07 May Webinar: A Chicanx Approach to Mental Health: Constructing Wellness Part I
From 1:00 PM until 2:30 PM
Chicanx have a long history of contributions to the filed of psychology and mental health. Starting from our ancestral knowledge and healing, to the publication of "Chicano Psychology" in 1977 up until our current contributions. This webinar will cover foundational concepts of "Browning" counseling, describe traditional/individualistic concepts in mental health can be culturally incongruent to Chicanx/Latinx populations and review ways to decolonize of mental health.
During this webinar you will:
1. Gain an understanding of varying of mental well-being from a Chicanx perspective.
2. Understand ways to "brown" counseling interventions for Chicanx populations.
3. Identify how traditional concepts in mental health treatment maybe incongruent with Chicanx populations.