When Consent Is Compromised:

Applied Clinical Skills for Treating Sexual Coercion

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8.5 continuing education hours* for navigating sexual trauma’s gray areas

Gain Clarity. Work Ethically.
Treat Effectively.

One-time investment of $347 for lifetime access

*See FAQ section for official CE approval and credit details.

Approved for 5.25 ACE CE Hours
Approved for 5.25 NBCC hours

Treating the Trauma that Goes Unrecognized

Clients rarely come in with a clear narrative of trauma or harm. What they bring instead is uncertainty, self-doubt, hesitation, and shame. Clinicians need a roadmap to navigate the confusion.

It often starts quietly. A client says, “I didn’t say no,” or “It wasn’t violent,” or “I went back.” They may present with anxiety, hypervigilance, or fractured self-trust, yet lack a story that fits standard textbook definitions of trauma.

When legal or cultural frameworks offer no clear answers, even experienced clinicians can feel caught between the fear of minimizing a client’s pain and the fear of ethically overstepping by naming it for them.

You do not need to sit in that uncertainty.

This course bridges the gap between legal ambiguity and clinical reality, offering applied skills for validating harm and treating the nervous system—without becoming an investigator or assigning labels a client is not ready to claim.

You will learn how to work with sexual experiences that weren’t violent, weren’t consensual, and don’t fit the language many clients have been given. Sexual coercion often shows up not as disclosure, but as confusion: clients questioning their reactions, blaming themselves for compliance, or struggling to name harm at all.

Instead of guessing, you will build:

  • The exact scripts to talk about it.
  • The assessment frameworks to understand it.
  • The treatment interventions to heal it.

Move from “I hope I’m doing this right” to having a precise clinical plan that protects your license, respects your client’s agency, and treats the trauma that goes unnamed.

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If you work with clients navigating the aftermath of pressured or compromised sexual experiences, this training will help you approach that work with greater confidence, precision, and care.

Who This Course Is For

When Consent Is Compromised is for graduate-level mental health professionals, including social workers, counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and related clinicians.

To enroll, you must be a licensed or pre-licensed mental health professional, or a graduate student in a qualifying mental health program.

This training is the right fit if:

  • You are a private practice clinician who feels the weight of making high-stakes decisions about safety and abuse without an agency team or supervisor down the hall to back you up.
  • You feel confident treating anxiety or depression but struggle when a client describes a sexual dynamic that feels “off” without meeting clear legal definitions of assault.
  • You worry about your documentation and are concerned you may minimize harm by saying too little or overstep scope and liability by labeling too much.
  • You want to treat trauma effectively but are not trained in trauma-focused modalities such as CPT or EMDR and need a clinically sound roadmap that stays within scope.
  • You struggle to help clients make sense of sexual gray areas, especially when they blame themselves, and want clear, non-shaming language to address guilt, compliance, and survival responses.

Right Now, Treating Coercion Feels Like Walking a Tightrope.

You may hear a client describe a sexual dynamic that feels abusive to you, while they describe it as “complicated.” You may hesitate between saying too much and saying too little, aware that language, timing, and context matter.

In these moments, you are holding a difficult question. How do you validate harm without imposing a definition that conflicts with the client’s reality?

The hardest parts of this work are rarely dramatic. They are subtle and internal. You may find yourself carefully tracking your responses, deciding whether to educate, clarify, intervene, or pause. When definitions vary and training has not provided clear guidance for situations like these, it is easy to default to caution or silence, even when the work could move forward.

This is not a lack of skill. It reflects a gap in structured training for moments like these.

    Imagine Working With a Clearer Clinical Framework

    Imagine approaching these sessions knowing what you are listening for and how to assess impact before deciding how to intervene.

    Instead of deciding everything in real time, you have a way to determine pacing, choose interventions intentionally, and support movement without overwhelming the client or forcing conclusions.

    With a stronger framework, these conversations feel more contained. The work moves forward without avoiding complexity or rushing insight.

    This course is designed to support that kind of clinical decision making.

    Imagine a practice where you:

      • Assess sexual coercion as trauma exposure, using a clear framework to understand its impact on the nervous system and determine appropriate clinical focus.
      • Pace treatment intentionally, balancing stabilization, exploration, and meaning-making without overwhelming clients or stalling the work.
      • Select and apply interventions that support agency and nervous system regulation, even when client insight is still forming.
      • Help clients understand and name their experience, using appropriate, non-shaming language that respects readiness and preserves agency.
      • Move stalled cases forward with clearer treatment planning, so sessions feel purposeful rather than cautious or improvised.
      • Work confidently within scope, making grounded clinical decisions that are ethical, effective, and healing for your clients.

