Multicultural, Diversity & Equity Training for Legal & Ethical Compliance
Faculty: Marlene M. Maheu, PhD
Unlock the potential of your in-person or telehealth practice with our cutting-edge learning adventure designed to transform your understanding of delivering culturally competent care. Immerse yourself in a rich exploration of key multicultural elements, with case examples and sample treatment plans that shape the landscape of diversity training today. This learning activity meets state multicultural, equity, and ethics training requirements for many states, including CA, NM, MN, and others. A sample diversity-sensitive, gender-neutral, patient-centered intake form is included.
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| √ 6-Month Access | √ 4 CME or CE Contact Credit Hour(s) |
How to Offer Culturally Appropriate Care, In-Person & Online
If your efforts to serve more people are stymied by the belief that you lack adequate knowledge to counsel multicultural, diverse clients or patients while addressing healthcare equities and meeting your ethical obligations, transform your fear into confidence with our 4-hour digital course. Venture alongside Marlene M. Maheu, PhD on this immersive, interactive, multi-media course designed to help you offer culturally appropriate care.
Our course equips you with applicable and potent strategies for the following:
- Enhancing your assessment skills
- Conquering inherent fears
- Resolving ethical dilemmas
- Identifying unintentional micro-aggressions
- Mitigating unintentional cultural faux pas
- Building a solid therapeutic foundation for rapport
- Understanding multiculturally diverse cases
- Developing multicultural-sensitive treatment plans
- Empowering clients from diverse cultural backgrounds to catalyze transformative changes in their lives
Regardless of your setting, this unprecedented multicultural and diversity training adventure is not just about understanding culturally-competent care - it's about cultivating a deep, practical understanding of the ethics of delivering care. Whether you apply this training to your in-person, brick-and-mortar practice or use it to screen and work with new clients and patients from the far corners of your state, across state lines, or across international borders using telehealth, this highly interactive learning program will enable you to apply your knowledge to overcome challenges and deliver impactful services.
Meets State Legal Requirements & Professional Ethical Codes
Whether your state law requires training time to learn these issues, ethical requirements for all professionals reflect the need to understand and implement the information provided by this course. The following information may be helpful for professionals whose state law reflects a requirement for such training:
- This course meets California's 4-hour requirement for multicultural and diversity training to meet the following state requirements:
- California's 4-hour multicultural training
- Minnesota's 2-hour multicultural training
- New Mexico's 2-hour multi-cultural requirement, 4-hour equity and inclusion, or 4-hour ethics training
- Requirements of many other states for all healthcare professionals for multicultural, diversity, equity, or ethics training that addresses social justice and related ethics.
- Required or not, you will enjoy this multi-media adventure that allows you to interact with other Telehealth.org Learners and share perspectives and resources.
- The knowledge, skills, and attitudes you acquire will not only enhance your ethical understanding but will also distinguish your services, promoting an inclusive, patient-centered practice that upholds the principles of respectful multiculturalism.
- A sample multiculturally patient-centered intake form is included for your consideration.
This diversity and equity training program will include short readings, videos, interactive exercises, case studies, and sample treatment plans. This course offers more than just the opportunity to clock in 4 hours of cultural competency. Experience an exhilarating, engaging, and motivating seminar that dares you to broaden your cultural horizon, embrace the unknown, and wield therapeutic strategies that progressively sharpen your skills. By completing this course, you will emerge as the go-to therapist in your community, celebrated for your adeptness in engaging with diverse clientele! Transform your practice and reputation with our professional development adventure, designed to foster a deeper understanding, respect, and comfort for cultural diversity.
Learning Objectives
- Cultural Perceptions: Course participants will be able to describe and address varied cultural perceptions toward eye contact with authority figures that may influence client or patient behavior and interactions in telehealth settings.
- Language Barriers: Course participants will outline strategies to effectively communicate with patients by using interpretive services when appropriate to address varying levels of language proficiency, thereby improving their overall telehealth service quality.
- Privacy: Course participants will be able to list diverse attitudes towards privacy and apply measures to ensure client and patient confidentiality and comfort in telehealth services.
