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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
Date: 3/7/24
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: In-Person
Presenters: Rebecca Anuru & Jeffrey Brown
Learning Objectives:
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Defining and understanding what trauma-informed approach is
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Impact trauma has on mental health and brain development
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Utilizing a trauma-informed approach in advocacy and the navigation of systems
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)
Date: 2/8/24
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: In-Person
Presenters: Rebecca Anuru & Calvin Swinton
Learning Objectives:
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Understanding and comprehending the core components of emotional intelligence
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Recognizing the impact emotional intelligence has on the workforce and using that to effectively engage with colleagues, family and youth
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Developing and implementing strategies to continuously foster emotional intelligence in the workplace
Date: 12/14/23
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom (link provided after pre-assessment step)
Learning Objectives:
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Recognize the risk factors for addiction
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Identify the signs and symptoms of an individual who is abusing drugs or alcohol
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Understand the impact of substance/alcohol abuse on family functioning
