Law and Ethics 14: Supervision and Diversity
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This course provides six continuing education in Law & Ethics or Clinical Supervision or Cultural Diversity
This day covers Law and Ethics for psychotherapists with emphasis in Clinical Supervision and Diversity awareness. The course is not just for supervisors. The material applies to any mentoring work, including psychotherapy. It is designed for psychologists, LMFTs, LCSWs and other mental health professions. It would also be of interest to those in similar roles, such as clergy, teachers, or recovery counselors ~ and to those who manage or train such professionals.
The best clinicians and training supervisors continue their own inner work. In keeping with Jungian and other psychodynamic models, we will look at ourselves both as mentors and as earnest students. Careful tending of boundaries is crucial for ethical conduct and risk management, especially in cross-cultural situations. We will review key issues in the APA code of ethics and diversity guidelines to reflect on our own personal systems for managing difficult situations.
Discussion will draw on the relationship between Moana and her mentors, including the mythic guiding figure of her grandmother, Tala. Also, the spirit of the ocean can be seen as a merging of mentor and guardian angel. It is through initiatory adventures that Polynesian voyager, Moana, is able to develop her abilities. Scenes from the 2016 Disney film will be discussed to illustrate challenges faced by clinicians and supervisors in supporting trainees and clients, particularly those with diverse backgrounds. Like grandmother Tala, we help each protégé claim a larger identity. Familiarity with the film is not required. Selected clips will be used to discuss culturally unique psychological dynamics.
We will also reflect on the rewards of following a calling. Joseph Campbell showed us how wisdom stories transmit hidden resources. Emerging knowledge is revealed at each stage of identity formation. Psychotherapists and clinical supervisors endeavor to be sensitive when encountering cultural differences. We will use the story of Moana for training in being aware of a multiplicity of perspectives stemming from diverse formative experiences.
We each contain a rich blend of cultural realities. Assumptions based on our own family histories can get in the way of genuine understanding. Staying open to the unique experiences of others requires entering a process of ongoing personal discovery. In addition to improving effectiveness, this compassionate dialog and self-examination can increase self-acceptance.
Our grasp of ethics and sensitivity improves as we explain such skills to others. While this course is aimed primarily at mental health professions, the principles can be applied to mentoring in other situations. Combining related topics, the day shows how to make legal and ethical standards serve those we mentor, especially in clinical situations involving cultural diversity.
Describe how mentors encourage best qualities
Acknowledging unconscious aspects of guidance
Explain the stages of increasing cultural humility
Demonstrate how reflective practices support ethics and diversity awareness
Examine what professionals represent to various cultural groups
Recognize psychodynamic aspects of supervising diverse populations
This seminar is designed to advance the skills of practicing doctoral-level psychologists. Presentations cover updates on clinical expertise. The day is also useful to other mental health practitioners and to certain helping professions, such as physicians, clergy, and educators with mental health counseling responsibilities.
The material is presented at an introductory level for psychologists, requiring no background in mythic studies, narrative theory, or Jungian psychology. No advance preparation is necessary. However, participants are provided with a recommended reading list as part of their class materials.
The following CE credits are available:
Psychology, LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, Ed Psych, NBCC : 6 CE hours
Nursing : 7 hours
This course meets one of the following for re-licensure:
Six Law and Ethics hours for Psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs
Six hours of Supervision for Psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs
Six hours on on Social Diversity as required by the California Board of Psychology
NOTE: The same hours cannot be used to meet more than one mandate. There is an exception for required hours on Telehealth, but that does not apply to this course.
Jonathan Young, PhD is a psychologist (PSY10231) and minister of the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Goleta, a suburb of Santa Barbara. He teaches at the Pacifica Graduate Institute. His books and articles focus on personal mythology. Dr.Young assisted mythologist Joseph Campbell at seminars and was founding curator of the Joseph Campbell Archives and Library. He is featured in several documentary series on the History Channel.
Anne Bach, M.S., MFT 38891 is a specialist in uses of writing in psychotherapy. She gives presentations on creativity as inner work at major conferences, and lectures widely on psychological dimensions of expressive writing. She also appears in memoir drama performances for various theater groups, including the Marsh Stage in Berkeley and Speaking of Stories in Santa Barbara. Her clinical background includes poetry therapy with seriously mentally ill patients.
Checking-in begins at 9:30 a.m. - Seminar 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Being a role model to help protégés develop skills
- Reading symbolism in storing of encountering otherness
- Psychodynamic elements of supervision
- Ethics of cross-cultural mentoring
- Please return on time
- Modeling self-care as a professional duty
- Demonstrating integrity in dealing with difference
- – How therapists benefit from diverse encounters
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