Topic(s): 
Counselling
Webinar event date: 
avr 16, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
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Webinar Presenters: 
Thomas Brown, MSW, RSW

Certified Member of the Canadian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, Diplomat Member of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy

Thomas (Thom) is the founder, co-owner and clinical director of Qualia Counselling Services – a psychotherapy clinic which strives to unlock human potential through cognitive behaviour therapy, coaching and training. Thom has extensive training in CBT and is regularly asked to develop and facilitate CBT training on a range of topics including the practice of CBT, supervision, and CBT with unique populations. Thom also maintains a practice within his agency. Over Thom’s 20+ years of clinical work he has come to deeply value the practice of CBT and sees it as psychotherapy. Thom believes that CBT moves well beyond our thinking and involves our heads, hearts, bodies, spirits and souls.

Description

Despite being developed and researched in a Western, Eurocentric context CBT is used throughout the world and has been adapted and modified so that it is culturally flexible and responsive. This webinar will explore concepts of equity, diversity and inclusion as well as social location and power as they apply to CBT. Culturally-sensitive and culturally-adapted CBT will be compared and contrasted. Finally, we will explore various practical ways in which culture and cultural considerations can be woven into CBT practice.

At the end of the webinar participants will: 

  • Understand key concepts related to equity, diversity and inclusion; social location; and power and how they relate to CBT. 
  • Value the difference between culturally-adapted CBT and culturally-sensitive CBT.   
  • Be able to apply elements of culturally-sensitive CBT in practice  Have practical resources to use in their clinical work.