Therapy Cafe (Audio Version) - Racial Stress and Trauma: Helping Youth Heal

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Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson discusses the pervasive impact of racial stress and trauma on Black youth who experience up to six instances of racism daily, often through social media. The course covers strategies for helping youth and their caregivers manage and heal from these experiences, Dr. Anderson's groundbreaking work with the EMBRace intervention, and the role of racial socialization in therapy. She emphasizes the importance of addressing racial trauma in therapy and integrating technology to support mental health and healing.

1 hour CE. Recorded audio format 

This course is the audio version of this Therapy Cafe podcast episode. If you would like to watch the video version, you can search for the video version of this title in the course catalog. 

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 1 hour 

CE CREDITS:1 hour continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Introductory 

PREREQUISITE(S): None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning. To request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must watch the full course, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.

PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE: 9/19/2024

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Summarize racial stress and coping theories

2. Practice stress-reducing coping practices

3. Explain the practice of racial socialization

4. Appraise strategies to treat clients experiencing racial stress and trauma

• Introduction to Racial Discrimination and Its Impact

  • Defining racial discrimination
  • Examples of racial discrimination, particularly in the context of Black youth
  • Discussion of the psychological and physiological effects of racial trauma
  • Explain the neural and white matter impact of racial discrimination and its connection to health disparities

• Racial Stress and Trauma in Day-to-Day Life

  • Exploration of how racial stress and trauma manifest in everyday experiences for Black youth.
  • Intersectionality and its influence on racial trauma.
  • How identity exploration  affects coping with racial discrimination

• Effective Coping Practices for Racial Stress and Trauma

  • Racial stress and coping theories.
  • Coping practices such as talking about racial trauma, processing it with loved ones, and making structural changes
  • Strategies for addressing racial discrimination, including racial socialization (RS).

• Integrating Racial Socialization into Therapy

  • Racial socialization (RS) and its importance in therapy
  • Therapeutic approaches and interventions effective in supporting Black youth (e.g., EMBRace).
  • How therapists can integrate racial socialization theories into their practice

• Strategies for Therapists Treating Racial Trauma

  • How therapists can assess whether racial trauma is impacting their clients
  • How to bring up racial trauma in therapy and guide clients through processing their experiences
  • Challenges therapists may encounter when treating racial trauma
  • Recommendations for therapists to enhance their knowledge and skill set in working with racial trauma

• Engaging the Family in Treatment

  • The importance of the family unit in addressing racial trauma
  • Approaches for involving families in treatment
  • Common challenges therapists may face when working with families and strategies to overcome them

• Conclusion and Key Takeaways

  • Summary of racial stress, coping strategies, and therapeutic tools for treating racial trauma
  • Takeaways for therapists working with youth experiencing racial stress and trauma
  • Resources for therapists to learn more about racial socialization and therapeutic approaches like EMBRace