Training: Beyond the Child: Multicultural Approaches to Caregiver Consultation in Counseling Practice | Nov. 12, 2025

Presented by: PSCP: The Psychology Network and Equilibria Mental Health Services LLC
Date: November 12 , 2025
Location: Virtual Platform
Time: 10:00am- 1:00pm

OVERVIEW:
This 3-hour virtual training introduces a multicultural caregiver consultation model grounded in relational-cultural theory, play therapy, and culturally responsive counseling practices. The program centers the counselor’s cultural identity and the lived experiences of caregivers from diverse racial, ethnic, and national backgrounds. Through experiential activities, attendees will explore the relational dynamics of consultation and gain practical strategies to address resistance, rupture, and repair in caregiver relationships. Designed for clinicians working with children and adolescents, this session empowers providers to engage caregivers with cultural
humility, identity awareness, and healing-centered consultation practices.

OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify core components of a culturally responsive caregiver consultation framework.
2. Reflect on the influence of race, ethnicity, and identity on caregiver engagement.
3. Apply relational-cultural strategies to build trust and reduce rupture in consultation.
4. Describe at least three ways to navigate caregiver resistance through a multicultural lens.

PRESENTER:
Dr. Kristy A. Brumfield is a licensed professional counselor, registered play therapist, clinical supervisor, and a nationally certified counselor. She joined the team at Equilibria in July 2015. Dr. Brumfield earned a Master of Health Sciences degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in 2002 and also earned a PhD in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans in 2006. She has spent more than twenty years working with children, adolescents, and families in New Orleans and Philadelphia providing counseling from a client-centered, strength-based perspective. She is currently a Professor at Xavier University of Louisiana where she teaches counseling and play therapy to Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Professional School Counseling students. She also serves the Equilibria Child Therapy Center for Excellence as a supervisor and trainer.

NOTE:

You must confirm your attendance no later than Friday October 31, 2025 in order to attend this Continuing Education program.

This program is co-sponsored by the PSCP: The Psychology Network and Equilibria Mental Health Services LLC. PSCP: The Psychology Network is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor Continuing Education for psychologists. PSCP: The Psychology Network maintains responsibility for the program and its content. This program provides 3 Hours of CE credits for Psychologists.