AFRICAN-CENTERED PSYCHOTHERAPY (ACP) ©
Approved for 20 Continuing Education Credits
(10 Clinical, 5 Ethics, 5 Cultural Competence)
10 % Discount for Veterans
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African-Centered Psychotherapy (ACP), Course #5207, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Sobek LLC as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 12/06/2023 - 12/06/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 20 total credits including 10 clinical, 5 ethics, 5 cultural competence continuing education credits.
This course will be conducted in 4 separate sessions that will each be 5 hours in duration.
Dates: 1 Course, held on 4 separate days:
May 24, 2024
May 30, 2024
June 20, 2024
July 13, 2024
Time: Each session will be from 9am-3pm.
Location: Georgia Nurses Association, 3032 Briarcliff Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329
Cost: $600.00; 10% Discount for Veterans
*****Full refunds are available with a 48 hour written notice. Refund requests made less than 48 hours or after the workshop begins may be honored at the sole discretion of Sobek, LLC.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will introduce Africancentrism, African-Centered worldviews and present them as the preferred therapeutic modal for persecuted people. Topics explored will include Prevention, Racism and White Supremacy, and the Roots of Psychopathology among Black/African people. The importance of economic development and integration, communal and social cohesion and interdependence will be examined. The efficacy of intervention and social services will also be discussed.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
1. Complete an African-Centered Comprehensive Assessment
2. Identify at least 3 African-Centered treatment goals
3. Develop an African-Centered treatment plan
4. Assess, identify and treat Cultural Misorientation, Internalized Racial Oppression and Mentacide
5. Advocate for changes to social policy, law and practices that prioritize the prevention and elimination of racism, and white supremacy
6. Advocate for changes to social work education and training that accommodate African-Centered worldviews and indigenous standards of care
7. Collaborate with economically segregated people to create sustainable economic programs capable of meeting their material needs, building generational wealth and power
8. Conduct a needs assessment and create an asset map
9. Integrate African-Centered worldviews into practice
Session 1, May 24, 2024
Pre-Work:
Read Chapters 1-9, Complete the Self-Assessment and Test Your Knowledge Sections
9am-10:30am Introduction & History10:30-10:45am Break
10:45am-12pm Ethics
12pm-12:30pm LUNCH On Your Own
12:30pm-2pm Africancentrism
2pm-2:15pm Break
2:15-3pm Science & Evidence-Based Protocols
Homework: Read Chapters 10-13, Complete the Test Your Knowledge Sections, the Race-Based Trauma Screen and Pre-Test/Post-Test Questionnaire
Session 2, May 30, 2024
9am-10:30am Racism and White Supremacy10:30-10:45am Break
10:45am-12pm Ethics
12pm-12:30pm LUNCH On Your Own
12:30pm-2pm Othering
2pm-2:15pm Break
2:15-3pm Traits of Victimization
Homework: Read Chapters 14-19, Complete the Test Your Knowledge Sections
Session 3, June 20, 2024
9am-10:30am What is Mental Illness? 10:30-10:45am Break
10:45am-12pm Ethics
12pm-12:30pm LUNCH On Your Own
12:30pm-2pm Prevention as Intervention
2pm-2:15pm Break
2:15-3pm Assessment and Case Formulation
Read Chapters 20-Case Vignettes, Test Your Knowledge Sections
Session 4, July 13, 2024
9am-10:30am Prevention & Treatment10:30-10:45am Break
10:45am-12pm Ethics
12pm-12:30pm LUNCH On Your Own
12:30pm-2pm Prevention & Treatment Continued
2pm-2:15pm Break
2:15-3pm Implications for Social Work and Social Policy
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