Ethical and Cultural Competence in Clinical Practice 2021

ETHICAL AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Hosted by Warren Township Youth and Family Services

Participants of this workshop will learn principles which guide ethical and culturally competent clinical practice. In addition to discussing the characteristics of the culturally competent provision of individual, group and family therapy, this workshop will examine how to ethically work with diverse of communities, address intersectionality, micro aggressions, and develop an inclusive organization. This workshop is ideal for social workers, therapists, caseworkers and anyone who want to provide culturally competent clinical and human services.

OBJECTIVES - By the end of this workshop you will:

• Be able to use 8 principle to guide ethical, culturally competent clinical practice

• Be able to assess your own culturally competent practice using a 10 point scale

• Be able to build rapport with clients in the cross cultural counseling relationship in an ethical manner

• Be able to build cohesion in groups with multi-cultural membership

• Have criteria to ethically serve clients from diverse backgrounds ethically

• Be able to use 7 strategies to create an inclusive organization

Presenter: Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, is an international speaker, trainer, and consultant in the behavioral health field whose work has reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Caribbean and British Islands.

Mark is the author of five books, which focus on behavioral health. Recent writings include Slipping through the Cracks: Intervention Strategies for Clients Multiple Addictions and Disorders, Recovery Management: and Relationship Detox: Helping Clients Develop Healthy Relationships in Recovery. He has had two stories published in the New York Times best-selling books series, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Mark has been a certified addictions counselor for 34 years. He has received numerous awards including a Life Time Achievement Award from the Illinois Addiction Counselor Certification Board and the Barbara Bacon Award for outstanding contributions to the Social Work profession as a Loyola University of Chicago Alumni.

Mark is co-founder of Serenity Academy of Chicago, the only recovery high school in Illinois. He is past president of the board of the Illinois Chapter of NAADAC. He has had a 30 year career as a university educator having taught at the University of Chicago, Illinois State University, Illinois School of Professional Psychology, and Loyola University of Chicago, School of Social Work.

For more information or to learn more about our presenters, please go to www.warrentownship.net and click Youth and Family Services

Information on the Presentation

Registration required. Limited registration.

Date: November 12, 2021

Time: 9 am - 12:15 pm

Location of Workshop: Warren Township Senior Center, 17801 W. Washington St., Gurnee, IL 60031. Park in the lot's across from the U shaped building and (facing the building) enter in on the right side.

CE Hours: 3

This workshop will meet the 3 hours of cultural competency or ethics for Illinois Social Workers. Certificates will be provided the day of the event.

 Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, Social Work/Counseling Continuing Education Sponsor # 159.0009060.

Location of CE Sponsor: Warren Township Youth and Family Services, 100 S. Greenleaf St., Gurnee, IL 60031.

Any questions: 847-244-1101 ext. *401 or email to [email protected]

To learn more, go to warrentownship.net and click Youth and Family Services

Host or Publisher Warren Township Youth and Family Services