Beyond Cultural Competence to Embracing Cultural Humility

Cultural humility goes beyond cultural competence in that it acknowledges all of us as lifelong learners who recognize that we have as much to learn from one another who have experienced the classroom of life as we do from the “experts” in books and learning institutions.  As school psychologists approach the role of serving diverse socio-cultural groups, it is essential that those who are responsible for advocacy for our most vulnerable become increasingly more skilled in viewing the world from the multiple perspectives that these populations bring and enabling the system to value their strengths.  Participants will focus on culturally relevant and responsive educational interventions and assessment practices, examine some of the interpersonal, institutional and instructional impediments that place challenged and challenging students at risk in our educational system and explore the unique role that school psychologists can play in effecting systems change that can make school environments more responsive to the needs of the culturally different.

In this session, we will examine some of reflect upon our beliefs and consider how we can integrate what we know about ourselves with what we know about those with whom we interact so that we can foster a vision of acceptance that affirms the strengths that we all bring.

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This course meets the qualifications for 3 hours of continuing education credit for LEPs, LMFTs, LPCCs and LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. This course also qualifies for 3 hours of continuing professional development for Nationally Certified School Psychologists, under provider number 1025. CASP maintains responsibility for the program and its content.

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Membership fees:

Regular/Associate: $30

Retired/Student: $20

The 9/10/21 workshop with Dr. Bacon will not be available as a recording.  Participants must plan to attend the live session.  

From projects in the South and tenements in the Northeast to consultant conducting keynote addresses and seminars nationwide, Dr. Bacon is uniquely prepared to address issues related to achieving equity for racially, ethnically and socio-culturally different students and families.  Earning a BA in Secondary Education from Fordham University, an MA in Guidance and Counseling and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Stanford, she has had extensive experience as teacher, university instructor, counselor, psychologist, administrator and probation officer.  As the parent and surrogate parent of 4, three of whom were children with special needs, she brings a unique perspective about how to establish truly authentic relationships with challenged and challenging culturally different students and families we serve. For the past four decades, she had served as a Technical Assistance Facilitator providing services to school districts throughout the state related to the disproportionate overrepresentation of students of color in special education and the disciplinary system.

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