Diversity, Cultural Competence & Implicit Biases in Therapy
Fostering Effective & Inclusive Practices
with Wendy Baker, PsyD, MSCP, MSCJ
An exploration of the impact of Diversity, Cultural Competence and Implicit Biases in Therapy: Fostering Effective and Inclusive Practices. The interactive lecture will provide framework for addressing and recognizing aspects of privilege, implicit bias with the goal of furthering cultural competency in and out of therapeutic spaces.
Learning Outcomes You Can Expect
Identify own cultural identities and impact in therapeutic spaces
Identify personal cultural beliefs and biases
Identify and describe the impacts of privilege, prejudice, worldview and oppression in therapeutic settings
Diversity, Cultural Competence & Implicit Biases in Therapy
Fostering Effective & Inclusive Practices
with Wendy Barker, PsyD, MSCP, MSCJ
Thursday, Jan 30, 2025
9a - 12p Central
$75 / 3 CEUs
via zoom
Disclaimer: Counseling Solutions is licensed to provide CE’s to Illinois Social Workers, Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Psychologists (LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC, MFT, LMFT, PsyD & PhD).
CE’s for Psychologists sponsored by Centered Therapy Chicago. // License #268.000085
Wendy Baker, Psy.D, MCSP, MSCJ
MEET YOUR FACILITATOR
Dr. Wendy Baker, Psy.D. MSCP, MSCJ (she/her/hers)
“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.” – Maya Angelou
Dr. Wendy Baker is an Associate Director of Clinical Training at The Office of Placement and Training in the Clinical PsyD-Chicago department faculty member and professor. Dr. Baker's psychological clinical journey and training began at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, earning her Doctor of Clinical Psychology at Adler University, Chicago Campus. Dr. Baker completed her post-doctoral fellowship at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Behavioral Health Services. Dr. Baker has worked in a variety of clinical settings including foster care agencies, community mental health facilities, ER and hospital facilities, private practice, and residential settings. As a former Chicago Police Officer Dr. Baker naturally drawn to all facets of assessment, diversity, ethics, forensics, psychology, and the law.
Clinically, I work as a therapist and a therapist with Life Transitions Counseling, PLLC. My previous experience includes community mental health and hospital settings working with individuals, couples, and groups from various lived experiences has prepared me to work with diverse backgrounds and concerns. I work from a collaborative relational lens. My area of expertise is in working with individuals and couples who may be experiencing stressors in their daily life-functioning. My areas of specialty include adjustment issues, anxiety, cultural/social identity concerns, crisis, depression, interpersonal/relationship concerns, life transitions, multicultural concerns, personality disorders and women’s issues.
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