February 28, 2024 – May 1, 2024
Wednesdays 2:00 pm EST – 4:00 pm
America has made the fiction of race a fact, as the color of a person’s skin was not a social, political or economic consideration until chattel slavery became common practice and a driving economic factor. At the federal level, Black people in America were considered ⅓ of a person until slavery ended in 1865. After federal law endorsed separate and unequal treatment of Blacks until 1954. Consequentially, with this long history of disenfranchisement, the beliefs, attitudes and behaviors of white supremacy still dominate and influence the day-to-day lives of black people. And while there has been great progress, the mistreatment and disrespect experienced by President Obama, substantiates how racism negatively impacts all black people regardless of their profession, social, and economic status. And while many trainings are geared toward eliminating biases, there is a gap in training for building black’s resiliency in the face of white supremacy. This gap is significant to the Social Work profession, as according to the Council of Social Work Education, blacks are the number one demographic to obtain BSW. This combined with African Americans being more likely to experience adversity in childhood and work with high-risk populations, suggests an increased risk for black social workers to experience vicarious trauma and burn-out. This experience is called shared trauma “when a practitioner experiences the same events or experiences as their clients.” This training series will walk participants through their character strengths inventory, communication style assessments, personal reflection exercises, and the racial healing journey. The goal of this training is for participants to feel empowered to confront and challenge racism in the workplace.
Participants of this training series will take multiple professional development assessments such as the VIA Inventory of Strengths, communication style assessment, conflict resolution and a self-care inventory.
Session 1: Self-Awareness a Core Competence – Professional Responsibility
Agenda
- 02:00
- Introductions and ground rules
- 02:15
- Adverse childhood experience research
- Review of different types of trauma and long-term impacts on emotional, social, and physical health
- 02:30
- Trauma and the brain
- Urban trauma
- 02:45
- Break
- 03:00
- Review SAMSHA 8 Dimensions of Wellness and PERMA research
- Trauma-informed principles
- How to use a trauma-informed framework to build resiliency and holistic wellness
- 4:00
Session 2: Self-Awareness a Core Competence – Racial Healing
Agenda
- 02:00
- Introductions and ground rules
- 02:15
- Ethical overview of self-awareness
- Steps to developing self-awareness and components of self-awareness
- 2:45
- Critical thinking traps
- 3:00
- Break
- 3:15
- Catching yourself in the flow of critical thinking traps
- Catching yourself in the flow of racism activity
- 03:30
- Strength-based assessment and sharing of results
- 04:00
Session 3: Where Did it All Start
Agenda
- 02:00
- Introductions and ground rules
- 02:15
- 21st Century workplace challenges
- Unique workforce challenges for human service providers
- Post-pandemic ethical considerations
- 03:00
- Power and privilege in American society
- Racial identities and social constructs
- Activity: I am more than my social identity
- 03:15
- Break
- 3:30
- My Earliest Memories of Race and Racism exercise
- Understanding where you are in the process of racial healing
- 4:00
Session 4: Leaving the Old Girl’s Club Behind
Agenda
- 02:00
- Introductions and ground rules
- 02:15
- Trauma and the African American community
- Review the African American traditions of advocacy and challenging social justice
- Analysis of social work demographic data
- Case study of African American social work student
- 03:00
- Break
- 3:15
- Overview of NASW Code of Ethics
- Evaluating your organization’s capacity to be trauma-informed
- Using trauma-informed principles to dismantle white supremacy in the workplace
- 3:30
- Evaluating modern-day feminism theory – the intersection of race and gender
- Trauma-informed pre-evaluation exercise
- 4:00
Session 5: Self-Care a Core Competency – Professional Responsibility
Agenda
- 02:00
- Introductions and ground rules
- 2:15
- Self-care: A new ethical responsibility
- Shared trauma research and implications for the social work profession
- Microaggressions and racism in the workplace
- 03:00
- Break
- 3:15
- The importance of human relationships – how to create opportunities for feedback
- Embracing individual differences worksheet
- 3:30 pm
- Using your character strengths to build relationships
- Role play exercise
- 4:00 pm
Session 6: Self- Care a Core Competency – Racial Healing
Agenda
- 02:00
- Introductions
- 2:15
- Personal ethics vs. Professional ethics – engaging in critical self-reflection
- Warning signs of compassion fatigue and burn-out
- Recognizing toxic workplace stress
- Self-care worksheet
- 03:00
- Break
- 3:15
- Resiliency and optimism research
- Preventive measures for compassion fatigue and burn-out
- Examine the intersection of self-care and advocacy
- 04:00
Session 7: Advocacy – A Core Competency – Raising Consciousness
Agenda
- 02:00
- Introductions and ground rules
- 02:15
- Self-determination – recognizing its limits
- Exploring systematic racism and inequities and the role social worker plays in it
- Understanding formal and informal power structures in the workplace
- Advocacy is an ethical responsibility on a micro and macro level
- 03:00
- Break
- 03:15
- Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment (PERMA )and how it relates to maintaining work-life balance
- Toxic workplace patterns and administrative techniques to protect your credibility
- Managing up and managing down to accomplish your job
- Pushing back against the status-quo – the final step in being trauma-informed
- 04:00
Session 8: Advocacy is Self-Care – Racial Healing
Agenda
- 02:00
- Introductions and ground rules
- 02:15
- Understanding your communication style -what are your strengths and weaknesses
- Conflict resolution styles and preparing for healthy confrontation
- Evaluating your leadership style and communication style
- 03:00
- Break
- 03:15
- Creating opportunities for communication and healing
- Organizational prevention and intervention strategies to enhance diversity and inclusion
- How to use a trauma-informed framework to prevent and eliminate racism
- 03:30
- Role play exercise
- 4:00
Session 9: Providing Trauma-Informed Services – The Importance of Human Relationships
Agenda
- 02:00
- Introduction and ground rules
- 02:15
- The impacts of trauma on survivors and challenges of working with survivors of trauma
- Recognizing mental health red flags in consumers
- Trauma vs. challenging client behavior – professional boundaries
- 02:45
- Change management – trauma-informed organizational policies
- 03:00
- Break
- 03:15
- Working in your competency – an ethical mandate
- Evaluating and identifying resources gaps
- Best practices for making external community connections
- Incorporating consumer feedback
- 04:00
Session 10: Integrity, Dignity, and Self-Worth- Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable
Agenda
- 02:00
- Introductions and ground rules
- 02:15
- Utilizing your power and privilege to become a racial ally
- Activity: Understanding your comfort zone and danger zones as a racial ally
- Ethical considerations to becoming a racial ally
- 2:45
- Break
- 03:00
- Starting the discussion with your organization around trauma, healing and equity
- Leading diverse teams
- The continuous process of being trauma-informed and how it can be used to address root causes of social injustice
- 3:30
- Activity: making connections and developing community
- Having difficult conversations as a racially conscious social work
- 04:00
Fee & Registration
The cost for this course is $974 this fee includes CE credit. Registration normally ends 48 hours prior to the course state date.
