This session will provide reflections from social workers providing counseling to Ethically Non-Monogamous (ENM) and Polyamorous individuals. This presentation outlines a narrative qualitative methods study assessing the status of social work education in its capacity to meet the diverse needs of individuals and couples engaged in alternative forms of relationships.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
In this session, participants will explore common challenges social work clinicians encounter when supporting clients in polyamorous and ethically non-monogamous relationships.
In this session, participants will examine existing gaps in social work education regarding non-traditional relationship structures.
In this session, participants will create strategies for integrating training on alternative relationship structures into social work education and ongoing professional development.
