Special Training and Consultation
Custom-Design Training Seminars
Through our consultation and training services, the Institute will custom design training seminars to meet the needs of your organization. Our faculty and associates have developed a national reputation for consultation and training to schools, businesses, corporations, social service agencies and other institutions in a variety of areas:
- Cultural Diversity
- Creating a Respectful School Environment
- Systemic Assessment for School Guidance Personnel
- Bereavement: Death, Mourning and Living Beyond Loss
- Family Life Cycle: Children/Adolescents, Divorce, Separation, Remarriage
- Mid-life and Beyond: Issues in Aging
- Gay and Lesbian Issues
- Changing Roles of Men and Women
- Violence in Families
- Family Systems & Family Therapy Training
Family Therapy Training
The Institute offers an intensive 3-year Certificate Training Program in Family Therapy using family systems theory and practice. Each level builds on the next and includes didactic course work and small group supervision on a weekly basis. Training focuses on understanding family systems from a multigenerational perspective. The Family Institute's approach to family therapy training addresses issues of race, gender, class and culture. The training program also offers course work in Supervision of Family Therapy Supervision.
Ongoing & Special Seminars
Special seminars are offered throughout the year for mental health professionals. These advanced seminars include: Advanced Case Consultation, Therapist's Own Family, Women & Systems, Feminist Application in Cultural Perspective, Impact of Addictions in the Therapist's Own Family, and Therapy with Families with Troubled Adolescents. In addition, the Institute offers group or individual supervision for psychology and social work licensure. Mini-seminars and conferences are also held throughout the year.
Long Distance Training
The Institute offers long-distance training for therapists from around the United States who are interested in in-depth training on:
- Cultural Diversity
- Coaching: Family of Origin Issues
- Child and Family Play Therapy
- Domestic Violence Intervention
International Colleagues
The Multicultural Family Institute is working on developing training programs with colleagues in different locations who share our orientation. Sites under development include:
- Rio de Janiero, Brazil
- Seoul, Korea - Women's University - Young Hoon Hwang
- Atlanta, Georgia - Jayne Mahboubi
- Starbright Institute - Eliana Gil
