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Digital Seminar

Race, Identity, and Regulation: Adapting DBT and EMDR for Autistic Clients of Color

Faculty:
Chinwé Williams, PhD
Duration:
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Copyright:
08 May, 2026
Product Code:
POS150768
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
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Description

Autistic individuals of color experience the compounded impact of racism, ableism, and systemic bias—shaping how they are perceived, diagnosed, and supported. This session explores how cultural identity and neurodivergence intersect in clinical care and offers concrete ways to adapt DBT and EMDR within culturally responsive frameworks.

You’ll learn:

  • How racial bias and inequities influence autism identification and treatment access
  • Adapted DBT and EMDR strategies that align with cultural values and communication styles
  • Approaches for addressing masking, code-switching, and identity stress
  • Tools for building trust and empowerment through culturally humble partnership

 

This course is not affiliated with EMDRIA and does not qualify toward EMDRIA credits or training.

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Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Objectives

  1. Differentiate how intersecting racial and neurodivergent identities influence diagnosis, engagement, and access to mental health care.
  2. Integrate culturally adapted DBT and EMDR strategies that honor communication styles, values, and lived experiences of autistic clients of color.
  3. Evaluate intersectional, neuro-affirming approaches that enhance regulation, authenticity, and therapeutic trust.

Outline

Understanding Intersectionality in Autism Care

  • Effects of racism, ableism, and diagnostic bias
  • Barriers to culturally and linguistically relevant assessment
  • Variations in emotional expression and communication norms
  • Limitations of the research and potential risks
  • Group discussion: clinician self-reflection on implicit bias

Culturally Adapted DBT Strategies

  • Mindfulness and distress tolerance through cultural lenses
  • Emotion regulation with community, spirituality, and family contexts
  • Visual, narrative, and sensory modifications for accessibility
  • Practice: adapting DBT skills to real client scenarios

EMDR for Racialized and Neurodivergent Trauma

  • Recognizing intersectional trauma and racialized stress responses
  • Cultural adaptation of EMDR phases and resourcing strategies
  • Safety, pacing, and language considerations in processing
  • Case vignette and participant reflection

Integration and Systems-Level Change

  • Empowerment frameworks for clients, families, and communities
  • Multicultural collaboration across school and healthcare systems
  • Ethical reflection on advocacy and representation in treatment

Target Audience

  • Counsellors 
  • Educators
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physicians
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Speech-Language Pathologists

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