Description of Event
The Couples and Intimate Relationships Topical Interest Network invite you to a presentation about the practice of couple therapy with African American Interracial Couples with Dr. Anthony Chambers. This is a webinar event worth 1.5 CE credits for those who attend. The majority of our knowledge about African American and interracial couples disproportionately comes from non-clinical social science fields such as sociology and demography. Unfortunately, the scholarly literature on how to work with African American and interracial couples is relatively scant. Join us as Dr. Anthony Chambers provides clinicians and scholars a proposed set of issues to consider when conceptualizing and treating African American interracial couples.
CE Credits: 1.5 Credits
Dr. Anthony Chambers Bio
Anthony Chambers, Ph.D., ABPP, is the Chief Academic Officer at The Family Institute at Northwestern University (TFI). Dr. Chambers is also the Director of Northwestern University's Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies and is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychology. Dr. Chambers is also the former President of the American Psychological Association’s Society for Couple and Family Psychology (Division 43) and is the Past-President of the American Academy of Couple and Family Psychology (AACFP). He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Psychological Association (APA).
Dr. Chambers received his BA in Psychology from Hampton University and completed both his M.A. & Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Virginia. He completed his internship and postdoctoral clinical residency at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Chambers engages in scholarly writing, teaching and public speaking aimed at disseminating the latest knowledge about how to have a healthy relationship. Noteworthy academic achievements include co-authoring Integrative Systemic Therapy (IST); co-editing the Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy; co-editing an APA Series on Couple and Family Psychology; and co-editing a TFI book series on IST.
Dr. Chambers' professional accomplishments have resulted in becoming a fellow of the APA, a fellow of the AACFP, and a diplomat of the American Board of Couple and Family Psychology. He also serves on the editorial board of the journal Family Process and is the past Associate Editor for the journal Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice.
Learning Objectives
- Based on the content of the session, I am able to: Understand the sociological and contextual factors facing African American Couples.
- Based on the content of the session, I am able to: Understand the sociological and contextual factors facing Interracial Couples.
- Based on the content of the session, I am able to: Translate sociological research findings into clinical practice.