Virtual Training: The Impact of Racial Injustice on Mental Health

Montgomery AL

25 March, 2021

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Up to 4 contact hours possible! Are you a counselor, nurse or social worker seeking to expand your toolbox of understanding on how racial injustice impacts behavioral and mental healthcare? Don’t miss the next virtual training being hosted by MAO Behavioral Health & Medical Advocacy and Outreach - The Impact of Racial Injustice on Mental Health. This four-hour training on Thursday, March 25, 2021 will bring care professionals together to dive into this timely subject impacting the well-being of everyone. At the conclusion, participants will be able to: - Provide an overview of the different aspects of racism that impact people of color in Alabama - Discuss the impact of racial injustice on people with substance use and mental health disorders - Explain evidence based practices that can be used when providing interventions to diverse communities of color - Increase cultural awareness and relational skills when delivering behavioral health services to communities of color VISIT MAOI.ORG/EVENTS for more details and to register. Fees apply. LIMITED CAPACITY TRAINING. REGISTRATION WILL END MARCH 21. Internet, Computer &/or Smart Phone Required. Instructions provided via email prior to after paid registration. Presenters include: Audri Scott Williams, MA from Spiritual Enrichment Center and Denice Morris, MS, MEd, ADC from the Alabama Department of Mental Health, as well as panel of professional colleagues offering the perspectives of the African American male, the African American female, Latinx communities and European immigrants living in Alabama. Panelists: Lucero Sitz-Middleton, Latinx Affairs Specialist, Medical Advocacy & Outreach; Jacob Jacob Buchanan-van Megen, Alabama AETC Training Specialist, Medical Advocacy & Outreach; Angela Stringfellow, MAOM, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine; and Darren Helms, Examiner, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Contact Hours/Credit Statement (s): Social Workers: Medical Advocacy and Outreach (MAO) has been approved by the Alabama Board of Social Work Examiners as a provider of Continuing Education for social workers, Provider No. 0134. This activity has been approved for up to 4.0 contact hours (clinical) for social workers. Counselors: Medical Advocacy & Outreach (MAO) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6882. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. MAO is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This activity has been approved for up to 4.0 contact hour for counselors. Nurses: Medical Advocacy & Outreach is an approved continuing education provider of the Alabama Board of Nursing, ABNP 1554, exp.10/24/2024. This activity has been approved for up to 4.0 contact hours for nurses.