Multicultural Therapy: A Practice Imperative
Tracking # 20-1225304
$99999.00
Course overview
This book is designed to provide an overview of multicultural therapy. There is a description of the history and development of ethnic minority psychology to provide a context for understanding the evolution of this important approach to psychotherapy. The theory, goals and key concepts of multicultural psychotherapy are presented, including a description of the general principles that underlie activities related to the delivery of competent services to diverse populations. The three overarching factors of awareness, knowledge, and skills are expounded to promote multicultural competency. The processes involved in the primary change mechanisms involved in multicultural therapy are described in Chapter 4. What are universal approaches to therapy versus culturally specific approaches relevant in each case? A case study is provided to illustrate some of the suggested strategies, while unique issues in the assessment process are addressed. Chapter 5 discloses evidence that multiculturalism has been integrated into the three foundational theoretical orientations of psychodynamic, humanistic, and cognitive behaviorism. Ch 6 provides an overview of how education and training, licensing and continuing education have addressed multiculturalism and diversity in psychology. Ch 7 summarizes the major thrusts of the book and emphasizes the importance of social justice as part of the foundation of competent and ethical multicultural therapy.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Certified Master Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Florida Board of Psychology
Limited License Psychologist
Psychologist
Disclosure statements
Upon completion of this course, the clinician will be able to:
- Summarize the history and development of ethnic minority psychology to provide a context for understanding the evolution of this important approach to psychotherapy.
- Describe the general principles that underlie activities related to the delivery of competent services to diverse populations.
- Promote an understanding of the influence of the contextual and systemic factors on the client as well as on the psychotherapist.
- Explain the three overarching factors of awareness, knowledge, and skills as they relate to multicultural competency.
- Describe the processes involved in the primary change mechanisms involved in multicultural therapy.
- Identify strategies and techniques such as identification of strengths and weaknesses and cultural adaptations of various evidence-based practices.
- Evaluate multicultural therapy, including identification of points of congruence and areas of differences between multicultural therapy and other orientations.
- Incorporate an understanding of the importance and relevance of culture in their treatment approaches.
- Cultivate cultural humility as part of development as a multiculturally competent therapist.
- Describe the intersection of social justice and multiculturalism and explain how competent multicultural therapists include social justice work as part of an ethical practice.
- Explain how education and training, licensing, and continuing education have attended to and addressed multiculturalism and diversity in psychology.
- Identify issues for the future development of multicultural therapy.
- Address common obstacles, misconceptions, and questions that arise as practitioners begin learning about and implementing SFT.
- Use this introduction to core techniques of SFT to lay a foundation for further learning/training in this therapeutic approach for application with current and future clients.