Cultivating an Ethical and Clinical Response to Discrimination-Based Trauma - 6 CEUs

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When and Where:

• Date: Friday, August 8, 2025
  • If you cannot attend this workshop on 8/8, you can pre-register for the on-demand version of this presentation here: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/ethics-discrimi...
• Time: 10:30am - 5:30pm Eastern Time
• CE Hours Included: 6 Ethics or Core (please see below for more information)
• Location: Live Interactive Webinar (“Synchronous”) on Zoom
• Investment: $140 before Friday, July 25th at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $160 after
• Presented by: Telsie Davis, Ph.D. (see bio below)
• Instruction Level: Intermediate
• Target Audience: Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, and other Mental Health Professionals
• Workshop Recording: A recording of this workshop is available for review for 60 days after the presentation. However, participants must attend live to receive the "Synchronous" CE Certificate.

Learning Objectives:

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Define cultural competence, cultural humility, and cultural equity applied to the practice of therapy
• Identify ethical values and principles relevant to the practice of cultural competence, humility, and equity in therapy
• Discuss standards and codes that necessitate the practice of cultural competence, humility, and/or equity for the ethical practice of therapy (e.g., informed consent, assessment, diagnosis, and professional competence)
• Describe at least three strategies for integrating cultural competence, cultural humility, and cultural equity into an ethical therapy practice
• Use a tool to measure your practice of cultural competence, cultural humility, and cultural equity in therapy
• List at least three strategies for reducing a negative impact of clinician’s implicit bias in the practice of therapy

Workshop Description:

This workshop is a call to action for mental health practitioners committed to the ethics of improving the human condition and doing no harm. Clients with cultural identities marginalized by society continue to experience treatment disparities that result in a lower quality of mental health care in comparison to clients with cultural identities that have been traditionally privileged. Ethical therapy must include recognizing, eliminating, and protecting against cultural bias and marginalization so clients have the fairest opportunity to benefit from treatment at their maximum potential.

This workshop will focus on operationalizing cultural competence, humility, and equity to yield strategies that can be integrated into any therapy intervention or protocol. Dr. Davis will utilize didactics, self-assessment, experiential exercises, and vignettes based on her own therapy practice to facilitate the application of ethical strategies. In addition, evidence-based strategies to mitigate the negative influences of clinician privilege, power, and implicit bias on alliance development will also be examined and applied to vignettes.

Presented by: Telsie Davis, Ph.D.

Telsie A. Davis is a veteran clinician who has presented in over 60 international, national, state, and local invited talks and workshops. She specializes in culturally equitable and evidence-based treatment for African American women and is the founder of The Cultural Equity Institute, formerly The Davis Center. Dr. Davis earned a B.S. in Applied Psychology from Georgia Tech and her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University. She completed her predoctoral internship and two years of postdoctoral fellowship training in trauma and substance use among African American women at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Davis is also an Assistant Professor and Assistant Vice Chair for Faculty Development-Diversity and Inclusion in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine.

Workshop Schedule (Eastern Time):

• 10:00am - 10:30am | Sign-In and Welcome
• 10:30am - 12:00pm | Session
• 12:00pm - 12:10pm | Break
• 12:10pm - 1:40pm | Session
• 1:40pm - 2:20pm | Lunch Break
• 2:20pm - 3:50pm | Session
• 3:50pm - 4:00pm | Break
• 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Session
• 5:30pm | Continuing Education Certificates Available

6 Ethics or Core CEs Included - Details by License Type Below:

• PSYCHOLOGISTS: The Knowledge Tree has been approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Knowledge Tree maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For more detailed information on the current CE ruling in Georgia, or if you are licensed in another state or country, please click here.
• COUNSELORS: The Knowledge Tree has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP), ACEP No. 7153. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Knowledge Tree is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Please click here for more detailed information.
• SOCIAL WORKERS: TKT has applied for approval for this workshop through the Georgia Society for Clinical Social Work (GSCSW). If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.
• MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS: This workshop is approved for Ethics Hours for Marriage and Family Therapists via GSCSW through a reciprocal agreement with the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists. If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.

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