        Enroll Now and Build a Clearer Clinical Plan for Working with Sexual Coercion

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        Watch Your Clinical Work

        Transform

        From Diagnostic Uncertainty → To Understanding Coercion As Trauma Exposure

        Move from wondering whether an experience “counts” to understanding sexual coercion as a form of trauma exposure, with clear clinical implications for assessment and treatment.

        From Isolated Examples → To Applied Case-Based Learning

        Stop trying to generalize from theory alone. Learn through case vignettes, seeing assessment, intervention, pacing, and decision-making applied across different presentations and stages of readiness.

        From Legal Confusion → To Clinically Grounded Language

        Move from uncertainty about laws and labels to working confidently in the gray areas, using clinical language that distinguishes impact from legal definition while staying ethical and within scope.

        From Vague Interpretations → To Structured Assessment Of Impact

        Replace gut-level impressions with frameworks for assessing client impact, diagnostic considerations, and clinical needs so treatment planning becomes clearer and more intentional.

        From Naming Things for Your Clients → To Using Psychoeducation Effectively

        Learn how to apply targeted psychoeducation that helps clients depathologize survival responses, reduce shame, and develop language for their experience without overwhelming or leading them.

        From Avoiding Sexual Content → To Treating Sexual Impact Directly

        Gain tools for addressing the sexual impacts of coercion using the four pillars of sexual reclamation: choice, desire, meaning, and embodiment, without rushing clients beyond readiness.

        From Guessing At Interventions → To Intentional Clinical Action

        Develop a range of interventions for treating trauma and the impacts of sexual coercion, including Socratic dialogue and harm-reduction strategies when clients remain in coercive relationships.

        From Documentation Anxiety → To Defensible Clinical Notes

        Learn how to document sexual coercion using description over declaration, capturing impact and clinical reasoning clearly while protecting both client narrative and professional liability.

        Stop carrying the weight of clinical uncertainty around sexual coercion, and start working with a clear, ethical framework for treatment.

        What You’ll Gain From This Course

        When Consent is Compromised Learner Workbook on a tablet

        🔍 Understand Sexual Coercion as Trauma Exposure
        Learn how sexual coercion functions as a form of trauma exposure, including its effects on the nervous system, sense of agency, meaning-making, and self-trust. Gain language for explaining this clearly and accurately to clients without relying on legal labels.

        📓🎥 Learn Through Integrated Video Instruction and a Clinical Workbook
        Each lesson pairs focused video teaching with a structured workbook designed for real clinical use. You will apply concepts as you learn them through guided exercises, case prompts, and create scripts you can return to in session planning, documentation, and treatment decisions.

        📚 Apply Skills Through Ongoing Case Vignettes
        Work through recurring clinical case examples involving different clients, allowing you to see assessment, intervention, pacing, and decision-making applied across different presentations, relationships, and stages of readiness.

        ⚖️ Navigate Legal Complexity and Gray Areas of Language
        Learn how to distinguish clinical reality from legal ambiguity. Develop comfort working in gray areas of consent, responsibility, and harm while staying clinically grounded, ethically sound, and within scope.

        Lesson for ACE SW CEUs and NBCC CEUs on a laptop
        A printed copy of the learner workbook on a desk

        🧠 Assess Impact, Diagnosis, and Clinical Needs
        Use structured frameworks to assess the impact of sexual coercion, clarify diagnostic considerations, and determine what clients need most at each stage of treatment. Learn how to decide where to focus clinically rather than relying on instinct alone.

        🗣️ Apply Psychoeducation That Reduces Shame and Builds Understanding
        Learn how to deliver targeted psychoeducation that helps clients depathologize survival responses, develop language for their experience, and reduce self-blame. Understand how to explain freeze, compliance, arousal, and survival without overwhelming or retraumatizing.

        ❤️ Address Sexual Impact and Support Sexual Reclamation
        Learn how to work directly with the sexual impacts of coercion using a clinically grounded framework based on the four pillars of sexual reclamation: choice, desire, meaning, and embodiment. Support agency and healing without rushing clients toward sexual activity before they are ready.

