Clinical Best Practices When Addressing Racial Trauma

Given the current racial climate in the United States, Black families can be at an increased risk for experiencing racism and discrimination. As a result of both the current climate and the racism the Black community has endured for centuries, Black families are also at an increased risk for experiencing racial trauma and the negative psychological, physiological, and relational health concerns that are associated with racial trauma. Unfortunately, due to the historical minimization and invalidation of the impacts of racism, there are few clinical resources that exist to positively address the symptoms related to experiencing or witnessing racism. However, given the significant impact that racism has on the Black community, it is imperative that mental health professionals are adequately trained to address racial trauma and that they actively take an anti-racist stance within their clinical practice.

In this 2-hour continuing education webinar, Dr. Jamila Holcomb will facilitate an in-depth discussion of racial trauma, explore common barriers to addressing racial trauma, and discuss clinical best practices clinicians can use to address racial trauma within the therapeutic context. Participants will leave this webinar with clinical tools to begin establishing an anti-racist clinical practice and be better equipped to equitably serve the Black community.

This introductory continuing education webinar is designed to help clinicians:

1. Define racial trauma.
2. Describe racial trauma's prevalence, its presentation, and how it can influence Black families.
3. Examine common barriers to addressing racial trauma in therapy.
4. Integrate conversations about race, racism, and racial trauma within one's clinical practice and supervisor-supervisee relationship.
5. Identify clinical best practices for addressing racial trauma, including self-of-the-therapist factors.
6. Strategically incorporate racial trauma assessment within one's clinical practice.
7. Describe organizational considerations as it relates to anti-racism and supporting Black employees. 

Statement of program material's accuracy, utility, and risks: The presenter indicates the materials presented in this course are accurate and pose minimal risks to participants.

Declaration identifying any potential conflict of interest and/or commercial support: The presenter indicates materials included in this course have been presented within other courses, conferences, or consulting jobs. There are no known conflicts of interest.

Continuing Education (CE) Information

2 CE contact hours will be provided by GoodTherapy for attending this web conference in its entirety. To receive CE credit hours for an archived recording, you will need to complete a survey as well as a 15-question exam, verifying that you listened to or watched the event in its entirety. Archived CE events are generally considered "homestudy" by licensing boards.

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To receive CE credit hours for an archived event, you will need to complete a survey as well as a 12 or 15-question exam, verifying that you listened to or watched the event in its entirety. Archived CE events generally are considered "homestudy" by licensing boards.

Registration Information

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