Mindful Facilitation of Cross-Cultural Therapeutic Encounters
$65 | 3 CEUs | Virtual
$65 | 3 CEUs | Virtual
This workshop is grounded in principles of cultural humility, critical race theory and mindful facilitation. Participants will gain an understanding of barriers in engaging others in difficult conversations about race, racism, and the experiences of people with other marginalized identities.
Delivery: Synchronous Virtual Classroom via Zoom
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Although social service professionals are ethically bound to increase their awareness of cultural differences, they lack specific skills set to actively engage in these often-challenging discussions. Even supervisors are ill equipped to engage their supervisees around issues of difference. Instead, conversations often remain in the “safe zone”. This workshop will bridge the gap between cultural awareness and mindful facilitation of the therapeutic encounter.
This workshop is grounded in principles of cultural humility, critical race theory and mindful facilitation. Participants will gain an understanding of barriers in engaging others in difficult conversations about race, racism, and the experiences of people with other marginalized identities.
Participants in this workshop will 1) learn why diversity trainings fail clinicians, educators, and human service workers; 2) identify 10 unhealthy ways of communicating; 3) identify and practice key words in mindful, trauma-informed practice; 4) learn the art of Responsive Listening with individuals; 5) observe the impact and intent of their communications; 6) recognize key words in communications; and 7) learn Mindful Reflection & Inquiry techniques for individuals.
Presenter: Donna J Harris, LCSW is the Clinical Director of Intercultural Counselling, LLC, located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. For over 30 years she has empowered clients to succeed in their personal and professional relationships. In her private practice, she uses a trauma-focused, relational psychodynamic lens in her work with individuals, couples and groups. She is also clinical faculty at Bryn Mawr College, Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. Donna also supervises social workers and counselors. Her work focuses on helping people engage others in difficult conversations related to differences in social identities. Donna’s mission is to push us just beyond our comfort zone in order to forge deeper relationships.
Ms. Harris founded Intercultural Network LLC, to address the needs of organizations. In order to work with diverse populations, staff, clinicians and educators need to first understand our collective history of systemic oppression and how that has impacted them. They then are in need of specific skills to navigate what can be challenging conversations between colleagues and with client systems. Intercultural Network specializes in helping organizations determine how they can become more inclusive and diverse as well as teaching a skill set to help people work more effectively with each other and the client populations they serve.