TRAINING AND CONSULTATION
"Our journey is about returning the medicine back into the practice.
To re-remember, and co-create. Together."
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—Dr. Jennifer Mullan
Providing accessible, inclusive, thought-provoking and interactive learning, consultation and change experiences for professionals and students working with racialized and marginalized communities students to create safer, respectful and inclusive therapeutic relationships, practices and spaces.
Details on Consultation and Training Services are outlined below. Click on tabs for information. If you are looking for additional information on a specific area of expertise, approach or client experience, check the FAQ below.
If you are still unsure, please contact me.
Consultation
Clinical Consultation
Clinical consultation is a professional process in which a clinician seeks guidance or feedback from another qualified mental health professional regarding counselling and therapeutic scenarios. Clients may be working in a private practice or for an agency. At NTA the Clinical Consultation process is sensitive to sociopolitical experiences, recognizes expertise, creates a safer space for critical thinking and reflective practice. Our work can involve deepening understanding of professional issues, expanding knowledge of client worldview, discussing culturally responsive assessment and intervention practices, ethical dilemmas and other clinical concerns.​
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My virtual clinical consultation services would benefit Social Work, Mental Health, Allied Professionals and Students who are racialized, marginalized and/or work with these populations seeking an anti-racism/anti-oppression, intersectional, equity focused, cross-cultural competency based safer space to expand their knowledge, skills and ethical practice.
Key Pillars:
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Collaboration: A collaborative relationship allows counsellors and clinicians to share insights and experiences.
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Expertise: Provide specialized knowledge and expertise that can enhance the clinician's understanding and approach.
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Problem-Solving: Help identify challenges and develop effective strategies to address therapeutic situation.
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Skill Development: Assist in developing cross-cultural competencies, knowledge and practices through exposure to different perspectives and methodologies.
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Goals: Assist clinician in developing goals in key areas of development.
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Resources: Share relevant resources and reference material when needed.
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Please note:
Clinical consultation is not clinical supervision. Consultation focuses on one professional sharing experiences, providing guidance and expertise with another. On the other hand, supervision consists of a supervisor overseeing, directing and educating their direct report, employee or staff about their clients.
Appointments are available monthly as part of a multi-session package or on an as need basis.
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Cost
Professionals:
Four Monthly Session Package: $140/50-60 minutes
As Needed: $175/50-60 minutes
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Students/Precariously Employed:
Four Monthly Session Package: $110/50-60 minutes
As Needed: $145/50-60 minutes
Available Formats:
Individual
Organizational Consultation
Organizational Consultation is an integral part of training, as well as a distinct service addressing the needs of your Social Services, Mental Health, Health or Educational organization, institution, staff or group. Consultation is grounded in an Intersectional Feminist, Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression (ARAO) framework using Trauma Responsive and Cross-Cultural Competencies.
Consultation can help:
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Explore systemic issues experienced by racialized and marginalized groups
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Develop inclusive, culturally responsive professional and ethical practices
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Manage intersectional issues, intergroup conflict and bridge building
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Ground cross-cultural competencies in professional and ethical practice
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Appointments are available monthly as part of a multi-session package, on an as need basis or on retainer.
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Cost
Package/Retainer: As negotiated
As Needed: $300/hr
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Available Formats:
Individual
Group
Training
Cross-Cultural Counselling: Competencies and Practice
Description:
The purpose of this training is to introduce participants to the core competencies necessary to becoming an effective cross-cultural counsellor or therapist. Based on the Amercian Counseling Association, participants will explore how counsellor social identities and perceptions of their clients’ worldview contribute to the dynamics that arise in the counselling relationship, shape intervention, and have an impact on service delivery.
Goals:
To describe the core competencies of cross-cultural counselling and therapy
To examine the cross-cultural dynamics that have an impact on the helping relationship
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To identify strengths and gaps in the cross-cultural self-awareness
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​To create a plan for improving competency in self-awareness
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Cost:
Based on service and need
Available Formats:
Webinar
Course
Consultation
Ethics, Equity and Professionalism - 1
Description:
Codes of Ethics are a core component of every helping profession. Nonetheless, adherence to ethics tends to be theoretical and reactive, limited to a few codes that may be forgotten over time. The purpose of this training is for participants to learn about the equitable application of ethical practices and how to identify, prevent and resolve ethical violations in inclusive ways.
Goals:
To name the core ethical principles
To define the purpose of ethics and the professional's role
To distinguish between ethical issues, breaches and dilemmas
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To distinguish between ethics, policies and laws
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To identify potential conflict between personal beliefs and professional codes
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To explore equitable and inclusive ways when codes are breached
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Cost:
Based on service and need
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Webinar
Course
Consultation
Intersectionality and Mental Health
Description:
This training introduces participants to how an intersectional framework benefits counselling and therapy practices. Using an experiential approach, participants will begin by learning the core concepts fundamental to understanding intersecting and overlapping identities. They will explore their individual and collective social identities and how advantages or disadvantages impact access to the social determinants of health, mental health and wellness. Finally learners will have an opportunity to reflect on how using an intersectional lens will enhance their therapeutic work.
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Goals:
To define the core concepts of an intersectional framework
To name personal social identities
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To identify personal sociopolitical advantages and disadvantages
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​To explore how an intersectional lens might enhance our work
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Cost:
Based on service and need
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Webinar
Consultation
Creating a Safer Space in the Classroom
Description:
Studies have shown a strong correlation between student engagement and student achievement. But what do we mean by student engagement and how does creating safer spaces in the classroom contribute to positive student engagement. In this training, participants will learn the key conditions necessary for classrooms to be spaces that are safer for students to feel engaged in their education and therefore increase their potential for success.
Goals:
To define the term safer spaces
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To the role of the teacher in fostering safety
To identify core components of a safer classroom ​​
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To identify strategies for managing conflict
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Cost:
Based on service and need
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Webinar
Consultation
Ethics, Equity and Restoring Ethics
Description:
Beyond understanding ethics is how we apply them to our work. The purpose of this training is for participants to learn about the equitable application of ethical practices preventatively, as an intervention and evaluation tool. Learners wi identify, prevent and resolve ethical violations in inclusive ways.
Goals:
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To distinguish between ethical issues, breaches and dilemmas
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To identify potential conflicts between personal beliefs and professional codes
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To explore equitable and inclusive ways for restoring ethics when breached
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Prerequisite:
​Ethics, Equity and Professionalism
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Cost:
Based on service and need
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Webinar
Course
Consultation
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