Redefine Strong: Black Women’s Mental Health Conference

In-Person Conference

Saturday, May 4, 2024
1:00 - 8:00pm
NYU Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10003

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 5 CE contact hours

Co-sponsored by:

Black Women and Girls in the United States are doubly marginalized because of race and gender. This dual marginalization has a significant negative impact on the mental health of Black Women and Girls throughout the life cycle because of discrimination by the dominant culture (Calabrese et al. 2014). Black Womanhood is not monolithic, variants such as sexuality and class increase the vulnerability for risk of mental illness predisposition. The social determinants of health of race and gender highlight the complex co-occurring social and economic structures that contribute to health disparities in the United States (Doornbos et al. 2013). Status based health inequality leaves gaps in the ability for Black Women and Girls to access adequate mental healthcare and recognize the need for mental health prevention and treatment. Health disparities are complicated, but preventable. To reduce and erase health disparities that prevent Black Women and Girls from seeking professional mental health treatment, we must eradicate the effects of social and economic inequality (Adler, 2013), improve mental health awareness, increase mental health literacy, and close gaps in access to affordable culturally competent providers.

At this conference, recommendations will be made in these areas as well as ideas on how mental health practitioners can increase cultural humility in order to navigate and access treatments to increase systemic change for Black Women and Girls. Discussions will focus on health disparities and solutions. Join us!

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

• Discuss and learn specific issues of mental health for Black Women and Girls.
• Address evidenced-based and best practices interventions for Black Women and Girls.
• Learn ways to eradicate the Strong Black Women's Schema from a micro-mezzo-macro-meta perspective, with attention to legislative policy recommendations.
• Identify at least one (1) new practice model of working with Black Women and Girls.
• Engage cultural humility in addressing the elimination of social determinants of health that affect Black Women and Girls’ mental health.

Note: These are approximate times and the schedule is subject to change.

Kim Young, LCSW

Kim Young, MSW, LCSW, Dope Black Social Worker®, LLC Kim is a nationally recognized and sought after Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), expert troublemaker. and host of the podcast, Revolutionary Hoodrat. Kim has over a decade of experience working alongside at promise youth, families, and communities. Kim is deeply committed to cross sector collaboration that utilizes an asset based approach to develop strategies which promote community driven solutions to system created problems. 

Kim has experience in providing direct clinical services to youth and adults in psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment and community based settings. Kim specializes in working with multi–systems involved youth and young adults who have experienced and participated in acts of community violence. 

In 2019, Kim made the shift upstream and stepped away from direct service to begin working on programmatic, organizational and system changes. Kim has worked nationally with universities, localities, and organizations delivering consultations, training, keynotes, and lectures. 

Kim focuses her work around three priority areas: 

• Increase the visibility of Black social workers.
• Create pathways to opportunities for Black youth and young adults. 
• Eliminate barriers to dreaming for Black youth and young adults.

Kim has been recognized as an Essence Magazine Essential Hero, Richmond’s Style Weekly 40 Under 40, Virginia Commonwealth University 10 Under 10 and featured in a number of publications and podcasts. Kim was born and raised in San Diego, California and is proud to have called Richmond, Virginia home since 2011. When not causing trouble Kim enjoys moving with ease, reclaiming rest and listening to trap music. 

Kim believes that relationships heal and there is power in empathy, compassion, and kindness.

Early Bird Registration (by 12/15/23): $175.00

Current Silver and Steinhardt Students (BS/MA/MSW/DSW/PhD): $7.50 (limited seats available)

Registration Fees (after 12/16/23)

• General Admission: $250
  

• Current NYU Silver and Steinhardt Practicum Instructors (25% off): $187.50

• NYU Silver and Steinhardt Alumni - BS/MA/MS/MSW/DSW/PhD (25% off): $187.50

• NYU Silver Post-Master’s Certificate Program Alumni (15% off): $212.50

• 3+ People from one agency (25% off/person): $187.50/person

• Retired Steinhardt and Silver Faculty: $100.00

• Veterans (50% off): $125.00

Please note: Discounts cannot be combined.

If after registering, you determine that you can no longer attend this event, The Office of Global and Lifelong Learning will issue refunds on the following basis:

• Refund requests made on or before April 29, 2024 (by midnight): full refund
• Refund requests made on or before May 1, 2024 (by midnight): 50% refund
• Refund requests made on or after May 2, 2024: no refund

If this event is cancelled, all registrants will be fully reimbursed. To withdraw from and be reimbursed for this event, please complete the event withdrawal form.

NYSED and ASWB/ACE approved for 5 Continuing Education Contact Hours.

55 jurisdictions accept ACE-approved provider CE contact hours. ACE is not an approved Continuing Education provider in the states of New York (though NYU Silver is NYSED CE approved in NYS) and West Virginia, unless the event is outside of West VA. ACE only approves individual courses in New Jersey, though NYU Silver is CSWE-accredited and therefore accepted for licensed NJ professionals. Here is a full list of statutes related to social work CE.

Special Accommodations:
Students requiring accommodations have the opportunity to make these known upon registering or by writing to silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.

Addressing Grievances:
For information on our grievance and complaint procedures, contact 212.998.9099 or silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu.

Note on Accessibility:
It is a priority to make our events inclusive and accessible. For any questions or to notify us of a request, please email silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu at least 72 hours before the event.

NYU Silver School of Social Work
Office of Global and Lifelong Learning
285 Mercer Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003

Email: silver.continuingeducation@nyu.edu
Phone: 212.998.5973
Fax: 212.995.4497