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Beyond the Individual: A Community Beset by Racial Trauma
May 6, 2021 10:00 AM
Zoom
This webinar will advance a framework for understanding racially influenced community trauma, its drivers, and its consequences, as well as offering treatment considerations for clinical practice. Presenter: Dr. Monique Swift, proprietor of Swift Solutions Consultant Services, LLC, a psychologist, a NJ Licensed Professional Counselor, and a NY Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
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Practice Skills for Working with LGBTQ Youth
May 27, 2021 9:00 AM
Zoom
LGBTQ youth are over-represented in the child welfare system, making up 20% of youth in care. In many jurisdictions, the majority of LGBTQ youth in care are also youth of color. This workshop is the first of a two-part workshop offering practice-based knowledge and activities that facilitate the development of skills for affirming, intersectionally grounded, and anti-racist practice with child welfare involved LGBTQ youth. Presenters: June Paul, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Social Work Department at Skidmore College, and Sarah Mountz, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor at University at Albany School of Social Welfare.
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If Nothing Changes, Nothing Changes: Creating Behavior Change in Therapy
June 10, 2021 9:00 AM
Zoom
This workshop will help participants identify several factors that can contribute to therapists and patients feeling stuck in treatment. Participants will learn how to generate behaviorally specific targets to help clients effect change. Presenter: Linda McLehose, LCSW-R, who earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from SUNY Stony Brook, and is a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™.
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