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NASW/CT CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS NETWORK and SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY
BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM
PRESENTS A CULTURAL COMPETENCE WORKSHOP
Enhancing Culturally Competent Practice with Diverse Clients: An
Intersectional Approach
Friday, June 26, 2015
Registration 8:30-9:00 AM & Program 9:00-11:00 AM
Sacred Heart University, Schine Auditorium
5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield, Connecticut
Presented By: Bronwyn Cross-Denny, Ph.D., LCSW
An intersectional approach within the context of culturally competent social work
practice offers a framework for assessing unique client situations and the effects
of structural power systems. This nuanced assessment provides a more holistic
approach to systemic interventions based on the lived experience of clients.
Applications to social work practice will be discussed and will include experiential
exercises.
Learning Objectives:
 Develop an understanding of intersectionality and its application in social work
practice
 Integrate intersectionality into the cultural competence framework
 Utilize the intersectionality framework in understanding unique client experiences
 Identify applications for social work practice
Costs: NASW Members $25.00 - Non-Members $45.00 - Students $10.00 (SHU
students free)
Continuing Education for License Renewal: This program is approved for 2
Continuing Education Hours for LMSW, LCSW, LMFT, LPC & Licensed
Psychologist, and meets the annual requirement for training in Cultural Competence.
For more information and to register go to www.naswct.org