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Core Topics 2023 -- Multicultural Orientation: A Model to Ethically Engage Diverse Clients

Release Date: June 5, 2023 

Expiration Date: June 4, 2024

Target Audience

These activities are designed for Behavioral Health providers to include psychologists, advanced practice nurses, nurses, licensed mental health therapists, and social workers.

Course ID: 23CE00067e

Social Work Level of Content: Intermediate 

The estimated time to complete this material is 60 minutes. 

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Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of this material, the participants should be better able to:

  • Define the three pillars of multicultural orientation (cultural humility, cultural opportunities, and cultural comfort.)
  • Identify current research on multicultural orientation and its impact on behavioral health outcomes.
  • Describe several practical suggestions regarding behavioral health practice as related to ethical decision-making using the multicultural orientation framework.
  • Articulate the implications of multicultural orientation to their professional behavioral health ethical practice.

Presenter

Charmayne Adams, PhD, LIMHP, NCC, 
Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska at Omaha

Thang Tran
PhD candidate
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Department of Counseling

Presented by Charmayne Adams, PhD, LIMHP, NCC, Assistant Professor University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Thang Tran PhD candidate University of Nebraska at Omaha, Department of Counseling