• COURSE DESCRIPTION

    While providing behavioral health treatment to African American individuals is fundamentally no different than treating any other individual, there are a few special cultural considerations and treatment types that can assist in making the therapeutic journey more culturally-sensitive, ethical, and effective. The personal biases, beliefs, and values of behavioral health providers can greatly impact client care, and this course will explore some of the cultural considerations providers ought to keep in mind when working with African American and Black clients.

  • LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    Upon completing this course, participants will be able to: List two or more strategies that behavioral health providers can implement to provide more ethically-sound and culturally-competent care to their African American and Black clients; Describe the role of the therapist in the engagement and treatment retention of African American and Black clients


    TARGET AUDIENCE & INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL

    This course is intended for psychologists, therapists, social workers, clinical counselors, and addiction counselors. Instructional level: Introductory/Intermediate

  • HOW TO TAKE THIS COURSE

    In order to receive a certificate of completion reflecting the associated CE credit hour, you must:
    #1: Have an active paid Clearly Clinical membership
    #2: Listen to the corresponding course podcast
    #3: Achieve a passing grade on the post-presentation test (the test has up to ten questions and you must earn a score of at least 80%; users can re-test up to three times. After three attempts, users are advised to re-listen to the audio course in its entirety and then subsequently re-test. Psychologists who are seeking CE credit may not be awarded credit if they attempt to pass the post-test more than three times.)
    #4: Complete the requested course evaluation.

    Course elements (including the course audio, post-test, and requested course evaluation) can be completed on a computer or mobile device via your Clearly Clinical account.

  • COURSE FORMAT

    This course contains a one-hour, non-interactive audio podcast which is available for free on all major public podcast platforms, including YouTube, by searching for 'Clearly Clinical'. You can also listen to and download the audio file via our course player.

  • ACCOMMODATIONS

    If you have special needs or need an accommodation, please email us at [email protected] and we will do our best to assist you.

    If reading along while listening is helpful for you, we recommend listening to our podcast on YouTube with the closed captioning feature enabled (to do this, click the button in the YouTube video player with the 'CC' on it).

  • CERTIFICATE ACCESS DETAILS

    Once you've completed the course, your certificate will automatically populate in the 'Certificate' section of your account; it will also be emailed to you. Course certificates will be on file for ten (10) years from date of course completion regardless of a user's paid membership status.

  • COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

    There is no known commercial support or conflict of interest for this CE program, presenter, sponsor, instructor, or content. The instructor references their own resources as a potential option for further learning.

Presenter

Tia Brisco, LMFT #104550

Multicultural Therapy Expert

Tia Brisco is a licensed marriage and family therapist in the lovely state of California. She specializes in multi-cultural based treatment and working with children in under-served communities.  She operates a private practice in Northridge, CA, where she provides child/adolescent therapy, family therapy, and treatment for college students. She prides herself in being a social justice crusader, who truly believes that mental health can cross any barrier. She taught special education preschool for many years, where her love for diversity and public speaking fostered. It is her hope to spread passion and energy so you can be a light in your community.

Why is Clearly Clinical the nation's premier CE provider?

  • CONVENIENT: All courses are 1-hour podcast episodes, available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay, and all other free public podcast platforms

  • AFFORDABLE: We offer quality CE courses through a reasonably-priced membership

  • SOCIALLY-RESPONSIBLE: We make ongoing donations to The Trevor Project for LGBT youth suicide prevention, and have also previously donated to Black & Brown Founders, the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund, Black Women’s Blueprint, Feeding America, and The Center for Reproductive Rights.

  • WOMAN-OWNED & QUEER-OWNED: We are founded and run by Elizabeth Irias, LMFT

  • DIVERSE: We highlight expert presenters from historically-marginalized communities


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