Re-Engaging Cultural Competence by Addressing Racist Biases (Archived)

Many respected models of cultural competence focus on othering clients who come from racialized communities, locally and globally, with the focus of cultural competence being on understanding how clients may be different from who we are. This anthropological view of addressing clients who belong in our communities not only offends and alienates them but also increases barriers to equity and decreases the quality of the therapeutic working relationship. Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman will discuss how developing our cultural competence as practitioners depends on developing an understanding of ourselves and our privileges—and on increasing our awareness of the diversity and culture in our communities—to help increase trust between client and professional.