The COVID-19 pandemic undeniably exposed endemic vulnerabilities within the black community resulting from centuries of systemic oppression. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study is a landmark public health study that expanded our understanding of trauma and its impact, yet still falls short of elucidating the disparate impact of trauma and how it effects entire communities. With racial trauma as a central focus, this workshop will augment your understanding of trauma, beyond the level of the individual, toward an understanding of how it manifests in a community. This webinar will advance a framework for understanding racially influenced community trauma, its drivers, and its consequences. As well as offering treatment considerations for clinical practice. [Elective for Trauma Response & Crisis Intervention Certificate Program]
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
1. Review an organized taxonomy of trauma and a framework for how it impacts communities.
2. Differentiate between trauma at the individual level and trauma population level.
3. Explain racial trauma, identify the social determinants, and recognize its effects
4. Explore considerations for clinical practice.
5. Describe healing from an African-centered perspective.
6. Identify interventions to employ with black clients.
10:00 am Welcome/Introduction
10:15 am Overview and Individual Trauma
10:45 am Collective trauma
11:45 am Considerations for treatment providers
12:50 pm Conclusion/Q&A