May 10 | 3 CE Credits | 11:00 am - 2:15 pm EDT

A Clinician's Guide to Assess and Treat Trauma Secondary to Cultural Related Stressors

Those who experience racial trauma have feelings of distress that lead them to seek therapy services. Mental health professionals are charged with creating safe spaces to help clients recover from dreadful life experiences through the use of therapy services. This live, interactive webinar, led by Dr. Lillian Gibson will provide clinicians a practical framework to assess and treat racial trauma. Whether alike or dissimilar, the importance of clients and clinicians’ worldviews within the context of treatment will be explained. Participants will learn how to apply culture specific approaches when exploring trauma experiences and implement client-centered interventions. The on-line training will use a case vignette to guide the presentation and uncover mistakes that can be made when cultural considerations are not utilized. Participants will leave the webinar with a clear understanding of racial trauma, an awareness of racial trauma assessment options, the biopsychosocial impacts of trauma, symptom tracking measures, clinical pitfalls to avoid, steps to strengthen therapeutic alliance, and a list of treatments that may be useful to decrease the effects of racial trauma (when appropriately applied).