The Great Lakes MHTTC offers this training in partnership with the Illinois Association for Behavioral Health for behavioral health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI.  This training is offered in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.

In this workshop, you will learn eight principles that guide ethical, culturally competent clinical practice. You will also learn how to address counselor "unfinished business" that can create ethical dilemmas, 10 characteristics of culturally competent service providers, and issues of ethics and cultural competence in individual, group, and family therapy. In addition, the presentation will cover principles of ethics and cultural competence in a diversity of communities; how to address intersectionality, clever stories, and microaggressions in cross cultural counseling, and how to develop an inclusive organization.

Learning Objectives:

• Use 8 principles to guide ethical, culturally competent clinical practice
• Assess your own culturally competent practice using a 10-point scale
• Build rapport with clients in the cross-cultural counseling relationship in an ethical manner
• Build cohesion in multi-cultural groups
• Have criteria to ethically serve clients from diverse backgrounds ethically
• Use 7 strategies to create an inclusive organization

Continuing Education:

Three CEU hours to be approved through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or Illinois Certification Board. There is a $20 fee for the CE processing. For more information, see the event registration page.

Presenter: Mark Sanders. LCSW, CADC

Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC is Project Manager for Illinois, Great Lakes ATTC. He is an international speaker in the behavioral health field whose presentations have reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Caribbean and British Islands. A partial list of clients includes General Motors Corporation; Xerox Corporation, Northwestern University and the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines.

Mark is the author of five books. He has had two stories published in the New Times Bestselling Book Series, Chicken Soup for The Soul. He has taught at the University of Chicago, Loyola University of Chicago, and Illinois State University's schools of social work. His three decades of experience as a direct service, Licensed Clinical Social worker are the foundation of his presentations.