When & How
| CME or CE: | 4 Credit Hours |
| Duration: | Approximately 4 hours to complete. |
| Format: | Online Activity. Online readings, illustrative media, automatically graded post-test. All material for Telehealth.org training is provided at no extra cost and is accessible through your computer or digital device. Available 24/7 as on-demand training (asynchronous). |
| When: | To be launched on September 18, 2023. |
| Where: | 100% Online |
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Audience
This program is for beginning and intermediate-level “telepractitioners” and “telesupervisors” wishing to deliver telemental health services in these disciplines:
- Psychiatrists, Internists, Pediatricians, Gerontologists, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners
- Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Therapists, Marriage & Family Therapists
- Speech Pathologists, Dietitians, Occupational Therapists, Behavioral Analysts, Substance Use Professionals
- CEOs, COOs, Administrators, Billing & Coding Staff
Faculty
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Dr. Marlene Maheu has been a pioneer in telemental health for almost three decades. With five textbooks, dozens of book chapters, and journal articles to her name and educated more than 50k clinicians from 109 countries, she is in a unique position to guide you or your organization in finding a maximally profitable niche in telehealth. She is the Founder and CEO of the Telebehavioral Health Institute (Telehealth.org), owned by Telehealth.org. She is the CEO of the Coalition for Technology in Behavioral Science (CTiBS), and the Founder of the Journal for Technology in Behavioral Science. |
Reviews
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CME & CE Accreditations & Approvals
Telehealth.org has been approved by the leading medical and behavioral accrediting and approval groups.
NJAOPS
NBCC
NAADAC
ASWB
APA
NY SW
NY MHC
NY MFT
NY PSY
Addiction
The Association For Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
The Association For Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)Telehealth.org is officially on file with NAADAC, The Association For Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) as an approved education provider. Telehealth.org has been approved as a NAADAC approved education provider. NAADAC provider #159459, Telehealth.org is responsible for all aspects of their programming.
Counseling
National Board For Certified Counselors (NBCC)
National Board For Certified Counselors (NBCC)Telehealth.org has been approved by National Board For Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6708. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Telehealth.org is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Counseler (NY MHC)
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Counseler (NY MHC)Telehealth.org is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0237.
Medicine
Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners & Physician’s Assistants
Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners & Physician’s AssistantsPurpose: NJAOPS is dedicated to reminding and enhancing physicians’ knowledge to manage the changing needs of the healthcare system. These evidence-based educational lectures are structured to augment physician expertise with current guidelines, materials, and recommendations, as well as up-to-date advances in medical treatment on specific topics. Accreditation: New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing education for DO Physicians. NJAOPS designates these educational activities for category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
Physician (AMA) accreditation statement: NJAOPS Is accredited by the Medical Society of New Jersey to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians. NJAOPS designates live or online activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Health Professionals: participants may claim hours to receive a Certificate of Participation for an activity designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Method of Participation: for successful completion of activity and subsequent awarding of credits, individuals are required to participate in the entire activity and complete an attestation form, as well as an activity evaluation form. Send questions: contact@telehealth.org.
Marriage and Family Therapy
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Marriage & Family Therapist (NY MFT)
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Marriage & Family Therapist (NY MFT)Telehealth.org is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0104.
Other States. Many states do not require pre-approval of continuing education offerings for MFTs. Many states also accept courses that are offered by providers who have formally been approved by ACCME (physicians) APA (psychologists), ASWB (social workers) and NBCC (counselors), such as Telehealth.org. Please send the URL to this page to our licensing Board to ask if they will approve our course(s) to meet your requirements. Write to us if you need our help.
Psychology
American Psychological Association (APA)
American Psychological Association (APA)Telehealth.org is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor Continuing Education for psychologists. Telehealth.org maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Licensed Psychologists (NY PSY)
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Licensed Psychologists (NY PSY)Telehealth.org is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0193.
Social Work
Association Of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Association Of Social Work Boards (ASWB)Telehealth.org, Provider #1328, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Telehealth.org maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB approval period: 11/18/2022 – 11/18/2025. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits. Please note that ASWB does not award CE hours for training related to marketing.
Canadian Social Workers
Canadian Social WorkersSocial workers registered in Canadian provinces may accept activities approved by ASWB for ongoing professional development. Please check with your college or Board and send them to this webpage along with the course description of the course(s) you are considering. Ask for a review to determine if our training is acceptable for your registration.
New York State Education Department’s State Board For Social Work (NY SWB)
New York State Education Department’s State Board For Social Work (NY SWB)Telehealth.org, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of Continuing Education for Licensed Social Workers #SW-0752.
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