Culturally Responsive Practice: Centering Diversity and Black Male Clients

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Target Audience: Psychologists
Instructional Level: Introductory

CE Course Description

This continuing education course is designed for licensed psychologists seeking to enhance their cultural responsiveness in clinical practice, with a focused lens on working with Black male clients. Grounded in the APA Multicultural Guidelines (2017) and state-mandated continuing education diversity requirements, this course addresses the intersections of identity, systemic oppression, and clinical care. Black males in the United States are disproportionately exposed to structural racism, incarceration, intergenerational trauma, and societal discrimination, yet these realities are often minimized or omitted in traditional psychological training. As a result, many Black male clients experience cultural mistrust, stigma around help-seeking, and underutilization of psychological services, factors that exacerbate existing mental health disparities. This course provides a rigorous and reflective exploration of how psychologists can foster equity-driven, trauma-informed, and culturally grounded therapeutic relationships with Black male clients. It equips learners with the conceptual knowledge, ethical grounding, and practical tools necessary to recognize systemic influences on mental health, analyze clinician bias, and implement evidence-based interventions that honor lived experiences and cultural strengths. Content is aligned with APA’s multicultural framework, incorporating Guideline #1, Guideline #3, Guideline #6, and Guideline #9. The course includes case studies, theoretical applications, and critical discussion of current research. It fulfills continuing education requirements for cultural diversity and multicultural competence in California, Texas, Illinois, Louisiana, Delaware, New Mexico, and Tennessee.

Courseware Supervisor: Ryan C. Warner, Ph.D., CRC

Author: Jay Trambadia, Psy.D.

CE Course Objectives

1. Define and differentiate cultural diversity, cultural competence, and cultural humility as they pertain to psychological practice with Black male clients.
2. Analyze how systemic racism, intergenerational trauma, and historical oppression impact the mental health and help-seeking behaviors of Black males.
3. Apply the APA Multicultural Guidelines (2017) to clinical interactions and treatment planning, with emphasis on identity, privilege, cultural knowledge, and institutional barriers.
4. Identify and address clinician biases, cultural mistrust, and microaggressions that may impact therapeutic rapport and outcomes.
5. Evaluate the intersectionality of identities (race, gender, SES, religion, disability, sexual orientation) and their role in shaping psychological distress and resilience in Black male clients.
6. Implement evidence-based, culturally responsive treatment strategies, including healing-centered engagement, racial identity development models, and liberation psychology principles.
7. Demonstrate best practices in supervision and organizational accountability for fostering equity and inclusion in psychological services.

1. Module 1: Foundations of Cultural Responsiveness (30 minutes)
   1. Summary and Reflection (2 minutes)
2. Module 2: Systemic Racism, Intergenerational Trauma, and Historical Contexts (20 minutes)
   1. Reflective Practice Prompts (5 minutes)
3. Module 3: Intersectionality and the Lived Experience of Black Males (15 minutes)
4. Module 4: Mental Health Concerns and Help-Seeking in Black Males (10 minutes)
   1. Introduction (5 minutes)
   2. Conclusion and Clinical Integration (2 minutes)
5. Module 5: Cultural Mistrust, Clinician Bias, and the Therapeutic Alliance (15 minutes)
   1. Introduction (2 minutes)
6. Module 6: Culturally Responsive Interventions and Evidence-Based Strategies (10 minutes)
   1. Introduction (5 minutes)
   2. Reflection (3 minutes)
7. Module 7: Supervision, Ethics, and Organizational Accountability (15 minutes)
   1. Introduction (5 minutes)
8. Module 8: Case Studies and Applied Practice (15 minutes)
   1. Reflections (2 minutes)
9. Module 9: Research Review and Current Data on Health Disparities (10 minutes)
   1. Introduction (5 minutes)
10. Module 10: Integrating Learning and Committing to Culturally Just Practice (30 minutes)
11. Module 11: Future Directions in Culturally Just Psychological Practice (12 minutes)
    1. Introduction (5 minutes)
12. Module 12: Conclusion and Integration of Culturally Just Psychological Practice (12 minutes)
    1. Introduction (5 minutes)
13. References

Course Date: 2026-02-13

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