Objectives: The specific goals of the Summer Research Institute are:

1. To increase the knowledge base of researchers, practitioners, educators, and other service providers in the areas of race and culture.
2. To increase the knowledge base of researchers, practitioners, educators, and other service providers in the areas of racial identity and development.
3. To provide training in the integration of race and culture into research and practice.
4. To understand the intersection of personality and racial and cultural characteristics in research and practice.

This training is for anyone who has direct contact with individuals of different racial and ethnic backgrounds and particularly pertains to individuals in the human service, research, education, and training arenas.

• Researchers
• Practitioners
• Educators
• Spirituality and Community Leaders
• Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows

**Note: Up to 11 CE credits are available for psychologists and other mental health professionals.**

The summer training program provides two and one-half days of comprehensive training in the areas of race, culture, and the integration of these concepts in research methods and professional practice. The program consists of both didactic and experiential exercises that are intended to assist participants in integrating racial and cultural constructs in their research and practice. Trainees will receive training from experts in the field in the following domains:

1. Racial Identity Development
   (White and People of Color)
   • Theories
   • Measurement and Assessment
   • Integrating Racial Identity into your research, practice, and social policy
2. The Influence of Culture in People's Lives
   • Understanding culture and its influence
   • Measuring and assessing cultural factors
   • Integrating culture into your research, practice, and social policy
3. Research Methodology: Integrating Culture and Race into Research Methods
   • Measures
   • Data Collection
   • Analysis and Interpretation of Results
   • Research Ethics
4. Practice: Integration of Culture and Race into Professional Services
   • Assessment and Evaluation
     1. Practitioner Skills
     2. System Interventions
   • Integration of Race, Culture, and Person Factors