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• Asian American Mental Health Since the Twin Pandemics: What Clinicians Need to Know

  • When
    Saturday, January 13, 2024
  •  
    10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Michael's at Shoreline, 2960 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA + ONLINE

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  Presented by Sherry C. Wang, PhD
  

  Includes 3 CE credits for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and LCSWs.
  This event will be in-person, live streamed, and recorded. A recording will be made available to all registrants for 3 months only. For those who can't attend live, CE credit is available by watching the recording and passing a test. There will be a lunch break from 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM.

  The current presentation will address Asian American mental health since the COVID19 pandemic. The presenter will also draw from empirical research that she has collected with Asian Americans at the start of the pandemic. Additionally, she will highlight the roots of anti-Asian sentiment and its ongoing manifestation, from microaggressions to overt violence, and historical and present-day experiences of racism. Attendees will learn about the ways in which their knowledge can improve their clinical work, teaching, research, outreach, and advocacy. That is, by better understanding the racial experiences of Asian Americans in the U.S. context, health care providers will be able to better understand the distinctiveness of what it is like to be Asian Americans in the U.S. context. Additionally, the presenter will address the racial dynamics of US society to highlight the role of cross-racial solidarity and coalition-building in enhancing Asian American mental health.

  Learning Objectives

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

  1. Define the yellow peril and model minority stereotype as myths that have historically and continuously marginalized Asian Americans.
  2. Describe two ways in which Asian American racial trauma is distinct from other racial groups.
  3. List two ways in which racism operates as a system to suppress Asian Americans and Black Americans; and in turn, recognize how solidarity combats White supremacy
  4. Identify one method of combatting anti-Asian violence in your personal and professional life.
  

  About the Presenter

  Sherry C. Wang, PhD (she/her/她) is an Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University (SCU). She is also an Associate Dean of DEI in the School of Education and Counseling Psychology at SCU. Dr. Wang is a licensed psychologist, anti-racist educator, and community-based researcher. She identifies as a cisgender woman (she/her) and her worldview is influenced by her bilingual and bicultural background as a Taiwanese immigrant and Asian American. Dr. Wang’s scholarship is rooted in examining sociocultural determinants (e.g., access to healthcare services, social support, community attitudes) in ethnic/racial health disparities. She teaches graduate courses in multicultural counseling, developmental psychology, microskills, and feminist multicultural therapy.

  References

  Wang, S.C., & Santos, B. M. C. (2022). Go back to China with your (expletive) virus: A revelatory case study of anti-Asian racism during COVID-19. Asian American Journal of Psychology. Advance online publication. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/aap0000287

  Wang, S. C., & Santos, B. M. C. (2023). At the intersection of the model minority myth and antiblackness: From Asian American triangulation to recommendations for solidarity. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 70(4), 352–366. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000662
  

  This is an introductory level course.
  TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs
  
  If you miss any of the presentation, you will not be eligible for the CEUs. This course meets the qualifications of 3 continuing education credits for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. SCV-CAMFT is a CAMFT-approved continuing education provider (CEPA 052466).
  
  The views expressed in presentations made at SCV-CAMFT meetings or events are those of the speaker and not, necessarily, of SCV-CAMFT. Presentations at SCV-CAMFT events do not constitute an endorsement of the vendor or speaker's views, products or services.

  
  

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• Accessing Self & Parts through Yoga & Movement: A Self-Leadership Mini Retreat for Therapists

  • When
    Friday, January 19, 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Michael's at Shoreline, 2960 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA
  • Spaces left
    34

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  Presentation by Jaclyn Long, LMFT and LaDonna Silva, LMFT
  

  No CE credits. Snacks will be provided.
  *Note: No walk-ins as we will be capping the number of participants at 40 for space reasons.
  
  You’ve been working hard supporting clients. We appreciate all you do! Join us for a nourishing afternoon of coming back home to your body. In this nourishing mini-retreat with two esteemed somatic therapists in the SF Bay Area, Jaclyn Long, MFT will treat you to a Somatic-IFS informed yin yoga class, with soothing music, very gentle floor poses and a compassionate invitation to be with all of the different parts of you that arise as we move and breathe together. Then we will flow into movement, as LaDonna Silva, MFT leads you through a lyrical journey of moving with, remembering and reclaiming different aspects of yourself, your body and your inner life. Give yourself this opportunity to connect with your deep, wise, loving Self, with your parts and with others!
  

