Description:
OPD Points: 5
The first webinar in the Climate Aware Practitioners Professional Development series. Participants will be introduced to Psychology for a Safe Climate’s Support Model, an evidence-informed approach to supporting people who are distressed by the reality of climate change. Participants may wish to take their learning further by participating in the entire series of Climate Aware Practitioner Professional Development.To obtain OCD credits, a short assessment must be completed for each workshop.All events are via Zoom (AEDT/AEST – Melbourne time).
Key Learning Objectives / Outcomes:
Iin this 2 hour workshop, participants will engage with their own response to climate change in order to develop capacity to provide professional support around this challenging issue.PSC encourages expression of emotions about climate change without pathologising people’s responses. Eco-anxiety and climate distress are seen as rational responses to the growing climate crisis.
Presenter / Provider:
Psychology for a Safe Climate
Presenter Qualifications:
PSC was founded in response to the lack of individual and community commitment to address the climate emergency.As psychologists and other helping professionals, we aim to use our professional knowledge and skills to increase understanding and engagement with the psychological impact of climate change.
Contact:
- PSC Administration and Office Manager
- Email for enquiries
- info@psychologyforasafeclimate.org
