SDPA Fall Conference
Systemic Racism's Bitter Pill: A closer look at Health Disparities
Racial Trauma and African-American Men
Presented by
Yamonte Cooper, Ed.D., LPCC, NCC, CST
October 24, 2020
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Live Webinar
INDIVIDUAL COURSE ONLY
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Ava DuVernay’s recent Netflix series When They See Us illuminates the story of the innocent Black men once known as the Central Park Five. The series explores the gendered anti-Black racism, disposability, and dehumanization that Black men such as George Floyd commonly experience and the resulting trauma. Further, getting killed by police is a leading cause of death for young Black men in America. Trauma as a result of racism is a normative experience for many African-American men. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM–5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013), “There is evidence that racism can exacerbate many psychiatric disorders, contributing to poor outcome, and that racial biases can affect diagnostic assessment” (p. 749). Growing empirical research has provided evidence that racism has a causal link to trauma which can have a negative influence on the mental, emotional, and physical health of African-American men. African-Americans who experienced racism are significantly more likely to experience symptoms of PTSD. Recent research suggests that multiple levels of racism, including interpersonal experiences of racial discrimination and the internalization of negative racial bias, operate jointly to accelerate biological aging among African-American men.
This workshop is designed to provide clinicians with a comprehensive understanding of racial trauma and African-American men. Interventions in mental health will be closely examined so that mental health professionals will be able to assist African-American men suffering from racialized trauma.
Learning Objectives
1. Identify four types of trauma that potentially impacts African-American men.
2. Analyze two ways that race-based traumatic stress is potentially experienced by African-American men.
3. Name two coping mechanisms that African-American men commonly deploy to navigate racist experiences.
Course Level: Introductory
Target Audience: Licensed psychologists, Psychiatrists, Physicians, graduate students in psychology, Allied Mental Health Professionals
Conflict of interest or commercial support:
There is no commercial support related to this program and she is not getting paid by your company for this course. There is no conflict of interest related to this program.
SPEAKER
Dr. Yamonte Cooper is a Professor of Counseling at El Camino College, adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology at Antioch University, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist (EFT) & Supervisor, Certified Gottman Therapist, and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist (CST). He specializes in working with couples, trauma, sexual dysfunctions, gender & sexual identity, depression & anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality issues, grief, and other mental health problems.
He is the author of the upcoming book Racial Trauma and African-American Men (Routledge). Further, as a Fulbright scholar, Dr. Cooper exchanged best practices in career counseling and development in Germany and has exchanged best practices with higher education institutions in Botswana. He can be reached at dryamontecooper.com.
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
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Registration Fees
Per course
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Early-Bird
9/30/20 |
REGULAR |
| Member |
$15 |
$25 |
| Member Student |
FREE |
$14 |
Non-Member
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$25 |
$35 |
Non-Member Student
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$12 |
$17 |
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