Culturally Informed Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Contemporary Sociopolitical Context (on demand - nonmember)

Title: Culturally Informed Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Contemporary Sociopolitical Context

Speaker: Usha Tummala- Narra, Ph.D.
Format: On Demand
Credit: 3 Ethics CEUs approved for Psychologists, Social Workers, LPCs/LMFTs and LADCs

Cost:
$125 for Non-Members
$100 for Members - Log into the Member Area to purchase
$25 for *Students - Click here to request a student discount

*Full-Time Undergraduate, Graduate, Doctoral students, and LMFT, LADC, LPC, Social Work, Psychology, and Psychoanalytic licensure/certification candidates

Description:

This presentation will focus on expanding existing psychodynamic and multicultural understandings of sociocultural dynamics in the therapeutic relationship, which are necessary for providing culturally informed psychotherapy to individuals from all sociocultural backgrounds. Dr. Tummala-Narra will present a culturally informed psychodynamic framework to understanding and responding to sociocultural oppression and trauma, emphasizing the impact of racism on clients and therapists. Racial and cultural therapeutic dynamics will be discussed in the context of the present-day U.S. and global contexts which are rife with social and political polarization. As the presenter has expertise in the areas of immigration and race, there will be a focus on the experience of racial minority immigrants with an exploration of theoretical and clinical case material.

Learning objectives:

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1: Describe the impact of racism on the intrapsychic and interpersonal life of clients and therapists.

2: Identify how the therapeutic relationship can mirror racial dynamics and inequities in broader society.

3: Identify how psychodynamic concepts can help clients and therapists engage in meaningful, humanizing dialogues amidst the ongoing social and political polarization.

Speaker’s bio:

Usha Tummala-Narra, Ph.D. is a Professor of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology at Boston College. Her research and scholarship focus on immigration, trauma, and culturally informed psychoanalytic psychotherapy. She is also a clinical psychologist in Independent Practice and works primarily with survivors of trauma from diverse sociocultural backgrounds. Dr. Tummala-Narra is an Associate Editor of Psychoanalytic Dialogues and the Asian American Journal of Psychology. She is a member of the Holmes Commission on Racial Equality in American Psychoanalysis, initiated by the American Psychoanalytic Association. She is the author of Psychoanalytic Theory and Cultural Competence in Psychotherapy (2016), the editor of Trauma and Racial Minority Immigrants: Turmoil, Uncertainty, and Resistance (2021), and co-author of Applying Multiculturalism: An Ecological Approach to the Multicultural Guidelines (2023), all published by the American Psychological Association Books. Dr. Tummala-Narra is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including being listed among the top 2% of Highly-Cited Scholars Worldwide (Stanford University Report).