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This course qualifies for CAMFT CEUs.   In this training, participants will gain a basic understanding of trauma as well as the basic principles of Trauma Informed Care. We will discuss how trauma, including historical, intergenerational, and individual levels of trauma, plays a role for youth in becoming involved in gangs/gang activity. Participants will also explore ways to conceptualize and apply trauma informed care principles and interventions to this population while delivering supportive services, such as mental health or social services. While exploring ways to understand gang involvement through a trauma informed perspective, other important aspects related to gangs will also be reviewed, such as typical characteristics of gangs, the psychosocial and individual risk factors to becoming gang involved, motivation for joining gangs, and ways to build resiliency for youth that have become gang involved as well as their families.   --- Other Important Information: Accommodations: To request additional assistance or accommodations, please contact Brisa Romero, Training Assistant, at bromero@catalyst-center.org. Grievances: To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email Ivon Favela, Deputy Director of Training at ifavela@catalyst-center.org CE Certificates: Upon course survey completion, participants will be awarded CE certificates. Refund/Cancelation Policy: All requests for cancellation and refunds must be submitted in writing to bromero@catalyst-center.org prior to the course date. Otherwise, no refunds will be allowed.  --- CE Statement: California Alliance of Child and Family Services (CACFS) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs (Provider #1000075 ). This course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. CACFS maintains responsibility for the program and all of its content. Read more

This course qualifies for CAMFT CEUs.   Colorism, discrimination that privileges light skin that is distinct yet also similar to racism, is prevalent and persistent in our world. It is evident in social media, society, our communities, everyday comments, and systems. Colorism contributes to educational and pay disparities, fueling the skin-lightening market estimated to be $341.9 Million (2022) in the US alone. Experiencing colorism has negative impacts psychologically, emotionally, physically, and socially. Adolescents may experience colorism in their daily lives through school, celebrity culture and media, the criminal justice system, and employment settings in the midst of navigating biopsychosocial changes and a critical period for developing mental health issues and eating disorders. Colorist incidents may result in traumatic stress or skin tone trauma (Landor & McNeil Smith, 2019). This trauma may increase the risk of appearance-related dissatisfaction, adopting harmful skin-lightening practices, and developing an eating disorder. Intervention and prevention can lessen the impacts of colorism, skin tone trauma, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorders among youth. This workshop focuses on how colorism, skin tone trauma, and body image ideals impact youth's mental health and relationships with food and their bodies. Participants will learn strategies for thinking about these topics with cultural sensitivity and how we can leverage our professional roles to address colorism and skin tone trauma in our working relationships with youth and families. --- Instructor: Ashley Acle, MBA, MFT, LMFT Ashley Acle, MBA, MFT, LMFT is a consultant, clinical supervisor, and advocate passionate about health equity and culturally sensitive mental health. She frequently speaks on eating disorders and mental health treatment, along with ways we heal from experiences of racism, immigration trauma, colorism, and other marginalizations to promote body acceptance and well-being. Ashley helps clients with eating disorders and mental health issues through her private practice, consults for organizations, and leads clinical supervision and educational workshops for healthcare professionals. She has been a leader in eating disorders for several years, working in behavioral health operations, research, clinical quality and regulatory compliance, and direct care. Her accomplishments include leading a systematic review of Cultural Considerations in the Treatment of Eating Disorders among Racial/Ethnic Minorities (Acle et al., 2021), highlighting core insights for researchers and practitioners treating eating disorders. Ashley has also spoken internationally to increase awareness and equitable treatment for eating disorders within Latine, Asian, and Indigenous communities. Ashley is passionate about building community among healthcare providers of color as a mentor and peer consultant. She is a member of several professional associations, including the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT) and their Margins to Center and Queer and Trans Advocacy Networks (QTAN). --- Other Important Information: Accommodations: To request additional assistance or accommodations, please contact Brisa Romero, Training Assistant, at bromero@catalyst-center.org. Grievances: To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email Ivon Favela, Deputy Director of Training at ifavela@catalyst-center.org CE Certificates: Upon course survey completion, participants will be awarded CE certificates. Refund/Cancelation Policy: All requests for cancellation and refunds must be submitted in writing to bromero@catalyst-center.org prior to the course date. Otherwise, no refunds will be allowed.  --- CE Statement: California Alliance of Child and Family Services (CACFS) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs (Provider #1000075 ). This course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. CACFS maintains responsibility for the program and all of its content. Read more

