DIVERSITY, IDENTITY & CULTURAL HUMILITY

Working With Clients of Color Using a Relational Lens 3 CEUs

Overview:

Working with clients of color through a relational lens requires clinicians to move beyond symptom-focused interventions and consider how identity, culture, power, and systemic experiences shape both the client's life and the therapeutic relationship. Clients of color often navigate experiences related to racism, discrimination, microaggressions, cultural expectations, intersectional identities, and historical or systemic inequities that can influence trust, emotional expression, help-seeking behaviors, and engagement in treatment. When these experiences are overlooked, therapists may unintentionally contribute to feelings of invalidation, disconnection, or relational rupture within therapy.

This presentation introduces participants to the foundational principles of relational therapy and explores how these principles can be applied in culturally responsive clinical practice. Participants will examine the impact of culture, race, power, privilege, intersectionality, and lived experience on the therapeutic process while learning how therapist identity, countertransference, and implicit bias can influence clinical work. Emphasis will be placed on developing cultural humility, strengthening therapeutic alliance across differences, and recognizing opportunities for rupture and repair within multicultural therapeutic relationships.

Through case vignettes, discussion, and practical application, attendees will learn evidence-informed strategies to foster deeper connection, navigate difficult conversations related to race and identity, address power dynamics, and create therapeutic environments that promote trust, safety, and belonging. This training will support clinicians in developing greater relational awareness, multicultural competence, and confidence when working with diverse populations.

COURSE AUTHOR & DEVELOPER: Dr. Zairys Feliz, Ph.D., LCSW

COURSE FORMAT: On-Demand Self-Study

NARRATION: AI-generated Narration of educational content

Learning Objectives:

• Analyze how relational dynamics, cultural identities, and systemic factors influence the therapeutic relationship when working with clients of color.

• Identify the impact of therapist positionality, implicit bias, countertransference, and power dynamics on multicultural clinical practice.

• Apply relationally informed and culturally responsive interventions to strengthen therapeutic alliance, address racial and cultural concerns, and effectively navigate therapeutic ruptures and repairs.

Scope and Limitations Disclosure

This course provides licensed mental health professionals with an overview of working with clients of color using a relational and culturally responsive lens. Participants will learn to integrate awareness of systemic and relational factors into clinical practice. This training does not provide certification in multicultural counseling or specialized cultural competency frameworks and is not a substitute for ongoing education, supervision, and consultation in culturally responsive care. Attendees are expected to apply the material within their professional scope of practice, ethical guidelines, and licensure requirements.

Financial and Commercial Disclosure

The presenter has no relevant financial relationships or conflicts of interest to disclose. Any references to therapeutic models, interventions, or resources are provided solely for educational purposes. Participants are not required to purchase any additional materials to complete this course.

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