Healing Moral Injury for Social Justice Warriors: A 5-Step Guide to

Advocating for social justice often comes at a cost, especially when the fight challenges your deepest moral values.

Healing Moral Injury for Social Justice Warriors unpacks the psychological, emotional, and existential toll of moral injury—distress caused by actions (or inactions) that violate your ethical beliefs. Unlike burnout, this injury doesn’t go away with a nap; it requires intentional healing. Drawing on research and real-world scenarios, this course guides you through a reflective 5-step process to address systemic constraints, reconcile personal values, and begin meaningful recovery. As an NBCC-approved course, it offers both personal growth and professional renewal, empowering you to continue your work without losing yourself in the process.

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Every course carries Dr. O'Hana and Dr. Rose's signature. Navigate a curated collection of empathy-driven education - exclusively written, consistently updated, and perfected by our co-founders themselves.

It's Not Burnout

Define moral injury and differentiate it from burnout, highlighting its unique impact on mental health professionals engaged in social justice advocacy.

Systems Matter

Identify key systemic, organizational, cultural, and emotional factors contributing to moral injury in mental health practice.

A Guide to Help

Apply a 5-step reflective process to begin healing your moral injury, addressing personal values, emotional wounds, and supportive resources.

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The Counselor Edge. LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.7656. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Counselor Edge LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

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$79.50

Healing Moral Injury for Social Justice Warriors: A 5-Step Guide to Overcoming Burnout in Advocacy Work (2 CE Hours)

Wellness and Prevention (NBCC Category)

We have a lot of fun at The Counselor Edge LLC, but this course is serious. It’s deep and personal, because it touches on why you're compelled to do this work. We know you chose this profession because you care about people and want to change things to make it better for them. This isn’t a course about advocacy competencies, burnout, or moral injury per se - you’ve already learned about how these things feed into your secondary traumatic stress and hopefully you already have ways to deal with it. (If you don’t, we’ll write more courses to help you.) This course is about the burnout and deep-psyche injury when you have done everything you can to advocate for a client and you don’t feel like it’s working. What happens if the client isn’t into your/their personal advocacy? What happens when you do everything you can - even go overboard - and it seems like every systemic door is slammed in your face? This course deals with the pain and frustration you experience in those times. Pain can change you for the better or for the worse. In this course, you will learn how to make meaning of pain - both yours and the client’s - and use that meaning to strengthen your clinical, cultural competence, and advocacy strategies.

Meet Dr. Amy O'Hana

Dr. Amy O'Hana merges two decades of mental health education with a genuine zeal for real-world application. A PhD holder passionate about understanding human motivation and ethical practice, Dr. O'Hana breathes life into theory. She creates CE courses transcending the traditional, focusing on mental health empowerment and practical knowledge.

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When a Client’s Report of Suicidal Ideation is Holding YOU Hostage: Do DAMAGE CONTROL (4 CE Hours)

Few things are scarier than when clients threaten to harm themselves or others. You were taught to take those threats seriously and develop safety plans to protect the client, the public, and to reduce your liability. But how confident are you that a person willing to take their own life or someone else’s is going to honor the no-harm contract you just had them sign? If they follow through with their harmful plans, you can’t hold them accountable to the contract. There is a better way to do DAMAGE CONTROL. This acronym will help you determine risk factors and risk level with associated suggestions for immediate action. You will see it used in a role-played session, download the DAMAGE CONTROL checklist, and watch us turn an assessment into a plan.

Dr. MJ Rose

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10 Minute Treatment Plans with Goals that Clients Actually Want to Achieve (2 CE Hours)

Say goodbye to the frustration of outdated treatment plans that no one wants to follow. In 10 Minute Treatment Plans With Goals That Clients Actually Want to Achieve, you’ll learn how to create quick, effective, and client-centered plans that actually work. Using Self-Determination Theory (yes, it’s as cool as it sounds), this course teaches you how to ditch the boring, symptom-focused approach and craft plans that align with your client’s motivations. With a free digital template and practical strategies, you’ll finally feel confident in your treatment plans—and maybe even excited to write them. Bonus: no more painful paperwork, because we’re all about keeping things simple and stress-free.

Dr. Amy O'Hana