Children's Cultural Linguistic Competency Summit:

Honoring and Supporting Cultural Identities 

Westland City Hall 36300 Warren Rd, Westland, MI

Friday, June 28, 2019

8:30 am - 3:00 pm

There are two (2) seperate tracks for this summit, a Clinical and a Youth track (youth ages 16-26 y/o), so you must register for workshops within your selected track.  All mental health professionals are encouraged to select the Clinical Track, however mental health professionals within the youth age range are welcome to register for the Youth Track if those workshops are preferred. 

With: Keynote Speaker Bethany Hedden, LLMSW 

8:30-9:00 Sign-In/Registration

9:00-10:00 Opening Remarks & Keynote Presentation

 

Keynote Presentation: Turning toward a relationship with reality: How “understanding” social work concepts is just a part of the picture with Bethany Hedden

​​10:15-11:45 am: Morning Breakout Sessions

Clinical Workshop A:

Addressing Grief, Loss and Trauma Across Cultures with Linda Thornton MA, NCC/LPC, ACS

Grief is a normal reaction to loss. It is often associated with the death of a relative or loved one, yet grief can also be non-death related; loss of employment, home, hopes, dreams etc. There are times when the grief experience becomes a concern to the griever due to feeling vulnerable or being stuck in his/her grieving. Health care providers may be sought for their expertise and assistance to alleviate such symptoms; bothersome thoughts, worry, physical aches/ailments, or other concerns related to the loss. This workshop is interactive and will focus on grief due to the death of a loved one. It is designed to increase provider awareness of the grief process from a multicultural perspective and offer techniques that can be used to effectively assist individuals and families experiencing grief.

Clinical Workshop B:

Language Interpretation and Translation in Micro and Macro Practice with Dr. Rogério M. Pinto and Dr. John Doering-White

This workshop, which is grounded in experiential adult learning theory, aims to help monolingual and multilingual practitioners better prepare for language interpretation in social work practice (Doering-White, Pinto, Ibarra-Frayre, & Bramble, n.d.). Language barriers negatively impact access to social services across populations in the United States, particularly for immigrant groups with limited English proficiency. Effective language interpretation is key to addressing these barriers. While multilingual and multicultural practitioners regularly facilitate communication across languages and cultural contexts, language interpretation is often impromptu and tends to fall on multilingual practitioners who often lack interpretation training. To address these challenges, in this workshop, we will use two case illustrations to illustrate issues of ethical practice and social justice in interpretation, and to help participants develop awareness of critical issues related to language interpretation in social service settings.

Youth Workshop #1:

Self-Identity and Acceptance through Diverse Perspectives with Brandi Butler LMSW LCSW CMHP and youth panelists: Sterling Clemmons, Daniela Guzman, Teia McGahey, Zahraa Saab, and Kemarian Thacker

This will be an interactive workshop that is centered on honoring and supporting cultural identities. We will explore participants’ personal experiences with the exploration and intersectionality of their identities, and how these identities have influenced their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; moreover, influencing who they are today. As we help young people recognize cultural influences all around them, this helps them to understand themselves.

Youth Workshop #2:

Promoting Resilience through Mindfulness and Self-Care With Tamieka Caldwell MA LLP MPH, Enrich Life Coaching

This workshop will focus on self-Care and mindfulness to promote resilience with an emphasis on culture/identify.

11:45 AM-12:30 PM: Lunch and Networking

12:30-2:00 Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Clinical Workshop C:

Creating a Bias Free Zone for Youth and Families with Nikki Pardo, Global Alliance Solutions

Through guidance, education, support, and open discussion about bias, stereotyping, and discrimination, the mental health industry can appreciate other identities without the influence of differences related to youth and families.

Clinical Workshop D:

Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ Youth with Sterling Clemmons BS and Bridie Johnson LMSW LLMFT

This workshop will discuss culturally sensitive and appropriate terminology in regards to working with LBGT youth. We will introduce best practices for youth being serviced and their need for inclusive programing. This will be an interactive activity for individuals to participate in called “Crossing the Line” which is a reflective strategy activity coined by James Toy that allows others to sit in the milieu of inclusion and acceptance or lack thereof through simulation and discussion thereafter.

Youth Workshop #3:

 

Telling My Story Through Creative Expression with Taylor Beardsall M.Ed Art Therapist, RYT-200

In this workshop, participants will learn about the use of creative arts therapies, primarily visual art expression, as a treatment application for cultivating increased self-awareness and emotion expression. This workshop will focus on the therapeutic art process as a means of symbolic story-telling. Participants will also engage in a therapeutic art activity, rooted in the tenets of positive psychology, focused on expressing aspects of one's story, identity, and experience; individually and as a community.

​Youth Workshop #4:

Racial Understanding and Healing With Marshalle Montgomery and Joy D. Calloway

This workshop is an experience that helps individuals develop greater awareness of one’s own racial perspectives as well as others. Racism can affect us in society as individuals and within our systems and institutions. Having authentic conversation about race helps us as a society to recognize our common humanity and can lead to racial understanding and healing. Through the power of storytelling we will engage each other in open and candid dialogue about contemporary social issues, culture, and personal experience related to race.

2:00-3:00 Closing Workshop and Activity

Courageous Cultural Conversations with Nikki Pardo, Global Alliance Solutions

The closing will focus on themes presented across all summit workshops and facilitating dialogue of how participants will make adjustment in their practice and lives. It’s important participants have time to process new content and explore change strategies for taking the work back to their day to day, so this closing will facilitate and reinforce that process through group work centered around process questions.

Who Should Attend: Direct Service Providers, Administrative Professionals, Teachers, Children's Therapists, Youth Pastors, Juvenile Justice Professionals, Youth, or any other professions specializing in children and youth services.

Continuing Education Information:

• SOCIAL WORKERS:  5.0 continuing education credits are approved for this training. 

• QUALIFIED CHILDRENS MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (QCMHP): 5.0 These training hours meet the MDHHS training requirement for QCMHP staff. 
• TRAINING HOURS: This training will count 5.0 hours toward the annual training hours required by most provider agencies.
• CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL(CMHP): 5.0 

CREDITS

This summit is approved for 5.0 credits for Social Workers (MI-CEC).

This summit’s training hours meet the MDHHS training requirement for Children's Mental Health Professionals (CMHP).

5.0 MCBAP credits are pendng for this training.  

Participants must arrive on time and remain in the training for its entirety to receive credits, including any Q&A portions. Late arrivals and early departures will result in the deduction of awarded training hours & credits.

modations

If you have individual requirements or need special services to participate in this training, please notify Katie Gorney at Kgorney@iamtgc.net. Please make arrangements at least two weeks before the training date.

 

If you have questions regarding the training, contact Katie Gorney at Kgorney@iamtgc.net