Providing Psychotherapy to Black and African American Clients | Mental Health Professional Webinar

This webinar focuses on providing clinicians with practical tools for applying multicultural guidelines when providing psychotherapy to Black and African American clients. Attendees review the APA Multicultural Guidelines and the APA Guidelines on Race and Ethnicity in Psychology and discuss applications for improving multicultural sensitivity when implementing psychotherapy.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:24 Overview of Black Mental Health Challenges
6:29 Therapy by Ethnic Groups
950 The Importance of Race and Ethnicity
12:50 Barriers to Treatment
19:58 Research on Barriers to Treatment
24:13 Cultural Sensitivity
28:04 APA Guidelines for Multicultural Competence
45:23 Clinical Considerations for Working with Black Clients
52:45 Summary and Conclusion