Generational Trauma and its Impacts (Beyond Cultural Competence Series)

Note in regards to the Beyond Cultural Competence Series: You may participate in individual sessions of your choosing. You do NOT need to participate in all of the sessions.

Generational Trauma and its Impacts Generational trauma impacts individuals and families through economic, cultural and familial distress. Often, the trauma is not seen as a trauma, and it is just a way of life. What are the lingering effects of generational trauma? How do they show up in the body today? How do historical traumas live in institutions, cultures, and habits of societies? We will explore symptoms of this unique type of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and identify ways to manage and counteract the trauma and start healing.

Date: Tuesday, May 21, 10am-12pm

Presenter Name and Credentials: Lyrica Fils-Aime, LCSW-R, RPT-S

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to define multiple variations of generational trauma: Intergenerational trauma, ancestral trauma, historical trauma, cumulative trauma, insidious trauma, complex trauma
• Participants will be able to identify symptoms of generational trauma in the self and in clients: Anxiety, night terrors, low mood, hypervigilance and flashbacks. Physical manifestations can also appear in the body and lead to autoimmune conditions, stomach issues and chronic pain.
• Participants will be able to  apply generational trauma diagnoses to specific clients?identify symptoms of generational trauma in the self and in clients

2 Formal CEUs approved by NASW ME

About the Series:

There is no doubt that conversations around race and equity are challenging. Social Workers and clinicians are at the forefront of very difficult current events and experiences for their clients in New England. What do we need to unlearn as gatekeepers to services? How have the demographics of our community changed and what new information do we need to incorporate into our practices? What are we missing in our work and more importantly, who are we missing, and how do we become more inclusive, less harmful, and get back on the side of justice? This series will take us beyond Cultural Competence to integrate anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and culturally responsive practices.

You may participate in individual sessions of your choosing. You do NOT need to participate in all of the sessions.

Lyrica Fils-Aime, LCSW-R, RPT-S, (she/her), is a racial justice strategist, therapist and non-profit leader turned writer who has authored a childhood Racial Justice Curriculum for Sesame Street, Where We Go Wrong in Equity Work for NYU's VUE journal, a Culturally Responsive Inventory for Clinicians, Ancestral Trauma, Wisdom & Resilience for Psychotherapy.net and writes The Gift of [Anti-Racist] Therapy for Psychology Today. She wrote a chapter in Supervision Can Be Playful titled Multicultural Supervision: Building Culturally Responsive Play Therapists. Lyrica has also published a Haitian children's book titled T se pou TapTap to help the Haitian children in her life access the Kreyòl language. Lyrica is the founder and CEO of Pilon Harlem, LLC which provides consultation and facilitation for organizations. You can reach out to her at info@pilonharlem.com to set up any of these workshops or others at your setting.

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