Embracing Our Cultural Identities to Facilitate Cultural Humility: CAMFT CEUs

This course qualifies for CAMFT CEUs.

Culture is a rich context that shapes mental health experiences, expressions, treatment, and prevention, yet, many of us as healthcare professionals are taught to be “blank slates” in practice or incorporate culture as an “add-on”. Understanding and using our cultural selves, shaped by our identities and lived experiences, allow us to integrate and empathetically appreciate the complexity of culture that influences the therapeutic process and healing.

This workshop will support attendees in understanding how their positionality related to ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, size, ability, and immigration status (among other dimensions) influence how we show up and engage as healers, and, ultimately, impact clinical outcomes. Attendees are encouraged to engage in reflection through the experiential activities in this presentation and share questions for discussion.

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Instructor: Ashley Acle, MBA, MFT, LMFT

I’m Ashley (she/her), Healthcare Consultant, Clinical Supervisor/Therapist, and Mental Health Advocate. I am passionate about culturally sensitive, equitable and sustainable mental health care, stemming from my lived and professional experiences in this field, clinical research, and quality improvement for the last 14 years. I have served in various leadership roles in medical, psychiatric, academic, and community-based settings, most recently as a National Director of Compliance, Clinical Supervisor and Director of Clinical Services.

I currently provide healthcare consulting services and training to professionals across the country. I also provide clinical supervision/consultation towards licensure and therapy services to individuals located in California and Pennsylvania. Contact me to discuss working together.

I look forward to connecting with you.

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CAMFT Information: 

California Alliance of Child and Family Services (CACFS) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs (Provider #1000075 ). This course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. CACFS maintains responsibility for the program and all of its content.

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Other Important Information:

Accommodations: To request additional assistance or accommodations, please contact Brisa Romero, Training Assistant, at bromero@catalyst-center.org.

Grievances: To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email Ivon Favela, Deputy Director of Training at ifavela@catalyst-center.org

CE Certificates: Upon course survey completion, participants will be awarded CE certificates.

Refund/Cancelation Policy: All requests for cancellation and refunds must be submitted in writing to bromero@catalyst-center.org prior to the course date. Otherwise, no refunds will be allowed.