Description
Savitri V. Dixon-Saxon, PhD, LCMHC presents this pre-recorded 90 minute webinar. This session is designed to increase our understanding of how culture and context intersect with the period of development between age 18 through the end of the 20s and possibly early 30s, referred to as emerging adulthood. Critical to our success as advocates and helpers for our clients is understanding who they are and the developmental tasks they must complete to move forward. However, much of what we have been required to learn about life-span development has been from the perspective of dominant groups in Western society. Understanding our clients is so much more layered and textured. This understanding requires our clients to inform us about their culture and the context of their experiences and worldviews. To complicate matters even further, context and, to a certain degree, culture are dynamic and vary in salience for our typically marginalized clients. As we help them navigate life as emerging adults, we must engage in collaborations that provide the best understanding of the cultural and contextual influences on each client’s personal journey through exploration and toward commitment.
