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  • November 24, 2020

The Ethics of Care: Dismantling Racism

  Over the last 30 years, the changes in the workplace impacting working-class families, racial tensions between different races, and cultural influences have been slowly taking a psychological toll,…

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  • August 17, 2020

White/Black Part 1: A Tale of Two Opioid Epidemics

As the more publicized institutionally racist and oppressive practices like police brutality, poverty, and the racial wealth gap continue to ravage the Black community, there is a significant issue that…

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  • July 9, 2020

Walking the Talk: Practicing Restorative Justice and Anti-Racism

   In this session, Sheryl Wilson, restorative justice practitioner and trainer, will discuss how her roots in restorative justice…

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  • July 9, 2020

Shifting the Mental Health Paradigm to a Mind Body Healing Practice

   This presentation focuses on the current mental health structure in Western society and how it affects Native people.

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  • April 28, 2020

An Indigenous Perspective on Co-Occurring Disorders

We will discuss a re-framing of mental health and substance use based on culturally-specific work in the American Indian community, including how historical trauma is a precipitating event, and how DSM diagnostic codes fall short of accurately describing conditions. We will focus on the indigenous view of health as holistic, and cultural teachings for healing and resilience that can be used for any client population. 

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  • December 5, 2019

Parents with Co-Occurring Disorders in Child Welfare

This webinar provides a brief introduction of co-occurring disorders and what child welfare system looks like in Minnesota. The training further highlights both the barriers and best practice tips…

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