Chicana/o/x Affirmative Therapy Training Series: Clinical Responsiveness & Chicanx Mental Health

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Dates of Online Training Session - Session Times: 11:00am - 1:30pm Central

  • January 18

  • February 8

  • March 8

  • April 5

  • May 17

  • June 28

As a result of this training participants will understand the framework for a Chicana/o/x Affirmative approach, understand how a focus on identity, family, and spirituality are key in a Chicanx Affirmative approach, learn to be culturally responsive to Chicana/x/o culture in clinical interactions, gain an understanding of varying notions of mental well-being from a Chicana/o/x perspective, and apply these concepts with case scenarios in each training session. Features of the training series are: Constructing Chicana/o/x wellness & well-being, the roles of identity, family, and spirituality for Chicana/o/x mental health, facilitating a reconnection to current and ancestral cultural strengths in clinical practice, aspects of Chicana/o/x culture that complements the practice of counseling & therapy, values & assumptions of the mental health field that are not congruent with Chicana/o/x wellness culture, the impacts of marginalization and discrimination on Chicana/o/x well-being on an individual and community level, and the inclusion of historical trauma in the treatment of Chicana/o/x populations.

After completing the training participants will receive:

  • Certificate of Training Completion

  • On-going support and consultation for 6 months after training

  • Annual group check in sessions and case scenarios

As a result of participating, the attendee will be able to:

  1. Identify varying notions of mental well-being from a Chicana/o/x perspective

  2. Describe how a focus on identity, family, and spirituality are key in a Chicanx Affirmative approach

  3. Define the difference between individualistic and collectivistic worldviews in therapy

  4. Identify 5 aspects of Chicana/o/x culture that complements the practice of counseling & therapy

  5. Describe the 3 foundations and 3 principles of a Chicana/o/x Affirmative Therapy

  6. Identify at least 3 clinical interventions that center Chicanx/Latinx cultural values or experiences.

15hr Training

Continuing Education

Those interested in completing this training for CEs, please register HERE

Innovation Behavioral Health Solutions, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Innovation Behavioral Health Solutions, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.