Date: September 15, 2022
Time: 10-1pm
Location: In-Person
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding Self-Stigma
- Strengthen the ability to recognize and combat self-stigma
- Increase the use of self-care practices
Date: August 18, 2022
Time: 10-1pm
Location: 590 Avenue of the Americas 9th Fl Room 902, New York, New York 10011
Learning Objectives:
- Learning the fundamentals of Youth Peer Advocacy
- Understanding role of a Youth Peer Advocate
- Provide key information on Youth Peer Advocate Credentialing process
Date: July 28, 2022
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding Lived Experience
- Learning how to work with families with lived experience
- Empowering through lived experience
Date: July 14, 2022
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
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Understanding the importance of culture when engaging youth
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Learning about different types of racial bias
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Understanding the importance of being self aware when working with youth from different backgrounds
Title: Supporting Youth Mental Health in a Traumatic World
Date: Thursday, June 30, 2022 from 1-3PM
Location: Zoom (Link will be provided after registration)
Audience: Social Service 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 in various capacities.
Professionals with the following licensed will be eligible to receive 2 free continuing education credit LMHC, LMSW, LCSW, PSYD and PHD. If you are seeking to obtain CEU’s please provide license number on the registration form.
Presenter: Dr. Akeem Marsh has dedicated his career to working with children and families of medically neglected communities. He currently serves as the Medical Director of the Home of Integrated Behavioral Health – The New York Foundling and as a consultant member of the Verywell Mind Review Board. In part through his leadership efforts, The New York Foundling has participated in a learning collaborative through the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) following a competitive selection process and was a recipient of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) 2022 Award for Advancing Minority Mental Health. He maintains a faculty appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Marsh is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), and serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He has presented nationally and internationally in a variety of professional conference settings, has authored many articles, and recently published a book he co-edited, Not Just Bad Kids: The Adversity and Disruptive Behavior Link.
Date: June 16, 2022
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding what is fostering independence
- Positives of fostering independence
- Tips for families and advocates in fostering independence
Date: June 9, 2022
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- Gain an understanding of Housing and Independent Living
- Different steps towards getting Housing and Independent Living
- Tips on what to look for when seeking Housing and Independent Living
Date: June 2, 2022
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- Gain an understanding of types of Mental Health crisis
- Reflect on and establish advocates role in crisis management
- Review NYC mental health resources and how to use them
Date: May 19, 2022
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- What are IEPs and Evaluations
- Why are IEPs and Evaluations important within school systems
- Tips and Resources for IEPs and Evaluations
Date: May 12, 2022
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding what is stress management
- Identifying different stressors
- Tips to relieve stress
Date: May 26, 2022
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- Gain an understanding of FPA and YPA workforce needs
- Explore how to motivate and increase staff commitment
- Tools to increase workforce retention
Date: April 21, 2022
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- Develop which parenting curriculum is best for your parent
- Learn skills on how to engage better with your parenting group
- Tips on how to have a successful group
Date: April 14, 2022
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding what lived experience is
- The impacts of lived experience
- How to cope when you are living through your lived experience
Date: April 7, 2022
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the family dynamics
- Create action and support plan for families
- Develop Healthy conflict resolutions for families
Description: Learn more about the Strong Families and Communities Training Center and the great work the staff support in.
Date: March 17, 2021
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- Tools and Sustainability for Families
Date: March 10, 2022
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding how money works and is used
- Learning the importance of saving and allocating money
- Understanding how to create long term and short term financial plans
Date: March 3, 2021
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- Diagnosis vs symptoms with assessment (role of advocate vs MH professional)
- Cultural considerations
- Types of Mental Health services