Authentic Leadership for Therapists: Embracing the Transformative Path
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Authentic Leadership for Therapists: Embracing the Transformative Path

Fri, Oct 10th, 2025
11:00am – 2:15pm US Eastern Time
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About the Event

Are you a therapist transitioning into a leadership role for the first time? Or perhaps you've been leading for a while but are encountering new challenges along the way? Stepping into a leadership role is a profound journey that offers immense rewards while also presenting unique obstacles. Many therapists, with their exceptional therapeutic skills, find themselves in leadership positions, yet navigating the complexities of leading, supervising, or managing others demands a fresh set of competencies often overlooked in graduate school.

This experiential training is designed to support you in becoming the authentic and wholehearted leader you aspire to be. Central to authentic leadership are key competencies such as unwavering integrity, mastering healthy use of power dynamics, fostering effective and empathetic communication, honing conflict resolution skills, and cultivating shame-resilience.

By the end of this transformative workshop, you'll emerge with newfound confidence and an arsenal of practical tools for your ongoing growth as a leader.

Live Event
This live online event will be held as a Zoom Webinar. Attendees will have the option to interact through features such as the Chat and Q&A, but cameras and microphones will not be enabled.

Live Event Instructor

Sarah Buino

Sarah Buino

Sarah Buino is a therapist, teacher, speaker and the founder of Head/Heart Therapy, Inc. She is a licensed clinical social worker, certified addictions counselor, NARM Therapist, and Certified Daring Way facilitator. She holds a masters degree from Loyola University in Chicago and specializes in shame, substance use disorders, and trauma. She has trained in a variety of therapy modalities including: NARM (neuro-affective relational model), sensorimotor psychotherapy, comprehensive energy psychology, psychodrama/experiential therapy, and shame-resilience. She uses each of these modalities as a framework to support resilience within her clients and create a space for self-knowledge and growth. Sarah became part of Loyola University’s School of Social Work adjunct faculty in 2015 and Fordham University’s adjunct faculty in 2019. She is committed to supporting the newest generation of social workers to become passionate about and competent in working with substance use disorders.

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Identify the key competencies required for authentic leadership.
  2. 2 Develop actionable strategies for enhancing leadership skills by reflecting on one's leadership style and effectiveness.
  3. 3 Describe how ethical considerations and professional standards affect leadership practices.

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Joint Accreditation (JA)

3 Psychologist CE credit hours General
3 Social Worker CE credit hours General
Eligible until Oct 11th, 2025
In support of improving patient care, CE Learning Systems, LLC, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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American Psychological Association (APA)

3 CE credit hours General
Eligible until Oct 11th, 2025
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
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Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB ACE)

3 CE credit hours General
Eligible until Oct 11th, 2025
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, CE Learning Systems LLC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 3 general continuing education credit(s).
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Event Agenda

Agenda times are listed in US Eastern Time. That is 3 hours later than US Pacific Time. The event starts at 8:00am US Pacific Time.

11:00-11:15am - Introduction
  • Who am I?
  • Who are you?

11:15-12:00pm -  Module 1: Integrity and Accountability

  • What is authenticity?
  • Integrity
  • Dreaming accountability

12:00-12:45pm - Module 2: Power

  • What is power?
  • Five types of power
  • Up-power/down-power


12:45-1:00pm - BREAK


1:00-1:30pm - Module 3: Communication and Conflict

  • Intro to nonviolent communication
  • Conflict 

1:30-1:45pm - Module 4: Trust

  • Building blocks of trust

1:45-2:15pm - Module 5: Shame and Self-Compassion

  • Shame
  • Self-compassion
  • Shame resilience in leadership


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