Webinar - Anti-Black racism: What mental health workers need to know in order to work with the Black community in clinical/organizational practice
Event date: -
Event type: Single day (a day or less)
Presented by SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute
July 8, 2021 | 9 a.m. to noon EST
This training is suitable for:
Mental Health Professionals: psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers.
Direct Service Workers: Drop in workers, shelter and hostel workers.
Level of training: Introductory
Client category: For professionals who work with adult clients
Prerequisites: Awareness of anti-Black racism, knowledge of systemic racism, oppression, and marginalization.
COVID-19 related content: COVID-19 has caused harm to many, and has severely compromised racialized communities. Racial disparity, marginalization, and social inequity play a role in the amount of racialized communities impacted by COVID. Fatigue and mental health challenges are on the rise. Not only are they affecting racialized communities, it is having a significant impact on everyone’s level of stress and emotional stability. This is relevant to my workshop because fatigue, stress, and mental health challenges impact our ability to effectively support one another. It also touches on yet another challenge racialized Black communities are forced to face while simultaneously dealing with oppression, marginalization, racism, and inequity.
Description: Anti-Black racism has been given a lot of attention in the media, and has sparked a movement to eradicate racial disparities within systemic institutions. However, here in Canada we tend to feel uncomfortable discussing racism, let alone anti-Black racism. Black mental health challenges are on the rise and we need to be committed to acknowledging and challenging racial disparities in mental health organizations.
Clinicians will be able to unpack anti-Black racism and understand the lived experiences of the Black diaspora, understand systemic barriers and oppression (white supremacy), identify and challenge their own biases and stereotypes, and communicate with Black clients in order to build trust.
Learning objectives:
- Identify oppressive systems (white supremacy and racial discrimination) in the workplace
- Understand and challenge their implicit bias pertaining to anti-Black racism
- Identify anti-Black racism in mental health
- Develop strategies to support their Black colleagues who experience racism by clients and other staff members
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