Building Bridges: Embracing Diversity Through Inclusive Cultural Humility
Presenter: Amanda Jae Gonzalez, MSW, LCSW
Date: April 14, 2026 | 2:00 PM MST
Format: Live, interactive synchronous webinar | 2 hours
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audience: Clinical Mental Health Providers, Health Providers
CE Credits: 2 cultural competency continuing education credits
Course Description
This two-hour live webinar equips therapists and health providers with practical, clinically grounded tools for delivering culturally responsive, inclusive care. Through expert-led instruction, facilitated discussion, and guided reflection, participants will examine how bias, power dynamics, and social stress show up in therapeutic relationships — even among well-intentioned practitioners — and explore why neutrality can function as avoidance when cultural or systemic issues are present.
Participants will learn a direct, usable repair protocol for moments of identity-linked harm, misattunement, and rupture, along with concrete language for consent-based pacing, shame reduction, and inclusive communication that does not place the burden of education on clients. The course closes with a practical, creativity-based lens for clinician self-care — supporting nervous system regulation and professional sustainability during periods of heightened social or political stress.
This training is grounded in NASW core principles, including the dignity and worth of every person, the importance of human relationships, a commitment to social justice, and professional competence. Participants are encouraged to engage in self-reflection, examine unconscious biases, and explore how intersecting factors such as race, gender, sexual orientation, and cultural norms shape the therapeutic relationship and client experience.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
Identify and describe at least one key clinical consideration for ethically responding to client concerns, and choose an appropriate clinical response using a brief case example.
Apply at least two client-centered frameworks to conceptualize presenting concerns within identity, cultural, and systemic contexts, including one equity-informed lens to reduce harm and strengthen collaboration.
Begin to develop a brief, individualized professional sustainability plan that includes one boundary strategy, one regulation strategy, and one creativity-based practice to support resilience during heightened social or political stress.
Limitations, Risks, & Benefits
This online training offers a foundational overview of the subject matter and is not intended to be exhaustive; clinicians seeking greater depth are encouraged to pursue additional training. While the virtual format provides accessible participation, it may not fully replicate the interactivity of in-person learning. Participants may experience mild discomfort as sensitive topics are explored and existing assumptions or worldviews are examined; however, no significant risks are anticipated. Overall, the training is designed to increase participants' understanding of the material, build practical and clinically relevant skills, and enhance confidence and competence in applying these concepts to professional practice.
About the Presenter
Amanda Jae Gonzalez, MSW, LCSW, is a growing expert in trauma, mindfulness, and body-mind bridging across the lifespan. Her approach is light-hearted, relational, and evidence-informed, integrating somatics, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical approaches, and psychodynamic insight into an education-based style that supports clients in understanding their nervous system, patterns, and needs. Amanda frequently works with clients navigating anxiety, survivorship, post-traumatic stress, chronic pain, and perinatal and postpartum concerns. Her clinical background includes training in psychodynamic theory, child development, and attachment-based work that fosters emotional safety and connection over time.
Course Details
Delivery method: Live interactive webinar via the Institute learning platform
Course interactivity: Interactive — participants will engage in facilitated discussion, guided reflection, and Q&A
Posttest/quiz: Because this is a live interactive course, a standard posttest is not required. Participation will be monitored throughout the session.
Certificate issuance: Certificates of credit will be issued immediately after course completion to participants who attend the full session and complete the course evaluation.
Contact for questions: institute@thehealinggroup.com
Accessibility accommodations: To request accessibility accommodations, please contact institute@thehealinggroup.com prior to the event. We are committed to making our trainings accessible to all participants.
ASWB ACE Statement:
The Healing Group Institute, provider number 2716, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/31/26 – 3/31/27. Social workers completing this course receive 2 continuing education credits.
AASECT CKA:
A. Ethics and ethical behavior.
C. Socio-cultural, familial factors (e.g., ethnicity, culture, religion, spirituality, socioeconomic status, family values) in relation to sexual values and behaviors.
O. Professional communication and personal reflection skills.
AASECT ST:
F. Ethical decision-making and best practice.