  What to bring:

  • Comfortable clothes - with layers in case you get hot / cold
  • Yoga mat (we have some extras if you don't have one)
  • Journal & pen
  • Blanket for sitting on / warmth
  • Water bottle
    

  Flow of events:

  12:45pm-1:00pm: Check in, sign waivers, set up yoga mats

  1:00pm-1:10pm: Welcome & Introductions
  
  1:10pm-2:45pm: Somatic IFS-informed Yin Yoga with Jaclyn Long, MFT, Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist, Somatic IFS Therapist and Certified Yoga Teacher.  Jaclyn is also the Founder & Director of Mindful Child & Family Therapy in Los Altos & San Jose. She has been leading international retreats since 2004 and supporting children, teens & adults as a therapist since 2003. The yoga class will include a short meditation, chanting, breathwork, and Somatic-IFS informed yin yoga, with very gentle poses for all bodies to enjoy. No previous yoga experience is necessary. (This class will lean toward gentle, nourishing poses to provide an inclusive experience.)  For more info on Jaclyn: https://mcaft.com/staff/jaclyn-long/
  
  2:45pm-3:00pm: Break to enjoy conversation with your colleagues and/or healthy snacks and refreshments provided by us.
  
  3:00-4:00pm: Somatic IFS-Informed movement session with LaDonna Silva, LMFT. LaDonna is a Process Oriented Therapist and Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist.  LaDonna has a private practice in Campbell working with adults, couples and she facilitates consult and process groups.  https://www.ladonnasilva.com/about-the-therapist.html  The movement portion of our time together will explore your relationship to your body, experience listening to your system and the ways your body may want to shift and move while supporting attunement and healing.
  
  After the movement, you are welcome to linger, chat, and enjoy the area as you integrate this experience.
  
  If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Orr at mail@scv-camft.org. Also, let Nancy Orr know if you need to borrow a yoga mat or have any other needs/accommodation requests.

  About the Presenters

  Jaclyn Long, MFT (she/her), Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist, Somatic IFS Therapist and Certified Yoga Teacher. Jaclyn is also the Founder & Director of Mindful Child & Family Therapy in Los Altos and San Jose. She has been leading international retreats since 2004 and supporting children, teens & adults as a therapist since 2003. For more information on Jaclyn: https://mcaft.com/staff/jaclyn-long/
  
  LaDonna Silva, LMFT, (she/her) Process Therapist and Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist and Approved IFS Clinical Consultant. LaDonna has a private practice in Campbell working with adults, couples and she facilitates consult and process groups. For more information on LaDonna: https://www.ladonnasilva.com/about-the-therapist.html  

  The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speaker and not, necessarily, of SCV-CAMFT. SCV-CAMFT can not be held liable for any damages arising from recommendations or advice given by our speakers or any actions or decisions arising out of the content of this presentation. Presentations at SCV-CAMFT events do not constitute an endorsement of the vendor or speaker's views, products or services.

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• Compassionate Collage: Art Therapy Healing for the Healer

  • When
    Saturday, February 10, 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Michael's at Shoreline, 2960 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA + ONLINE

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  Presented by Ursula Jorgensen, ATR-BC, LMFT
  

  Includes continental breakfast and 2 CE credits.
  In person ONLY. No online option and no recording.
  

  More info coming soon!

  About the Presenter

  Ursula is a Board-Certified Art Therapist and owner of the group practice Bay Area Art Therapy. She uses a combination of person-centered approach with narrative interventions and existential philosophy. Some people that like food are called foodies, Ursula loves words and is a self-titled Wordie! However, before the words come is usually the art or symbol. My favorite quote is by Edith Wharton. "There are two ways of spreading the light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." A caring attuned therapist can help provide the environment that allows emotions, feelings, and thoughts to externalize and that visual expression or creation becomes the mirror.

  This is an introductory level course.
  TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs
  
  If you miss any of the presentation, you will not be eligible for the CEUs. This course meets the qualifications of 2 continuing education credits for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. SCV-CAMFT is a CAMFT-approved continuing education provider (CEPA 052466).
  
  The views expressed in presentations made at SCV-CAMFT meetings or events are those of the speaker and not, necessarily, of SCV-CAMFT. Presentations at SCV-CAMFT events do not constitute an endorsement of the vendor or speaker's views, products or services.

  
  

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