Understanding the Multi-Heritage Experience

How can therapists and educators better support dual or multi-heritage individuals, children, young people and multicultural families? This engaging session explores the complexities of identity development, linguistic & cultural negotiations and relational dynamics that can arise when growing up or living in a host culture or multi-cultural family. Through research insights and reflective conversation, we’ll examine how multi-heritage individuals navigate cultural expectations and seek ways of parenting and working together in ways that support developing a balanced self-concept which goes beyond identifying as ‘half X’ and ‘half Z’ towards embracing wholeness and belonging.

Join us to deepen your understanding, enhance your professional practice, and contribute to more inclusive, culturally responsive support for diverse communities.

Training Methods:

This workshop will be delivered using presentation and group discussion

The slide deck and recommended reading & resources will be provided after the training.

Aims & Objectives

· Discuss the use of terminology and language in an attempt to describe those growing up or identifying as bi/multi-cultural, bi/multi-racial, mixed-race or of dual/multi heritage

· Explore theories on cultural/racial identity development as well as the common linguistic negotiations that often take place when living with more than one language.

· Reflect on the challenges and opportunities arising for both adults and CYP in multicultural families when dynamics of dual heritage, host culture, bilingualism, migration and ‘difference’ are present

· Develop ways of supporting CYP and/or parents when working together towards developing a sense of wholeness, belonging and overall wellbeing