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UMHCA Educational Series Brown Bag Multicultural Panel

Virtual
1 CE Hour
Cultural Competency, General
Starts At $10

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Description

This workshop will help participants increase multicultural competency and awareness and boost confidence when working with diverse clients and colleagues. A panel of diverse clinicians will share their experience and expertise on “Culture in the Workforce.” The workshop will begin with curated questions and then transition to an open panel where attendees can ask questions about working with underrepresented populations regarding case conceptualization, modalities, and interventions. Come prepared to ask questions about intersectionality, multicultural skills, and more!

 

Please note: This session will only be available on-demand to UMHCA members.

Target Audience
  • • Social Worker
  • • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • • Counselor
  • • Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to increase knowledge regarding case conceptualization, family dynamics, and other cultural factors when working with BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ clients.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify two ways biases can impact rapport with clients.

  • Identify two or more tools and resources to ensure ethics and competency when working with marginalized groups.

  • Explain two considerations of case conceptualization when working with BIPOC or LGBTQIA+ clients.

  • Describe one or more modality or intervention that is often used with BIPOC clients.

  • Describe one or more modality or intervention that is often used with LGBTQIA+ clients.

Introductory
Cultural Competency
General
Social Worker

TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1 General continuing education credits.

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.

Marriage & Family Therapist

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0097.

Counselor

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0220.

TPN.health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7267. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. TPN.health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Substance Use Disorder Professionals

This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programming.This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programing. Counselor Skill Group: Legal, Ethical and Professional Development

CE Policy
TPN.health and this educator have no conflicts of interest and have not received any commercial support for this program or its contents.
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Note: Time designated for waiting room, breaks cannot be counted toward CE credit.
Owen Matherly, CSW

Owen Matherly, CSW, is a Certified Social Worker, currently employed with the Volunteers of America. In this capacity, Owen works with LGBTQ+ individuals, individuals experiencing homelessness, substance use disorders, and recently incarcerated individuals. Owen has a BS in Psychology and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Utah.

Le Ngu, PhD

Dr. Le Ngu specializes in working with individuals with a history of trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, family conflict, immigration adjustment issues, and/or autism spectrum disorder. She works from an interpersonal perspective and believes that a trusting therapeutic alliance is vital to success in therapy. Dr. Ngu is also EMDR trained and has successfully integrated these skills into the therapeutic process. Dr. Ngu received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Utah and completed her doctoral internship at Boston University’s Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology. After completing her doctorate, Dr. Ngu obtained a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School’s McLean Hospital, where she helped children diagnosed with autism spectrum learn to cope with their struggles. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Ngu was a professor of psychology at Pine Manor College, a liberal arts college for women in Boston, Massachusetts, from 2005-2008. She is now a full-time clinician helping adults, children, adolescents, and families find peace and hope within themselves.

LaShawn Williams, LCSW, EdD

Dr. LaShawn C. Williams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Relational Change Strategist focusing on the interactions between people and across differences where connection matters most. Her anti-oppression work centers on the effects of marginalization, isolation, and disconnection in personal and professional spaces. She specializes in interpersonal and organizational change from the margins to the center. Grounded in Relational Cultural Theory, Dr. Williams works with leaders at every organizational level to help them engage the taboo concepts of interpersonal shame and humiliation, their impacts on relationships, and ways we can communicate to create pathways toward mutual empathy and empowerment. She is an accessible consultant to local, regional, and national organizations. She is passionate about Relational Transformation and eagerly supports individuals, couples, families & groups through her practice, Relational Spaces at The Utah Center for Connection in Orem.

Adriana Carolina Zarate, ACMHC

Adriana C. Zarate is an ACMHC located in Brigham City, Utah. Adriana received her master’s in counseling from Idaho State University in 2022. Adriana is a bilingual Spanish and English speaker, and she is an advocate for the Latino community. Multicultural competence and advocacy are extremely important for Adriana, and she hopes to support the state of Utah as it grows more inclusive and supportive of all identities.

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