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Diversity in the Classroom

All students enrolled at the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies are expected to appreciate diversity as a clinical opportunity based on individual differences including social, cultural, physical, and psychological implications of recovery. Toward this end, all courses include diversity-related content. Students are also expected to integrate experience from coursework and clinical practice to improve their multicultural competencies.

Furthermore, all students are required to complete a multiculturalism course. Students enrolled in on-campus programs complete CPC-604 Counseling Strategies: Multicultural Approaches. Learning outcomes include:

  • Analyzing the impact of individual differences and diversity on intervention and treatment planning
  • Assessing the benefits and limitations of typology
  • Understanding developmental models and stages, as impacted by unique cultural features, and integrating this knowledge into treatment planning
  • Developing treatment planning and counseling approaches based upon minority development models
  • Relating theoretical constructs and research in culture and ethnicity to clinical practice

Students enrolled in online programs complete IR-705 Culturally Responsive Co-Occurring Disorders Counseling. Learning outcomes include:

  • Analyzing the interplay of culture, mental health, and chemical dependency
  • Utilizing culturally appropriate, evidence-based approaches to counseling activities such as prevention, intervention, and assessment
  • Integrating theoretical constructs and empirical findings into a strengths-based model of service for culturally diverse individuals, families, and communities.
  • Appreciating the impact of racism, discrimination, sexism, privilege, political climate, and oppression on mental health and chemical dependency
  • Promoting the availability of and access to culturally sensitive mental health and chemical dependency services through public advocacy

Diversity-Focused Academic Contributions by Graduate School Faculty

Current Research Projects

Dr. Valerie Slaymaker, chief academic officer and provost, is currently engaged in a research project examining multicultural self-efficacy in student counselors. This study addresses the need to strengthen competencies in multiculturalism among student counselors in order to provide effective services to clients with diverse backgrounds.

Faculty Publications, Workshops, and Presentations

Jamison, J. (2016). The importance of the disclosure interaction for LGBTQ clients. Paradigm, Winter, 12-22.

Carter, L. (2016, September). Closing the multicultural competence gap. Workshop presented at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Center City, MN.

Carter, L. (2016, August). Go to high school, go to college: Breaking the school to prison pipeline. Panel discussion at Morgan State University for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Baltimore, MD.

Carter, L. (2016, June). Cultural and linguistic competence for peer recovery specialists. Workshop presented at the Building Bridges to Recovery: Delivering Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Peer Recovery Support Services conference for the Behavioral Health Administration, Columbia, MD.

Carter, L. (2015). Reflecting Humanity: Biological, Sociological, and Psychological Perspectives. (2nd ed.). Des Moines, IA: Kendall-Hunt Publishing.

Henninger, A. & Carter, L. (2015, July). A Reflection and Response to Privilege and Advocacy. Association of Psychology Training Clinics Newsletter.

Carter, L. (2014). Counseling Centers Key to Student Experience. HBCU Digest.

Cooke Turner, T., Carter, L., & Etesamypour-King, A. (2014). Multicultural psychology: Reflecting humanity (Revised printing ed.). Des Moines, IA: Kendall-Hunt Publishing.

Jamison, J. (2014, August). The importance of the disclosure interaction for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) clients: How it can make or break treatment and what every provider should know. Presentation at the National Conference on Addiction Disorders, St. Louis, MO.

Carter, L. (2013). Multicultural Competence: The Cinderella of Psychology. SOJ Psychology. Symbiosis Online Publishing.

Larson, S. & Frye, B. (2013, April). Alternative Programming for the Cognitively and Behaviorally Challenged Sex Offender. Minnesota Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (MNATSA), Invited Workshop for the annual professional conference.

Jamison, J. (2010). Psychometric validation of the multidimensional disclosure to health care providers scale (MD-HCPS) (Doctoral dissertation). Available from Proquest Dissertations & Theses database. (UMI No. 3430869)

Slaymaker, V. (2008, June). Blow, F., Walker, C., Ignacio, R., Nelson, L., Decker, J., & Oslin, D. The relationship of social support and recovery in a sample of older substance abusers in treatment. Poster presented at the 31st annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Washington, D.C.

Jamison, J. (2008, February). Gay’s Anatomy: How to advocate for better healthcare. Workshop presented at the Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay and Transgender Ally College Conference, Champaign, IL.

