Healing History: Where History Meets Behavioral Health Equity for African Americans

MFT / LCSW

2.00 - CE credit hours training

$12.00 - Cost of course

This page contains important information about the course, including training details, a comprehensive course description, learning objectives, and source references. We encourage you to review each section to gain a clear understanding of the course content, educational goals, and supporting materials before beginning your training and taking the POST TEST below.

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

Healing History: Where History Meets Behavioral Health Equity for African Americans

Course Training

Follow link below, read content and then take the 12 question post test.

https://africanamericanbehavioralhealth.org/documents/HealingHistorySelf-StudyDiscussionGuide.pdf

Post Test

12 Questions

1. What are the two main focuses of "Healing History: Where History Meets Behavioral Health Equity for African Americans"?

a. African American behavioral health disparities and the role of healthcare professionals. b. The historical factors contributing to behavioral health disparities and the use of self-study courses. c. African American history and the importance of education in behavioral health. d. Improving behavioral health equity and the importance of community involvement.

2. How can "Healing History" be used?

a. As a textbook for African American history courses. b. As a guide for individuals seeking behavioral health services. c. As a tool for continuing education credit in healthcare. d. As a self-study course, discussion guide, or learning community resource.

3. What phrase does Ibram X. Kendi use to describe internalized racism?

a. "White on White crime" b. "Black on Black crime" c. "Racialized self-hate" d. "Systemic self-oppression" e. "Intersectional discrimination"

4. According to the text, which factor makes it challenging for early generations of African Americans to achieve self-actualization?

a. Lack of access to education b. Limited economic opportunities c. Targeted laws and customs d. Inherited trauma e. Social segregation

5. What opportunities does the text suggest for addressing loss and distress?

a. Promoting cultural assimilation b. Encouraging isolation as a coping mechanism c. Facilitating effective and culturally relevant grieving d. Ignoring past losses e. Abandoning historical awareness

6. What does the text emphasize as important when approaching intergenerational or historical losses?

a. Denying the existence of intergenerational trauma b. Outsourcing the responsibility to heal historical wounds c. Disregarding tangible memories d. Honoring the grief associated with intergenerational losses e. Interrupting the transmission of historical experiences

7. According to the text, what qualities should a behavioral health practitioner possess?

a. Unidimensional expertise b. Exclusive reliance on personal experiences c. Ignorance of cultural considerations d. Humility, compassion, and respect e. Disregard for client knowledge and experience

8. According to the text, why have social and economic disparities been difficult to eliminate?

a. African Americans have not received any support from White allies throughout history. b. Progress on policy change has slowed whenever national attention has turned elsewhere. c. African Americans represent a larger percentage of the population than European Americans. d. White enthusiasm for advocating against disparities has remained consistent. e. African Americans have not undertaken visible advocacy against inequities.

9. Which of the following is NOT a fear mentioned that African Americans may have when speaking out against inequities, according to Sanders (2021)?

a. Fear of career suicide. b. Fear of being murdered. c. Fear of having their advocacy criminalized. d. Fear of losing political and economic power. e. All of the fears above are mentioned in the text.

10. What is one sign of hope mentioned in the text regarding race and racism in White communities?

a. Decreased interest in books on antiracism and history among White Americans. b. Proliferation of reading and discussion groups in predominantly African American communities. c. Lack of interest in exploring the concept of "whiteness" among White faith communities. d. Accelerated and sustained White effort to fix caste inequity. e. Increased interest in books on antiracism, history, and "whiteness" among White Americans.

11. According to Wilkerson, why is it important for those in the dominant caste to be involved in fixing caste inequity?

a. The bottom caste alone is responsible for creating the caste system. b. The dominant caste is in the best position to fix caste inequity. c. The bottom caste has the least power to fix caste inequity. d. The dominant caste has already made significant progress in eliminating caste disparities. e. Wilkerson does not mention why the dominant caste should be involved in fixing caste inequity.

12. If the momentum toward change continues, what will White advocates, "allies," and "accomplices" need to do?

a. Disregard essential concepts and practices of "cultural hum." b. Remain passive and avoid actively participating in advocating for change. c. Continue reading and discussing books on antiracism, history, and "whiteness." d. Increase political and economic power among European Americans. e. None of the above.

Course Description

"Healing History" explores the intersection of history and behavioral health equity for African Americans, emphasizing the ongoing impact of historical trauma, loss, and inequities. It provides a self-study guide for professionals in the field, aiming to deepen understanding and foster healing within communities.
African American history demonstrates remarkable resilience, wisdom, strength, and courage despite centuries of oppression. The community's gifts include the African American Spiritual and a fierce will for freedom and justice. Understanding and honoring these strengths are crucial for behavioral health equity and healing historical trauma.
In exploring the achievements of contemporary African Americans, colors and cultures intersect, highlighting resilience, wisdom, strength, courage, spirituality, and the pursuit of freedom and justice. Through historical insights and behavioral health focus, this guide underscores the transformative power of embracing and addressing systemic disparities with courage, empathy, and hope.

Learning Objectives

Define historical trauma and its impact on African American communities as distinguished form individual trauma:
Identify the various ways historical trauma manifests in African American individuals, families, and communities, including its effects on physical, psychological, and social well-being.
Summarize strategies for addressing trauma and promoting healing within African American communities:
Describe opportunities for addressing loss, including facilitating effective and culturally relevant grieving and building new dreams after losses have been witnessed, honored, and laid to rest.
Summarize strategies for recognizing and addressing historical and intergenerational losses in individuals, including understanding the role of grief and approaches to supporting individuals in processing these losses with humility, compassion, and respect.
Summarize the protective factors contributing to resilience among African American individuals, families, communities, and cultures.
Describe the implications of historical experiences, such as chronic suffering and oppression, on the development of resilience, wisdom, strength, and courage among African Americans.

Source

Developer/Presenter: Pamela Woll, MA, CPS, Senior Consultant, African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence

MFT / LCSW