Counseling Immigrant Women of Color: Dos and Don'ts for Culturally Responsive Counseling
2 Hours | 2 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Counseling Immigrant Women of Color: Dos and Don'ts for Culturally Responsive Counseling is presented by S Anandavalli, PhD.
This program reviews the importance of centering cultural responsiveness in treating immigrant women of Color for their mental health concerns. Dr. Vali addresses socio-cultural and systemic challenges faced by this population and outlines how they impact the community's mental health.
There is a discussion on intersectionality theory, its key tenets, and its application to conceptualize a client's mental health distress. Also, she provides culturally empowering treatment strategies that clinicians can apply in their work with this population. As part of sharing resources to facilitate treatment, a resource packet is provided to attendees to easily share with clients. There is a case study to help attendees apply their takeaways.
The unique intersection of immigration, gender, and race is rarely discussed in mental health fields. With the increase in immigration and crises around the world, more professionals are likely to work with immigrant women of Color than not. Learning culturally responsive treatment strategies can help address the distress faced by this population. This program is intended for community workers, medical professionals, and allied professionals who work with immigrant women of Color.
Program Outline
- Introduction
- Common challenges faced by immigrant women of Color
- Modern-day sociopolitical challenges faced by immigrant women of Color
- Community Cultural Wealth Theory
- Share resource packets
- Briefly address special topics: domestic violence, fetishization, invisibilization
- Case Study
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe common socio-cultural challenges facing immigrant women of Color in the U.S., including xenophobia, fetishization, and racism
Describe intersectionality theory to conceptualize client's mental health concerns
Describe culturally responsive treatment strategies, including expressive arts approaches
Presented By
S Anandavalli, PhD
S Anandavalli (she, her, hers), PhD, NCC, LPCA, CCTP, is an award-winning, nationally recognized trauma-informed mental health counselor and counselor educator. She is the owner and founder of Soulfulness Counseling, LLC, a private practice dedicated to serving women who have been exposed to early c...
Curriculum
1. Program Introduction
2. IWOC and Intersectionality
3. Case Demonstrations and Community Cultural Wealth
4. Case Study
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CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE 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-0356 and 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-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, 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. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.