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8/22/24: Advocacy through Storytelling – Poetry

Date: 8/22/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In-person

Presenters: Calvin Swinton & Lily Talmont

Learning Objective:

  • Learn about 5 basic styles of poetry
  • Utilizing poetry as a tool to connect with the youth and families we serve
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8/8/24: Advocacy through Storytelling – Playwright

Date: 8/8/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In-person

Presenters: Jeffrey Brown & Stacey Singh

Learning Objective:

  • Learn how playwriting skills can create a fun and engaging story that can reflect real life experiences through dramatization
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7/25/24: Advocacy in the Arts – Enhancing Outreach through Digital Art

Date: 7/25/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: Virtual

Presenters: Corey Betancourt & Calvin Swinton

Learning Objectives:

  • Develop proficiency in using digital art as a tool for effective communication, conveying complex ideas and messages with clarity and creativity
  • Learn strategies to captivate and engage diverse audiences using digital art
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7/11/24: Advocacy in the Arts – Utilizing Studio Art for Self-Care

Date: 7/11/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: Jeffrey Brown, Stacey Singh & Lily Talmont

Learning Objectives:

  • Explore how art is used as a form of self expression
  • Learn how to utilize art to enhance ones perception of self
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6/11/24: Housing & Mental Health – Building Resilience in times of Instability

Title:  Housing & Mental Health – Building Resilience in times of Instability

Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 from 10-1PM

Location: In-Person in Manhattan

Audience: Social Service workforce and providers within the New York City Area (ie case managers, social workers, peer advocates, mental health providers, coordinators, case workers, and those working with the youth and/or families in various capacities)

 

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5/30/24: Self-Care in Marginalized Communities

Date: 5/30/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: Stacey Singh & Lily Talmont

Learning Objectives:

  • The history of self-care in American society
  • Self-Care and communities of color
  • Practicing radical self-care for health and well-being
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6/13/24: Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth and Families

Date: 6/13/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: JD Miller and Lily Talmont

Learning Objectives:

  • Defining LGBTQ+ and Terms
  • The Importance of Language
  • How we Can Create Safe Spaces
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5/23/24: Understanding Race and Identity to Empower Communities

Date: 5/23/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: Spencer S. Barros and Jeffrey Brown

Learning Objectives:

  • Defining and understanding race and identity
  • Impacts of identity on perception of self and others
  • Strategies to help empower youth and families
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5/16/24: Mental Health Literacy

Date: 5/16/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: Dianna Jimenez and Stacey Singh

Learning Objectives:

  • Review the principles of mental health literacy
  • Discuss barriers to mental health care and literacy
  • Explore advocates role in increasing mental health knowledge and care within youth and families
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4/25/24: Supporting and Reporting Disparities in Mandated Reporting

Date: 4/25/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Presenters: Stacey Singh and Lily Talmont

Learning Objectives:

  • Overview of mandated reporting, definitions of maltreatment/abuse, and confidentiality
  • Understanding the implications of disproportionate reporting on communities of color
  • Effective ways to be a mandated supporter when working with youth and families
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4/11/24: Recent Migration and Supports for Asylum Seekers

Date: 4/11/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In Person

Presenters: Cristino Chavez and Calvin Swinton

Learning Objectives:

  • Understanding the needs of asylum seekers
  • How to support asylum seekers in getting adequate documentation
  • Connecting youth and families to resources within their communities
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3/5/24: Childrens Mental Health Services & Parental Rights in NYC

Title:  Childrens Mental Health Services & Parental Rights in NYC

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 from 10-1PM

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Presenters: CSPOA, Talkspace/Teen Space and Child’s Mobile Crisis Teams

Audience: Social Service workforce and providers within the New York City Area (ie case managers, social workers, peer advocates, mental health providers, coordinators, case workers, and those working with the youth and/or families in various capacities)

 

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3/21/24: The Impact of Food and Nutrition Insecurity on Marginalized Communities

Date: 3/21/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Presenters: Eloisa Trinidad & Calvin Swinton

Learning Objectives:

  • Identifying inequities within the food system and their implications on marginalized communities
  • The importance of nutrition and its impact on physical and mental health
  • Exploring food deserts and the availability of resources within those communities to support advocates in their work
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2/29/24: Navigating Intimate Partner Violence

Date: 2/29/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: Virtual

Presenters: Emira Uldedaj & Jeffrey Brown

Learning Objectives:

  • Identifying and recognizing IPV and the signs of Abuse
  • Understanding and identifying the physical and mental health impact of IPV
  • Increase knowledge of services that work to prevent of IPV
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2/15/24: Suicide Prevention

Date: 2/15/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In-Person

Presenter: Dianna Jimenez

Learning Objectives:

  • Understanding safety planning and its role in your work
  • Building conversations around suicide prevention with youth and families
  • Resources on suicide prevention
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3/7/24: Trauma Informed Approach to Advocacy

Date: 3/7/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In-Person

Presenters: Rebecca Anuru & Jeffrey Brown

Learning Objectives:

  • Defining and understanding what trauma-informed approach is
  • Impact trauma has on mental health and brain development
  • Utilizing a trauma-informed approach in advocacy and the navigation of systems
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1/25/24: Staff Recognition and Development

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10/25/23: Community Violence in NYC Panel Discussion

Title:  Community Violence in NYC Panel Discussion

Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023  from 10-1PM

Location: Manhattan

Audience: Social Service workforce and providers within the New York City Area (ie case managers, social workers, peer advocates, mental health providers, coordinators, case workers, and those working with the youth and/or families in various capacities)

 

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2/8/24: Emotional Intelligence

Date: 2/8/24

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: In-Person

Presenters: Rebecca Anuru & Calvin Swinton

Learning Objectives:

  • Understanding and comprehending the core components of emotional intelligence
  • Recognizing the impact emotional intelligence has on the workforce and using that to effectively engage with colleagues, family and youth
  • Developing and implementing strategies to continuously foster emotional intelligence in the workplace
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12/14/23: Impact of Substance Use on Youth & Families

Date: 12/14/23

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: Virtual via Zoom (link provided after pre-assessment step)

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the risk factors for addiction
  • Identify the signs and symptoms of an individual who is abusing drugs or alcohol
  • Understand the impact of substance/alcohol abuse on family functioning

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