(NAME-MCE) Please Regard

[Sandra Winn]

 *Hi - My name is Ann Marie Garran and I am a doctoral candidate at **Smith*
* **College** **School** for Social Work in **Northampton**, **MA**. I am
writing to invite you to participate in a research project* aimed at further
understanding the ways that cultural competence, racial identity and empathy
might facilitate or impede therapeutic engagement with urban, at risk
adolescents of color. If you are a mental health clinician (e.g., social
worker, psychologist), have at least 3 years of clinical experience with
urban, at-risk adolescents of color, and if you identify racially as white,
then I ask you to log on to the following site (or cut and paste it into
your browser):  ** *

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***https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=QNR6f9Mlpxc5R3cs2qwuPw_3d_3d*

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*From there you will find the Informed Consent and the survey. I would
greatly appreciate your participation in this study as soon as you are able
to do so. ** As a "thank you," there is a list of resources and training
materials at the end of the survey. Any questions can be directed to
me via email (**AllianceFactors at aol.com**). Please feel free to pass this
link/email to anyone you believe might fit the criteria. Thank you again for
your consideration.*

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*Ann Marie Garran, LCSW                                                    *

*Doctoral Candidate*

*Smith** **College** **School** for Social Work*

*Northampton**, **MA**  **01063***

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**Project approved by **Smith** **College** **School** for Social Work's
Human Subjects Review Committee*

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