MULTICULTURAL INTEGRATION IN TRAINING

1. MULTICULTURAL INTEGRATION IN TRAINING Kimberly Caluza, Psy. D. University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA OCCDHE Fall Conference, 2005

2. Purpose The purpose of this poster presentation is to share information and ideas about how multicultural competence can be integrated into all facets of training, as well as, into the overall structure, spirit, and functioning of a university counseling center.

3. Multicultural Integration • The value of multiculturalism is integrated into the guiding principles of the Counseling Center, as reflected in the values & mission statements. • Multiculturalism is a core component of the training philosophy. • Multicultural competence training is integrated into all training activities & seminars. • Counseling Center staff share responsibility for multicultural competence training. • The Counseling Center collaborates with staff & faculty across departments in order to maximize campus-wide multicultural competence.

4. Core Values • Self-awareness • Multiculturalism • Development • Expertise in psychology • Compassionate humanism • Service

5. Mission Statement The mission of the USF Counseling Center is to enhance the self-awareness, personal and intellectual functioning, and relationships of students. In order to achieve this mission, the Counseling Center provides brief individual, group and couples counseling; crisis management; consultation and referrals to faculty, staff and students’ families; and psychoeducational outreach. These services are offered by professional staff committed to individual development, multiculturalism, training and service.

6. Training Philosophy: Four Major Components • Brief Therapy Model: Brief therapy is viewed as efficacious and oftentimes as the treatment of choice. • Multicultural Competence: Multicultural models and perspectives are integrated into case formulation and our approach with students. • Evidence-Based Practice: A scholar-practitioner approach is utilized and current research literature informs treatment considerations. • Integrative Theory & Practice: A multiplicity of therapeutic frames and methods are utilized and staff often work across theoretical models.

7. The Context and Purpose of Multicultural Training • Exploration and examination of multicultural issues pertaining to the practice of psychotherapy are intended to enhance multicultural competence (awareness, knowledge and skills) among clinicians in order to increase cultural competence in the delivery of services to a diverse student population. • Multicultural topics and issues are chosen in order to address issues of racism, sexism, heterosexism, ageism and ablism.

8. Training Components:Seminars and Supervision • In-service Training: Clinical, multicultural and multi-theoretical models of psychotherapy are presented. • Multicultural Seminar: Multicultural issues relevant to the practice of psychology are discussed with a focus on multicultural competence in assessment, case formulation and treatment. • Individual Supervision: Cultural issues related to case material and transference/countertransference dynamics are regularly discussed. • Case Conference: Multicultural factors and cultural considerations regarding assessment, diagnosis, case formulation and treatment are presented and discussed among the entire staff.

9. A List of the 2005-06 Multicultural Training Topics • Allies Training: Understanding Concerns for LGBTQI Students • Common Concerns and Services for Students with Disabilities • Common Ground: University Ministry & Counseling Center • Encountering Racism in the Therapy Room

10. A List of the 2005-06 Multicultural Training Topics (continued)… • Encountering Sexism in the Therapy Room • Feminist Principles & Psychotherapy • First-Generation College Students: Support & Coping • Heterosexism and Homophobia: APA Standards of Practice with LGBTQI Clients

11. A List of the 2005-06 Multicultural Training Topics (continued)… • International Students: Adjustment & Acculturation • Issues of Ageism • Issues of Sizeism • Monoracial Ethnic Identity Development • Multicultural Competence: APA Standards of Practice • Multicultural Student Services: Support for Students & Culturally - Focused Clubs

12. A List of the 2005-06 Multicultural Training Topics (continued)… • Multiracial Identity Development & Themes in Psychotherapy • Sexual Fluidity • Social Class • Spirituality & Psychotherapy • White Identity & Privilege • Who Are You?: Deconstructing Identity • Working with the Wealthy in Psychotherapy

13. Campus-wide Collaboration The following departments collaborate with the Counseling Center to provide multicultural training: • Allies Training • College of Arts & Sciences • Health Promotion Services • International Student Services • Multicultural Student Services • Student Disability Services • University Ministry

14. Multicultural References Books: • Crouteau, J. M., Lark, J. S., Lidderdale, M. A., Chung, Y. B. (Eds.) (2005). Deconstructing heterosexism in the counseling professions. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. • Ponterotto, J. G., Casas, J. M., Suzuki, L. A. & Alexander, C. M. (Eds.). (2001). Handbook of multicultural counseling (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. • Rastogi, M. & Wieling E. (Eds.). (2005). Voices of color: First-person accounts of ethnic minority therapists. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. • Root, M. P. P. (Ed.). (1996). The multiracial experience. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. • Root, M. P. P. (Ed.). (1992). Racially mixed people in America. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. • Sue, D. W. & Sue, D. (2003). Counseling the culturally diverse (4th ed.). New York, NY: Wiley & Sons, Inc.

15. Multicultural Web Resources Web Resources: • APA guidelines for psychotherapy with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients. www.apa.org/pi/lgbc • APA guidelines on multicultural education, training, research, practice, and organizational change for psychologists. www.apa.org/pi/multiculturalguidelines

16. Contact Information Kimberly Caluza University of San Francisco Counseling Center – Lower Gillson 2130 Fulton Street San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 (415) 422-6352 ktcaluza@usfca.edu