Shon D. Smith, EdD, LMHC, LCAS-A, CRC presents this pre-recorded 90 minute webinar. Microaggressions are statements, actions, or incidences of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group (Pierce, 1970). These small, often unintentional acts of racism are most likely impacting you more than you know. This presentation will address and explore microaggressions in counseling and advocacy spaces, race-based mental health disparities, and racial trauma systemically (Hernandez et al., 2020; Lima et al., 2020; Williams et al., 2017).
What You Will Learn
Upon successful completion of this activity, you will be able to:
Identify professional counselor’s role as a multicultural and social justice counselor and advocate
Identify the three forms of microaggressions and the implications on mental health
Develop an advocacy plan on how to impact microaggressions, mental health disparities and racial trauma as a professional counselor
Faculty Bio
Shon Smith
Professional Counselor, Clinical Supervisor, Advocate, and Leader. Serves youth, adolescents, and adults of all ages. Provides individual, couples, family, and group counseling sessions to a diverse clientele. Utilizes an integrative counseling approach that is most heavily influenced by the rational emotive behavioral therapy and structural family therapy approaches to counseling in a multicultural and social justice context. Provides clinical supervision and consultation to pre-service and professional counselors and other helping professionals. Educator and advocate in the counseling and the counseling delivery profession.
Dr. Shon Smith has been a professional counselor for over 25 years, a clinical supervisor for 22 years, and a Counselor Educator for 21 years and currently sits on the faculty of the Department of Counseling at North Carolina Agricultural and Technological State University. His primary research interests are in counselor education program design and evaluation, use of technology in counselor education curriculum, multicultural & social justice issues in community mental health & counselor programs, clinical supervision, leadership and advocacy competency development, the intersection of mental health public policy, mental health disparities gap, intimate partner violence prevention & relapse prevention and working with military personnel and families.
A Veteran, SSG Smith has been deployed to Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, and stateside. He has conducted several humanitarian missions in Central and South America as a Combat Medic and received a Bronze Star and other military awards for his service.
Dr. Smith has served the counseling professional in several leadership roles on a state, regional and national level through elected office, committee involvement.
Dr. Smith received his doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision with a focus in Marriage and Family Therapy, a master’s degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in Rehabilitation Counseling and School Counseling and a bachelor’s in criminal justice.
Accreditation
Walden University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 4546. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Walden University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Successful completion of this micro-course provides 1.5 NBCC clock hours; partial credit will not be offered.
ACEP contact information:
100 Washington Ave. S Suite 1210, Minneapolis MN, 55401 Email: [email protected] Website: www.waldenu.edu
Thank you for requesting information about Walden University School of Lifelong Learning offerings. Our courses provide actionable learning that you can apply immediately. We are ready to help make you more marketable to employers and take your career to the next level.
Your dedicated Enrollment Specialist will be reaching out to you via email or through our 866-492-5336 phone number to provide more information and answer any questions you may have about our offerings.
Fill out this form to get free information on courses and admissions requirements from an
enrollment specialist.
Remove Product?
Are you sure you want to remove the following product from the cart?
Enjoy 20% off your first Professional Development course offering on our site by joining our email list.
Join our mailing list to receive news from Walden including information on course offerings and savings opportunities.
Please enter your email address.
By selecting the “Join Now’” button I agree to receive emails from or on behalf of Walden University and its affiliates as listed in the Privacy Policy regarding course offerings and other marketing communications at the email address I provided above. I understand I am not required to provide this consent as a condition of purchasing any goods or services, and I may opt out at any time.
Thank you for signing up!
Your welcome offer is on its way.
Offer is only valid for new subscribers.
Offer is only valid on Professional Development course offerings.
Discount promo code is one-time use only and can’t be combined with other offers.
Learners need to create an account to redeem their code.
