Please join us for the upcoming training on Wednesday, March 18th, Culturally Responsive Addictions Counseling with Black and Latino Men with Alexia de León, Ph.D. and Joslyn Armstrong, Ph.D.
This training is worth 6 CEUs.
Training objectives:
- Participants will address the stigma associated with Black and Latino men seeking support for mental health related concerns.
- Participants will gain awareness about Black and Latino culture and how this intersects with addiction counseling.
- Participants will learn culturally responsive interventions for engaging and treating Black and Latino men in addictions counseling and recovery.
Alexia de León, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor and Co-director of the Professional Mental Health Counseling-Addictions Specialization program at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR. She has been involved in providing treatment for those impacted by addiction and recovery for many years. Her research interests include the intersection of communities of color and addictions counseling, more specifically, Latinx families impacted by addiction and recovery, the experiences of Latina clinical supervisors and the impact and aftermath for communities targeted by hate and bias. Her current clinical work includes working with those impacted by addiction and gambling related issues within Latinx and recovery communities.. Dr. de León maintains a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion for marginalized communities seeking mental health services. She believes in healing the soul wound of her ancestors for the next generation by practicing cultural humility and trauma-informed counseling, along with other non-Western healing modalities for indigenous communities. Her clinical work and passion for optimum wellness aims to transform and heal the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wounds of her ancestors by reconnecting with indigenous healing practices toward a road of recovery, collective empowerment and liberation.
Joslyn Armstrong, Ph.D., currently serves as the assistant professor in the marriage, couple, and family therapy program at Lewis & Clark College. Joslyn is an MFT registered associate for the state of Oregon and has been clinically practicing for 6 years now. Currently, she is working towards obtaining the AAMFT approved Supervisor designation and Oregon MFT licensure. Joslyn’s research concentration centers around Black fatherhood and the father-child relationship. Her primary research interests include studying the father identity in Black families and studying its impact on father–child relationships; father and child mental health and its impact on father–child closeness; and the impact of Black fathering on child outcomes. Additionally, examining the sociocultural factors related to fatherhood such as discrimination, employment, and mental health stressors. Joslyn hopes to disseminate her research to the Black community on uplifting Black fatherhood and strengthening the father-child relationship. Joslyn intends to remain an engaged scholar, activist, and therapist for the Black community and society as a whole or the larger community.