Location: APSAC LMS




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Note: The live event has passed. This is the registration to view Systemic Racism in Child Welfare Lectures 6 and 7 on the APSAC Learning Management System. Viewing these programs on the LMS will count towards the certificate but are not eligible for CE credit. Please direct any questions to info@apsac.org
 

Lecture 6: The Trauma of Racism: Talking to Children and Teens

Presenters: Kristin Washington, PsyD, PMP & Pearl Berman, PhD

This 90-minute workshop is designed to help parents and other concerned adults talk to children and teens about the historical trauma faced by African-Americans and how this has influenced current civic unrest over police brutality and racism. It takes a psychoeducational approach and provides practical ideas to stimulate adult thinking about what strategies might work best with a particular family. Ideas are discussed that can support resilient development and a sense of agency for ending racial trauma. There will be a 30 minute question and response section at the end of the workshop.

 

Lecture 7: The Impact of Institutional Racism on Mental Health Services for Children Involved in the Child Welfare System
Presenter: Darcey Merritt, MSW, PhD

This training will review statistics regarding the ethnically diverse population and its overrepresentation in the Child Welfare System (CWS). A review of institutional racism and structural discrimination in the CWS will be explored. In addition, historical factors as they relate to mental health treatment and outcomes will be discussed. Lastly, this training will provide practical implications at the individual and systemic level to address these disparities.​

This registration will cover both lectures.