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Meets New Health Equity or Cultural Competence CE Requirements!
Enhancing Therapeutic Competence in Religious and Spiritual Sensitivity: An Implicit Bias Training
Presented by: Dreya Blume, LCSW
When: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $99.00
In psychotherapy, a client’s religious and spiritual beliefs can profoundly shape their worldview, coping mechanisms, and sense of identity. However, therapists—regardless of their own faith background or secular perspective—may hold implicit biases that unconsciously influence clinical interactions. This interactive training will help psychotherapists recognize and address implicit biases related to religion and spirituality, fostering greater cultural humility and therapeutic competence. Through guided self-reflection and experiential exercises, participants will explore how implicit assumptions about faith and spirituality can affect assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
This workshop will provide practical strategies for creating an open, affirming therapeutic space that respects diverse religious and spiritual expressions. Participants will learn techniques to uncover their own biases, navigate religious differences ethically, and engage with clients’ beliefs in ways that enhance—not hinder—therapeutic outcomes. Whether working with devout clients, spiritual seekers, or those who have experienced religious trauma, therapists will leave with an expanded capacity to offer culturally responsive care that aligns with their clients’ values and healing processes.
OBJECTIVES:
- Define implicit bias
- Identify the impact of implicit bias on matters related to religion and spirituality
- Recognize how implicit bias surrounding religion and spirituality can impact clinical work
- Use strategies to become aware of their own implicit biases in order to avoid them becoming detrimental in the therapeutic relationship