Webinar 2: Implications for Clinical Practice

Racial Trauma Among Asian American & Asian Immigrant Communities (Webinar Series)

Webinar 2: Implications for Clinical Practice

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
10:00 - 11:30AM PT
Webinar Platform: Zoom
Online registration is LIVE now. [REGISTER HERE]
Registration is FREE

Upcoming Webinars & Workshops

May 18, 2023 (9AM-4:30PM PST) - In-Person Workshop: Supporting AAAI Communities in Healing from Racial Trauma (Location: State Building: 455 Golden Gate Ave, SF)
June 2023 - Follow-up Webinar to Workshop 1: Addressing Child Trauma In Afghan Refugee Families
Aug 2023 - Webinar 3: Community Programs in Action

About

Racial stress and trauma can be caused by direct or indirect exposures to racism throughout one’s lifetime and is influenced by an accumulation of unavoidable exposures to racism across generations, communities, and history. While Anti-Asian hate crimes have risen dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, the experience of racial discrimination and violence is not new to Asian American and Asian Immigrant (AAAI) communities. The impact can negatively affect the mental health of many generations.

This webinar is the second of a three-part series, and aims to take a deeper dive into culturally sensitive and trauma-informed clinical practices and recommendations that can be implemented to best support AAAI children, youth, and families who have experienced any form of racial discrimination, stress and trauma.

Learning Objectives

As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

Describe trauma and mental health issues in AAAI communities due to exposure to anti-Asian hate, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Identify cultural sensitive clinical practices to support AAAI children, youth, and families

*Continuing Education: RAMS is approved by the California Psychological Association (CPA) to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) now recognizes CE credit offered by any CPA-approved provider for license renewal for its licensees. For this webinar, RAMS is offering 1.5 hours of continuing education for psychologists, LMFTs, LCSWs, and LPCCs. RAMS maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

Moderator:

Angela Tang, LCSW
Clinical Supervisor/Project Coordinator, Lotus Project (RAMS)
(She/Her)

Angela Tang is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified in Healthcare Compliance. Ms. Tang is currently the Chief Operating Officer at RAMS, a not-for-profit agency in San Francisco that provides and advocates for mental health and wellness services that are centered in clients, community, and culture, with expertise in serving Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. Ms. Tang has previously served as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Smith College School for Social Work (honorary) and a Program Advisor for Boston University School of Social Work. A San Francisco native, Ms. Tang earned her Bachelor of Social Work degree at SF State University and received her Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University. Her areas of interest include macro-level, systems, and strengths-based theories & practices; organizational development; and program evaluation.

Speakers:

Hyeouk "Chris" Hahm, Ph.D., LCSW
Professor and Associate Dean for Research at Boston University,
School of Social Work

Hyeouk “Chris” Hahm is a health services researcher and is a Professor at the Boston University School of Social Work. She has also been funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) through multiple grants, including a dissertation grant award, a diversity grant, a career award, and a clinical trial planning award. Her research includes randomized clinical trials, survey research, qualitative research, and large database studies. Her current research focuses on Asian-American women’s health risk behaviors, mental health, and intervention development.

She worked as a psychotherapist in NYC, treating people with mental illness and substance abuse issues. After she received Ph.D. from Columbia University, she had also done a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of California at Berkeley before she joined Boston University, and she served as a visiting associate professor at Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry.

Cruz Chan, M.A., LMFT, RDT
Clinical Manager, Healing for Asians at Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc. (RAMS), San Francisco

A Cantonese and Mandarin-speaking clinician, Cruz graduated from California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco), with a Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Drama Therapy. In Cruz's new role as Clinical Manager, Cruz will be further developing the RAMS Healing for Asians program which provides trauma informed mental health services to limited English speaking Asian victims of crime. This RAMS program is part of San Francisco’s multi-system, initial answer and collaborative solution to the “Anti-Asian Hate”. Cruz is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist as well as a Registered Drama Therapist. Cruz's background also includes providing mental health services to children, youth, families and adults at RAMS outpatient and school-based programs. Prior to clinical work, Cruz has also participated in many drama performances and was a radio host and producer in Macau. Currently, Cruz is actively receiving training in psychodrama under the guidelines of the American Board of Examiner of Psychodrama, Group Psychotherapy and Sociometry (ABE), and presented in the 2020 North American Drama Therapy Association Conference.

Diana Chu, MFT, RDT/BCT
Marriage and Family Therapist
Registered Drama Therapist

Diana Chu, MFT, RDT/BCT provides counseling services for Asian American adults and families in California and Florida. She leads workshops at national conferences for clinicians and provides mental health consultations for AAPI non-profits. She is an Interpersonal Dynamics Facilitator at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, supporting MBA students in developing emotional intelligence, communication skills, and self-awareness. She worked at various community mental health settings, including Community Youth Center, Counseling Enriched Educational Program, School-Based Counseling, Family Engagement Programs and Autistic Spectrum Disorder Clinic.
Apart from being a therapist, she finds ways to support her community. She is a Board Member at Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center (a local non-profit in San Francisco). She is part of the Lotus Project Professional Advisory Board (an initiative to expand assistance to Asian Americans & Asian immigrants). Also, she serves as Education Chair on the North American Drama Therapy Association Board. For more information, visit dianachutherapy.com.