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Cultural humility - Ethnic specific

Cultural effectiveness in practice with Asian Americans: Strength and resilience amid adversity and complexity

Cultural competency, responsiveness and humility are imperatives in clinical and service practices in working with Asian American individuals, families, and communities. This means understanding the diversity and complexity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) as well as understanding ourselves, the client’s worldviews and perspectives of mental health. Linguistic understanding means appreciating the use of interpreters as well as conceptually bridging understanding of mental illness and wellness. With experiences in current context, there will be a sharing of social movements and relational practices, including those used by therapists with Asians and Asian Americans, to confront, rise above, and remain resilient from the “virus” of xenophobia. This presentation also honors May as AAPI Heritage Month during which we will reassert commitments to always “Serving Community Needs (SCN)”.

Learning objectives

  • Identify reasons (at least 3) why Asian Americans underutilize certain services (such as mental health) or are underserved in certain treatment services
  • List several service recommendations (at least 3) that are culturally responsive and moving towards “culturally competent” for certain Asian American clients, families and their communities including recommended practices
  • Articulate by listing (at least 3) aspects of their own diversity which may impact rapport and processes for working effectively with Asian Americans
  • Identify evidence-based practices (at least 1) and practice-based/community-defined evidence relevant (at least 1) to providing behavioral health services to Asian Americans
  • Describe the linguistic and status diversity issues (at least 3) of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities including immigrant and refugee trauma, and ways of viewing mental illness and sources of wellness.

 

Register:

Registration and cancellation close at 9am two working days prior to training. You will be recorded as a No-Show in sccLearn if you don't attend and did not cancel the training.

County employees, register by clicking on the blue registration button.
County partners, register at sccgov.org/scclearn-partner

If you have questions, need accommodations, or have a grievance, please contact: [email protected].

Friday, June 6, 2025
9:30am - 5:00pm
In-person event
LP Training Rooms
Learning Partnership
1075 E. Santa Clara St. 2nd floor
San Jose, CA 95116-1002
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(408) 792-3900
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Training materials

Cultural effectiveness in practice with Asian Americans training flyer