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Dynamics of Race, Culture, and Sociopolitical Context in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy - Usha Tummala-Narra, PhD (Recorded)
This presentation will provide a theoretical framework that integrates cultural competence as a core emphasis of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. A historical overview of both psychoanalytic neglect and contributions to understandings of sociocultural context, and specific contemporary psychoanalytic approaches to culturally informed practice, such as the recognition of social oppression and the complexity of cultural identifications, will be discussed. Further, the current sociopolitical context and its implications for racial and cultural dynamics in the therapeutic relationship will be explored. A case illustration will serve to translate culturally informed psychoanalytic theory to practice.
Target Audience
This educational activity is designed for Physicians, Psychologists, Social Work and other Mental Health Professionals
The target audience for this presentation is:
______ Introductory ___X___ Intermediate ______ Advanced
Learning Objectives
Describe ways in which the sociocultural context of the client and the therapist influence conceptualizations of health and pathology in development.
Recognize how psychoanalytic theory informs and deepens an understanding of sociocultural context in psychotherapy, including the impact of the current sociopolitical climate on therapists and clients.
Identify how experiences of privilege and oppression contribute to complex and sometimes contradictory cultural identifications, and challenging dynamics within the therapeutic relationship.
Usha Tummala-Narra, PhD, is professor of counseling, developmental and educational psychology, and the director of training in the Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology at Boston College. She teaches graduate level courses in the psychology of trauma, counseling and personality theory, dissertation research, and advanced practicum. Her research and scholarship focus on immigration, trauma, race, and cultural competence and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Her publications include over 80 peer-reviewed articles and chapters in books. She is also in independent practice, and works primarily with survivors of trauma from diverse sociocultural backgrounds.
Tummala-Narra is a member-at-large on the Board of Directors in American Psychological Association (APA) Division 39, and has served as the chair of the APA Division 39 Multicultural Concerns Committee and as a member of the APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, the APA Presidential Task Force on Immigration, and the APA Task Force on Revising the Multicultural Guidelines. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and of APA Division 39 (Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology) and Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race). Her recent awards include the Distinguished Contributions to the Understanding of Cultural Diversity Award and the Patricia Arredondo Diversity and Equity Speaker Series Award.
Tummala-Narra is an associate editor of the Asian American Journal of Psychology, associate editor of Psychoanalytic Dialogues, and senior psychotherapy editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. She serves on the editorial boards of the APA journals, Psychoanalytic Psychology and Psychology of Men and Masculinities. She is the author of Psychoanalytic Theory and Cultural Competence in Psychotherapy, published by APA (American Psychological Association) Books in 2016. Her edited book, Trauma and Racial Minority Immigrants: Turmoil, Uncertainty, and Resistance, was published by APA Books in January 2021.
Austen Riggs Center Inc. confirms that Usha Tummala-Narra, PhD, nor anyone involved in the planning of the CME event, has disclosed a potential conflict of interest.
The views and opinions expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily represent the official policy or position of the Austen Riggs Center.
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Accreditation
(Physicians, Psychologists, Social Work)
The Austen Riggs Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of (see specific event) AMA PRA Category1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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The Austen Riggs Center Inc. also designates this educational activity for (see specific event) continuing education credit(s) (CE) for psychology.
Austen Riggs Center, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0115.
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Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Accreditation Statement - Austen Riggs Center,Inc. is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement - Austen Riggs Center, Inc. designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 APA
The Austen Riggs Center, Inc. designates this Enduring for 1.00 continuing education credit(s) (CE) for psychology. The Austen Riggs Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Austen Riggs Center maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
Austen Riggs Center, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0115.
- 1.00 ASWB-ACEThe Austen Riggs Center, #1344, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Austen Riggs Center maintains responsibility for this Enduring. ACE provider Approval Period: 02/02/2023-2/2/2026. Social workers completing this Enduring will receive 1.00 continuing education credit(s). For a listing of jurisdictions that accept ACE, please visit States and provinces that accept ACE | Association of Social Work Boards.
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