Austin Association for Marriage and Family Therapy upcoming events

How to Build Multicultural Awareness and Sensitivity in Your Practice (Friday, April 10, 2026)

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMT

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Friday, April 10, 2026

Time: 12 - 1:30 pm

(Includes 30 minutes of virtual networking prior to presentation)

Location: Online

(This event will be held virtually only)

Virtual Event Link

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CEU INFO

Earn 1 CEU | Approved for LMFTs, LPCs, LCSWs, & Psychologists

CEU Requirements: To receive CEUs, you must complete the evaluation form provided during the event. Once submitted, your CEU certificate will be emailed to you.

This event will be recorded and accessible to Austin AMFT members in the members-only section of our website afterward. If you are a member, you may receive CEUs for watching this recording after completion of the presentation and submission of the evaluation form. This recording will not be available to non-members.

TOPIC

How to Build Multicultural Awareness

and Sensitivity in Your Practice

PRESENTER

Alejandra Cervantes, LPC-A

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION

When working in private practice or in an agency, it is very common to encounter clients with a different cultural background in need of mental health services. We need to be prepared to provide proactive and appropriate interventions that align with clients cultural preferences and values. In this talk you will learn and explore different multicultural interventions and approaches from a person center and overall wellness perspective that will provide you with tools to increase multicultural awareness and sensitivity in your practice.

KEY LEARNING POINTS

The importance of having multicultural awareness and sensitivity in your practice
How to genuinely listen to the client and ask questions to identify cultural preferences that promote rapport and treatment adherence.
How to increase awareness of your own cultural background, customs, bias and attitudes.
Explore case scenarios where being multiculturally aware has been helpful in client recovery and overall wellness.

BIOGRAPHY

Alejandra Cervantes is a fully licensed psychotherapy practitioner for Mexico, and is currently doing her LPC- Associate hours in Austin Texas, supervised by Ana Maria Cabezas LPC-S. Most of Alejandra's experience focuses on individuals, couples, families and teens in the topics of anxiety and depressive disorders, life transition challenges, grief, first episode of psychosis, borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorders, as well as communication skills, career counseling and attachment and diverse challenges in family dynamics and interpersonal relationships. She currently works for a trauma informed center, as well as in her private practice Taking Action Bilingual.

This presentation is designed to be useful for all levels of training and experience.

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