Description

We live in an increasingly culturally diverse society. A multicultural society translates into culturally diverse clients, students, and supervisees. Studies show that culturally responsive counselors develop strong working alliances with their clients. Cultural competence is also an essential component in the training and supervision of new counseling professionals. Intersectional theory and the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies serve as a framework to guide counseling professionals' implementation of culturally inclusive practices, research, and advocacy efforts.

This micro-course uses the ADDRESSING model as a guide in the exploration of our identities as well as our clients, students, or supervisees' identities to become culturally responsive counseling professionals. In this micro-course, participants will increase their cultural self-awareness by exploring their identities, attitudes, and beliefs. This micro-course will prepare learners to integrate cultural competencies and skills in their various roles as counseling professionals. Participants will also explore the intersectionality of their own identities, their clients, students, or supervisees and devise ways for becoming involved in advocacy efforts in their communities.

What You Will Learn

Upon successful completion of this micro-course, you will be able to:

Explain ways to increase cultural responsiveness.
Integrate cultural competencies and skills into their roles as counseling professionals.
Reflect on how the intersectionality of their identities and the identities of their clients, students, and/or supervisees impact the professional relationship.
Devise ways for becoming involved in advocacy efforts in their communities.

Eligibility

Must be 18 or older

Refund Policy

You will have 24 hours, or until you receive your completion certificate, to request a full refund after purchase, whichever comes first.. No hidden fees. All books and materials are included with purchase.

Faculty Bio

Mariangelly Sierra, M.S., LCMHCA, NCC

Mariangelly Sierra is a Contributing Faculty member of Walden University’s School of Counseling. Mariangelly possesses over four years of experience teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. She is a National Certified Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate in private practice. Her current clinical focus is on supporting the Latinx and LGBTQIA+ communities. In the past, she has worked with non-US citizens on the Texas-Mexico border and refugee families’ survivors of trauma from countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Mariangelly enjoys presenting at various conferences on topics related to multicultural counseling awareness and development and mentoring students via Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ). Her research interests include multicultural competence in counseling and counselor education and supervision, social justice, and advocacy related to Latinx, LGBTQIA+, and other minority populations.

Curriculum

What does it mean to be Culturally Responsive?
Review the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC) and employ them as a framework in an exploration of what it means to be culturally responsive counseling professionals, and identify ways to increase cultural awareness and responsiveness in client sessions, with supervisees, and in work with students.
Developing Counselor Self-Awareness
Focus on developing counselor self-awareness by reflecting how the intersectionality of our identities and the identities of our clients, students, and supervisees influence our professional relationships.
Exploring Client Worldviews
Consider strategies for exploring our and others' worldviews and explore how the intersectionality of our identities and the identities of our clients, students, and/or supervisees influence our professional relationships.
Nurturing the Professional Relationship
Discover ways to nurture professional relationships and how to integrate cultural competencies and skills in various roles as counselors, instructors, and/or supervisors.
Participating in Counseling and Advocacy Interventions
Review ways to engage in counseling and advocacy interventions with clients, students, and/or supervisees. Explore ideas and devise to become involved in advocacy efforts for the benefit of clients and communities.

Accreditation

Walden University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 4546. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Walden University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Successful completion of this micro-course provides 1 NBCC clock hour; partial credit will not be offered.

ACEP contact information:

100 Washington Ave. S Suite 1210, Minneapolis MN, 55401
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.waldenu.edu