Live Webinar
Multicultural Competency: Unpacking Diversity in Clinical Practice -April 24
Objective
- Describe clinicians and clients in terms of their various identities
- Analyze how contextual factors impact the therapeutic relationship
- Describe ways to practice cultural humility and avoid microassaults
- Identify strategies for expanding your practice to reach wider multicultural groups and communities
Upcoming Dates For This Webinar
This webinar runs from 9am to 4pm Pacific Time.
Course Description
Diversity and multicultural topics often have been sprinkled on
different courses during graduate school, leaving some clinicians frustrated in not obtaining a full understanding of this topic and how it impacts clinical practice. This CE course provides mental health professionals with an opportunity to examine their own social contexts and biases, and how they impact the therapeutic relationship when working with diverse populations, including BIPOC, neurodivergent, differently abled, and LGBTQ communities. This workshop demonstrates how to weave multiculturalism and diversity into all aspects of your clinical practice using self-reflection and an internal locus of responsibility. The webinar will explore cultural humility, liberation psychology, and how to apply decolonial frameworks to check one’s own biases and stereotypes.
Instructor
Ammara Khalid Psy.D.
is the CEO and founder of RIA Psychological Services. She is a Clinical Psychologist who has been practicing in Chicago for over 15 years. She received her Bachelor’s degree from New York University in Psychology and Gender and Sexuality, and her Masters and Doctorate from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Clinical Psychology focusing on Marriage and Family Therapy as well as Diversity and Multicultural Issues. She sees clients from all walks of life, from ages 4 to 84, and believes in helping clients heal and empower themselves and their communities. She conducts therapy in English and Urdu/Hindi, has taught various psychology courses at the Masters and Doctoral level and has presented at national conferences on multicultural competence, family systems therapy, and South Asian intergenerational trauma. She is currently working on her book The South Asian Guide to Healing: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma, available in 2027 from JKP Books.
About This Webinar
The webinar is a live, interactive class. You will view the webinar in real time from your home or office on a computer, tablet (e.g., iPad) or phone. You will be able see the speaker and the slides, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions and respond to polls. You will have access to the handouts, which you can view on your computer or download and print.
You will need to show up on time to receive credit, just like at an in-person class, but you can wear whatever you’d like! The class will run from 9am to 4pm Pacific Time. There will be a morning and afternoon break and a break for lunch. At the end of the class you will need to take a post-test and receive a score of 75% or above to pass. You have up to three attempts to pass the post-test. Most people pass on their first attempt. After two attempts to pass the post-test you will need to contact our office and you will be provided with one more attempt to pass the post-test. The post-test will only be available at the end of the class. Once you pass the post-test, you will complete an evaluation online and then you will receive your Certificate of Attendance online, which you can view and print.
Cancellation Policy
There is a $35.00 processing fee, per seminar, for refunds requested by the Wednesday prior to the weekend of the webinar. After that time, there will be no refunds. If a course must be cancelled due to an unforeseen event (e.g., natural disaster, instructor illness), the webinar will be rescheduled. Participants will be credited to take the rescheduled course or another PPS webinar. No refunds will be given.
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