Racism & the Legacy of Trauma in Communities of Color: Understanding, Confronting & Transforming It to Ignite Personal & Social Change (Launching soon)
June 1 - 30, 2020
All Day Event
Course Description: Mental health researchers and clinicians have become increasingly aware that the effects of trauma—individual and collective—suffered by one generation are passed on to subsequent generations. The devastation of racism and oppression have a significant impact on communities of color. This course examines the legacy of trauma and how it shapes cultural identities, beliefs, values, attitudes, perspectives and lives, and explores effective strategies to break destructive inter-generational cycles to ignite personal and social change.
Learning Objectives:
· Define inter-generational trauma
· Examine the origins, symptoms, effects and legacy of racial trauma in Communities of Color
· Deconstruct the concepts of whiteness and race
· Describe the means by which trauma is intergenerationally transmitted
· Discuss the intersection of trauma and identity
· Employ adaptive strategies to cope with trauma & ignite personal & social change
Learning Outcomes:
· Increased self- and other awareness
· Increased self-confidence and self-efficacy
· Enhanced ability to effectively engage in race-related dialogues
· Enhanced ability to effectively use self as an instrument of change
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