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Cross-Cultural Addictions Counseling (Two Consecutive Wednesdays, 9:00am-1:00pm) - Onsite Classes Temporarily Deferred


Course Description

An overview of accepted multicultural awareness and comportment in the clinical setting in addressing the shared beliefs, traditions, customs, and folklore of established cultures (Core Functions: Assessment, Treatment Planning, Counseling, Consultation with Other Professionals)

Learning Objectives

1. Become aware of established populations of people other than those more-commonly engaged day-to-day. 

2. Develop cultural sensitivity in acknowledging differences without assigning value judgments.

3. Become culturally competent in work with multiple cohorts of addictive-disorder patients.

Earlier Event: December 5
Building Cultural Sensitivity in Addictions Treatment Settings - Onsite Classes Temporarily Deferred
Later Event: December 16
Practicum on Addiction Counseling as a Performance Art: Simulated Multicultural Addictions Group Session - Onsite Classes Temporarily Deferred