CME Sponsor:
National Association for Continuing Education (NACE)

Course Directors/Instructors:
Monica McGoldrick, LCSW, PhD (h.c.) & Kenneth V. Hardy, PhD

Number of Credits:
10 hours CE

Cost:
$99 Book and Online Test
$95 Online Test Only

Detailed Description:
Conducting family therapy with clients of multicultural backgrounds requires knowledge of the specific experiences and therapeutic issues of clients. Therapists present their own life experiences, and occasionally their own genograms, as a window into the lives of those not from the dominant culture in the United States. Biases, classism, and sexism are discussed, along with how each of these issues impacts the life experience of clients. Various family structures are discussed, and how therapeutic treatments may or may not be beneficial to specific family structures. Future issues in multicultural family therapy are discussed, including educating trainees to provide the best standard of care in their therapeutic practice.


Learning Objectives:
  • Theoretical perspectives of family therapy in a multicultural context
  • Vignettes of life experiences from therapists of various multicultural backgrounds
  • How racism, bias, sexism, and classism impacts the life experiences of clients
  • Issues that affect specific multicultural and diverse families and couples, such as immigrant and refugee families and interracial Asian couples
  • How “voluntary childlessness” and mother is viewed from a multicultural context
  • Family structures in various cultures, including multi-generational family members residing together
  • Genograms of therapists’ multicultural families and the impact of multiculturalism on the therapist
Intended Audience:
This activity is intended for Family Therapists and Counselors.

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