This course qualifies for STRTP CEUs.   Colorism, discrimination that privileges light skin that is distinct yet also similar to racism, is prevalent and persistent in our world. It is evident in social media, society, our communities, everyday comments, and systems. Colorism contributes to educational and pay disparities, fueling the skin-lightening market estimated to be $341.9 Million (2022) in the US alone. Experiencing colorism has negative impacts psychologically, emotionally, physically, and socially. Adolescents may experience colorism in their daily lives through school, celebrity culture and media, the criminal justice system, and employment settings in the midst of navigating biopsychosocial changes and a critical period for developing mental health issues and eating disorders. Colorist incidents may result in traumatic stress or skin tone trauma (Landor & McNeil Smith, 2019). This trauma may increase the risk of appearance-related dissatisfaction, adopting harmful skin-lightening practices, and developing an eating disorder. Intervention and prevention can lessen the impacts of colorism, skin tone trauma, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorders among youth. This workshop focuses on how colorism, skin tone trauma, and body image ideals impact youth's mental health and relationships with food and their bodies. Participants will learn strategies for thinking about these topics with cultural sensitivity and how we can leverage our professional roles to address colorism and skin tone trauma in our working relationships with youth and families. --- Instructor: Ashley Acle, MBA, MFT, LMFT Ashley Acle, MBA, MFT, LMFT is a consultant, clinical supervisor, and advocate passionate about health equity and culturally sensitive mental health. She frequently speaks on eating disorders and mental health treatment, along with ways we heal from experiences of racism, immigration trauma, colorism, and other marginalizations to promote body acceptance and well-being. Ashley helps clients with eating disorders and mental health issues through her private practice, consults for organizations, and leads clinical supervision and educational workshops for healthcare professionals. She has been a leader in eating disorders for several years, working in behavioral health operations, research, clinical quality and regulatory compliance, and direct care. Her accomplishments include leading a systematic review of Cultural Considerations in the Treatment of Eating Disorders among Racial/Ethnic Minorities (Acle et al., 2021), highlighting core insights for researchers and practitioners treating eating disorders. Ashley has also spoken internationally to increase awareness and equitable treatment for eating disorders within Latine, Asian, and Indigenous communities. Ashley is passionate about building community among healthcare providers of color as a mentor and peer consultant. She is a member of several professional associations, including the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT) and their Margins to Center and Queer and Trans Advocacy Networks (QTAN). --- Other Important Information: Accommodations: To request additional assistance or accommodations, please contact Brisa Romero, Training Assistant, at bromero@catalyst-center.org. Grievances: To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email Ivon Favela, Deputy Director of Training at ifavela@catalyst-center.org CE Certificates: Upon course survey completion, participants will be awarded CE certificates. Refund/Cancelation Policy: All requests for cancellation and refunds must be submitted in writing to bromero@catalyst-center.org prior to the course date. Otherwise, no refunds will be allowed.  --- CE Statement: California Alliance of Child and Family Services (CACFS) is approved by the California Department of Social Services to sponsor continuing education for Group Home Administrators (GH; Vendor ID: 2000083-730-2) and Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP; Vendor ID: 2000083-733-2) Administrators. This course meets the requirements for 2 hours of continuing education for GH (Course ID: 083-0211-37567) and STRTP Administrators (Course ID: 083-0211-37566). --- Looking to earn CEs for this course? Click here: CAMFT: https://catalystcenter.learnupon.com/store/3639044-colorism-skin-tone-trauma-body-image-ideals-clinical-considerations-with-youth-families-camft Read more

