May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. Over the past few years, I have worked extensively to support my API community through research, clinical counseling, and community outreach. I have compiled all that I learned into an engaging, 90-minute webinar that contextualizes the history of API oppression in the U.S., reviews empirical studies on COVID-19's impact among disaggregated API communities, describes the clinical implications and cultural considerations of supporting API clients, offers specific strategies to promote mental health and resilience, and teaches allies how to show up for API colleagues.
Please join me for a 90-minute webinar, "Culturally Sensitive Strategies for Counseling Asian American Clients" on Saturday, May 21st from 2pm - 3:30pm EST.
Workshop Description:
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of racial discrimination toward Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have substantially increased. Xenophobic rhetoric touted by political leaders and media outlets that refer to COVID-19 as the “China virus” echo historical sentiments of anti-Asian oppression that may contribute to cultural mistrust and racial trauma. The following presentation contextualizes the history of anti-Asian discrimination in the U.S. to help professional counselors understand how ongoing rhetoric perpetuates oppression. The clinical implications of counseling AAPI clients in a post-pandemic reality will also be outlined. Attendees will learn culturally sensitive and trauma-focused strategies to help AAPI clients cultivate resilience.
Learning Objectives:
1. Attendees will understand how current xenophobic rhetoric echoes historical anti-Asian oppression in ways that contribute to cultural mistrust and racial trauma.
2. Attendees will learn about racial trauma and familiarize themselves with perspectives that decolonize western notions of wellness and symptomology.
3. Attendees will learn specific strategies to help AAPI clients respond to racial discrimination and cultivate resilience.
Cost: Only $75 (!!!)
Presenter Bio:
Stacey Diane Arañez Litam (she, her, siya) Ph.D., LPCC-s, NCC, CCMHC, is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at Cleveland State University and a licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor. Dr. Litam is a nationally recognized researcher, speaker, educator, clinical counselor, and social justice advocate on topics related to human sexuality, sex trafficking, diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as Asian and Pacific Islander (API) concerns. She is an immigrant and identifies as a Chinese and Filipina American woman.
Dr. Litam has served as a content expert on API issues related to COVID-19 on platforms including National Public Radio (NPR), LinkdIn, podcasts, news outlets, and within legislative arenas. With a total of 11 research articles archived in the World Health Organization’s global literature database on COVID-19, she is one of the foremost leading researchers on the impact of anti-Asian hate on the mental health of diverse API communities, COVID-19's impact on sexuality and education, as well as the pandemic's impact on stress, burnout, and moral injury among healthcare workers and mental health professionals.
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Culturally Sensitive Strategies for Counseling Asian American has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. SDAL Consultation and Educational Services, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. NBCC Approval No. SP-3898.
