Courses & Workshops

CEU credits: NASW accreditation
Location: JBFCS, 120 W 57th St, NY
Registration: 212-632-4710
Director: John M. Adams, LCSW-R

The JBFCS Anti-Racism and Multicultural Consultation and Training Service contracts with nonprofit human service agencies, educational institutions, community groups, and government agencies, to provide consultation and training aimed at: improving the effectiveness of services to people from all backgrounds; understanding the impact of race, culture, immigration and systemic racism on clients, students, staff, faculty, managers and trustees; and improving the work environment for staff from all backgrounds.

JBFCS staff collaborate with an organization to offer a customized menu of services that may include:

• Maximizing participation of staff
• Clarifying problems related to anti-racism and cultural competence
• Identifying solutions and outcomes sought by the organization
• Strengthening the organization’s effectiveness by providing training and train the trainer for various levels of staff and students

Consultation on developing protocols for:
• Client or student assessments
• Teaching and counseling
• Case or teacher conferences
• Supervision

Current One Day Sessions

Race, Culture and Other Aspects of Social Identity: Implications for Mental Health Practitioners in Relation to Self, Clients and Other Workers

Of special interest to:
Social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors and mental health nurses

Participants will lean:
. The impact of systemic racism and its intersection with other forms of oppression on ourselves and our work with clients and staff
. Participants will explore their own social identities, especially race, culture and class, and the intersection with gender, sexual orientation, age and religion
. The meaning and context of those identities and the impact on work with clients

The class will include didactic material by the instructor, experiential work led by the instructor, and discussion of work situations. Participants are expected to bring examples and questions about their work with clients from a different or similar racial/cultural background. The instructor will provide a nonshaming, non-blaming environment in which to explore the experience of race, culture and other aspects of social identities.
The instructor will guide group consultation to participants about understanding and effectively intervening in clinical work where the client and practitioner have different or similar social identities.
March 27, Friday, 9:30am-4:30pm