Creating a Culture of Belonging: The Ethics of Diversity Equity and Inclusion In Clinical Practice
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Creating a Culture of Belonging: The Ethics of Diversity Equity and Inclusion In Clinical Practice

Fri, Apr 17th, 2026
11:00am – 2:15pm US Eastern Time

Event Details

Fri, Apr 17th, 2026
11:00am – 2:15pm US Eastern Time
(8:00am – 11:15am US Pacific Time)
3 CE Hours
Live Event

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About the Event

This session aims to explore the ethical responsibilities of clinicians in fostering a culture of belonging through the principles of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within clinical practice. Participants will examine how DEI impacts patient care, team dynamics, and organizational culture, and how they can actively contribute to an environment that supports all individuals' well-being.

Live Event This is a live online event. It will be conducted via Zoom Webinar.

Live Event Instructor

Latasha Matthews, MA, LPC, CPCS, CPLC

Latasha Matthews, MA, LPC, CPCS, CPLC

Latasha Matthews is known as America’s Emotional Wellness Expert; she is the CEO and Clinical Director of Illumination Counseling and Coaching and Why 2 Live Well. Latasha has over 15 years’ experience as a speaker, therapist, Coach, Consultant and author. Latasha also provides continuing education training for clinicians and corporate training on wellness, DEI, EQ, and trauma informed resilience in the workplace. She has trained 1000's of individuals globally on the importance of setting healthy boundaries to live well.

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Define Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
  2. 2 Analyze personal biases and evaluate their potential impact on fostering equitable and inclusive environments.
  3. 3 Examine ethical dilemmas faced when working with diverse populations.

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Joint Accreditation (JA)

3 IPCE CE credit hours General
3 Psychologist CE credit hours General
3 Social Worker CE credit hours Cultural Competency
Eligible until Apr 18th, 2026
In support of improving patient care, CE Learning Systems, LLC, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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American Psychological Association (APA)

3 CE credit hours
Eligible until Apr 18th, 2026
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
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Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB ACE)

3 CE credit hours Cultural competency
Eligible until Apr 18th, 2026
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, CE Learning Systems LLC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 3 cultural competency continuing education credit(s).
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National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

3 CE credit hours
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New York Education Department Board of Social Work

3 contact hours
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CE Learning Systems, LLC, (d/b/a impactce.com) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. Provider #0060.
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New York Education Department Board of Mental Health Counseling

3 CE credit hours
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CE Learning Systems, LLC (d/b/a impactce.com) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0072.
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New York Education Department Board of Psychologists

3 CE credit hours
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CE Learning Systems, LLC, (d/b/a impactce.com) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for psychologists, # PSY-0016.
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New York Education Department Board of Marriage and Family Therapy

3 CE credit hours
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CE Learning Systems, LLC (d/b/a impactce.com) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0045.
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Event Agenda

Agenda times are listed in US Eastern Time. That is 3 hours later than US Pacific Time. The event starts at 8:00am US Pacific Time.

11:00-12:30pm

  • Introduction
  • DEI in Clinical Practice
  • Examine how DEI impacts
    • patient care
    • team dynamics
    • organizational culture

12:30-12:45pm – Break

12:45-2:15pm

  • Ethical Considerations in DEI Implementation 
  • Discuss ways to actively contribute to an environment that supports well-being
  • Q&A and Closing 


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