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Connecting the Dots: Bringing Inclusion and Belonging to SUD Treatment

Hybrid
3 CE Hours
Cultural Competency, General
Starts At $10

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Dates and Times

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    In-Person, Live Webinar

Location

  • Live Webinar
    Access virtually on TPN.health
  • Cumberland Heights
    8283 River Rd Pike
    Nashville, TN 37209
Description

Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) increasingly seek mental health resources to help them address addictions and co-occurring mental health issues. In light of the increasing recognition of the impact of systemic racism and the associated historical and intergenerational trauma on everything from brain development to one’s ability to fulfill their genetic potential, it is incumbent on professionals to understand the lived experience of these trauma effects at the deepest level possible. The cultural underpinnings of the training and supervision of most mental health professionals does not include an understanding of the lived experiences of BIPOC individuals. These experiences include and are often influenced by the events their ancestors were subjected to as well as experiences of ongoing microaggressions and discrimination. This experiential presentation will provide attendees with a unique and more heartfelt understanding of these issues and will enable them to connect with their BIPOC clients seeking help for addictions and mental health issues.

Target Audience
  • Counselors
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Psychologists
Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to increase attendees knowledge of systemic racism and historical and intergenerational trauma which will enable them to connect with their BIPOC clients seeking help for addictions and mental health issues.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify and describe one or more example of research that demonstrates the impact of historic and intergenerational trauma on brain development and health risks later in life.

  • Explain the terms systemic racism, historical trauma, and intergenerational trauma.

  • Identify two or more ways to explore the lived experience of BIPOC clients and communities to connect with cultural norms and values.

  • Describe two ways that bias impacts the treatment of addictions.

  • Identify two ways they can stand up for and help promote equity for their clients.

Introductory
Cultural Competency
General
Counselors

TPN.health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7267. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. TPN.health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

 

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LPCCs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0220.

Addiction Counselors

This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programming. Counselor Skill Group: Legal, Ethical and Professional Development.

Social Workers

TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 continuing education credits.

 

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0097.

Psychologists

TPN.health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

CE Policy
This course is fiscally sponsored by Cumberland Heights Foundation. There may be potential biases or conflicts of interest inherent to this relationship, and it must be disclosed to participants. These conflicts of interest have no bearing on the course content and have been resolved.
  • Waiting Room Opens
  • Workshop Begins
  • Workshop Ends
Note: Time designated for waiting room, breaks cannot be counted toward CE credit.
Carolyn Ross, MD, MPH, CEDS-S

Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH, CEDS is an African American author, speaker, and expert in the treatment of eating disorders, trauma and addictions. Dr. Ross is a graduate of The University of Michigan Medical School. She completed a residency in Preventive Medicine and a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) at Loma Linda University and a fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. She is board certified in Preventive Medicine and in Addiction Medicine. Dr. Ross also completed a certification in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Cornell University. Dr. Ross has been an international speaker and consultant on issues of mental health, trauma and workplace productivity. She received an award for Outstanding Service in Addiction Medicine in 2022 from Friendly House Los Angeles and the Dr. Peter Hayden Diversity, Inclusivity and Racial Equity Award from the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) in 2023. Dr. Ross presented a TEDxPleasantGrove talk on “Historical and Intergenerational Trauma in January 2020. She is co-founder of the Institute for Antiracism and Equity (antiracismandequity.com), a consulting group that offers trainings to organizations on diversity and equity in the workplace.

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