Webinar: Culturally Responsive Care in Practice - Adapting EBPs and CBPs for AAAI Communities
Date & Time: Monday, September 14, 2026
12- 1:30PM PT
Location: Zoom
Registration is FREE & LIVE now. [REGISTER HERE]
About
Join us for a conversation on using and adapting evidence-based practices (EBPs) and community-based practices (CBPs) for Asian American and Asian Immigrant (AAAI) populations. This webinar will explore how service providers and community-based organizations implement culturally responsive EBPs and CBPs to address the unique mental health needs of AAAI individuals and communities. Speakers will share perspectives from research and clinical practice about how EBPs and CBPs can be adapted to fit AAAI populations, including common types of practices that are used, key strategies for cultural adaptation, and practical implementation in daily clinical work with clients. Participants will come away with actionable insights and strategies that can be applied to support their work with providing culturally responsive care for AAAIs.
Learning Objectives
As a result of attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
Describe at least two adaptations of EBPs that are used to address the unique mental health needs of AAAI individuals.
Explain at least two components of CBPs that help prompt engagement and culturally responsive care for AAAI communities.
Identify at least two strategies for mental health providers, clinicians, and CBOs to implement culturally adapted EBPs and CBPs for AAAI populations.
Moderator:
Cruz Chan, M.A., LMFT, RDT
Clinical Manager, Healing for Asians at Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc. (RAMS)
A Cantonese and Mandarin-speaking clinician, Cruz graduated from California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco), with a Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Drama Therapy. In Cruz's new role as Clinical Manager, Cruz will be further developing the RAMS Healing for Asians program which provides trauma informed mental health services to limited English speaking Asian victims of crime. This RAMS program is part of San Francisco’s multi-system, initial answer and collaborative solution to the “Anti-Asian Hate”. Cruz is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist as well as a Registered Drama Therapist. Cruz's background also includes providing mental health services to children, youth, families and adults at RAMS outpatient and school-based programs. Prior to clinical work, Cruz has also participated in many drama performances and was a radio host and producer in Macau. Currently, Cruz is actively receiving training in psychodrama under the guidelines of the American Board of Examiner of Psychodrama, Group Psychotherapy and Sociometry (ABE), and presented in the 2020 North American Drama Therapy Association Conference.
Speakers:
Hoa My Nguyen, LCSW
Psychotherapist, Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc. (RAMS)
Hoa My Nguyen, LCSW is a psychotherapist at Richmond Area Multi Services (RAMS) here in San Francisco and has private practice bases in the East Bay. She has a background in psychodynamic & psychoanalytic practice, and trained in EMDR and IFS. On her own time, she is a chai enthusiast, a hoarder of books and travel memento, and actively cultivates her urban jungle of plants and vegetables.
Kristen Fu, M.S.
Research Associate, Lotus Project
As a Research Associate, Kristen contributes to public health research and projects that support the implementation of culturally sensitive and evidence-based interventions and practices for AAAI children and families. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science and a minor in Digital Humanities from UCLA and a Master of Science in Global Health Sciences from UCSF. With a background in global health and a strong commitment to health justice, Kristen is dedicated to supporting and empowering underserved communities to address health disparities and promote health equity.