- Recorded Webinar
Relational Cultural Theory
Dr. Janelle Cox, LCPC, ACS, NCC
- Recorded Webinar
Overview:
Discover how Relational Cultural Theory (RCT) can deepen your therapeutic practice by addressing the critical role of relationships in healing and well-being. Chronic disconnection is a major source of human suffering, and RCT offers a framework for fostering meaningful, growth-oriented connections that support client healing.
In this self-paced recorded webinar, Dr. Janelle Cox, LCPC, ACS, NCC, will guide you through the core principles of RCT, helping you integrate its relational, client-centered approach into your work. You’ll explore how mutual empathy and connection create the foundation for lasting change and learn actionable techniques to enhance client relationships, improve treatment planning, and consider multicultural influences on well-being.
What You’ll Learn:
- Understand the foundations – Explore the historical roots of RCT and its key theorists.
- Apply RCT in practice – Learn how to analyze and address client challenges using this relational framework.
- Clarify the therapeutic relationship – Define the roles of both client and counselor in the healing process.
- Integrate RCT techniques – Discover practical strategies to build connection and foster resilience.
- Navigate the counseling process – Structure therapy sessions using an RCT approach.
- Consider multicultural impacts – Examine how sociocultural factors shape client experiences.
About Online Relational Cultural Theory CE Courses
RCT was founded by Jean Baker Miller on the idea that growth-fostering relationships are essential to well-being. At Wellesley College, she established a training institute where scholars like Judith Jordan expanded RCT, integrating feminist psychology, social justice, and multicultural perspectives.
In clinical practice, RCT challenges traditional, individualistic approaches to therapy by emphasizing that healing occurs through relationships, not in isolation. Rooted in feminist theory, it highlights the impact of social and cultural contexts on well-being and recognizes chronic disconnection as a key source of emotional distress.
At the heart of RCT is the belief that growth occurs through authentic, mutually empathetic relationships. By integrating RCT into your clinical work, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of how relational dynamics influence client struggles—and how to use connection as a powerful tool for healing.
In this webinar, you’ll:
- Examine how RCT shifts the traditional counseling paradigm.
- Gain insight into the counselor-client dynamic and how to foster mutual growth.
- Explore effective interventions that strengthen connection and reduce isolation.
- Learn how to apply RCT principles to treatment planning and clinical decision-making.
By incorporating RCT into your approach, you’ll be better equipped to create a more inclusive, client-centered practice—one that acknowledges the profound impact of relationships on mental health and overall well-being.
Target Audience:
This online Relational Cultural Theory CE course is designed for mental health professionals seeking to enhance their therapeutic practice by integrating relational, client-centered approaches that promote growth-fostering relationships and combat chronic disconnection. These may include:
- Licensed mental health counselors (LMHCs) seeking to deepen their understanding of how human development and relationships influence mental well-being.
- Licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) interested in applying cultural therapy to better support diverse clients within their sociocultural context.
- Marriage and family therapists (MFTs) looking to integrate RCT principles into couples therapy to enhance emotional connection and mutual empathy.
- Psychologists who want to explore the intersection of neuroscience, mindfulness, and relational healing within their practice.
- Addiction counselors who work with clients who experience chronic disconnection and need relational interventions for recovery.
- Counselor educators and supervisors who are training the next generation of clinicians with an emphasis on empowerment, relational dynamics, and social justice.
This course is ideal for clinicians who want to integrate relational and cultural frameworks into their treatment planning, gain actionable strategies for strengthening client relationships, and create a more inclusive, connection-focused therapeutic approach.
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Dr. Janelle Cox, LCPC, ACS, NCCDr. Janelle Bettis is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator in the Mental Health Counseling Program at Bowie State University. She is also a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), and Board Approved Clinical Supervisor in the State of Maryland. Dr. Bettis obtained her Masters of Arts in Community Counseling and Doctorate of Education in Counselor Education and Supervision from Argosy University, Northern Virginia. Dr. Bettis has experience working with children, adolescents and adults with a myriad of diagnoses such as bipolar, depression, anxiety, ODD, ADHD. Dr. Bettis has worked in a variety of settings such as school, in home, clinic and within the community. Research interests include home-based counseling, social justice/advocacy, clinical supervision, public policy/legislation, counselors-in-training, community mental health, African American women’s issues, qualitative research methods. Dr. Bettis currently serves as Co-Chair of the Emerging Leaders Program and Webinar Committee for Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES), and Committee Member of the ACA Public Policy Committee.
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Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling: The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling accepts courses from ASWB & NBCC approved providers. E Care Behavioral Health Institute is an ASWB and NBCC approved provider.
Oklahoma Addiction Counselor: E Care BHI is recognized by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors as an approved education provider for Addiction Counselors (OBLADC) #20220136.
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Texas Certification Board (TCB): E Care Behavioral Health Institute is recognized by the Texas Certification Board as an approved education provider. Number 2041-19
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New York (MHC) E Care Behavioral Health is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0277
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This program is intended for mental health professionals such as Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Addiction Counselors, Psychologists, & MFTs
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