3-Hour CE Course-Affordable Cultural Competency Essentials for Mental Health Professionals—

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This 3-hour Cultural Competency CE course provides mental health professionals with practical frameworks and clinical tools to enhance culturally responsive care. Designed for counselors, therapists, social workers, and related practitioners, this training addresses the impact of cultural identity, systemic barriers, and personal bias on the therapeutic relationship.

Through case examples, self-reflection exercises, and evidence-informed practices, participants learn how to recognize diverse cultural perspectives, support client safety, and improve clinical outcomes in multicultural settings. The course also reviews cultural competency requirements relevant to continuing education and license renewal for mental health providers. This course meets continuing education requirements for most U.S. states. Please verify CE acceptance with your licensing board.

This affordable Cultural Competency CE course is ideal for professionals seeking to meet continuing education requirements while strengthening skills in cultural awareness, communication, and ethical practice. No prior coursework is required, and participants can complete the training at their own pace.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Understand how cultural identity and worldview shape client communication, behavior, and treatment needs • Conduct culturally informed assessments and interpret cultural expressions of distress
  • • Recognize implicit bias and reduce its impact on clinical decisions • Integrate cultural strengths, values, and supports into treatment planning
  • • Identify and avoid common microaggressions in therapy • Review key Texas LPC multicultural ethics requirements
  • • Build culturally sensitive rapport using respectful, open-ended communication • Provide more inclusive, ethical, and effective care to diverse clients

Course Content

Module 1 — Foundations of Cultural Competency
Understanding what cultural competency really means in clinical practice Topics Covered: What is cultural competency? Cultural humility vs. cultural competency Overview of CLAS Standards (HHS) Why cultural competency matters in Texas practice How culture shapes mental health symptoms “Blind spots” clinicians commonly have The importance of self-awareness

  • Lesson 1: Introduction to Cultural Competency
  • Lesson 2: How Culture Shapes Mental Health
  • Lesson 3: Blind Spots & Self-Awareness in Cultural Competency
  • Lesson 4: CLAS Standards & Ethical Expectations

Module 2 — Cultural Identity & Intersectionality
Exploring how identity layers shape client experiences Topics Covered: Race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation Religion, spirituality, and cultural values Immigration, acculturation, and multilingual identity Socioeconomic status & generational culture Intersectionality (Kimberlé Crenshaw’s framework) How overlapping identities impact mental health

Module 3 — Bias, Privilege & Microaggressions
Recognizing unconscious patterns that affect therapy Topics Covered: Implicit bias (Harvard IAT & APA research) Explicit vs. implicit stereotypes Power, privilege, and access to resources Microaggressions: everyday examples How unexamined biases affect clinical decisions Repairing ruptures in the therapeutic relationship

Module 4 — Culturally Responsive Counseling Practice
Putting cultural competency into action Topics Covered: Building trust across cultures Adjusting communication styles Trauma-informed multicultural care Working with refugees, immigrants, Asian Americans, Latinx, African Americans, LGBTQIA+, rural populations Cultural Formulation Interview (DSM-5) Treatment planning across cultural backgrounds

Module 5 — Ethical Responsibilities & Texas Board Requirements
Understanding your legal and ethical obligations Topics Covered: ACA & APA multicultural ethics NASW cultural standards Texas LPC requirement: 3 hours of Cultural Competency CE LMFT cultural diversity requirement Social Work cultural competence requirement Ethical dilemmas involving cultural misunderstandings Documentation and informed consent considerations

Module 6 — Case Studies & Clinical Application
Applying cultural competency to real-world clinical work Topics Covered: 3–4 case studies (multicultural dilemmas) Example: immigrant family conflict Example: LGBTQIA+ youth & cultural stigma Example: microaggression repair in therapy Example: religious/cultural boundary issues Decision-making model: awareness → reflection → consultation → action

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