        🛠️ Use Interventions That Treat Trauma and Its Sexual Impacts
        Develop a range of intervention strategies for treating both trauma symptoms and the specific sexual impacts of coercion. Learn how to choose and pace interventions intentionally based on readiness, regulation, and clinical goals.

        Building Trust Through Validation lesson plays on a tablet beside headphones and a latte
        A woman watches her CEU course on her phone to fit in her busy schedule

        ✍️ Document Sexual Coercion Ethically and Defensibly
        Learn how to document sexual coercion using description over declaration. Capture impact, clinical reasoning, and treatment direction in a way that protects client narratives and supports ethical, defensible practice.

        🧭 Navigate Scope, Ethics, and Clinical Decision-Making
        Strengthen your ability to make grounded decisions about what belongs in treatment, what does not, and when referral or consultation is indicated. Learn how to work effectively without becoming an investigator or operating outside your role.

        🛠️ Master Socratic Dialogue and Harm Reduction
        Develop skillful Socratic dialogue to help clients untangle self-blame, responsibility, and meaning without imposing conclusions. Learn harm-reduction strategies for supporting safety and agency when clients remain in coercive relationships.

        📓 Build Applied Skills Through Practice & Workbook Exercises
        Integrate learning across video lessons, guided readings, case material, and a structured workbook. Each concept is applied through exercises and clinical prompts so skills are practiced, not just understood, and can be used immediately in session.

        Workbook activity from the CEU course on sexual coercion
        A woman earns her ACE SW CEUs and NBCC CEUs from her phone

        🎧 Learn on Your Schedule
        Earn 8.5 continuing education hours in a fully on-demand format, including concise lessons, applied demonstrations, recurring case material, exact clinical scripts, and a comprehensive workbook designed for long-term reference.

        No webinars. No rigid timelines. Learn when you want, how you want.

        CE hours include workbook and assigned learning activities in addition to video lessons.

        The Course Curriculum: A Look Inside

        When Consent Is Compromised is an applied clinical training that helps therapists recognize sexual coercion as trauma exposure and respond with clarity, structure, and ethical precision. The course provides concrete frameworks, case-based learning, and a variety of clinical interventions for assessing impact, pacing treatment, facilitating healing, addressing sexual harm, and documenting work responsibly in ambiguous situations.

        Module 1: Understanding Sexual Coercion in Clinical Practice

        Lessons:

        1.1 Course Orientation and Clinical Intent (5:44)

        1.2 Coercion, Consent, and the Myth of Overt Violence (16:25)

        1.3 Navigating the Legal Gray Areas of Sexual Coercion (18:42)

        1.4 The Scope and Effects of Sexual Coercion (9:56)

        1.5 Trauma-Informed Care vs Trauma-Focused Care in Sexual Coercion (18:05)

        Module 2: Clinical Foundations for Treating Sexual Coercion

        Lessons:

        2.1 Holding Therapeutic Space (8:41)

        2.2 Assessing Coercion and Its Impacts (12:31)

        2.3 Building Trust Through Validation (9:34)

        2.4 Harm Reduction and Safety Planning in Coercive Dynamics (11:17)

        2.5 Readiness, Pacing, and Intervention Choice (8:54)

        Module 3: Psychoeducation as Intervention in Sexual Coercion

        Lessons:

        3.1 Teaching Clients About the Nervous System’s Response to Trauma (9:18)

        3.2 Teaching Clients about Consent, Coercion, and Violation (11:00)

        3.3 Untangling Guilt, Shame, and Responsibility (18:21)

        3.4 Explaining Sexual Arousal and Sexuality After Coercion (12:49)

        3.5 Explaining Attachment and Staying in Abusive Relationships Through Psychoeducaiton (6:30)

        Module 4: Clinical Interventions for Trauma Recovery

        Lessons:

        4.1 Identifying Trauma-Based Beliefs and Cultivating Cognitive Flexibility (13:10)

        4.2 Processing Trauma to Facilitate Healing (20:33)

        4.3 Re-Establishing Safety and Trust After Sexual Violation (14:38)

        4.4 Reclaiming Power, Agency, and Control (11:19)

        4.5 Reclaiming Sexuality After Coercion (30:25)

        Module 5: Ethical Judgement and Professional Responsibility in Coercion Work

        Lessons:

        5.1 Managing Countertransference to Protect Client Agency (8:38)

        5.2 Ethical Documentation Protecting Client Agency and Clinical Integrity (5:42)

        5.3 Staying in Scope: Referral and Consultation in Trauma Care (5:41)

        5.4 Answering Your Questions (6:28)

        5.5 Thank You and Course Closing (3:02)

        Enroll Now to Learn How to Assess, Intervene, and Document Sexual Coercion with Confidence

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        About Your Instructor:

        Catherine (Cassie) McCarthy, LICSW is a trauma-focused psychotherapist and clinical educator with over 16 years of experience specializing in PTSD, relational trauma, and complex trauma. She holds a Master of Social Work from Simmons University (2008) and is licensed as an Independent Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts, Illinois, Vermont, Virginia, and Florida.

