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2nd Annual "Mental Health at the Intersections"
The Pacific Center for Human Growth, in collaboration with Alameda County Behavioral Services, is proud to announce the 2nd annual Mental Health at the Intersections conference. Join us on April 11th for a day of interactive and immersive learning centering Queer & Trans People of Color. Together, facilitators and participants will explore the ways in which QTPOC experience multiple forms of oppression that, too often, are not addressed effectively within the therapeutic context. Combining personal stories, educational theory and professional experience, workshop facilitators will help participants move beyond dominant mental health paradigms toward a more holistic, culturally relevant, integrated approach. The conference is open to students, clinicians, consumers and allies.
Agenda
8:30 am - 9:00 am - Registration
9:00 am - 9:15 am - Introductions
9:15 am - 10:15 am - Keynote: More Than Words: Moving Beyond the Dominant Framework to Integrated Practice - DeAngela Cooks
10:30 am 12 pm - Session 1 (see below for facilitator bios)
On Disability Justice, Blackness & Radical Queerness - India Harville
Dig & Demand; Psycho-political model of play therapy for LGBTQ+ immigrants and
refugees of color - Jaq Nguyen Victor
'Thats a lot: Trans* of Color Stories from the Intersections - Fresh Lev White & Phoenix
Jackson
Trauma and The Intersex Experience - Niki Khanna
12 pm - 1 pm Lunch will be provided.
1 pm - 2:30 pm Session 2
Session 2 offerings will be a repeat of session 1
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm Facilitated Panel Discussion with presenters
Allyship beyond whiteness: What does it mean to reduce cultural splitting and be a cross-cultural ally within the QTPOC community?
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We are excited to have you join us for this unique and expansive approach to addressing mental health needs in the 21st Century.
*If you are purchasing or reserving more than one ticket, please indicate the first and last name, email, and phone number of each attendee, including yourself. Thank you.
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Facilitator Bios & Session Descriptions
DeAngela Cooks, MA, DeAngela Cooks is an acclaimed speaker and diversity educator of 20 years. She has developed and facilitated a number of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, including workshops and keynotes for UC Davis, The County of Alameda, UCLA, NAACP, San Francisco Department of Probation, Cal State Fullerton, Chico State, and the Pacific Center for Human Growth, to name a few. With a background in stand-up comedy, DeAngela brings humor and storytelling to sensitive topics, including all voices in the room. DeAngela holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from J.F.K. University. Along with co-founding The Mosaic Collaborative, DeAngela is the Program Manager for Project What!, a youth empowerment organization dedicated to serving children of incarcerated parents.
India Harville is a social justice organizer, community educator, public speaker, bodyworker, and performance artist. She is dedicated to facilitating people in personal and collective growth focused on the body as a vehicle for transformation. India has offered keynote addresses, access centered movement workshops, and performances highlighting Disability Justice at multiple campuses and venues across the United States, including at Ed Roberts Campus, Mills College, The University of Colorado, and The University of Texas Austin, The University of Oregon, and even abroad. India identifies as an African American, chronically ill/disabled, radical femme, queer, cis woman. All of her identities deeply inform the way she works. India holds a BA in psychology from New College of Florida and a MA in Integrative Health Studies from the California Institute of Integral Studies. http://lovingtheskinyouarein.com
Join India as she discusses the impact of ableism, and how we consciously and unconsciously replicate ableism as practitioners. She will discuss the principles of the Disability Justice movement, and its benefits for people who hold multiple marginalized identities. Participants will experience embodied exercises to support a deeper understanding of the material, as well as time for introspection and self-discovery, and leave with practical tools to make their work more accessible. Please email India Harville at timetoloveyourskin@gmail.com with any access needs by April 9th.
Jaq Nguyen Victor, AMFT, identifies as queer, non-binary trans, twice exceptional (2e), and Vietnamese-American. They are the Founder of Dig & Demanda program that flips the script on the Western therapy model through activist thought and artistic play. They are also a 2017 recipient of the Soma Award for "Outstanding Activism Inspired by Spiritual Wisdom" from the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. Jaq holds a M.A. in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Drama Therapy from California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and B.A. in Philosophy from University of Colorado (CU Boulder). Their professional whereabouts include Pacific Center for Human Growth and Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (CERI).
Join Jaq for an experiential workshop that explores how we can support LGBTQ+ immigrants and refugees of color move beyond normal, oppressive definitions of healing through a psycho-political model of play therapy.
Fresh Lev White is a life coach, speaker and trainer who has been facilitating LGBTQ2I conversations since 2003. Lev sits on the board of the San Francisco Trans March and Transgender Day of Remembrance, SF. He was also awarded a Transcending Award for Excellence by the San Francisco Transgender Day of Visibility board in 2017. Lev is a contributing author to Trans Bodies Trans Selves, and Real World Mindfulness for Beginners. As a Mindfulness practitioner, Lev founded the Bay Areas first Trans* Meditation & Mindfulness sangha which practices at the East Bay Mediation Center. Learn more about him on LinkedIn at: Fresh Lev White.
Living in a predominantly hetero-normative and gender binaried society presents a unique set of factors for Transgender and Non-Binary folx. Internalized shame and stigma, rejection and discrimination continue to be persistently pervasive. These risks are particularly compounded for Trans* and Non-Binary people of color. Join Fresh and Phoenix for this interactive workshop that places the presenters' personal stories within our wider societal and cultural contexts. Participants will leave the workshop with a deeper understanding and concrete tools for working with Trans* and Non-Binary people of color that integrate non-Western healing modalities with both traditional therapy.
Phoenix Jackson, LMFT earned an M.A. in Somatic Psychotherapy at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, where he was awarded Outstanding Student of the Year. Having served as a trainer in emergency preparedness, diversity & inclusion, and as a rape crisis counselor, Phoenix is proud to serve people struggling with the effects of sexual or racially-based trauma, LGBTQ folks, people with non-binary gender, as well as people navigating multiple intersections of oppression. Phoenix motivates from core principles of gratitude, kindness, and mercy in private practice at PhoenixJacksonTherapy.com.
Niki Khanna MA, AMFT is a therapist and educator in the Bay Area, CA. Her focus is working within the Queer, Trans and Intersex communities. She is also a certified Sexual Health Educator and has spent over 20 years working in Sex Education, Sexual Assault and Rape Prevention Education as well as Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Education. She identifies as a Femme, Intersex, and POC. She is passionate about finding ways to use the skills she has developed to contribute to the Intersex community. She provides workshops and mental health support to both the AIS-DSD Support Group and InterAct, two of the largest Intersex support and advocacy organizations in the country. Her current projects are developing practical training modules for mental health providers working with Intersex clients and their families and writing/editing a chapter focused on Intersex for a forthcoming textbook on trauma within the LGBTIAQ+ communities. www.nikikhanna.com
Join Niki as she untangles some of the mystery of what is Intersex and what it means to be Intersex. This workshop will explore the history of Intersex activism and the ways in which the sex binary results in traumas for Intersex individuals; traumas that are further compounded by factors such as race, gender and sexual orientation. We will also look at the ways Intersex individuals and communities have fostered healing, empowerment, and support for themselves and how mental health providers can align themselves with and support these practices.
The Pacific Center for Human Growth is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, and LPCCs. The Pacific Center for Human Growth maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Provider #139249.
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LocationThe California Endowment (View)
2000 Franklin St.
Oakland, CA 94612
United States
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