This course qualifies for STRTP CEUs.   Colorism, discrimination that privileges light skin that is distinct yet also similar to racism, is prevalent and persistent in our world. It is evident in social media, society, our communities, everyday comments, and systems. Colorism contributes to educational and pay disparities, fueling the skin-lightening market estimated to be $341.9 Million (2022) in the US alone. Experiencing colorism has negative impacts psychologically, emotionally, physically, and socially. Adolescents may experience colorism in their daily lives through school, celebrity culture and media, the criminal justice system, and employment settings in the midst of navigating biopsychosocial changes and a critical period for developing mental health issues and eating disorders. Colorist incidents may result in traumatic stress or skin tone trauma (Landor & McNeil Smith, 2019). This trauma may increase the risk of appearance-related dissatisfaction, adopting harmful skin-lightening practices, and developing an eating disorder. Intervention and prevention can lessen the impacts of colorism, skin tone trauma, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorders among youth. This workshop focuses on how colorism, skin tone trauma, and body image ideals impact youth's mental health and relationships with food and their bodies. Participants will learn strategies for thinking about these topics with cultural sensitivity and how we can leverage our professional roles to address colorism and skin tone trauma in our working relationships with youth and families. --- Instructor: Ashley Acle, MBA, MFT, LMFT Ashley Acle, MBA, MFT, LMFT is a consultant, clinical supervisor, and advocate passionate about health equity and culturally sensitive mental health. She frequently speaks on eating disorders and mental health treatment, along with ways we heal from experiences of racism, immigration trauma, colorism, and other marginalizations to promote body acceptance and well-being. Ashley helps clients with eating disorders and mental health issues through her private practice, consults for organizations, and leads clinical supervision and educational workshops for healthcare professionals. She has been a leader in eating disorders for several years, working in behavioral health operations, research, clinical quality and regulatory compliance, and direct care. Her accomplishments include leading a systematic review of Cultural Considerations in the Treatment of Eating Disorders among Racial/Ethnic Minorities (Acle et al., 2021), highlighting core insights for researchers and practitioners treating eating disorders. Ashley has also spoken internationally to increase awareness and equitable treatment for eating disorders within Latine, Asian, and Indigenous communities. Ashley is passionate about building community among healthcare providers of color as a mentor and peer consultant. She is a member of several professional associations, including the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT) and their Margins to Center and Queer and Trans Advocacy Networks (QTAN). --- Other Important Information: Accommodations: To request additional assistance or accommodations, please contact Brisa Romero, Training Assistant, at bromero@catalyst-center.org. Grievances: To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email Ivon Favela, Deputy Director of Training at ifavela@catalyst-center.org CE Certificates: Upon course survey completion, participants will be awarded CE certificates. Refund/Cancelation Policy: All requests for cancellation and refunds must be submitted in writing to bromero@catalyst-center.org prior to the course date. Otherwise, no refunds will be allowed.  --- CE Statement: California Alliance of Child and Family Services (CACFS) is approved by the California Department of Social Services to sponsor continuing education for Group Home Administrators (GH; Vendor ID: 2000083-730-2) and Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP; Vendor ID: 2000083-733-2) Administrators. This course meets the requirements for 2 hours of continuing education for GH (Course ID: 083-0211-37567) and STRTP Administrators (Course ID: 083-0211-37566). --- Looking to earn CEs for this course? Click here: CAMFT: https://catalystcenter.learnupon.com/store/3639044-colorism-skin-tone-trauma-body-image-ideals-clinical-considerations-with-youth-families-camft Read more

