DEI Efforts Should Include Religion/Spirituality Too: Ethical and Professional Considerations
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Articulate the ethical mandate to respect and be aware of religious and spiritual issues in providing culturally humble and competent care.
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Identify and describe two physical and two health benefits of religious/spiritual engagement.
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Explain how to secure further information and resources about ethical issues associated with religious and spiritual diversity.
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this workshop is to examine the professional ethical issues associated with more thoughtful attention to religious and spirituality diversity in our clinical activities.
Description
Professional psychology, along with many other health care disciplines as well as society in general, have become increasingly attentive and sensitive to issues of cultural diversity in recent years. We are likely all well aware of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts within our professional organizations and institutions and the importance of becoming more culturally competent in our various professional roles. Most of these efforts have focused on issues related to race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, and various marginalized or oppressed groups. One area that has received inadequate attention in these efforts has been religious/spiritual diversity. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss the ethical issues associated with attention to religious and spiritual diversity and the integration of this important element of human functioning into our clinical work.
Target Audience
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
- Psychologist
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
Presenters
Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., ABPP is the Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J. University Professor, professor of psychology, and by courtesy, religious studies and the Jesuit School of Theology, at Santa Clara University. He also is director of the Applied Spirituality Institute and a scholar in residence of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. He is an emeritus adjunct professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. He maintains a private clinical practice in Menlo Park, CA. He has published 29 books and over 250 journal articles and book chapters. He has been featured in most major national and international media outlets.