CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS IN WORKING WITH DIVERSE
POPULATIONS
Program Description
This day-long training will address salient cultural considerations for working with
diverse populations, including Euro-Americans. Multi-cultural frameworks will be
provided as a conceptual means to think about each group. Ethnographic techniques will
be shared to facilitate communication and engagement. Interactive and experiential
opportunities, videos, and concrete examples will be the means of communicating this
information.
Program Objectives:
Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:
1. Discuss several treatment frameworks for working with culturally diverse
groups;
2. List 2 factors associated with research and ethical issues that relate to
treatment;
3. Explainthe myths, stereotypes, and stigma associated with each group and it’s
implications for treatment;
4. Identify your own culture and values, and assess how one’s own identity
contrasts and interacts with those different from oneself;
5. Apply the four deceptively simple techniques of ethnographic interviewing
that will enhance the treatment process.
6. Discuss issues sometimes noted as “resistance to treatment” in a manner that
demonstrates cultural awareness (i.e., verbal and non-verbal behaviors,
barriers to treatment, etc.).
Target Audience
This workshop is appropriate for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and
Substance Abuse service professionals. This includes psychologists, social workers,
marriage and family counselors, mental retardation/developmental disabilities staff, child
and family clinicians.
Contact Hours
6.0 hours
Program Agenda
Available upon request
Faculty
Amelia Roberts-Lewis, Ph.D., Associate Professor at University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill (see on-line vitae for biographical information).