Caring Across Cultures: Global Wisdom for Culturally Competent Practice 10/24/25

CEU Creations presents:
Caring Across Cultures: Global Wisdom for Culturally Competent Practice 10/24/25

FEATURING:

• Firsthand insights from global research and practice in over 100 countries with displaced and refugee youth.
• Practical strategies to enhance cultural competence and ethically engage diverse populations in clinical settings.

EVENT INFO:

Friday, October 24, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern time

COST:

Early Bird Registration: $74.99
After October 10th: $99.99
Unlimited CE Bundle Members: FREE

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:

Social Workers
ASWB ACE – 5 Cultural Competence CE credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 5 Contact hours
Psychologists
APA – 5 CE credits
Counselors
NBCC ACEP – 5 Contact hours
NY State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 5 Contact hours
Substance Abuse Counselors
NAADAC – 5 Contact hours
Nurses
California Board of Registered Nursing – 5 Contact hours
Case Managers
CCMC – 5 Contact hours

Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.

Target Audience: Social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and case managers

Counseling Skill Group:
4. Counseling Services
6. Case Management
8. Legal, Ethical and Professional Development

OVERVIEW:

This training session, led by Dr. Ashley Cureton, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work and Marsal Family School of Education, will delve into her international work in countries like Uganda, Zambia, Ghana, South Africa, Jordan, Turkey, India, Ecuador, Peru, and the United States. As someone who has traveled, lived, and/or worked in over 100 countries and seven continents, Dr. Cureton will share her practice and research experiences on the educational and mental health needs of displaced youth and families, emphasizing the importance of cultural competence and responsiveness in clinical settings. Participants will explore strategies to enhance their practice when working with diverse populations locally and/or globally, ensuring ethical and effective service delivery.

OBJECTIVES:

By attending this training, you will be able to:

• Analyze the impact of forced migration and displacement on the mental health and educational outcomes of refugee and migrant populations.
• Identify key cultural factors and social determinants that influence client experiences and treatment outcomes in diverse cultural contexts.
• Apply principles of cultural competence and responsiveness to develop ethical and effective intervention strategies for clients from varied cultural backgrounds.
• Evaluate the role of community-engaged research in informing culturally tailored clinical practices.
• Develop a personal action plan to integrate global perspectives and culturally responsive approaches into their professional practice.

AGENDA (all times are Eastern):

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Log in and Networking
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Caring Across Cultures | Ashley Cureton, PhD
12:00 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. Midway Reset
12:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Caring Across Cultures | Ashley Cureton, PhD

PRESENTER BIO:

Ashley Cureton, PhD, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Dr. Ashley Cureton is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work and Marsal Family School of Education at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is also a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Prior to her current role, she was a Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow and lecturer in the School of Education and the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Cureton identifies as a forced migration and international social work scholar who seeks to identify culturally specific interventions, programs, and policies to improve the educational, socio-emotional, and environmental outcomes of refugee children, youth, and their families in the U.S and abroad. By engaging in community-based participatory research, she is further interested in the role of institutions, such as resettlement agencies, refugee-led organizations, and schools, in supporting the distinct needs of these vulnerable yet resilient groups. She has over a decade of research and practice experience collaborating with refugee and migrant populations in global contexts like Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Morocco, Lebanon, Jordan, Ecuador, Peru, India, The Bahamas, and the United States.

Prior to attending graduate school, Dr. Cureton worked as a research associate at Northwestern University’s Institute for Policy Research. She also served as a research fellow for the U.S. Department of State in Turkey, working with Syrian refugee youth in school and community settings. Dr. Cureton received a PhD and master’s degree from the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago. She also received graduate certificates in forced migration and refugee mental health from Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and Northwestern University.

Dr. Cureton has published numerous articles in top peer-reviewed academic journals such as Youth & Society, Urban Education, International Social Work, Children & Schools, Journal of Adolescent Research and Journal of Career Assessment, to name a few. She has received funding support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Endowment of the Arts, Michigan Humanities Council, Fahs Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation, and the National Center for Institutional Diversity. Dr. Cureton has received several prestigious awards, such as being recognized by Diverse Issues of Higher Education as a 2025 Emerging Scholar due to her exceptional research, teaching, and service in the fields of social work and education as well as the Elizabeth Butler (Alumni) Award from the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, which celebrates a recent graduate who has shown remarkable potential and extraordinary career success in the field of social work. Dr. Cureton has also been recognized as an exceptional educator, winning the 2022 Teacher of the Year Award through the University of Michigan within her first year as a professor.

COURSE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:

To ensure you are ready to participate, please complete a short Test Drive on Zoom.

This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. A computer or mobile device is required. Zoom account is not required.

You will receive a reminder email approximately 24 hours prior to the start of the training and a link to join the webinar will be in your CEU Creations account under Member Profile.

To receive credit, you must log in on time, attend the entire presentation, and interact.

POST EVENT: When the training ends, your attendance will be processed using Zoom analytics. Once processed, the evaluation link will be available in your account and we ask that you complete it within 3 days of the training. Once your evaluation is complete, your certificate will be available in your CEU Creations account within 24-72 hours.

Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.

FINE PRINT

SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/24-11/22/27. Social workers completing this course receive 5 Cultural Competence continuing education credits.
CEU Creations, Inc. 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 #SW-0616. This activity is approved for 5 Cultural Competence hours.

PSYCHOLOGISTS: 5 CE Credits 
CEU Creations is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

COUNSELORS: 5 Contact hours
 CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
CEU Creations, Inc. 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-0199. This activity is approved for 1 Contact hour.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS:  This course has been approved by CEU Creations, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for s CEs. NAADAC Provider #324725, CEU Creations is responsible for all aspects of its programming. 

NURSES: 5 Contact hours. CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP17905. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure transferability of the CE credits.

Cancellation Policy: Registrants must cancel their registration in their CEU Creations account. No email, faxes, or mail cancellations will be accepted. Cancellation fee: $25. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within five (5) business days prior to the workshop date.  

Accessibility Accommodations: At CEU Creations, we are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all individuals. We strive to ensure our continuing education content, website, and services are usable by everyone, regardless of ability. We are continually working to enhance accessibility and user experience for all of our users. If you encounter any barriers, have questions, or wish to request accommodations, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can contact us at [email protected] and a member of our team will review your message and respond promptly.

Event Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy: In the event that CEU Creations cancels or reschedules an event, registered participants will be given the option to receive a full refund, a credit toward a different event of the same value, or to transfer their registration to the rescheduled date.