About this course

Learning Objectives

• Utilize strategies for creatively and flexibly assessing client strengths and values in a culturally-sensitive manner
• Identify structured assessments of cultural stress that can be incorporated into intake/screening procedures to inform when it is important to further explore the impact of such stress
• Utilize strategies for creatively and flexibly assessing past, present, or anticipated experiences of cultural stress
• Learn to evaluate their client’s ability to heal from and navigate the culturally stressful experiences they face

Learning Levels

• Intermediate

Target Audience

Course Instructor(s)

• 

  Ryan DeLapp, Ph.D.

  Dr. DeLapp is a clinical psychologist at The Ross Center and the founder and creator of the REACH program: Racial, Ethnic and Cultural Healing. He treats anxiety, depression, and cultural stress in children, adolescents, and young adults. He was formerly an assistant professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and he directed the REACH program at Montefiore’s Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatient Division. He has several publications and presentations discussing considerations for assessing and treating racial stress in diverse populations, and is publishing a workbook shortly entitled The Racial, Ethnic, And Cultural Healing (REACH) Workbook: Skills to Empower Teens and Young Adults to Heal, Cope, and Thrive.

References

• Barstow, C. (2014). Living in the power zone: How right use of power can transform your relationships. Many Realms.
• DeLapp, R.C.T. & DeLapp, C.L. (in press). Ethnic and Racial Responsiveness in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT). In Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions in Educational Settings: A Handbook for Practice, Third Edition, R.W. Christner & R.B. Mennuti, ed., Routledge.
• DeLapp, R. C., & Gallo, L. (2022). A Flexible Treatment Planning Model for Racism-Related Stress in Adolescents and Young Adults. Journal of Health Service Psychology, 1-13.
• DeLapp, R. C. T., & Williams, M. T. (2019). Preparing for racial discrimination and moving beyond reactive coping: A systematic review. Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews Formerly: Current Psychiatry Reviews, 15(1), 58-71.
• Siber-Sanderowitz, S., Glasgow, A., Chouake, T., Beckford, E., Nim, A., & Ozdoba, A. (2022). Developing a Structural Intervention for Outpatient Mental Health Care: Mapping Vulnerability and Privilege. American journal of psychotherapy, 75(3), 134-140.
• Solomon, B. B. (1987). Empowerment: Social work in oppressed communities. Journal of Social Work Practice, 2(4), 79-91.
• Stern, J. A., Barbarin, O., & Cassidy, J. (2022). Working toward anti-racist perspectives in attachment theory, research, and practice. Attachment & Human Development, 24(3), 392-422.
• Williams, M. T., Metzger, I. W., Leins, C., & DeLapp, C. (2018). Assessing racial trauma within a DSM–5 framework: The UC
• Williams, M. T., Printz, D., & DeLapp, R. C. (2018). Assessing racial trauma with the Trauma Symptoms of Discrimination Scale. Psychology of violence, 8(6), 735.