Working With Clients of Color Using a Relational Lens (3 CEUs)
This course explores how identity, culture, power, and systemic experiences shape clients’ lives and the therapeutic relationship. Dr. Zairys Feliz, Ph.D., LCSW, introduces relational therapy principles and their application in culturally responsive practice. Participants will examine how race, culture, privilege, intersectionality, therapist identity, implicit bias, countertransference, and power dynamics influence clinical work. Through case examples and practical strategies, clinicians will learn to strengthen therapeutic alliance, navigate conversations about race and identity, address ruptures and repairs, and foster trust, safety, and belonging.
Author: Dr. Zairys Feliz, Ph.D., LCSW
Narration: AI-generated from author-developed content
Objectives: Analyze cultural and systemic influences on therapy; identify the impact of bias, positionality, and power; apply culturally responsive relational interventions.
Course•By Dr. Zairys Feliz