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This training provides mental-health professionals, crisis counselors, and helping professionals with culturally responsive strategies for supporting Black individuals experiencing mental-health crises. Grounded in compassion, awareness, and evidence-based practice, the course examines how historical trauma, systemic oppression, and cultural stigma influence help-seeking behaviors, disclosure of risk, and engagement in treatment. Participants will explore key topics including the impact of racism and discrimination on mental health, minority stress, intersectionality, barriers to care, and the importance of representation within helping professions. The training also covers best practices for assessing risk for suicide, homicide, and non-suicidal self-injury, as well as identifying protective factors and integrating cultural strengths into individualized safety planning. Through case scenarios, guided reflection, and practical tools, learners will strengthen their ability to conduct risk assessments and safety interventions that prioritize dignity, collaboration, and trust. The training emphasizes life-assisting approaches that move beyond crisis stabilization toward empowerment, advocacy, and culturally informed healing. Ultimately, this session challenges professionals to not only save lives but also affirm the worth, resilience, and humanity of the Black individuals and communities they serve. (1.0 hours CEU for Texas LPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs, and Psychologists)
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