Ebony Davis – LEAD CONSULTANT AKA PROFESSIONAL PROBLEM SOLVER
Ms. Ebony Davis serves as our Lead Consultant and is dedicated to building pathways for disenfranchised communities to move up the social, political, and economic ladder. She has over ten years of experience in project management, training, technical assistance, behavioral health, and working with high-risk populations. She is a graduate from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and from the University of Southern California, where she received her Master of Social Work and Master of Public Administration. Ebony comes with many diverse experiences including working with the Department of Defense, Federal Emergency Management Agency, YMCA, Crystal Stairs Inc., SAMSHA, Department of Justice, and the Office of the Public Defender. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling and dancing.
For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please call: (202)-670-4668
Registrants can make accommodations requests during registration. All accommodation requests should be sent to edavis@butler-davis.com 72 hours before training to ensure that the best effort can be made to make those accommodations.
Additional Information about our training protocol can be found in our Resiliency Training Institute Handbook. Participants can find this handbook on our website or by clicking the link above.
Course Completion Requirements/Attendance Policy
LATE ARRIVAL
Class starts at the time advertised and late arrivals will not be accepted into class. Participants who arrive late can receive a 50% voucher that can be used for training in the future. This 50% voucher is typically only good for 90 days. Late arrivals forfeit continuing education credits.
LEAVING EARLY
Participants who leave early forfeit their CE. If an emergency should occur where a participant needs to leave early, they can receive a 50% voucher that can be used for future training. This voucher typically expires in 90 days.
Multi-Day Training
Trainings that are more than one day require on-time attendance to all sessions. If a participant misses a class or arrives late/leaves early, they forfeit their continuing education hours. However, will be allowed to participate in the course for the remaining sessions.
The Resiliency Training Institute encourages participants to check their schedules for any conflicts and to attend all sessions in their entirety.
Continuing Education Distribution
In-person training will distribute CE certificates at the end of the course, once the instructor receives participant’s course evaluations. Instructors are required to submit sign in-sheets and evaluations to the Lead Consultant within three business days of the training. Participants who participate in a live-interactive webinar training will be prompted to download their certificate at the end of the training by submitting a survey/evaluation. A link to the survey/evaluation will be distributed at the end of the class via the chat room and email. Please be advised that participants must submit their course evaluation forms to receive a certificate. Certificates are available immediately for download after the survey/evaluation is submitted.
Even when a social work board accepts courses offering ASWB ACE credit, licensees are responsible for determining whether courses meet the CE requirements in their jurisdictions. States and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether any individual course may be accepted for credit.
- New Jersey accepts only individual approved courses/conferences.
- New York does not accept ASWB ACE provider or course/conference approval.
- West Virginia accepts ACE providers and courses for programs offered outside the state or through distance learning.
- District of Columbia accepts ASWB approved providers.
- Maryland accepts ASWB-approved providers.
Grievance Policy for Training and Technical Assistance Department
Procedures for external
Butler & Davis Consulting will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content and in the treatment of program participants. The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the responsibility of the Lead Consultant and the Senior Consultant. When a grievance arises pertaining to continuing education programs or processes, course content, speakers, facilities, nonreceipt of certificates, and other miscellaneous occurrences the complainant is expected to submit a grievance form as soon as possible, so that the nature of the concern may be addressed in a timely fashion by Ebony Davis LCSW-C, or Senior Consultant, Norma Bravo LCSW. If the Lead Consultant cannot immediately resolve the issue, the Senior Consultant, Norma Bravo will be tasked with resolving the issue. All possible care will be taken to uphold the confidentiality of the complainant. The consultant will formulate a response to the complaint and recommend action if necessary, which will be conveyed directly to the complainant. A grievance concerning a specific course offering, content, or costs may be resolved by modifications to future offerings, and/or by providing a partial refund to the complainant, or an alternative opportunity. The participant who initiated the grievance is informed of the status of the complaint at all levels. The Senior Consultant will advise the Lead Consultant on any process and improvements as indicated by submitted grievances.
Course Interaction & System Requirements:
This live webinar is fully interactive and will use video conferencing tools. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. Certificates of completion can be downloaded electronically after participants complete their online evaluation form at the end of class.
System requirements:
Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher*
Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher
Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL & any other medium that is internet accessible.
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