Identity Matters: Practical Strategies to Assess Identity that Informs Treatment Planning
March 14, 2025 | 11:00am-1:00pm Pacific Time
w/ Dr. Lauren Wadsworth
About The Workshop
Advance your commitment to culturally responsive care with this workshop that explores the intricate landscape of client identities (e.g., race, religion, SES, gender, etc.) and how to assess this in a way that direct informs treatment planning. Learn how intersectionality shapes therapeutic relationships, challenge implicit biases, and develop strategies for more inclusive, personalized mental health treatment. Participants will be shown a model of how they can assess client identities during the intake process and use that to inform intervention planning, including how to contextualize evidence-based practices. The workshop will include opportunities for role play, questions, and discussion of how identities interact with treatment planning and interventions.
Meet Your Instructors
Dr. Lauren Wadsworth
Dr. Lauren Wadsworth is a board certified clinical psychologist passionate about expanding access to evidence-based mental health treatments as well as furthering diversity and inclusion efforts. Dr. Wadsworth completed her undergraduate degree at Smith College and her doctorate at the University of Massachusetts Boston, receiving her clinical training at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She is the founding director of Genesee Valley Psychology (GVP), an insurance-based clinic providing financially accessible evidence-based treatment to the Western NY area, with offices in Rochester and Buffalo. Dr. Wadsworth is also the founding director of Meridian Psychology Practice, a private-pay clinic serving NY, MA, and GA. She is the co-founder of Twin Stars Diversity Trainers, a consultation company offering diversity and identity-related trainings for organizations and leadership, and co-authored a related book: Did That Just Happen?! Beyond "Diversity" -Creating Sustainable and Inclusive Organizations. Dr. Wadsworth serves as a Senior Advisor on the Anti-Racist, Justice and Health Equity team at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Finally, she is a Clinical Senior Instructor in Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
AUDIENCE
Therapists of any kind.
INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL
Intermediate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After attending this training, participants will be able to:
- Define and describe the ADDRESSING Framework
- Describe how to use the ADDRESSING Framework in intakes
- List ways in which identities might inform treatment planning
REGISTRATION
Registration is online. Presentation will be recorded and sent to anyone who registers for the event.
SCHOLARSHIPS
We reserve a number of partial scholarships for potential attendees who could not otherwise afford to come. We give particular priority given to those who would add diverse and under represented voices to our field. To submit an application, please click here.
CE CREDITS
Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research & Training Center is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Portland Psychotherapy, Clinic, Research & Training Center maintains responsibility for all programs and content.
This workshop grants 2 CE credits for therapists with the purchase of Professionals with CE Certificate ticket and live attendance of the entire workshop. Credit will not be given for only watching the recording.
REFUNDS/CANCELLATIONS: We charge a $15 administration fee for cancellations made by participants more than two weeks before the training event. For cancellations within two weeks of the training event, we will refund 50% of the tuition. Alternately, participants may elect to apply 100% of their tuition to a future training event. No refunds will be given after training events.
SPECIAL ACCOMODATIONS: Please contact us if you need accommodations to enable you to fully participate in the workshop. We will work with you and do our best to find a way to ensure your participation.
