageless Interaction.

COURSE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:

To ensure you are ready to participate, please review these tips and tricks to ensure a better webinar experience.

This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. A computer or mobile device is required. Zoom account is not required.

You will receive a reminder email approximately 24 hours prior to the start of the training and a link to join the webinar will be in your CEU Creations account under Member Profile.

To receive credit, you must log in on time, attend the entire presentation, and interact.

POST EVENT: When the training ends, your attendance will be processed using Zoom analytics. Once processed, the evaluation link will be available in your account and we ask that you complete it within 3 days of the training. Once your evaluation is complete, your certificate will be available in your CEU Creations account within 24-72 hours.

Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.

FINE PRINT

SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/24-11/22/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1 General continuing education credit.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0616. This activity is approved for 1 Contact hour.

PSYCHOLOGISTS: 1 CE Credit 
CEU Creations is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

COUNSELORS: 1 Contact hour
 CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0199. This activity is approved for 1 Contact hour.

ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS:  This course is not approved for NAADAC Contact hours.

NURSES: 1 Contact hour. CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP17905. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure transferability of the CE credits.

Cancellation Policy: Registrants must cancel their registration in their CEU Creations account. No email, faxes, or mail cancellations will be accepted. Cancellation fee: $25. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within five (5) business days prior to the workshop date.

Accessibility Accommodations: At CEU Creations, we are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all individuals. We strive to ensure our continuing education content, website, and services are usable by everyone, regardless of ability. We are continually working to enhance accessibility and user experience for all of our users. If you encounter any barriers, have questions, or wish to request accommodations, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can contact us at [email protected] and a member of our team will review your message and respond promptly.

Event Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy: In the event that CEU Creations cancels or reschedules an event, registered participants will be given the option to receive a full refund, a credit toward a different event of the same value, or to transfer their registration to the rescheduled date.