About this course

Learning Objectives

• Utilize strategies for creatively and flexibly assessing emotional impacts of cultural stressful events on clients
• Learn how to conceptualize how these emotional impacts are interfering with a client’s overall sense of wellness
• Learn how to implement evidence-based emotion regulation interventions in a way that is culturally-informed, strengths-based

Learning Levels

• Intermediate

Target Audience

Course Instructor(s)

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  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

• Anderson, R. E., & Stevenson, H. C. (2019). RECASTing racial stress and trauma: Theorizing the healing potential of racial socialization in families. American Psychologist, 74(1), 63.
• 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.
• Germer, C., & Neff, K. (2019). Teaching the mindful self-compassion program: A guide for professionals. Guilford Publications.
• Jacob, G., Faber, S. C., Faber, N., Bartlett, A., Ouimet, A. J., & Williams, M. T. (2023). A systematic review of Black People coping with racism: Approaches, analysis, and empowerment. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18(2), 392-415.
• Metzger, I. W., Anderson, R. E., Are, F., & Ritchwood, T. (2021). Healing interpersonal and racial trauma: Integrating racial socialization into trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for African American youth. Child maltreatment, 26(1), 17-27.
• Watson-Singleton, N. N., Womack, V. Y., Holder-Dixon, A. R., & Black, A. R. (2021). Racism’s (un) worthiness trap: The mediating roles of self-compassion and self-coldness in the link between racism and distress in African Americans. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. 28(4), 557–568.
• Williams, M. T., Holmes, S., Zare, M., Haeny, A., & Faber, S. (2022). An evidence-based approach for treating stress and trauma due to racism. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.
• Williams, M. T., Metzger, I. W., Leins, C., & DeLapp, C. (2018). Assessing racial trauma within a DSM–5 framework: The UConn Racial/Ethnic Stress & Trauma Survey. Practice Innovations, 3(4), 242.
• Wilson, T. K., & Gentzler, A. L. (2021). Emotion regulation and coping with racial stressors among African Americans across the lifespan. Developmental Review, 61, 100967.