Understanding how racial trauma affects the mental, emotional, and physical health of your Black clients is only the beginning of helping them work through their trauma. In addition to knowing the impacts, organizations and clinicians should know best practices for addressing racism and racial trauma from the minute they enter your practice to when they go into the therapy room (whether in-person or through telehealth).
Join us Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 2 PM ET to hear Jamila Holcomb, Ph.D., LMFT, continue the conversation on racial trauma and how clinicians and organizations can help Black clients in the clinical setting.
During the webinar, you’ll learn:
Please note: This webinar is a free event, and no CEUs or certificates of participation are provided. All registrants will receive a copy of the recorded webinar and slides if you cannot attend the live event.
Dr. Jamila Holcomb is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Tallahassee, Florida and is the owner of Holcomb Counseling and Consulting, LLC. She specializes in individual, family, and trauma counseling. Dr. Holcomb is also Teaching Faculty at Florida State University in their Family and Child Sciences Department. She teaches undergraduate courses on parenting, adolescent development, and public policy. Dr. Holcomb also provides consultations, workshops, and trainings on trauma, mental health, and culturally sensitive practices. She has published several peer-reviewed research articles on these topics. Dr. Holcomb obtained her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) from The Family Institute at Northwestern University, and her Ph.D. in MFT from Florida State University. Her dissertation was titled: Predictors of Ethnic-Racial Socialization Profiles in Early Childhood Among African American Parents.