Northcentral University

NEXT GUEST LECTURE: Biography: Dana Stone, PhD is a licensed marriage and family therapist and assistant professor and fieldwork coordinator in the marriage and family therapy program at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). She is a clinical fellow and approved supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Dana has been working as a marriage and family therapist for over 13 years, and she has been teaching graduate students in marriage and family therapy for 10 years, with an additional two years of teaching undergraduates on the topic of Human Sexuality at Virginia Tech. While a doctoral student at Virginia Tech, Dana found her passion for teaching and began her pursuit of researching and writing about diverse families, specifically interracial families and biracial identity development. Dana completed her pre-doctoral internship at the University of Oregon, where she taught and clinically supervised graduate students in marriage and family therapy, saw clients at multiple community agencies, and conducted qualitative interviews with multiracial individuals and their parents for her dissertation on biracial identity development. Dana's investment in writing, reading, and researching about multiracial individuals and their families stems from her personal experience as a biracial (Black-White) female growing up in an interracial family. When Dana began her research on the topic, material was limited; especially literature that included the perspectives and experiences of multiracial individuals and their parents. Now, there is an entire multidisciplinary field of multiracial studies and critical mixed-race theory. Dana has written articles and presented lectures and workshops on the multiracial experience and the experiences of interracial families for counselors and therapists in graduate programs, and at state and national conferences. Dana continues to research and write for publication on the topics of biracial identity, interracial families, and supporting beginning MFTs (specifically MFTs of color) to find their voices and flourish in the profession. Lecture Summary: Multiracial in America: Part 1 As marriage and family therapists, we must continuously expand our knowledge and effective skills for working with more diverse populations. Multiracial individuals, couples, and families are one such population deserving increased attention. This session will include a brief historical overview of who the multiracial population is in America and what defines this group as individuals, couples, and families. There will be a review of current definitions and terms related to this diverse population as well as a brief overview of some of the unique aspects and experiences of multiracial individuals and their families. In Part 2, coming in May, look for the summary in that month's issue of our newsletter. February 15, 2018 Guest Lecturer Dana Stone, PhD

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