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MCO MEDIA
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Engaging conversations on multicultural orientation in therapy—exploring cultural humility, comfort, and opportunity through research, practice, and lived experience.
MIXED MEDIA
A collection of videos, lectures, and webinars that bring multicultural orientation concepts to life in therapy, supervision, and training.
Watch Dr. Karen Tao
UTAH CONVERSATIONS WITH TED CAPENER Does multicultural competence really matter? University of Utah's Dr. Karen Tao has little doubt that it does...and she works hard to find effective ways of helping bring confidence and competence to the tens of thousands of "minorities" in our state.
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MCO Wellness Project
This video introduces Donnie Davis’s MCO Wellness Project , an initiative addressing burnout and loneliness by transforming training in Multicultural Orientation (MCO) and cultural humility. Emphasizing that resilience grows from authentic social connection, the project offers practical strategies such as forming high-trust “MCO spotter” partnerships, integrating intentional rest through “slow productivity,” and embedding humility in leadership to strengthen institutional tru
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Multicultural psychotherapy with Dr. Jesse Owen | Psychotherapy & Applied Psychology
The third episode of Psychotherapy & Applied Psychology is here! Join Dan and this week's guest, Dr. Jesse Owen, as we deep dive into...
Oct 17, 20241 min read
Facilitating Affirming and Inclusive Therapy Groups: A Multicultural Orientation Approach
Follow the link below to watch the Lecture Presented by Martin Kivlighan, PhD, Iowa College of Education – The Joseph P. Powers Memorial...
Oct 17, 20241 min read
A critical comparison between cultural comfort and countertransference
Drs. Andres Perez-Rojas and Jazmin Gonzalez have recently published this outstanding theoretical piece comparing cultural comfort and...
Oct 17, 20242 min read
When is Ineffective Therapy with Minoritized Clients Enough?
The aspirational impact of promoting therapists’ multicultural orientation (MCO) is to provide a framework to be culturally responsive...
Sep 20, 20231 min read
Multicultural Orientation in Cross-Racial Clinical Supervision Processes and Outcomes
Dr. Melanie Wilcox's presentation at the 2022 Southeastern Psychological Association conference
Mar 16, 20231 min read
Making Therapy Better, Episode 4: "Multicultural Therapy" with Dr. Jesse Owen
Dr. Jesse Owen is a Professor in the Counseling Psychology Department at The University of Denver. He is a licensed psychologist with...
Jan 24, 20231 min read
HEALING, JOY AND LIBERATION: MENTAL HEALTH AND THE ARTS featuring Dr. Haywood Stewart
https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/calendar/healing-joy-and-liberation-mental-health-and-arts Artistic and creative practices have long been...
Jun 21, 20221 min read
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Improving Cultural Responsiveness in Psychotherapy
The field of mental health has long recognized the necessity of being both aware of and sensitive to the range of human diversity. To...
Mar 22, 20221 min read
Multicultural Orientation to Address Problematic Systems & Group Process in Therapy Groups
Presentation Slides are Available Here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v-TT... Become a member of APA Division 49:...
Mar 22, 20221 min read
A Multicultural Orientation Approach to Cultivating Cultural Fortitude in Psychotherapy (and Beyond)
Presenters: Karen W. Tao, Amira Y. Trevino, Joanna M. Drinane, & D. Martin Kivlighan III "I don't know if I should bring up race with my...
Mar 22, 20221 min read
SEPI Deliberate Practice for Multicultural Orientation Webinar
Many mental health therapists are deeply committed to providing equitable and culturally relevant care to their clients. However, a...
Mar 22, 20221 min read
Multicultural Orientation in Clinical Supervision
Clinical supervision, considered the “signature pedagogy” of mental health training (Bernard & Goodyear, 2013), is an important...
Mar 22, 20221 min read
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