1 - 2 pm ET

Presenter: Halcyon Francis, DSW, LCSW-C

CEs: 1 Social Work contact hour

Mental health treatment within the Black community is becoming much more acceptable but there are still barriers to accessing care. Whether in outpatient community mental health centers, hospitals, school systems or in private practice, the challenges are usually consistent across treatment settings. This course will attempt to look at two sides of this issue: from a Black social worker’s perspective and from the perspective of clients seeking such therapists.

Register for "Understanding the Challenges of Finding Mental Health Support in the Black Community"

The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW), the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) present the 2023 Virtual North American Regional Conference.

Event /CEs Schedule:

1) 1pm – 1:05pm: Introduction & Welcome

2) 1:05pm – 1:35pm: Begins with a goal of starting the event in a place of mindfulness with Hope Comes in Community (.5CE)
With: Rebecca Suglia, MSW, LCSW

3) 1:35pm - 2:35pm: Therapeutic Best Practices: Beyond the Gender Binary (1.CE)
With: Tiff Lanza, PhD, LCSW, M.Ed.

4) 2:35pm – 3:00pm: Legislative status/ updates
With: Johanna Byrd, ACSW, IOM, CAE & NASW-PA Executive Director and/or members from our lobbyist team (.5CE)

5) 3:00pm – 3:05pm: Conclusion, instructions for CEs and our Thank you

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Our workshop tracks will cover Micro/Mezzo in Children, Youth, and Families; Micro/Mezzo in Health and Aging; Micro/Mezzo in Anti-Violence & Crisis Intervention; Micro/Mezzo in Clinical Social Work; Macro Practice in Policy & Advocacy; and Macro Practice in Leadership and Program Management.