The National Alliance on Mental Illness recognizes that current environmental factors are traumatizing people of color, which as a risk factor can also initiate or increase stress and substance use, and exacerbate mental illness. Provider bias in stigmatic language or other microaggressions can also affect a client’s capacity to respond to clinical services, and are often identified in research as components of poor behavioral health outcomes.

Culturally responsive organizations integrate cultural humility in all levels of practice and service delivery, providing highest levels of patient centered care and building equity with persons of color and other marginalized communities. This interactive virtual training will review how to integrate cultural humility in practice for person centered care, using core motivational interviewing (OARS) communication skills, and demonstrate how culturally informed care increases potential for patient recovery and wellness for racial, ethnic and other underserved populations. 

Credits: This training meets approval for two renewal hours (CASAC, CPP, CPS) and two initial hours (CPP, CPS) through New York State’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS), and is also approved for two CPRA/CARC certification hours through ASAP-NYCB. As an IC & RC member board, OASAS accredited courses are granted reciprocal approval by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Alcohol and Drug Counselor Committee. Many other states offer reciprocity - please check with your accrediting agency.

Participants are required to attend the training in its entirety, turn on their video cameras, and actively participate in order to receive credit.