Webinar series.

CSJ offers support and training to everyone, from mental health practitioners to community organizers to interested citizens, in confronting oppressive systems of power and privilege through our FREE monthly webinar series.

Upcoming Webinars

Stay tuned for more information on our upcoming Spring 2021 Racial Justice Webinar Series. 

PREVIOUS WEBINARS

THE "HOW TO" of MACRO-LEVEL ADVOCACY

Presented by: Dominique Marsalek, Government Affairs Specialist with ACA
Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 7pm EST

By popular demand: this webinar is the second of two to discuss practical elements of what advocacy looks like in the counseling profession. The presenter will share from her experience as Government Affairs Specialist with the American Counseling Association. ​ Participants will learn how to advocate at the macro-level, seeking policy change at the state and national level. 

Webinar 12/03 Recording

What Now: APPLYING THE ADVOCACY COMPETENCIES post-ELECTION webinar

​Presented by: Dr. Judy Daniels & Dr. Rebecca Toporek
Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 7pm EST
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​By popular demand: this webinar is the first of two to discuss practical elements of what advocacy looks like in the counseling profession.  This webinar will highlight the Advocacy Competencies, including a discussion of how the competencies came to be.  Then, presenters will explore the application of the Competencies in each of our individual stories, addressing advocacy at a micro-level. This webinar will address struggles to enact the Advocacy Competencies, as reflected in participants' experiences, and propose insights on how the Competencies shift given our current climate. Special attention to addressing the Competencies in context of the Presidential Election will be given. 

​Webinar 11/05 Recording

GLOBAL WARMING & STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE: THEORY & APPLICATION

Presented by: Dr. Edil Torres Rivera
Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 7pm EST

​In recent years we have seen how global warming has produced sociological, political, and economic changes. There is evidence that these changes have also affected people psychologically. This presentation will introduce empirical evidence that these changes have also increased violent behavior and is a continuation of the structural violence that is experienced in many countries called developing countries. This presentation will provide the audience with effective interventions to help people affected by global warming and violent behavior.

​​Webinar 9/24 Recording

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SOCIAL JUSTICE IN SCHOOLS Webinar

Presented by: Dr. Colette Dollarhide
Monday, August 3, 2020 at 7pm EST

​Systemic racism and anti-Black structures exist in all institutions in our society, and schools are no exception.  In fact, underlying assumptions of epistemology are based on the Greco-Roman systems of knowledge, which inherently devalue African, Latino, Asian, and Indigenous ways of knowing. In this webinar, we will deconstruct these racist assumptions, and then discuss various ways school counselors can use ecological theory to build a social justice program that addresses intrapersonal, interpersonal, immediate system, and larger system views to promote a culturally affirming school for all students. Participants will commit to working toward culturally affirming structures and practices in their schools.

Webinar 8/3 Presentation
Webinar 8/3 Recording

#ProtectingTransYouth webinar

Presented by: Dr. Lauren Shure, Dr. Misty Ginicola & Dani Dominguez
Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 7pm EST

This webinar will begin with a discussion of the literature and research on gender identity development and youth. Next, best and developing practices on counseling youth with diverse gender identities will be presented. Lastly, using the framework of the ACA advocacy competencies, strategies for effective counseling practice and advocacy with trans youth and their families will be explored. Time will be left at the end for questions and discussion.

Webinar 7/23 Recording

Counseling for Black Lives: Advocacy for Addressing Undue Police Violence Webinar 

Presented by Dr. Darius Green
Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 6pm EST

Black and African Americans disproportionately face excessive use of force from law enforcement officers that may result in race-based traumatic stress. Recent research on the topic of how professional counselors identify and address such occurrences of race-based trauma and police violence suggests that gaps exist in training. The webinar will review the impact of violent and negligent policing and provide clinical and advocacy strategies for counselors. 

Webinar 6/25 Recording

The Hidden Crime of America: Human Trafficking 101 Webinar

Presented by Jessica White, M.S.
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 11am, 1pm, or 3pm EST 

​In a land where freedom bells ring there is a mass population of people who live in bondage beyond what we as people can think or imagine. Human trafficking also known as modern-day slavery is a 150 billion dollar industry that has been hidden in plain sight for decades in the United States of American. Stripping away one's human rights, and lessening them to be valued as cattle for profit, human trafficking has been hidden in the dark for too long the time to shine the light is now. This training will equip participants with the tools needed to understand what human trafficking is, who it affects, and how we as people can take action to fight against human trafficking.

Counselors Promoting Social Justice in the COVID-19 Era

​Presented by Dr. Patricia Arredondo
Monday, April 27 at 7PM EST

In the COVID-19 era, a social justice mindset is attuned to inequities, oppression, and lack of access to healthcare, governmental, and employment systems. A disproportionate number of persons living in poverty, in rural areas, of ethnic minority heritage and in low-paid occupations are more at-risk to this disease and to accessing care. Knowledge about these conditions and populations is essential so that social justice advocacy can be enacted. 
​Learning Objectives: To describe how definitions of social justice apply in the current pandemic. To articulate particular inequities based on poverty, race/ethnicity, occupations. To identify everyday opportunities to apply social justice practices at interpersonal, organizational and societal levels

Webinar 4/27 Resource Page 
​Webinar 4/27 Recording

Webinar Library

Please visit our CSJ Youtube Channel for recordings of our previous webinars, which include the following:

• Advocacy strategies
• Advocating for exploited children
• Reducing bullying toward LGBTQIAA communities
• Addressing undue police violence
• Human trafficking
• Counseling during the COVID-19 ERA

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