Beyond the Altar: Unlearning the Black Church Model on Mental Health
$15.00
Presented by Brandie Lee, Ph.D. and Latasha Eley Kelly, Ph.D.
Recorded on Thursday, October 24, 2024
Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page
This panel will introduce a transformative dialogue on mental and emotional health in Black communities. Panelists will confront the critical need to expand mental health discourse and interventions beyond ingrained traditional coping mechanisms often steeped in religiosity and rooted in the historical experiences of black people in America. Aligning with conference themes centered around culturally competent care, social science insights, and current trends and research in the field, conference participants will explore various elements of the socio-cultural experiences of black men and women in the U.S. This includes the exploration of experiences such as family secrecy, internalized stigma, boundary resistance, toxic productivity and professional burnout, inadequate representation among mental healthcare professionals, and the dearth of cultural competence among non-Black providers.
With this foundation in place, the presenters will illuminate the need for practitioners to support the systemic overhaul and innovative reimagination of mental health services for Black people—one in which self-preservation is accepted and celebrated as a new tradition, a communal experience, and as essential to generational legacy. Practitioners will gain new insights on the need to address mental health issues and needed mental health support through a culturally competent lens, ultimately supporting the modifications of current models of mental health care.
This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 1.0 APA CEs for Psychologists, 1.0 IL CEUS for Counselors and Social Workers, or 1.0 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSW, and LMFTs.
Description
Presented by Brandie Lee, Ph.D. and Latasha Eley Kelly, Ph.D.
Recorded on Thursday, October 24, 2024
Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page
This panel will introduce a transformative dialogue on mental and emotional health in Black communities. Panelists will confront the critical need to expand mental health discourse and interventions beyond ingrained traditional coping mechanisms often steeped in religiosity and rooted in the historical experiences of black people in America. Aligning with conference themes centered around culturally competent care, social science insights, and current trends and research in the field, conference participants will explore various elements of the socio-cultural experiences of black men and women in the U.S. This includes the exploration of experiences such as family secrecy, internalized stigma, boundary resistance, toxic productivity and professional burnout, inadequate representation among mental healthcare professionals, and the dearth of cultural competence among non-Black providers.
With this foundation in place, the presenters will illuminate the need for practitioners to support the systemic overhaul and innovative reimagination of mental health services for Black people—one in which self-preservation is accepted and celebrated as a new tradition, a communal experience, and as essential to generational legacy. Practitioners will gain new insights on the need to address mental health issues and needed mental health support through a culturally competent lens, ultimately supporting the modifications of current models of mental health care.
This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 1.0 APA CEs for Psychologists, 1.0 IL CEUS for Counselors and Social Workers, or 1.0 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSW, and LMFTs.