What is Narcissistic Abuse and How Do We Intervene? A Clinicians Guide

When
Sunday, June 22, 2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
Location
Online ZOOM
Spaces left
46

Registration

Members – $75.00
$25 per credit hour
Nonmember – $120.00
$40 per credit hour
Student/Graduate/Retiree – $45.00
$15 per credit hour
VASCSW Member – $75.00

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Presenter Ed Geraty, LCSW-C (MD), LICSW (WV), LCSW (VA), LICSW (DC)

CEUs: Category 1 | 3.0

Synopsis this presentation will explain the patterns of the traumatizing narcissist and the relational system of subjugation; discuss the origin of the Narcissistic ABUSE CYCLE ; and describe how victims of the traumatizing narcissist can be helped to recognize the nature of the abuse and learn to recover from damage to the sense of self.

Workshop Objectives:

Upon finishing this training, participants will be able to:

Define narcissistic abuse and its clinical presentation
Identify signs and patterns of narcissistic abuse in clients
Understand psychological effects on survivors
Learn evidence-based therapeutic approaches
Discuss treatment challenges and clinician strategies

Agenda:

10 to 10:30 Define narcissistic abuse
10:30 to 11 Identify signs and patterns of narcissistic abuse in clients
11 to 11:30 Understand psychological effects on survivors
11:30 to 11:40 break
11:40 to 12:15 Learn evidence-based therapeutic approaches
12:15 to 12:45 treatment challenges and clinician strategies

12:45 to 11 wrap up

Recommended Reading:

The Path to Healing: Therapeutic Approaches for Overcoming Narcissistic Abuse. Ed Geraty LCSW-C, Amazon.com
The Nature and Nurture of Narcissism: Understanding Narcissistic Personality Disorder from the Perspective of Gene - Environment Interaction, Peter Salerno PsyD, Amazon.com
Unmask and Break Free From Narcissists: How to Identify and Recover From Narcissistic Abusive Relationships, Dana Raiser, Amazon.com

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