Practicing Mental Health at the Intersections of Trauma, Identity, and Culture
How do we practice trauma-informed care while engaging the complexity of our client’s social identities? How do we work effectively across identities while skillfully navigating systemic dynamics and challenges? What is the role of shame in trauma and healing? How do we effectively engage anger, rage, and grief in our clients? What cultural values are at play within ourselves and our clients and how do we attune to and engage these values to create healing relationships? How do we do all of this sustainably?
In this workshop, we explore the implications of social identity (race, class, gender, gender identity, sexuality, age, etc.) on trauma. Additionally, we consider the critical need to identify and attune to cultural values within our clients, our systems, and ourselves. We examine the use of integrating approaches from fields such as psychology, sociology, and anthropology as clinical practice tools that honors the impact of one’s identities and culture on their mental health and trauma. You will be introduced to specific tools and frameworks through which you can evaluate your own practice and your client relationships.
This workshop can be applied toward CPT’s Fundamentals of Trauma-Responsive Practice Certificate and our Advanced Trauma-Responsive Practice Certificate.
Learning Objectives
Practitioners in this course will:
- Explore frameworks to conceptualize and navigate the complex intersections of mental health, trauma, social identity, and culture
- Conceptualize interventions through a holistic approach so as to best engage mental health and trauma through a social identity and culturally responsive lens
- Practice assessing and applying applicable mental health, trauma, mindfulness, and inter-cultural frameworks to clinical and organizational scenarios.
Clinical Clock Hours
For participants needing clinical clock hours (CCH), this workshop meets the following requirements, as defined by the Board of Social Work:
- Clinical intervention methods informed by research and current standards of practice: 2 CCH
- Social work values and ethics, including cultural context, diversity, and social policy: 2 CCH
- Culturally specific clinical assessment and intervention: 2 CCH.
Virtual Workshop
This workshop meets via Zoom. Registered participants will be sent a link to the Zoom event along with materials approximately three days prior to the workshop.
Questions?
Please contact Center for Practice Transformation transform@umn.edu with any questions.
In this workshop, we explore the implications of social identity (race, class, gender, gender identity, sexuality, age, etc.) on trauma. Additionally, we consider the critical need to identify and attune to cultural values within our clients, our systems, and ourselves. We examine the use of integrating approaches from fields such as psychology, sociology, and anthropology as clinical practice tools that honors the impact of one’s identities and culture on their mental health and trauma. You will be introduced to specific tools and frameworks through which you can evaluate your own practice and your client relationships.
This workshop can be applied toward CPT’s Fundamentals of Trauma-Responsive Practice Certificate and our Advanced Trauma-Responsive Practice Certificate.
Learning Objectives
Practitioners in this course will:
- Explore frameworks to conceptualize and navigate the complex intersections of mental health, trauma, social identity, and culture
- Conceptualize interventions through a holistic approach so as to best engage mental health and trauma through a social identity and culturally responsive lens
- Practice assessing and applying applicable mental health, trauma, mindfulness, and inter-cultural frameworks to clinical and organizational scenarios.
Clinical Clock Hours
For participants needing clinical clock hours (CCH), this workshop meets the following requirements, as defined by the Board of Social Work:
- Clinical intervention methods informed by research and current standards of practice: 2 CCH
- Social work values and ethics, including cultural context, diversity, and social policy: 2 CCH
- Culturally specific clinical assessment and intervention: 2 CCH.
Virtual Workshop
This workshop meets via Zoom. Registered participants will be sent a link to the Zoom event along with materials approximately three days prior to the workshop.
Questions?
Please contact Center for Practice Transformation transform@umn.edu with any questions.
About the Presenter
Omkar Sawardekar, MSW, LICSW
Omkar Sawardekar (he/him), MSW, LICSW, is a Therapist, Trainer, Coach, and Consultant. Omkar supports his clients to live into their respective missions more holistically by integrating the lenses of identity, culture, mental health, and trauma. Driven by the tenets that the relational container is the foundation for transformative change and that the most impactful practices grow from interdisciplinary methodologies, Omkar is committed to working collaboratively to promote culturally-responsive approaches. Throughout his work with individuals, groups, and organizations, Omkar is drawn to addressing the most complex cultural and organizational challenges.
Pricing and Registration
Registration is on a first come basis and enrollment is capped to ensure a personalized learning experience. The presenter has designed this virtual course to include a robust and engaging mixture small group discussions, role plays, modeling and case studies.
Individual Registration
Registration will close three days prior to the start of the event. Cancellations can be made up to 14 days before the event at no charge. Cancellations requested 13 days or less before the event will be charged 50% of the workshop fee. No refund will be offered for cancellations made less than a week in advance.