Marie Cortez, LCSW, CPLC
Monday, March 23, 2026
9 am – 11 am
Webinar
2 CECs

Registration Fee: $75
10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and Current SSW Field Instructors

Clients experiencing chronic illness or medical trauma frequently face emotional challenges, including fear, grief, exhaustion, and uncertainty. These clients often suffer from anxiety and depression.

This webinar offers behavioral health professionals a compassionate, trauma-informed framework for supporting clients impacted by chronic illness and medical trauma. Attendees will learn how to provide emotional and nervous system support, validate lived experiences, and offer practical interventions that help clients feel more grounded, empowered, and supported within their medical journeys. The focus will be on strategies that acknowledge and respect both the psychological and physical realities encountered by these clients.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify common psychological and emotional responses associated with chronic illness and medical trauma, including grief, hypervigilance, loss of identity, and burnout
• Differentiate between trauma responses and adjustment-related stress in clients with ongoing medical conditions
• Apply behavioral health interventions that support nervous system regulation, emotional safety, and self-advocacy in clients with chronic illness
• Support clients in navigating identity shifts and boundary challenges related to medical care, caregiving roles, and fluctuating capacity
• Practice ethically appropriate, scope-aligned interventions that complement medical treatment without minimizing physical symptoms