EVENT RECAP -Addressing Barriers & Building Bridges Workshop:
Supporting Asian American & Asian Immigrant (AAAI) Communities in Healing from Racial Trauma
May 18, 2023
About
Racial stress and trauma can be caused by direct or indirect exposures to racism throughout one’s lifetime and is influenced by an accumulation of unavoidable exposures to racism across generations, communities, and history. While anti-Asian hate crimes have risen dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, the experience of racial discrimination and violence is not new to Asian American and Asian Immigrant (AAAI) communities. The impact can negatively affect the mental health of many generations.
Join this in-person workshop to learn from field experts on how we can better support AAAI children, youth, and families with healing from racial trauma and incidents of anti-Asian hate and discrimination.There will be opportunities to network with and engage in small group discussions with other professionals in the field.
Additional Resources Pages for Support AAAI Children & Families
Welcome Note:
Presented by Tooru Nemoto, PhD
Welcome Note:
Presented by Won-Fong Lau Johnson, PhD, NCSP
Session 1: Yellow Peril Racism Past, Present and Future
Presented by Russell M. Jeung, Ph.D (Slides)
Session 2: Barriers to Mental Health Access in AAAI Communities
Presentation 1: Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Services in the AAAI community: Youths and Families
Presented by Anne Lew, M.S., AMFT (Slides)
Presentation 2: Addressing Medication Stigma and Limited Access to Culturally Competent Care in the AAPI Community
Presented by Michele Woo, Psy.D (Slides)
Presentation 3: Vantage Point from a Community Based Organization Presented by Sonnara Sen, ASW (Slides)
Panel Discussion Moderated by Angela Tang, MSW, LCSW
Session 3: Culturally-Informed Clinical Practices for AAAI Mental Health
Presentation 1: Supporting Asian American and Asian Immigrant Communities in Healing from Racial Trauma in Community Mental Health
Presented by Christina Yu, LCSW (Slides)
Session 3: Culturally-Informed Clinical Practices for AAAI Mental Health
Presentation 2: Cultural-informed Therapy for Complex Trauma in Asians/Asian Americans
Presented by Christine Chang, PhD (Slides)
Session 4: Building and Nurturing Healthy Community Alliances
Presented by Helen Hsu, Psy. D. (Slides)
“Really enjoyed all the presentations and learning about how the AAAI/AAPI community can work together to get through trauma & racial trauma. ”
“(It was helpful) to learn new perspectives of other CBO’s outside of my community.”
“I enjoyed the variety of lectures and learned a lot from very engaging speakers”
“Networking, resource sharing & applied examples (were the most helpful)”
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