Strategies for Enhancing Culturally Responsive Care Within Therapy Services Offered to Individuals of Color

• 1. Describe why assessment of cultural factors (both strength and stresses) is an essential component of all therapeutic practice.
• 2. Effectively assess the impact of racism-related stress on a patient’s daily lived experiences.
• 3. Flexibly adapt treatment plans to target any emotional pain, loss of agency and control, and adverse impacts on racial/ethnic identity caused by RRS.

*This course includes 2 hours of continuing education for $50. 

**For Groups and more information contact Nouna Jalilzadeh at CE@hhptherapy.com or  516-900-6636

Helping Hands Psychotherapy, LCSW, PC is recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education by the State Boards of Social Work for licensed social workers #SW-0567, Mental Health Practitioners for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0202, and Psychology for licensed psychologists #PSY-0074.

Helping Hands Psychotherapy, LCSW, PC, Provider #1944,, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education Program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: [04/29/2024 - 04/29/2025]. Social workers completing this course receive [2] total credits, including [1][Clinical] [1][Social and Cultural]continuing education credits.

Course Agenda

Time: 10a-10:30a

• Introduction and Agenda Review

• Defining Culturally Responsive Care

• Defining Cultural Stress and Review Tools for Assessing Cultural Stress

Time: 10:30a-10:50a

• Defining Emotional Stress and Review Tools for Assessing Emotional Stress caused by RRS

• Review Treatment Options for Supporting Clients experiencing Emotional Stress

Time: 10:50a 11:10a

• Defining Agency Stress and Review Tools for Assessing Agency Stress caused by RRS

• Review Treatment Options for Supporting Clients experiencing Agency Stress

Time: 11:10a-11:30a

• Defining Identity Stress and Review Tools for Assessing Identity Stress caused by RRS

• Review Treatment Options for Supporting Clients experiencing Identity Stress

Time: 11:30a-11:50a

• Discuss application of aforementioned tools to 1-2 case examples (time permitting)

Time: 11:50a-12

• Q&A