Promoting Prevention: Supporting Psychotherapy in a COVID World
Conference Strand
Practice, Strategies, Techniques, and Interventions
Abstract
COVID-19 has unjustly impacted minority communities. In response to this pandemic, professional counseling should and will need to adjust, adapt, and be actively responsive. To better cultivate social change and develop social change mental health counselors, counselors must integrate liberation perspectives and wellness counseling practices that address psychotherapy stigma and inaccessibility through liberation informed preventative practices. Liberation theory focuses on ecological-communal variables and acknowledgment of clients’ strengths, resources, and values. Conceptually working within the context of Liberation Theory and leveraging social media, clinicians can take an active approach to make preventative care accessible. This interactive demonstration presentation will illuminate research-informed decolonizing mental health practices, and develop collective resiliency.
Evidence
Not available, external review.
Format
Individual Presentations
Biographical Sketch
Lea Herbert is a doctoral student at University of Central Florida.
Dena Slanda is a Research Associate at University of Central Florida.
Lindsey Pike is a doctoral student at University of Central Florida.
Zonovia Proctor is a doctoral student at University of Central Florida.
Location
Virtual Conference
Start Date
2-12-2021 11:15 AM
End Date
2-12-2021 12:15 PM
Recommended Citation
Herbert, Lea; Slanda, Dena; Pike, Lindsey; and Proctor, Zonovia, "Promoting Prevention: Supporting Psychotherapy in a COVID World" (2021). National Cross-Cultural Counseling and Education Conference for Research, Action, and Change. 26.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ccec/2021/2021/26
Promoting Prevention: Supporting Psychotherapy in a COVID World
Virtual Conference
COVID-19 has unjustly impacted minority communities. In response to this pandemic, professional counseling should and will need to adjust, adapt, and be actively responsive. To better cultivate social change and develop social change mental health counselors, counselors must integrate liberation perspectives and wellness counseling practices that address psychotherapy stigma and inaccessibility through liberation informed preventative practices. Liberation theory focuses on ecological-communal variables and acknowledgment of clients’ strengths, resources, and values. Conceptually working within the context of Liberation Theory and leveraging social media, clinicians can take an active approach to make preventative care accessible. This interactive demonstration presentation will illuminate research-informed decolonizing mental health practices, and develop collective resiliency.
Description
See Abstract