BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0b69f96c8e0ff0c76d7f2ae5f5c8ef25211 CATEGORIES:WAFCA CE Training SUMMARY:WAFCA-CE Oct. 4, 2019 Making the Connection: Effectively Engaging Refugee and Immigrant Communities in Treatment and Service Delivery LOCATION:Waukesha County Technical College\, 800 Main Street\, Pewaukee, WI 53072\, United States DESCRIPTION:
Our work with children and families requires us to meet people where they are and to seek understanding. We receive their stories and honor their strengths and their capacity to survive and ideally thrive in unfamiliar surroundings. p>
Whether our daily work connects us directly with immigrant and refugee families, or not, it is important to grow in our understanding of the trau ma and challenges faced by displaced people, who may carry past trauma from their previous homeland, and certainly face the ongoing stress of an unfam iliar culture and an uncertain future. In some ways, their experience is no t unlike the other displaced and disempowered populations that we serve – c hildren removed from their families, women seeking shelter from domestic vi olence, those with addictions who have lost connection to family and friend s.
The refugee and immigrant experience often includes circumstances that disrupt cultural norms and reduce natural and familial supports. Coll ectively, these may cause a loss of identity and distrust in government or larger systems.
This workshop will provide an overview of the status of immigrant and refugee populations in Wisconsin, and an understanding of the similarities and differences in the experiences both culturally and leg ally that various new arrivals face. The majority of the day will use prese ntations and small group work to learn various therapeutic strategies for e ngaging with immigrant and refugee clients and addressing their trauma. The day will conclude with a panel discussion regarding resources for continui ng to grow our awareness of the policies and practices in our communities t hat either support or further isolate immigrant and refugee families.
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About the Presen ter:
S. Michele Cohen, PhD, LPC, LCPC, (pi ctured at left) is a Licensed Professional Counselor who maintains licenses in both WI and IL. In the past 28 years she has worked with individuals, children, adolescents and families who fight the stigma of mental illness, trauma storied lives and adjustment challenges in multiple settings.
Dr. Cohen has been providing clinical oversight, supervision and administr ative leadership for the past 18 years and has been an adjunct instructor a t Mount Mary University in the MS Counseling Program since 2012. She is th e President/Owner of Choice Consulting & Counseling Services, LLC and c urrently serves as a psychiatric consultant for Silver Spring Community Nur sing Centers. She also serves as Behavioral Health Program Directors for Br ead of Healing Free Clinic in Milwaukee.
Sebastian Ssempijja, PhD (pictured at right) is the co -owner and clinic director of Sebastian Family Psychology Practice, LLC. Dr . Sebastian received his Ph.D. at Marquette University and is a child and f amily psychologist. He has over 25 years of experience in serving diverse c lient groups. These include refugees & asylees from Africa, South East Asia, the Middle East, former Russian Soviet Union, as well as children, yo uths, and families distressed by poverty and inner-city suburban pressures. He consults with Head Start programs, youth serving agencies, schools, as well as grassroots programs serving the underprivileged and immigrants. He is involved in many community service and education activities.
Mary Flynn (pictured at left) has been with Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michig an for more than 25 years, joining Refugee Resettlement Program in December 2009. Mary’s work includes hosting medical and pediatric resident on-site visits; presenting Refugee 101 overviews to local, county, state and natio nal groups; and conference presentations for HMOs, ACA Assisters and Naviga tors, public health departments, educators, mental health providers, congre gations, faith communities and leaders. Mary has appeared on Wisconsin Pub lic Radio, Milwaukee Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television. She was a plenary speaker at the Our City of Nations Conference in Milwaukee in 20 15. Mary strives to follow the LSS tenets of valuing the individual, divers ity, interdependence, excellence and innovation. She strives to maintain hu mor in the workplace and humane workloads for staff.
WAFCA has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Edu cation Provider. ACEP No. 6778. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credi t are clearly identified. WAFCA is solely responsible for all aspects of th e programs.
CONTACT:Rachel Kruse, WAFCA Event Coordinator, rkruse@wafca.org, 608.257.5939 DTSTAMP:20240328T090437 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191004T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191004T160000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR