Cultural Competency:
Through the Lens of Conditionality
When December 5, 2026 Pacific Time 9:30 AM - 4:45 PM
In-Person RoseVilla 13505 Southeast River Road Portland, OR 97222
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CE Workshop for Mental Health Professionals
Through the lens of the teachings of conditionality, participants will explore their personal and professional identities. The identities of mental health professionals along with those of their clients are fluid and multi-layered and arising from intersecting conditions: e.g. race, gender, class, migration, neurodiversity, religion, sexuality and are conditioned by historical, social, and personal factors.
Recognizing lived experience as particular even within shared cultural backgrounds, helps participants move away from essentializing or stereotyping and categorizing groups of people and assuming characteristics or traits. This workshop supports an intersectional, compassionate and ethical understanding of therapists' and clients' experiences.
Learning Objectives
Apply the Buddhist concept of conditionality to explore how a participant’s own social positionality and identity impacts cultural competency and how this awareness improves the therapeutic alliance.
Participants will learn more about their cultural lens and social positionality and how this impacts clinical work.
Apply Reflective Meditation and workshop activities to increase self-awareness of participants’ beliefs, attitudes, emotions and values as they relate to cultural considerations
Discuss ideas presented and impact on professional work through meditation, reflection and through caring conversations with colleagues.
Join us in this transformative workshop to develop ethical insight and personal/professional growth. Limited spots available for a more personalized learning experience.
Cost: The workshop is offered at three price points: $245, $195, and three slots are available at $145 for students, interns, or those who are financially challenged. Honestly consider what you can afford. If you’re able to pay on the higher end, this will support others who are experiencing financial challenges. The registration fee covers the workshop and a café lunch that will accommodate dietary preferences and needs.
We are offering one free slot to BIPOC therapists. To request the slot, please email Charlotte August at ethics@pinestreetsangha.org.
Please note: this in-person event is limited to 17 participants. This workshop is best taught in small groups as it is interpersonal, requiring intimacy and insight building; it is experiential rather than primarily didactic.
Full attendance of the workshop from 9:30 to 4:45 is required to earn 6 Credit Hours of continuing education.
If this event is FULL, you can contact Charlotte August at ethics@pinestreetsangha.organd ask to be put on the Waiting List.
**Pine Street Sangha has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6694. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Pine Street Sangha is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
