Flexible and Responsive Treatment Planning for Cultural Stress - May 8, 2026

A 3-Hour Training with Ryan DeLapp, Ph.D.

8:30am-11:45am

Virtual via Zoom

Presentation: Culturally stressful events (CSEs) describe the moments clients of color feel they’ve been judged negatively, mistreated, or denied an opportunity to (in part) to their racial or cultural background. The primary focus of this training is to help mental health professionals feel more confident and effective in offering culturally responsive assessment and treatment planning for experiences of CSEs when working with BIPOC patients. This presentation is based on the Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Healing Unifying Principles (or REACH UP - DeLapp & Gallo, 2022, DeLapp & DeLapp, 2024) and references the latest guidelines for culturally responsive care with patients who are BIPOC. Specifically, this training will clarify the potential mental health impacts of systemic, cultural, and interpersonal forms of racism on BIPOC, introduce assessment materials for evaluating these impacts, and provide recommendations on how to incorporate evidence-based interventions rooted in CBT, DBT, and ACT to address the psychological impacts of CSEs. Notably, this training will also feature an overview of experiential exercises and materials included in Dr. DeLapp’s REACH workbook, entitled “Empower Yourself Against Racial and Cultural Stress,” that is currently available.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Identify systemic and interpersonal sources of cultural stressful events;
2. Explain the impact of CSEs on a patient’s daily lived experiences; and
3. Demonstrate the ability to adapt treatment plans to target any emotional pain, loss of agency and control, and adverse impacts on racial/ethnic identity caused by CSEs.

3 Contact Hours Available

CRSW Performance Domains: 3-4
LADC/MLADC Categories of Competence: 5-7, 13, 15 & 18
Certified Prevention Specialist Domains: 2 & 6
NBCC: LICSW/L-MFT/LCMHC (Category A) & Psychologist (Category A) 

NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No 6754. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NHADACA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

This course has been approved by New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association (NHADACA), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #23792, NHADACA is responsible for all aspects of the programming.

This training is financed under a contract with the State of NH, Department of Health and Human Services, with funds provided in part by the State of NH and/or such funding sources as were available or required, e.g., the United States Department of Health and Human Services.