This course qualifies for CAMFT CEUs.   Adolescence is a period of significant biopsychosocial and spiritual growth. Socially, our teens transition towards greater independence, identity development, connectedness, and belongingness. Adolescence is also a period of increased risk for mental health struggles: 17% and 21% of US adolescents (12-17 year olds) report experiencing depression and anxiety symptoms within the past two weeks, which can come with social withdrawal, disconnection and loneliness, feelings of guilt and shame. Community-based and relational approaches are valuable resources in addressing teen depression. Through therapeutic interactions and connection with peers outside of these, teens can facilitate a felt sense of community and belonging, with their interests and social supports. Adolescents can nurture an appreciation for understanding who they are, their strengths, their environments, while growing with others in similar stages. These experiences can be important launching points for expanding social support and connectedness in other areas of their lives. This workshop presents an overview of teen depression as a disorder of disconnection and how healthcare providers can partner with teens and their surrounding community supports to facilitate connectedness and belonging. --- Instructor: Ashley Acle, MBA, MFT, LMFT I’m Ashley (she/her), Healthcare Consultant, Clinical Supervisor/Therapist, and Mental Health Advocate. I am passionate about culturally sensitive, equitable and sustainable mental health care, stemming from my lived and professional experiences in this field, clinical research, and quality improvement for the last 14 years. I have served in various leadership roles in medical, psychiatric, academic, and community-based settings, most recently as a National Director of Compliance, Clinical Supervisor and Director of Clinical Services. I currently provide healthcare consulting services and training to professionals across the country. I also provide clinical supervision/consultation towards licensure and therapy services to individuals located in California and Pennsylvania. Contact me to discuss working together. I look forward to connecting with you.   --- CAMFT Information:  California Alliance of Child and Family Services (CACFS) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs (Provider #1000075 ). This course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. CACFS maintains responsibility for the program and all of its content. --- Other Important Information: Accommodations: To request additional assistance or accommodations, please contact Brisa Romero, Training Assistant, at bromero@catalyst-center.org. Grievances: To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email Ivon Favela, Deputy Director of Training at ifavela@catalyst-center.org CE Certificates: Upon course survey completion, participants will be awarded CE certificates. Refund/Cancelation Policy: All requests for cancellation and refunds must be submitted in writing to bromero@catalyst-center.org prior to the course date. Otherwise, no refunds will be allowed.  Read more

Adolescence is a period of significant biopsychosocial and spiritual growth. Socially, our teens transition towards greater independence, identity development, connectedness, and belongingness. Adolescence is also a period of increased risk for mental health struggles: 17% and 21% of US adolescents (12-17 year olds) report experiencing depression and anxiety symptoms within the past two weeks, which can come with social withdrawal, disconnection and loneliness, feelings of guilt and shame. Community-based and relational approaches are valuable resources in addressing teen depression. Through therapeutic interactions and connection with peers outside of these, teens can facilitate a felt sense of community and belonging, with their interests and social supports. Adolescents can nurture an appreciation for understanding who they are, their strengths, their environments, while growing with others in similar stages. These experiences can be important launching points for expanding social support and connectedness in other areas of their lives. This workshop presents an overview of teen depression as a disorder of disconnection and how healthcare providers can partner with teens and their surrounding community supports to facilitate connectedness and belonging. --- Instructor: Ashley Acle, MBA, MFT, LMFT I’m Ashley (she/her), Healthcare Consultant, Clinical Supervisor/Therapist, and Mental Health Advocate. I am passionate about culturally sensitive, equitable and sustainable mental health care, stemming from my lived and professional experiences in this field, clinical research, and quality improvement for the last 14 years. I have served in various leadership roles in medical, psychiatric, academic, and community-based settings, most recently as a National Director of Compliance, Clinical Supervisor and Director of Clinical Services. I currently provide healthcare consulting services and training to professionals across the country. I also provide clinical supervision/consultation towards licensure and therapy services to individuals located in California and Pennsylvania. Contact me to discuss working together. I look forward to connecting with you.   --- Other Important Information: Accommodations: To request additional assistance or accommodations, please contact Brisa Romero, Training Assistant, at bromero@catalyst-center.org. Grievances: To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email Ivon Favela, Deputy Director of Training at ifavela@catalyst-center.org CE Certificates: Upon course survey completion, participants will be awarded CE certificates. Refund/Cancelation Policy: All requests for cancellation and refunds must be submitted in writing to bromero@catalyst-center.org prior to the course date. Otherwise, no refunds will be allowed.  Read more