Beyond Competency: Building an Actively Inclusive Therapy Practice

  • Instructor: Charla Yearwood, LCSW
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  • Level: Intermediate
  • 1.25 CE credits
Course description

This continuing education course challenges mental health professionals to move beyond surface-level cultural competency and commit to actively inclusive, anti-oppressive clinical work. Participants will explore the historical foundations of mental healthcare and how oppressive systems have shaped current practices. The course offers practical strategies to audit clinical documentation, expand referral networks, and evaluate personal and organizational policies through a justice-oriented lens. Attendees will leave with an actionable plan to build a more affirming and equitable therapy practice for marginalized communities.

Target audience: social workers, therapists, counselors, advocates, and human service professionals

Registration & information
This course is offered on-demand at any time.  

Support
Please email support@dointhework.com if you have any questions, concerns, or grievances about this course, or for ADA accommodation.

Refund Policy
At Doin’ The Work, we are committed to providing high-quality continuing education courses. Since our recorded asynchronous courses are delivered digitally and provide immediate access to content, all sales are final, and we do not offer refunds.

Learning Objectives

  1. Analyze the historical foundations of mental health and their ties to oppressive systems.
  2. Identify current barriers in mental health that perpetuate inequities in care.
  3. Apply strategies to integrate anti-oppressive therapy models into clinical practice.
  4. Evaluate community-based models combating inequities in mental healthcare.
  5. Develop an action plan for making therapy actively inclusive and equitable.

Charla Cannon Yearwood, LCSW

Therapist, social worker, educator, change maker
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Charla Cannon Yearwood, MSSW, LCSW (she/her) is an educator and social worker licensed in Indiana and Tennessee. As a strong advocate for equity in mental health, Charla specializes in trauma, racial justice, and identity exploration. Her work focuses on dismantling oppressive systems within mental healthcare and guiding clinicians toward inclusive, liberation-focused practices. Charla is known for engaging workshops that inspire reflection, accountability, and transformation in the therapeutic space. 

Course Completion & CE Information
Course completion requirements: Social workers must complete the entire course and complete a course evaluation to be eligible for CE credit.  

Social workers must pass the posttest with 80% in unlimited attempts to be eligible for CE credit.  

Certificates of completion will be available through our online platform as soon as course evaluations are completed.
Doin’ The Work LLC, provider #2355, 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: 04/18/2025–03/18/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 cultural competence continuing education credits.

View a list of states and provinces that accept ACE.
System requirements
  • An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE or 5G)
  • Speakers and a microphone – built-in, USB plug-in, or wireless Bluetooth
  • Supported operating systems: Windows 10 (not S Mode), Windows 11, macOS X (10.13) or later, Ubuntu 12.04 or higher
  • Supported web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari – all must be current or past 2 versions


This recorded asynchronous course was originally recorded on March 24, 2025.
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