Reimagining Multiculturalism: A Contemporary Narrative Approach

Streaming video - 2024

With multicultural psychology becoming increasingly prevalent in university programs, and a mandatory component of continuing education for many licensed professionals, author, educator and clinical psychologist, Travis Heath, PhD, invites us to consider that if everyone's doing multicultural awareness, then maybe nobody's doing multicultural awareness. What if, rather than focusing on presenting problems, symptoms, diagnoses and other traditional approaches to working with clients, we embraced a culturally democratic approach that invites clients to speak on behalf of their own healing? Discover how to go beyond listening and emphasizing, and learn how to collaborate with clients using their existing strengths, traditions and her...itage. In this 3-video series featuring clinical sessions with three clients, you'll learn how to explore the dominant stories that have shaped your clients, co-author powerful counter stories that connect clients to more than just their individual selves, and encourage clients to live a life that's in accordance with their own preferred identities. more