Name: Preparing Counselors to Work with Clients in Poverty: Enhancing Multicultural Competence
Start: 2018-10-13T13:00:00-0400
End: 2018-10-13T13:50:00-0400

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Preparing Counselors to Work with Clients in Poverty: Enhancing Multicultural Competence

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Poverty is a prevalent experience in America with far-reaching mental health implications. Counselor educators are tasked with preparing counselors to address the unique needs of diverse populations, yet poverty is inconsistently addressed within counselor training programs. In this presentation, we will explore ethical and multicultural considerations for clinical work with clients in poverty and provide examples as to how to integrate this topic into counselor-training programs.

Speakers

Amanda Giordano

Associate Professor, University of Georgia

Amanda Giordano, PhD, LPC is an associate professor of counseling at the University of Georgia. Dr. Giordano works to advance the counseling field with rigorous research and has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. As a counselor educator, Dr. Giordano regularly... Read More →