Description
Presenter: Dr. Isha W. Metzger, PhD
Overview.
The negative consequences of interpersonal trauma (e.g., physical abuse) take a disproportionate toll on Black and other ethnically minoritized youth due to the compounding stress of experiencing unique race related stressors both directly (e.g., microaggressions) and vicariously (e.g., witnessing police brutality in the media). To increase their utility in responding to and treating interpersonal trauma, cognitive and behavioral therapies should integrate and address cultural factors (e.g., system mistrust) that are likely to influence ethnically minoritized families’ willingness to engage in treatment for trauma. In addition, Black youth rely on particular assets and strengths in their families and communities to reduce negative mental and behavioral health outcomes from interpersonal and race-related stressors. Racial socialization is the protective process of transmitting cultural behaviors, attitudes, and values to prepare youth to cope with racial stressors, and is associated with positive outcomes including increased resilience, coping abilities, and decreased problem behaviors and anxiety in diverse youth. This webinar will provide an overview of interpersonal racial stress and trauma, present research on barriers and facilitators to service utilization for diverse families, and discuss strategies for considering culture in mental health treatment for Black and other ethnically minoritized youth.
Objectives.
- Identify ways that interpersonal and racial stress and trauma impact Black youth development;
- Understand research on barriers and facilitators to trauma treatment utilization for ethnic minority youth and families;
- Describe the protective role of racial socialization on behavioral and mental health outcomes for Black youth; and
- Prepare to utilize 2-3 strategies towards integrating racial socialization as a culturally specific cognitive-behavioral treatment strategy for Black clients.
About the Presenter.
Dr. Isha Metzger is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Georgia, and Visiting Research Faculty at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS’ at Yale University. Dr. Metzger earned her PhD in Clinical-Community Psychology from the University of South Carolina, she completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Medical University of South Carolina, and she received postdoctoral training both at the National Crime Victims Center and at Yale University. As Director of The EMPOWER Lab at UGA, Dr. Metzger focuses on reducing mental health disparities through “Engaging Minorities in Prevention, Outreach, Wellness, Education, & Research.” Dr. Metzger’s systematic research program is aimed at elucidating the role of culturally specific risk (e.g., racial discrimination) and protective (e.g., racial socialization) factors to better inform cognitive-behavioral outcomes for Black youth receiving evidence-based services for interpersonal and racial stress and trauma in “real world” settings. Dr. Metzger is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who offers award-winning instruction, supervision, training, and consultation to students, professionals, and organizations across the nation on the delivery of evidence-based treatments for underserved individuals seeking mental health treatment for a range of problems. Additionally, Dr. Metzger is an advocate for Black youth and families in the local community, and she is both personally and professionally committed to illuminating and utilizing the individual and communal ability of Black Americans to heal from and thrive in spite of anti-Black racism.
CE Information
1 hour of CE
Cost
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$40.00 for Non-Members
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