In the second episode of Therapy Cafe: The Future of Mental Health, Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson, licensed clinical psychologist, Associate Professor at Columbia University School of Social Work, Fellow at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, and CEO and Founder of RACE Space Inc., discusses the pervasive impact of racial stress and trauma on Black youth who experience up to six instances of racism daily, often through social media. The conversation covers strategies for helping youth and their caregivers manage and heal from these experiences, Dr. Anderson's groundbreaking work with the EMBRace intervention, and the role of racial socialization in therapy. She emphasizes the importance of addressing racial trauma in therapy and integrating technology to support mental health and healing. Learning Objectives: By the end of this presentation, listeners will be able to Summarize racial discrimination, racial stress and trauma, and coping theories Practice stress-reducing coping practices Explain the practice of racial socialization Appraise strategies to treat clients experiencing racial stress and trauma If you'd like to obtain continuing education as a psychologist, counselor, social worker, or therapist you can purchase a one-year subscription to Psych Hub's training center. Once signed up, you'll have access to earn CEs for this and every Therapy Cafe episode, plus access to our existing library of over 120 evidence-based practice continuing education courses created by expert clinicians. Go to psychhub.com/signup or https://psychhub.com/courses/therapy-cafe-racial-stress-and-trauma-a for more information. Learn more about Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson's research and work at: https://www.rianaelyse.com/ Learn more about EMBrace at: https://www.theembraceprogram.com/

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