Training Description: This two-hour live virtual training for California providers will focus on an overview of
Indigenous psychology and will feature cultural-clinical approaches congruent with a Native
way of knowing. Attendees will learn what kind of attitude and mindset are essential to
effective counseling in this population. Case stories will be presented to illustrate the
concepts. All providers who are interested in increasing their skills to provide culturally
responsive behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment to Tribal/Urban Indian
people are encouraged to attend.
Objectives:
At the end of the training, participants will be able to:
1. Identify two tenets of Indigenous psychology.
2. Distinguish two ways that clinical training is disconnected with Native way of knowing.
3. Recall two attitudes that are effective in connecting with clients.
4. Explain one conceptual framework that is effective in bringing about optimal healing
conditions for therapy.
Continuing Education:
The training course meets the qualifications for the provision of two (2.0)
continuing education credits/contact hours (CEs/CEHs). UCLA Integrated
Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) is approved by the American Psychological
Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. UCLA ISAP
maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
UCLA ISAP is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor
continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs (Provider #64812). UCLA ISAP maintains
responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for two (2)
hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California
Board of Behavioral Sciences. UCLA ISAP is also an approved provider of continuing education for
RADTs I/II, CADCs-CASs, CADCs I/II, CADCs-CSs, and LAADCs (CCAPP, #2N-00-445-1121), CATCs
(ACCBC/CAADE, #CP40 872 C 0822), and CAODCs (CADTP, #151). CE credit will be awarded at the
conclusion of the training. Partial credit will not be available for those participants who arrive late or
leave early.
The training course meets the qualifications for the provision of two (2.0) continuing medical
education credits/contact hours (CMEs/CEHs). The Stanford University School of Medicine
designates this online activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians
should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The California Board of Registered Nursing recognizes that Continuing Medical Education (CME)
is acceptable for meeting RN continuing education requirements as long as the course is certified
for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM (rn.ca.gov). Nurses will receive a Certificate of Participation
following this activity that may be used for license renewal. Continuing medical education credit
will be awarded within 6-8 weeks following completion of the web training.