From all angles: The importance of a well-rounded story Umind Webinar Series- Moving Toward Identity Affirming Practices Part 2
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Event type: Single day (a day or less)
Are you on your way in your cultural humility journey or want to learn more about getting started? Are you using identity affirming practices in your work with clients & interested in what this looks like? Join to hear about how your own cultural humility & identity affirming practices make a difference to clients & families, both individually & collectively. *attendance at or viewing replay of Part I of this series is highly recommended prior to Part II (register for Part I here)
- Impact of racism/oppression on mental health
- the role of practitioner’s cultural humility
- how to ask about culture, race, intersectionalities & how this can help others realize their own potential, goals & hopes
- how to have tough conversations with clients/coworkers about race/oppression/colonialism
Tracey Grose is the Culturally Responsive School Mental Health Ontario Practices Lead, providing direction to support the mental health of youth across 76 ON school boards. A graduate of the U of T, UTSC, York U, Seneca College, U of Georgia & Wayne State U, Tracey has 20+ yrs experience in the children's mental health field. Tracey was the first black social worker with the Durham District Board. Her areas of interest include social justice education, optimizing the educational experience of black students in ON, addressing systemic barriers to student success, community partnerships, organizing social workers to advocate for youth mental health, & enhancing a better understanding of youth mental health through schools.
Dr. Ward is a leader in children’s mental health with 30+ yrs experience that encompasses family violence, abuse & neglect, complex trauma, & posttraumatic stress disorder. She has presented on how trauma impacts children’s wellness focusing on the significance of providing a trauma-informed system that is responsive to the needs of children, youth & their families. Dr. Ward has a strong focus on building staff resilience & understands the interconnections between staff wellness & organizational trauma & stress. She believes in the collaboration & partnerships that successfully create “a village to raise a child”. Barbara completed her studies with the Taos Institute & Vrije U, Wilfrid Laurier & the U of W.