From Race to Culture...in the Supervision of Therapeutic Practice (Winter 2026)

This winter, Change Inc. and the Cultural Wellness Center will be providing a 15 CEU course in supervision focused on culture and race.

From Race to Culture in the Supervision of Therapeutic Practice engages participants in a process of cultural self-discovery in service to their ability to mentor and support their future supervisees in a similar process. This workshop will address contextual factors of race, ethnicity, and culture and will consider dynamics of power and privilege that impact the therapeutic and supervisory relationship. The workshop will be both didactic and interactional in nature. We expect there will be lively and informative discussions.

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Dates:

• Every Wednesday from January 7-February 4, 2026 (1-4PM CST)

  • Virtually (Zoom): January 7, 14, 21, 28, and Feb. 4

  • In-person (Location TBD): February 4

Cost: $300 (including all materials)

*Change Inc. has a vested interest in decreasing barriers to accessing resources by offering scholarships addressing the needs of communities. These scholarships are available for certain trainings. If you are interested in these resources, please send an email to Lisa and David (LXiong@thechangeinc.org and DHesse@thechangeinc.org)

Class Instructors:

Minkara Tezet, Griot of Psychology and Psychiatry of the Cultural Wellness Center
Minkara Tezet is currently a Fellow at Cultural Wellness Center in Minneapolis as a Community Fellow. The aim of the fellowship is to assist fellows in understanding their cultural calling (work/vocation). He was named the griot of psychology and psychiatry. The focus of his fellowship has been to understand the intra-cultural relationship and dynamics between Africans, African Americans and Blacks within the United States. 

(Michele) Semerit Strachan, MD, Griot of the Medicine of Reconciliation of the Cultural Wellness Center
(Michele) Semerit Strachan, MD, is a student and faculty member at the Cultural Wellness Center in South Minneapolis, MN. She has been the Director of Medicine at the Center since its beginning in 1996. She particularly helps community members reconcile parts of themselves that have previously been exiled from their sense of self. She is masterful at understanding and teaching the symbolic language of the Body through its symptoms of disease and discomfort, leading people to inquire “what is my body really trying to tell me?” 

Jody Nelson, Ed. D., LMFT - MN-BMFT Approved Supervisor
Jody Nelson, M.A., LMFT is the Senior Advisor for Change Inc. – a community-based non-profit providing education and workforce development programs, mental health school-based and clinic-based services, and family-based services in communities challenged by racism and poverty.  Nelson is a state approved clinical supervisor with 40+ years in the field.

If you have any questions about this course, please contact David Hesse at dhesse@thechangeinc.org.