        Cassie McCarthy LICSW - Trauma-Focused therapist helping women with PTSD and creator of The Trauma-Informed Intake Toolkit for therapist continuing education

        Specialized Training and Expertise in Sexual Trauma, Relational Harm, and Complex PTSD

        Cassie’s clinical work focuses on trauma that emerges in ambiguous and high-impact contexts, including sexual coercion, compromised consent, and relational harm that does not fit clear or socially accepted definitions. She brings extensive experience as a rostered Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) therapist, clinical supervisor, and trainer, grounding her work in evidence-based trauma treatment with careful attention to pacing, agency, and ethical clinical decision-making.

        In addition to her clinical practice, Cassie is a former graduate-level adjunct professor and an experienced clinical educator. Her teaching emphasizes applied clinical judgment, case-based learning, and practical frameworks that help therapists move beyond theory into effective treatment. This course reflects her commitment to trauma work that is precise, ethical, and grounded in the realities of clinical practice, particularly when language, consent, and meaning are still unfolding for clients.

        How Does It All Work?

        5 Easy Steps From Registration to Completion

        The enrollment process has been designed to be as friction-free as the intake system itself. Here is exactly what happens when you join:

        1

        Purchase the Course Through a Secure Checkout

        Click the button below to create your learner account. During the secure checkout process, you will be asked to check a box confirming that you are a graduate-level mental health professional or trainee under supervision of a licensed professional.

        2

        Instant Access to Your Dashboard

        Upon registration, you will receive an automated email with your login details. You can log in immediately to access the Learner Dashboard, where your video modules, downloadable workbook, and clinical templates are waiting for you.

        3

        Learn at Your Own Pace

        This is a non-interactive, 100% asynchronous, home-study program that follows a hybrid model of video lessons and required reading. You can watch the video lessons, complete the readings, and use the workbook exercises on your own schedule—whether that’s between sessions, on weekends, or one module at a time.

        4

        Pass the Test

        To complete the program, you must watch all of the videos in the course and complete all of the readings and workbook exercises. You will then be ready to take a final knowledge assessment (quiz) based directly on the course objectives and learning materials. You must score 80% or higher to pass, and you can retake the assessment if necessary.

        5

        Receive Your Certificate

        Upon passing the assessment and completing the course evaluation, the system will automatically mark the course as complete. You will be able to download a Certificate of Completion documenting 8.5 hours of specialized instruction for your records.

        Note: To support your progress and maintain platform security, accounts remain active as long as you are engaged. Accounts with 3 months of inactivity may be archived, so we encourage you to jump in and start learning!

        Enroll Now To Build Applied Clinical Skills For Treating Sexual Coercion And Its Impacts.

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        Course Objectives:

        This course is designed to develop applied clinical skills for working with sexual coercion in therapy. It focuses on helping clinicians recognize coercion, assess its impacts, deliver trauma-informed interventions, and provide effective psychoeducation while preserving client agency. Learners will also strengthen ethical judgment related to documentation, countertransference, scope of practice, and referral or consultation decisions. Emphasis is placed on practical application rather than theory alone.

        Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

        1. Define sexual coercion, explain how it operates within sexual violence including in the absence of overt physical force, and describe its psychological, relational, and functional impacts in order to inform trauma-informed clinical understanding and assessment.
        2. Apply core clinical foundations for treating sexual coercion, including therapeutic presence, assessment, validation, harm reduction, and informed decision-making regarding pacing and intervention choice.
        3. Deliver psychoeducation as a therapeutic intervention to normalize trauma responses, reduce shame, and support client understanding without minimizing harm or prematurely challenging beliefs.
        4. Identify and intervene on trauma-based belief systems, support cognitive and emotional flexibility, and apply clinical interventions that promote safety, agency, and recovery following interpersonal trauma and sexual coercion.
        5. Manage ethical, emotional, and professional challenges that arise in clinical work with sexual coercion, including recognizing countertransference, documenting experiences accurately without imposing labels, determining when consultation or referral is indicated, and practicing within scope in a manner that preserves client agency, clinical integrity, and ethical responsibility.

