Common Sense and Culturally Sensitive Counseling of Co-Occurring Disorders

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15 Oct

Common Sense and Culturally Sensitive Counseling of Co-Occurring Disorders

Common Sense and Culturally Sensitive Counseling of Co-Occurring Disorders

Thursday, October 15, 2026 (12:00 AM) to Monday, May 10, 2027 (11:59 PM)
2 PDCs
Provider: Steel Minds Training Academy
Course Name: Common Sense and Culturally Sensitive Counseling of Co-Occurring Disorders

Speaker: Ken Montrose, MA, CADC
Program Type: Videoconferences, webcasts, audiocasts, podcasts, eBooks, self-directed E-Learning
Registration URL: https://www.productivitypartners.net/home-study-training

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Participants will be able to: 1. Explain how different cultures view substance abuse and abused substances. 2. Explore cultural issues with people. 3. Examine their own beliefs and how they shape the way they provide services.

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The text stresses several key ideas: 1. Within a culture there are many sub-cultures and groups within subcultures. Professionals need to be very careful about making assumptions based on a client’s presumed culture. 2. Religion and sexuality provide some insight into culture, but are only two facets of any given culture. 3. Professionals may not see themselves the way the people they serve see them. Professionals do well to explore with someone his or her previous experience with the professional’s culture.