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If you are not bringing cultural background, race, moral beliefs and socioeconomic differences into the conversation during couples counselling, you are missing a critical step to be able to help your clients.
You may think it’s just a small disagreement they are bringing up in-session, but really the root of the disagreement could be embedded in cultural background, religious beliefs or how an individual was brought up. If you don’t help your struggling couples bring culture background/beliefs into the discussion, it turns into an argument of who is right and who is wrong and treatment progress is stalled.
Watch this workshop and learn how to provide your clients with the tools to clearly address cultural differences – even if they are addressing it for the first time individually or as a couple – so they can overcome racism, discrimination, socioeconomic, regional, educational or familial differences.
Watch three dynamic couples counselling experts Kia James EdD, LCPC, Monika Cope-Ward LCW-C, and Carol Ann Trotman LCPC that bring combined decades of experience with bi-racial, multiracial and cross-cultural couples and family counselling.
These experts will help you successfully identify, bring up and navigate cultural issues in the counselling relationship. Upon completing this seminar, you will be able to:
Purchase Today – Get the tools and ask the questions you were afraid to ask to empower your clients with your renewed confidence and cultural competency in couples counselling!
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Cross-Cultural Couples Counseling (2.5 MB) | 52 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Kia James, EdD, LCPC, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor, an Adjunct Professor, and a Relationship Therapist. She specializes in helping people have the best relationship with their self, so they can also have strong healthy relationships with others. As a result of moving around frequently during her early years, she realized that how you view yourself in the world has a profound impact on your mental health and well-being; therefore, she dedicated her life to improving one’s mental and emotional health and creating healthy connections with others.
Dr. James provides individual and couples counseling. She also facilitates diversity training for therapists and teaches therapists how to deal with cultural diversity issues when working with couples. She graduated from Bowie State University with a BA in Psychology, and she continued her education, and gained her Masters and Doctorate in Counseling from Argosy University, also known as, The American School of Professional Psychology. Dr. James has completed the level 3 training with the Gottman institute, specializing in helping couples attain healthy relationships. She is also an approved Gottman Educator for the Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kia James is co-owner of Relationship Boosters. She is an adjunct faculty at Trinity Washington University. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kia James has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
Why Culture Is Important in the Couples Counselling Relationship
Understanding Cross-Cultural Couples
Common Differences in Cross-Cultural Counselling
Manage Family Confrontation and Address Racism Within the Family
Help Your Couples Use Culture as a Strength
Couples Counselling Interventions
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