Description
To effectively deliver patient-centered care among a multicultural and increasingly diverse youth population, behavioral health providers must ensure that services incorporate culturally relevant practices that address the client’s unique challenges and life experiences. This training will engage providers in reflective exercises about how a multicultural competency and cultural humility framework can be used with diverse youth who meet criteria or are at risk for developing a substance use disorder (SUD). This training will encourage providers to use self-assessment tools to help refresh their understanding and practices around the areas of cultural humility/multicultural competency multifaceted components.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe multicultural competency and cultural humility and its framework for engaging with diverse youth who meet criteria for or are at risk of a SUD.
2. Discuss guiding principles and recommended standards for fostering multicultural competence and cultural humility among youth service settings. 
3. Identify at least two strategies or tools for professional development in the area of cultural competency. 
4. Utilize a self-assessment tool to build awareness of culturally competent practice when working with youth populations with diverse health needs.

Intended Audience

This training is appropriate for the following disciplines within the SAPC Provider Network:

• Registered and Certified Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselors
• LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs & Licensed Eligible (LE) AMFTs, ACSWs, APCCs 
• Psychologists & Registered Psychological Associates
• Certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists & Peer Support Specialists

Instructor
Jenss Chang, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who focuses primarily on providing education, training, and supervision to both students in clinical (PsyD, MFT) programs. In terms of research, she is interested in multiculturally competent therapy and psychological testing. Dr. Chang has significant experience in working with college-age adults with depression, anxiety, women’s issues, intergenerational conflict, and disordered-eating habits

Kathryn Ecklund, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who has an active clinical practice where she serves racial, cultural, religious, economic, gender, and sexually diverse youth, couples, and families on the impacts of acculturation and racial/ ethnic identity development. Her scholarship has focused on racial and cultural identity development in children and on best practices in culturally competent clinical care and service provision to diverse children and families.

Hours/CEs
1.0

Format
This online course uses a mixed-media format with PowerPoint slides, voice-overs, and closed captions.

Process
At the start of the training, participants will be given a pre-test assessment. During the training, participants will read or listen to the material presented in the slides. At the end of the training, participants will need to pass the training post-test with a score of 80% or better to print a certificate of completion and receive CE credits. 

CE Approval
This course meets the qualifications for one (1.0) hour of continuing education credit/contact hours (CEs/CEHs). Los Angeles County (LAC)-Department of Public Health (DPH) Substance Abuse Prevention and Control (SAPC) is an approved provider of continuing education for CMPSS (CalMHSA, #1014); CAODCs, SUDRCs, SUDCCs (CADTP, #181); RADTs I/II, CADCs-CASs, CADCs I/II, CADCs-CSs and LAADCs (CCAPP, #4-19-316-0227); and, CATCs I/II/III/IV/V/N/i/R (CAADE CEU Provider #: CP40 989 AHC 0725). Los Angeles County-Department of Public Health (LAC-DPH) Substance Abuse Prevention and Control (SAPC) is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts continuing education credit granted by the California Psychological Association or by any of its Approved Providers. LAC-DPH SAPC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Disclosure
County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control does not receive commercial support for the content of these trainings. Azusa Pacific University does not receive commercial support for the content of these trainings. County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control does not receive commercial support for the content of these trainings.

Questions and Concerns:
If you have any questions related to the training content, please email HEALTHPSYCHLAB@APU.EDU.

If you have any questions related to the training content and continued education, please email SAPC.CST@PH.LACOUNTY.GOV.

If you have any questions or concerns with the training, please email INFO@SAPC-LNC.ORG.