          Frequently Asked Questions

          1. What is the Program Fee?

          The Trauma-Informed Intake Toolkit launched in January 2026 with a fee of $247 for the full course, workbook, and all supplemental materials.

          Will I receive CE hours for this training?

          When Consent is Compromised, Applied Clinical Skills for Treating Sexual Coercion Course # 6628, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Cassie McCarthy, LICSW, INC. as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 2/12/26-2/12/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 8.5 clinical continuing education credits.

          Cassie McCarthy, LICSW, INC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 8010. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Cassie McCarthy, LICSW, INC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This program qualifies for 8.5 NBCC continuing education hours.

          Approved for ACE CE Hours Approved for 5.25 NBCC hours

          How is this different from other trauma training I have taken?

          Many trauma trainings focus on theory, modalities, or clearly defined trauma events. This course is designed for the moments that fall outside those frameworks, when consent is compromised, language is unclear, and clinical decisions feel harder to make. Rather than teaching a new modality, it provides structured ways to assess impact, pace treatment, choose interventions, address sexual harm, and document work ethically when trauma does not fit clean categories. The emphasis is on applied clinical judgment and intervention, not re-learning trauma theory you already know.

          How long is the course and how quickly can I implement it?

          The course contains approximately 5 hours of core video lessons and approximately 3.5 hours of reading time, for a total of 8.5 CE hours. It is designed to be completed and implemented in your practice in a short period of time.

            What exactly is included in When Consent Is Compromised: Applied Clinical Skills for Treating Sexual Coercion?

            When Consent Is Compromised, Applied Clinical Skills for Treating Sexual Coercion  is a self-paced, home-study training built around an integrated clinical workbook. The workbook is not supplemental. It is the core instructional material used throughout the course and is designed to guide assessment, clinical decision-making, intervention, and documentation.

            When you enroll, you receive access to:

            🎥 25 Video Lessons
            Organized across five modules, the video lessons correspond directly to the workbook content. Each lesson introduces or clarifies a clinical concept that is then applied through written exercises and case material in the workbook.

            📘 The When Consent Is Compromised Learner Workbook
            The workbook is used throughout the course and includes:

            • Guided clinical exercises you complete as you learn, so you are not just reading concepts but actively applying them to assessment, treatment planning, and intervention decisions.
            • Frameworks for understanding sexual coercion as trauma exposure, helping you organize complex presentations without relying on legal definitions or vague intuition.
            • Case vignettes woven throughout the workbook, allowing you to follow clients across different stages of treatment and see how clinical decisions evolve over time.
            • Psychoeducation language and prompts designed to help clients depathologize survival responses, reduce shame, and develop their own understanding of what happened.
            • Exercises focused on sexual impact and healing, including guided work using the four pillars of sexual reclamation: choice, desire, meaning, and embodiment.
            • Intervention planning worksheets and Socratic dialogue prompts to support intentional, ethical clinical action rather than guessing in the moment.
            • Documentation guidance to describe sexual coercion and its impact clearly and ethically using description over declaration.

            📝 Final Quiz And Certificate
            A required post-test is included to meet continuing education requirements. Upon successful completion, you will receive your CE certificate (approval pending).

            🎧 Fully On-Demand Access
            There are no live sessions or fixed schedules. You can complete the course at your own pace and return to the workbook and lessons as needed.

              What technology is required to complete this course?

              The course is video-based and hosted on Thinkific. To successfully access and complete the program, you will need:

              • A stable internet connection (minimum 1.5 Mbps) for video streaming
              • An updated web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge)
              • A device capable of viewing and downloading PDF documents
                Are there any pre-requisites for this course?

                Yes. Participation in this course requires a minimum of a Master’s degree (or current enrollment in a graduate program) in a counseling, social work, or psychology field.

                How are CE hours earned?

                To earn your CE hours, you must complete all learning modules and video lessons (25 total) as well as read all of the required materials in the Learner Workbook. You will then take a 52-question quiz and must pass with a minimum score of 80%. Participants are permitted to retake the post-test an unlimited number of times if a passing score is not achieved initially. All learners are required to complete a course evaluation. Once all of these requirements are met, you will receive your certificate of completion.

