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Have you ever wanted to do a job
that really mattered?

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In this season, we look 
at some big trends

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and small steps that are 
changing the future of work.

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So your job of tomorrow
can help your community

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and even the planet.

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We are seeing people from 
a wider range of backgrounds

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with varied life experiences
entering the therapy world.

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Whether it's as practitioners
or as clients.

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AAMFT is the American Associatio
for Marriage and Family Therapy.

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They work to advance the
profession and provide

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practitioners with 
the tools to succeed.

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Aisha Williams is an 
AAMFT approved

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supervisor an AAMFT board member

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A licensed marriage and family 
therapist and a key developer

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for AAMFT’s  DEI policy,

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which stands for diversity,
equity and Inclusion.

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Our association realized that we
needed to have some type

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 of diversity statement.

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That statement was then put out,
which then held 

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not only our 
membership accountable, 

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but vendors accountable or 
anyone who was going to particip

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whether it was a conference or 
symposium, whatever it was 

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that AAMFT was doing.

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Anyone who was agreeing to
attend was going to be held

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 accountable to maintaining what
we had listed as being a diverse

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and inclusive programing space.

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That's where cultural competency
training shines.

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To prepare therapists and give 
them tools to guide their client

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I think a really important 
component of incorporating

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cultural competence or cultural 
sensitivity into therapy

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is recognizing that you, 
as therapist, are a human being.

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So you have biases, 
you have beliefs,

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you have things
that inform your perspective.

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Where are you at?

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What are your beliefs?
What are your assumptions?

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What are your biases?

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What is your leftover

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bigotry from your 
family of origin 

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or from your 
culture of origin?

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All of that needs to be explored
before you sit down with clients

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Being a therapist is 
also a challenging job.

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While cultural competency 
training effectively bridges

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those gaps and accelerates the 
resonating chemistry with client

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therapists are also human beings
who are also impacted

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by their local communities
or global environment.

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To learn more, check out the 
full episode from 

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the amazing docuseries
Jobs of Tomorrow.