November 2022 Clinical Supervision Topic: Cultural and Identity Adaptation
Last month we talked about diagnosing. Next month we’ll talk about setting expectations, and finally, in January we’ll talk about goal consensus.
Something to keep in mind as we go about assessing, diagnosing, and treatment planning, is the importance of adapting our work to our client’s culture and identity. Irvin Yalom believed we should create a new treatment for every single client, and I kind of agree.
Let’s all read this article (and you’ll see, there are some issues with the article, so go ahead, feel free to get critical with it) and come ready to discuss.
You can also check out this article, especially where it goes over the three main steps of a cultural adaptation process, which are: 1) assessing the community’s cultural beliefs; 2) examining the fit between the community’s beliefs and those underlying the EBI; and 3) determining the modifications to make in the intervention protocol and manual.
Feel free to check out this training with my dear friend Silvana Espinoza Lau on 3 things to ask yourself when working with BIPOC folx.
And another training on having a gender inclusive practice.
Lastly, I invite you to endeavor to understand (in whatever way you like) one new thing about each of your clients’ various cultures and identities.
Come ready to discuss!
