The Culturally Competent Professional: Foundations
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| Description: | Evolving professional standards on cultural competency make this webinar an indispensable resource for the behavioral health clinician. Full Description: Ethics codes of all behavioral health professions now demand that their members achieve a certain level of cultural competency. Insurance companies are now also specifying it as a part of responsible professional work. But what exactly does cultural competency entail? In this webinar, Dr. Hedges examines the core concepts and theories that comprise the foundational knowledge for the culturally competent professional. Participants will decipher the meanings of key terms that should become part of their vocabulary. They will also review the tenets of multiculturalism as a fourth force in psychology. Participants will engage in self-assessment with regard to their own cultural biases and prejudices, a necessary step to overcoming them within the therapeutic setting. Course Includes: Live Q&A Presentation Handout Post session recording access CE Credit What You Will Learn: Explain why multiculturalism is of great importance for health professionals Describe four approaches to developing multicultural competency Define key terms that comprise the vocabulary for the culturally competent professional Analyze cross-cultural approaches to ethics Utilize a self-assessment tool to determine cultural biases and prejudices Your Presenter: LAWRENCE E. HEDGES, PhD, PsyD, ABPP, is a psychologist-psychoanalyst in private practice in Orange, California. He is director of the Listening Perspectives Study Center and the founding director of the Newport Psychoanalytic Institute in Tustin, California. Dr. Hedges is author of numerous papers and books including Cross-Cultural Encounters: Bridging Worlds of Difference (2013), Listening Perspectives in Psychotherapy (1983 & 2003), Interpreting the Countertransference (1992), Strategic Emotional Involvement (1996), and Facing the Challenge of Liability in Psychotherapy: Practicing Defensively (2000 & 2007). He has been awarded honorary membership in the American Psychoanalytic Association. To learn more about Dr. Hedges and his work, go to www.listeningperspectives.com. Disclaimer: Only registered attendees will have access to CE. A Cross Country Education web account is required to attend. There is no charge for a CCE web account. It is recommended that you join the meeting 15 to 20 minutes early. Speaker phone sound quality is poor and it is recommended that they not be used to listen to the event. Technical requirements: To view this webinar you will need to download the WebEx Application. You will be prompted to download it when you first enter the site. To save time, you can setup prior to the meeting by following this link: https://apidemoeu.webex.com/apidemoeu/meetingcenter/mcsetup.php Who Should Attend: Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychiatric Nurses Practitioners, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, Pastoral Counselors/Clergy, Educators, Case Managers |
| URL: | https://www.crosscountryeducation.com/cce/product/ShowWebinarDetails.do?seminarCode=WN052215&campaig |
| Date: | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
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| Access: | Public |
| Category: | Education*, Health*, Webinar* |
| Created by: | Public Access |
| Updated: | Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:47pm UTC |
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