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Presented by LaQuita Norris, LCSW, CCTP, CGE
 

LaQuita Norris, LCSW, CCTP, CGE is a licensed trauma therapist, IFS-trained clinician, and public speaker with over 13 years of experience specializing in trauma with a special emphasis in Black and Brown communities.

Empowering Healing Through Social Work: Integrating IFS and Cultural Sensitivity in Trauma Treatment for Women of Color

 

  • Date: Friday March 13, 2026

  • Registration Deadline: Friday February 27, 2026 

  • Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  •  Location: Gateway Family Therapy & Wellness, 400 Edison Ave, Benton, AR

  •  CE Credit: 3.0 CE hours

  • Instructional Level: Intermediate

  • Target Audience: Social workers, counselors, and other behavioral health professionals

Course Description

This 3-hour interactive course explores how Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy can be used with a culturally responsive lens to support women of color experiencing trauma. Participants will learn how systemic oppression, cultural narratives, and personal trauma intersect and leave with trauma-informed strategies rooted in self-compassion, IFS, and social work values.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Identify how systemic, personal, and cultural trauma impacts women of color and contributes to misdiagnosis and mischaracterization of symptoms.

  •  Apply Internal Family Systems (IFS) concepts—including Self-energy and the 8 C’s—to support trauma recovery in marginalized clients.

  •  Describe how core social work values such as empathy, inclusion, and social justice can be integrated into trauma-informed care within clinical social work practice.

  • Engage in an experiential exercise to explore and respond to internal parts that become activated in work with this population, fostering practitioner self-awareness and cultural responsiveness.

Investment

 Price: $100

 Refund Policy: Full refund if canceled within 7 days of the start time. View Refund Policy
Grievance Policy: View Grievance Process
Accessibility: For ADA accommodations, contact us at info@gatewayfamilytherapy.com.

CE Disclaimer: 

Gateway Family Therapy & Wellness is an approved provider of social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.
Provider #2544. Approval period: 01/08/2026 – 01/08/2027.


Gateway Family Therapy & Wellness maintains responsibility for the program.

This course is approved for continuing education credits for social workers.
It may also be eligible for continuing education credit for counselors or other behavioral health professionals, depending on your state’s licensing requirements.
Please consult your individual licensing board to determine eligibility and acceptance of CE credit.

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