In their work together with gang members and their families from violent neighborhoods, the presenters have created an innovative healing process that …
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Cultural Competency
119 – Trauma Ed
124 – Healing Cultural Trauma with IFS A Culturally Sensitive Approach
Despite an increased willingness in our profession to discuss issues of diversity, including race, sexuality, gender, class, etc., we still have a …
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203/303 – Microtraumas and the African American Client Tools for Countering Racial Trauma
Daily microtraumas and constant societal messages about their lack of value and power can keep many of our African American clients in a chronic state …
205/305 – Listening to Millennials Therapeutic Understanding across the Generational Divide
If you came of age before social media and smartphones were ubiquitous, before polar icecaps started melting, and before going to college resulted in …
219 – Trauma-Informed Treatment for Immigrants and Asylum Seekers Facing the Challenge
Asylum seekers and immigrants coming into the U.S. often carry severe traumas. Add to this our current sociopolitical climate and the hardships of …
222 – The #MeToo Movement and Therapy Helping Men Wake Up and Women Speak Up
The rise of the #MeToo movement has generated a seismic shift in how we view sexual harassment and other once overlooked issues in the relationships …
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224 – Social Justice as Healing Work Moving Beyond Neutrality
Regardless of what brought them to therapy, our clients are clearly impacted by racism, sexism, ableism, heterosexism, ethnocentrism, and classism—and …
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225 – Beyond Sex and Gender Binaries Working with Today's LGBTQ+ Clients
Most trainings on sex and gender diversity, even though they advertise as LGBTQ+, are mainly about working with gay and lesbian clients. Yet beyond …
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322 – Treating the Self-Harming Adolescent How to Make Technology Your Ally
Suicidal and self-harm behaviors are among a therapist’s most anxiety-provoking concerns, especially when it comes to adolescent and teen clients. …
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326 – How to Heal a ‘Sista’ A Grassroots Approach to Helping Black Women
Although those in the black community are 20 percent likelier than the general population to suffer from serious mental health problems, there’s been …
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403/503 – You Don’t Need to Be a Specialist to Treat Addiction An Integrative Harm Reduction Approach
More than one-third of Americans struggle with addictive behaviors, whether it’s sex, substance use, eating, or gambling. But misinformation and …
418 – Trauma in the Urban Community Exploring the Wider Context
There’s nothing “post” about the PTSD many people living in impoverished, urban communities experience daily. But effective interventions for these …
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422 – Cultural and Historical Traumas Invisible Barriers to Healing and Change
If you work with African Americans, Native Americans, holocaust survivors and their descendants, intergenerational poverty, or refugees, then whether …
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517 – A Shame-Free Path to Cultural Competence Rising to the Challenge
Even with an increased appreciation of the importance of multicultural awareness, many therapists feel confused about how to work effectively with …
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519 – A Journey into Transgender Mental Health Transcending the Binary
When seeking care, nothing is scarier to transgender individuals than a provider who’s poorly informed about the issues facing their community. From …
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603 – Mixed-Race Couples in Therapy How to Have Crucial Conversations about Race
When you’re working with mixed-race couples, how comfortable are you talking about race in session? Do you have the words and understanding to help …
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616 – Making Therapy More Accessible How We Can Remove the Barriers to Care
With everyone from actors to athletes to politicians and educators publicly championing the importance of mental health care, there’s less stigma …
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