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                Course Policies & The Fine Print

                Fees, Refunds, and Cancellations Policy

                Program Fees

                The fee for this program is $350 and listed clearly on all promotional and registration materials. Full payment is required at the time of registration to gain access to course materials.

                Refund Policy

                Because this program provides immediate access to digital educational content, all sales are final and non-refundable.

                Refunds will not be issued for:

                • Non-participation
                • Failure to complete the course
                • Technology issues related to the participant’s device, browser, or internet connection
                • Change of schedule or personal circumstances

                If a technical issue originates from our system and prevents access to course materials, we will work promptly to resolve the issue to ensure full course access.

                Participant Cancellation

                Participants may cancel their enrollment at any time; however, cancellation does not result in a refund due to the immediate availability of digital course materials.

                Course access continues until the published access expiration date.

                Provider Cancellation Asynchronous/Home-Study Components

                In the unlikely event that the course is permanently discontinued, the provider will make every effort to provide 60 days’ notice to allow active students to complete the program.

                If the course must be removed without this notice period, a full refund will be issued to any participant who registered within the 3 months prior to cancellation and has not yet completed the course.

                Instructions for Accessing ADA Accommodations & ADA / Accessibility Policy

                Commitment to Accessibility

                Cassie McCarthy, LICSW INC is committed to providing accessible, inclusive, and equitable continuing education experiences for all participants. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and all applicable state and federal laws, reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure full participation in both live and asynchronous (home-study) programs.

                Accommodations will be considered for all course components, including instructional videos, written materials, assessments, and learning activities. This policy meets accessibility requirements for NBCC ACEP, ASWB ACE, and APA CE programs.

                Requesting Accommodations

                Participants may request accommodations at any time before or during the course. To request support, contact:

                Cassie McCarthy, LICSW INC

                Email: info@cassiemccarthy.com

                Phone: 978-403-6400

                Business mailing address: 82 Tremont St, Salem, MA 01970

                Website: www.CassieMcCarthy.com

                Please include:

                • Your name
                • The course you are attending
                • The specific accommodation(s) requested

                Every request will receive a response within 5 business days, and all approved accommodations will be implemented as quickly as possible. Requests made prior to the start of the course or before initiating a home-study program enable the most timely support.

                Examples of Reasonable Accommodations

                Reasonable accommodations may include, but are not limited to:

                • Closed captioning or transcripts for video content
                • ASL interpretation for live/virtual synchronous components
                • Alternative formats for written materials (large print, screen-reader–compatible PDFs)
                • Extended time for learning assessments or interactive activities (if applicable)
                • Adjustments to online platform navigation
                • Support for sensory, mobility, or processing needs

                If an accommodation cannot be met in the exact form requested, we will collaborate to identify an effective, reasonable alternative.

                Confidentiality

                All accommodation requests are confidential. Information is shared only with individuals responsible for evaluating or implementing accommodations. Confidentiality practices comply with NBCC, ACE, and APA standards for learner data protection.

                Grievance Procedure for ADA Concerns

                If you believe your accommodation request has not been handled appropriately, you may submit a formal complaint at any time. ADA-related grievances follow the organization’s standard Complaint & Grievance Policy, which includes:

                • How to file a complaint
                • How complaints are reviewed
                • Expected response timelines
                • Escalation options

                To initiate a grievance or request the grievance policy, email: info@cassiemccarthy.com.

                ACE Individual Course Approval Statement

                The When Consent Is Compromised, Applied Clinical Skills for Treating Sexual Coercion Course # 6628, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Cassie McCarthy, LICSW, INC. as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 2/12/2026-/2/12/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 8.5 clinical continuing education credits.

                Course Completion Requirements

                To receive continuing education hours, participants must complete the program in full, which includes viewing all instructional video modules and completing the required workbook readings. Attendance and progress are monitored via the learning management system (LMS). Additionally, participants must complete the course evaluation and pass the post-test with a minimum score of 80%. Participants may retake the post-test an unlimited number of times if a passing score is not achieved initially. Certificates of completion are issued immediately upon meeting these requirements.

                Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy

                Cassie McCarthy, LICSW, INC. is committed to equal opportunity and strictly prohibits discrimination or harassment in any aspect of its continuing education programs. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age, organizational membership, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law or counter to the social work profession’s codes of ethics.

                We strive to create a learning environment that supports diversity and inclusion. If you have concerns regarding this policy, please contact info@cassiemccarthy.com.

                Date the Course was Created:

                When Consent Is Compromised was created on January 12, 2026

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