Treating Sexual Abuse Survivors from Insular Communities
Friday, January 23, 2026
10-12 PM EST Via GoogleMeet
About This Course
This 2-hour continuing education course equips social workers and mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills to provide effective, culturally competent care to survivors of sexual abuse from insular communities. Drawing from real-world case examples, current research, and clinical best practices, the course explores the cultural, social, and historical dynamics that can both support and harm individuals within closed or tightly knit groups.
Participants will learn how community structures, belief systems, and informal justice mechanisms can enable abuse, silence victims, and prioritize collective preservation over individual safety. The training also examines the unique barriers survivors face in seeking help, including fear of ostracism, loss of identity, and mistrust of outside systems.
Target Audience
Social Workers or other clinical mental health professionals
Content Level
Beginner
Meet the Instructor
Meira Ellias, LCSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
Meira is one of the founders and co-owners of Good Company Therapy Group, a trauma focused outpatient practice in Northern Virginia. Meira received her MSW from Columbia University in 2010 and has worked in the field of sexual abuse treatment and prevention since her second year clinical internship at the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Sexual Abuse Treatment and Prevention Program in Bronx, NY. After moving to the DMV, with a few clinical and physical stops along the way, Meira became the clinical supervisor at the inpatient unit in the Center for Post Traumatic and Dissociative Disorders in Washington, DC. Meira has been in private practice since 2018.
Learning Objectives
After attending this course, participants will be able to:
- Define insular communities
- Recognize mechanisms within insular communities that protect abusers
- Explore barriers to traditional trauma work
- Describe the role of cultural competence when working with sexual abuse survivors from insular communities
Course Interaction & System Requirements
This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions.The system requirements are:
- Platform: Google Meet (link will be provided in advance of the webinar)
- Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher
- Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher
- Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL & any other medium that is internet accessible.
Fees & Registration
Register for our live, interactive training webinar designed to help clinicians provide effective, culturally competent care to sexual abuse survivors from insular communities.
Cost
$39.99(includes CE Credit)
Registration Deadline
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Cancellations
Cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to the live webinar to receive a refund.
Course Completion & CE Info Course Completion Requirements
What are the requirements for CE credit?
To earn CE credit, social workers must:
- Log in at the scheduled time
- Attend the entire course (sign in/out required in the chatbox)
- Complete an online course evaluation
When will certificates be emailed?
Certificates of completion will be emailed within 15 business days of course completion.
Who approved this course?
When The Community Is Against You: Treating Sexual Abuse Survivors From Insular Communities, 6487, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Good Company Therapy Group as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 10/1/2025 to 10/1/2027.
How many credits will you receive?
Social workers completing this course receive two clinical continuing education credits.
