Counseling Caregivers from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds - Episode 2
1 NBCC Clock Hour
Summary
In this episode, I'll be talking with Dr. Marie Huggins about the unique challenges facing caregivers from diverse cultural backgrounds, with an emphasis on working with caregivers of color. We'll look at systemic factors that impact the wellness of caregivers, and learn strategies for connecting and providing effective support.
Learning Objectives
- Define caregiving
- Identify cultural narratives that impact the experience of caregiving
- Understand the importance of taking an ecological over individual stance in the counseling relationship
- Identify strategies for assessing caregiver needs in a counseling setting
- Examine systemic factors that impact stress and wellness of caregivers of color, and ways to address these in the counseling relationship.
How to listen
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Instructor(s)
Guest Instructor
Marie Huggins
Dr. Marie Huggins (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Clinical Mental
Health Counselor Associate in North Carolina and holds a
Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the
University of North Carolina at Charlotte; as well as M.Ed. in
Counselor Education and Supervision with a concentration in
College Counseling and Student Development in Higher
Education and a BA in Applied Psychology and Africana Studies
Minor from North Carolina State University.
She also holds the credentials of National Certified Counselor
and a Global Career Development Facilitator. She currently
works as an Outpatient Therapist at Creasman Counseling,
PLLC servicing clients in Durham, NC and surrounding areas in
North Carolina.
Dr. Huggins has provided counseling to various culturally diverse adults who have been caregivers and also been a primary caregiver for her immediate and extended family members.
Host
Candice Creasman Mowrey
PhD, LCMHCS - Dr. Candice Creasman Mowrey received a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008, and a Doctorate in Counseling and Counselor Education from North Carolina State University in 2015. She has worked in in-patient, psychosocial rehabilitation, community agency, disability services, and intensive outpatient settings. She founded Creasman Counseling, PLLC, a single-person private practice, in 2011, which has grown to a team of over a dozen culturally and professionally diverse clinicians. Dr. Creasman Mowrey has taught Masters level counseling students in online and in-person settings, and currently directs a Clinical Mental Health Counseling internship program.
Accreditation
Creasman Counseling PLLC's courses meet the qualifications for CE hours as required by NBCC. Beyond Therapy has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7234. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Creasman Counseling, PLLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
Course Content Development
Counseling Caregivers from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds was created, developed, advertised, planned, and implemented by the staff of Creasman Counseling, PLLC.
To learn more about presenter Marie Huggins click here.
To learn more about your host, Candice Creasman Mowrey, click here.
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