The Intercultural Counseling Connection’s first clinical training workshop of 2026 will be our “foundational” training:
“Building Skills for Working with Connection Clients.”
Date/time: Friday, February 20, 2026, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
This will be a hybrid event, presented both in person (at the Connection’s program site in northeast Baltimore) and as a live conference via Zoom.
Workshop Description:
In this training we will cover best practices for the treatment of severely traumatized clients, with a focus on torture survivors and forced migrants. We will explore the intersections of personal background and trauma in this population, with a focus on understanding the ways in which clients’ cultural contexts affect their experiences and therapeutic needs. Technical aspects of the asylum process in the United States and the ways in which it affects clinical processes will be covered. In addition, we will present practical tools for working cross-linguistically and cross-culturally with clients for positive outcomes. Vicarious trauma and warning signs will be covered, as well as coping tools for therapist self-care.
Presenters: Connection Program Director, Caitlin Tromiczak (LCSW-C, LICSWC)
Connection Clinical Director, Andrea Rackowski (PhD, LCSW-C).
This workshop is presented by the Connection in collaboration with Inspirit Counseling Services for co-sponsorship of continuing education units.
5.5 CEUs will be available for eligible clinicians.
This training is free for members of the Connection’s pro bono provider network (i.e., therapists who have accepted pro bono referral clients through the Connection within the last year) and for AWE, HEAL, and Inspirit colleagues. A fee of $100.00 will apply for all other registrants.
For full workshop details and to register for the training, please click here.
Registration fees can be paid using this link: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/VB2FGQUST6ZCQ/
Registration deadline is Friday, February 13th.
To learn more, or to join the Connection contact list to receive announcements of training opportunities and workshop registration links, please email [email protected], or see the "Get Connected" section of our website.
Intercultural Counseling Connection trainings are intended for Maryland-licensed mental health professionals who are dedicated to providing culturally responsive services for forced migrants-- asylum seekers, refugees, and trauma-affected immigrants.
Thank you for your interest in the Connection and our mission!