Event Title
Opening Plenary - Addressing Differences and Diversity
Location
4170 City Ave. Phila., PA 19131, Evans Hall, Zedeck Amphitheater
Start Date
5-4-2014 9:00 AM
End Date
5-4-2014 10:30 AM
Description
This workshop will provide a sense of the common ways and reasons that clinicians may experience a “disconnect” with their clients based on diversity-related differences. Participants will learn how to consider universal/dominant and specific/local views of what is normal and abnormal and learn a framework with broad examples for addressing those differences, toward considering both “treatment as usual” and appropriate alternate diversity-related hypotheses in addressing differences. In particular, attendees will be exposed to examples of the key cultural competence factors of knowledge, skills, awareness, and dynamic sizing, with vignettes derived from real cases, so that service providers can experience better understanding of and rapport with their clients, and be exposed to skills that can increase their ability to provide strengths-based assistance to their clients. The presenter will use the clinical and empirical literature as well as practice knowledge in this area to inform guidelines for Best Practices.
Educational Objectives: Based on the Presentation, the participants will be able to:
I. Describe at least three reasons why issues arise in cross-cultural interactions II. Describe examples of universal/dominant and specific/local views of what is normal and abnormal III. Describe examples of the key cultural competence factors of knowledge, skills, awareness, and dynamic sizing IV. Describe the steps in applying diversity concepts to cases
Target Audience: Doctoral Level Psychologists and Other Mental Health Practitioners Level of Instruction: Basic Number of CE Credits Offered: 1.5 Cost: Free
About the Speaker: Dr. Shalonda Kelly is an Associate Professor in the clinical psychology department of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. She received her BA from Pomona College in psychology and her MA and Ph.D. from Michigan State University in clinical psychology – urban studies. Dr. Kelly publishes empirical and clinical work related to racial, ethnic and cultural issues, and couples relationships. She has received NIH and Rutgers University funding to study racial and cultural factors in clinic-referred and university populations. She also has consulted with colleagues and conducted workshops with organizations toward better understanding the needs of African American and other ethnic minority clients. She is a New Jersey licensed psychologist who conducts and supervises couples and family therapy from a cognitive-behavioral and systems theoretical orientation. She has had extensive experience in conducting outpatient, residential, emergency, and inpatient therapy with children, couples, families, and adults, predominantly of ethnic minority and other diverse backgrounds. She teaches courses on couple’s therapy and diversity and supervises graduate student clinicians.
Opening Plenary - Addressing Differences and Diversity
4170 City Ave. Phila., PA 19131, Evans Hall, Zedeck Amphitheater
This workshop will provide a sense of the common ways and reasons that clinicians may experience a “disconnect” with their clients based on diversity-related differences. Participants will learn how to consider universal/dominant and specific/local views of what is normal and abnormal and learn a framework with broad examples for addressing those differences, toward considering both “treatment as usual” and appropriate alternate diversity-related hypotheses in addressing differences. In particular, attendees will be exposed to examples of the key cultural competence factors of knowledge, skills, awareness, and dynamic sizing, with vignettes derived from real cases, so that service providers can experience better understanding of and rapport with their clients, and be exposed to skills that can increase their ability to provide strengths-based assistance to their clients. The presenter will use the clinical and empirical literature as well as practice knowledge in this area to inform guidelines for Best Practices.
Educational Objectives: Based on the Presentation, the participants will be able to:
I. Describe at least three reasons why issues arise in cross-cultural interactions II. Describe examples of universal/dominant and specific/local views of what is normal and abnormal III. Describe examples of the key cultural competence factors of knowledge, skills, awareness, and dynamic sizing IV. Describe the steps in applying diversity concepts to cases
Target Audience: Doctoral Level Psychologists and Other Mental Health Practitioners Level of Instruction: Basic Number of CE Credits Offered: 1.5 Cost: Free
About the Speaker: Dr. Shalonda Kelly is an Associate Professor in the clinical psychology department of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. She received her BA from Pomona College in psychology and her MA and Ph.D. from Michigan State University in clinical psychology – urban studies. Dr. Kelly publishes empirical and clinical work related to racial, ethnic and cultural issues, and couples relationships. She has received NIH and Rutgers University funding to study racial and cultural factors in clinic-referred and university populations. She also has consulted with colleagues and conducted workshops with organizations toward better understanding the needs of African American and other ethnic minority clients. She is a New Jersey licensed psychologist who conducts and supervises couples and family therapy from a cognitive-behavioral and systems theoretical orientation. She has had extensive experience in conducting outpatient, residential, emergency, and inpatient therapy with children, couples, families, and adults, predominantly of ethnic minority and other diverse backgrounds. She teaches courses on couple’s therapy and diversity and supervises graduate student clinicians.