Exploring a Holistic Health Framework for Community-Based Educational Spaces: Overview

ELIE Circle’s Holistic Health Framework is specifically designed for community-based educational spaces to support the holistic health of both young people and staff. The framework consists of describing holistic health, barriers to holistic health, and holistic health tools. This session is split into 5 sections. The first section is an introduction to the framework. The second section is focused on staff. The presenter will overview barriers to holistic health (oppression – adultism and staff’s stress/identity) and highlight holistic health tools (advocacy/activism – dismantling adultism, connecting – intentionally building relationships, and introspection). The third section is focused on stress and safety. The presenter will overview barriers to holistic health (stress/trauma) and highlight holistic health tools (connecting – perspective taking and facilitating safety). The fourth section is focused on oppression and liberation. The presenter will overview barriers to holistic health (oppression manifestations and inaccurate history) and highlight holistic health tools (advocacy/activism, critical self-reflection, connecting – affinity groups, evaluating curriculum/activities, and learning accurate history). Finally, for the fifth section, participants will apply the framework to their own work.

Date/Time: Every 4th Saturday (October 2025 to June 2026) 10:00a-1:15p

CE Provider Information: Exploring a Holistic Health Framework for Community-Based Educational Spaces: Overview, ASWB Course ID:6483, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by ELIE Circle, LLC as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 10/14/2025-10/14/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2.75 total credits, including 1.75 clinical and 1 general continuing education credits.