Jamison, J. (2008, February). Alcohol and drug use in the gay and bisexual men’s community. Workshop presented at the Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay and Transgender Ally College Conference, Champaign, IL.

Jamison, J. (2008, February). Alcohol and drug use in the lesbian and bisexual women’s community. Workshop presented at the Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay and Transgender Ally College Conference, Champaign, IL.

Jamison, J., Sen, R., Galván, N., Lin, K., McClair, V. L., and Reinhardt, J. (2007, September). The flip side of multiculturalism: A panel discussion on the experiences of minority counselors working with White, middle class, heterosexual clients. Panel held at the Dennis H. May Annual Conference on Diversity Issues and the Role of Counseling Centers, Champaign, IL.

Jamison, J. & Buki, L. P. (2007, August). Development of the Multidimensional Disclosure to Health Care Professionals Scale (MD-HCPS). Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Walker, C. L., Nelson, L. M., Blow, F. C., & Slaymaker, V. J. (2007, July). Older adults’ perception of social support in relation to treatment outcomes. Poster presented at the 30th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Chicago, Illinois.

Buki, L. P., Jamison, J., Anderson, C. J., & Cuadra, A. M. (2007). Differences in Predictors of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening by Screening Need in Uninsured Latina Women. Cancer, 110, 1578-1585.

Oslin, D. W., Slaymaker, V. J., & Blow, F. C. (2006, June). The role of anxiety and affective symptoms in treatment recovery for older alcohol dependent women. Paper presented at the 29th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Baltimore, Maryland.

Blow, F. C., Oslin, D. W., & Slaymaker, V. (2006, June). Characteristics of older women seeking alcoholism treatment. Paper presented by Slaymaker at the 29th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Baltimore, Maryland.

Slaymaker, V., Blow, F. C., & Oslin, D. (2006, June). The role of families in motivating treatment entry for older substance abusers. Poster presented at the 29th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Baltimore, Maryland.

Jamison, J. (2006, April). Alcohol and other drug use in the lesbian and bisexual female student community: An interactive workshop for women. Workshop presented at LGBT Awareness Days, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.

Jamison, J. (2006, April). Special workshop for gay and bisexual male students: Alcohol and other drug use in the gay community. Workshop presented at LGBT Awareness Days, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.

Jamison, J. (2006, April). What ALLYs need to know about LGBT substance use on campus. Workshop presented at LGBT Awareness Days, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.

Jamison, J. (2006, February). Alcohol and other drug use in communities of color. Workshop presented at Minority Men’s Health Week, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.

Buki, L. P., Jamison, J., Anderson, C. J., & Cuadra, A. M. (2004, July). Predictors of mammography and Pap smear screening among Latina women. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

Buki, L. P., Jamison, J., Anderson, C. J., & Cuadra, A. M. (2004, April). Education about cancer predicts mammography and Pap smear screening among Latina women. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Buki, L. P., Jamison, J., Anderson, C. J., & Cuadra, A. M. (2004, March). Predictors of breast and cervical cancer screening in a community sample. Poster session presented at the 9th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved and Cancer, Washington, DC.

Frye, B. M. (2004). Ethnic identity development and adolescent health-related decision-making. [Dissertation Abstract] Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering. Vol 64(9-B), pp. 4613.

Frye, B. (2003, November). The relationship of self esteem and engagement of health risk behaviors among a multiethnic sample of adolescents. Poster submitted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Honolulu, Hawaii.

Jamison, J., Buki, L.P. (August, 2003). What form of birth control do you use? Lesbians’ experiences disclosing sexual orientation to health care providers. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Slaymaker, V., & Owen, P. (2003, June). Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people in alcohol/drug treatment: One-year outcomes. Paper presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Danklefs, S., Frye, B., & Rosengard, C. (2003, April). The relationship of self-efficacy, health locus of control, and health value to health risk behavior among a multiethnic sample of adolescents. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Tampa, FL.

Owen, P., & Slaymaker, V. (2002, July). Perceptions of treatment needs and issues of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, California.

Danklefs, S., Frye, B., & Rosengard, C. (2000, August). Ethnicity’s role on health locus of control and health value. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA.

Frye, B. (2000, May). Blended Families: A closer look at black/white interracial relationships. Presented at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology Brown Bag Lecture Series. Palo Alto, CA.

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