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Nov 4 @ 4:30-6:45pm
Beyond the Behavior: Empowering Individuals in the Criminal Justice System
FREE - Virtual
Drawing on her lived experience and legal background, Attorney Mary Kaye Holmes explores how trauma, coercion, and survival can shape behavior and influence encounters with the criminal justice system. This presentation challenges assumptions that reduce individuals to their actions or records. Future therapists and practitioners will consider practical ways to recognize overlooked context, build trust, and support dignity, agency, and healing in their work with individuals impacted by the criminal justice system.
Nov 5 @ 7:15-8:15pm
Mental Health Careers in Department of Veterans Affairs: The Work of MFTs and LPCs with Veterans
FREE - Virtual
Join a panel of MFTs and LPCCs working with the Department of Veterans Affairs for an inside look at mental health careers serving Veterans. Panelists will discuss their training and preparation, the application process, their current work, and the various settings and career opportunities available to MFTs and LPCCs within the VA. Perspectives will range from pre-licensure through mid-career, providing attendees with insight into different stages of a career serving Veterans.
Nov 6 @ 12pm PDT
Precision Therapy: The Next Era of Personalized Mental Health Care
FREE - Virtual
For decades, we've worked to make evidence-based mental health tools more accessible to the people who need them. But one of the challenges that continues to shape our field is that two people with the same diagnosis may need very different approaches to treatment.
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This conversation about precision therapy and its potential to make mental health care more personalized, responsive, and effective, is exciting and relevant to our times!
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Matthew McKay, PhD, Cheri Levinson, PhD, and Shannon Sauer-Zavala, PhD, explore how individualized assessment can help clinicians connect proven treatment approaches with each client's unique needs.
Nov 13 @ 8:30-4pm PDT
Bay Area Cancer Connections: 23rd Annual Cancer Conference
$30-60 - Foster City/San Mateo, CA
Join BACC for its Annual Cancer Conference, where healthcare experts, survivors, caregivers, and community organizations come together for a day of education, meaningful conversations, and community engagement. You will hear from leading experts, learn about advancements in cancer care, connect with others who understand your experience, and discover valuable resources.
Nov 19 @ 1:00-2:30pm PDT
Birthing While Black: The Cost of Being Unheard
FREE - Virtual
1.5 CEUs available for Psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs
This 90-minute webinar examines the racial disparities, systemic inequities, and psychological consequences affecting Black women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Through a multidisciplinary panel discussion, experts will explore how implicit bias, discrimination, and inadequate provider communication contribute to adverse maternal healthcare experiences and outcomes (Vedam et al., 2019; Crear-Perry et al., 2021). Participants will examine the psychological impact of maternal healthcare inequities, including anxiety, depression, and birth-related trauma. The discussion will highlight culturally responsive, trauma-informed strategies to improve patient-provider communication, promote maternal mental health, and advance equitable healthcare practices.
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Moderator: Dr. Jioni A. Lewis
Panelists: Angela P. Haynes Burgess, MD | Brianna Baker, PhD | Erica McKinney, PhD | Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, PhD MPH