This is the Live In-Person offering of this program. Please see the Online offering if you prefer to take this course virtually. Please email sw-ce@buffalo.edu if you have questions regarding this program.
Credit Available - See CEs/Contact Hours tab below.
Total Credits: 6 NYSED LMSW & LCSW CEs/Contact Hours, 6 NYSED LMHC CEs/Contact Hours, 6 NYSED LMFT CEs/Contact Hours, 6 NYSED LCAT CEs/Contact Hours, 6 NYSED PSY CEs/Contact Hours, 6 UB Online Trauma-Informed Clinical Foundation Certificate- elective course, 6 UB Trauma-Informed Care & Counseling Certificate- elective course, 6 ASWB ACE approved continuing education, 6 UBSW - NYS OASAS
Live in-person.
The delivery format for this training is a hybrid model. You can register for the Live In-Person Training or the Live Online Training. They will be held simultaneously.
“Black masculinity.” How does a Black man define what it means to “be a man”? What impact does this have on his life and interaction with human service providers? Black males of all ages are in various service systems. At times, service participation may be mandated by the courts. For voluntary services, research suggests that help-seeking by African-American males across the lifespan is significantly lower than that of their non-Black counterparts. Black males have the highest all-cause mortality rates of any racial/ethnic group in the United States; therefore, engaging and retaining them in voluntary as well as mandatory services is important to support achievement of healthy outcomes.
This presentation will cover historical trauma and the characteristics that make Black males a vulnerable population. We will apply the trauma informed guiding principles (safety; trustworthiness and transparency; peer support; collaboration and mutuality; empowerment, voice and choice; and cultural, historical, and gender Issues) into strategies to maximize the engagement of Black males in their own treatment. Content will address on how to engage Black males at varying stages of development from teens to seniors. Various biopsychosocial disparities of Black males include gender specific roles and the impact this has on engagement of Black males as well as the social construction of “Black masculinity”.
Strategies will be provided that help:
Learning Objectives:
Research: Select research references include: Treatment Disparities among African American Men with Depression: Implications for Clinical Practice at http://bit.ly/2gJOyFW; Facilitating Engagement of African American Male Adolescents in Family Therapy: A Cultural Theme Process Study at http://bit.ly/2hdFLj2; SAMHSA Trauma-Informed Approach and Trauma-Specific Interventions at http://bit.ly/2gFJKBs and http://bit.ly/2huzQm1; SAMHSA Black or African American Resource page at http://bit.ly/2d8ZG20; APA- African Americans have limited access to mental and behavioral health care at http://bit.ly/2gjwOQx.
Target Audience: social workers, mental health practitioners, creative arts therapists, marriage and facility therapists, psychologists, and other interested individuals interested in learning strategies that may enhance the involvement of Black males of all ages in their own treatment and action plans.
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University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0001. Continuing education Live In-Person contact hours: 6
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0008. Continuing education Live In-Person contact hours: 6
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0007. Continuing education Live In-Person contact hours: 6
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists #CAT-0003. Continuing education Live In-Person contact hours: 6
University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0062. Continuing education Live In-Person contact hours: 6
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University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education, #1773, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Education maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 02/23/2022 - 02/23/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 6 continuing education credits.
NYS OASAS Provider #0045: 6 hours for CPP & CPS Initial, Section 1; CASAC, CPP & CPS Renewal.
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Christopher St. Vil, PhD, MSW, is an assistant professor at the University at Buffalo School of Social work. He previously worked at the University of Maryland, College Park, as a research associate and adjunct professor in the Department of African American Studies. Dr. St. Vil's current research focuses on trauma and the experiences of victims of violent injury. He is a co-investigator on a research study at the Prince George's Hospital Center Trauma Unit in Prince George's County, Maryland, examining violence and trauma among young black male victims of violent injury. His teaching and research interests also include masculinities and health, violence and trauma, cross-cohort socialization, idleness, and risk-taking attitudes.
University at Buffalo, SOUTH Campus
214 Parker Hall
Buffalo, New York 14214-8004, United States
No partial credit is given for partial attendance.
In-Person Completion Requirements
In order to receive a certificate of completion for this course participants must complete the following.
Please note all requirements can be found in your UBCE21 portal.
- Sign in, stay for the entire training, and sign out. Participation in small group activities is required.
- After the training, complete the evaluation by clicking on the "Evaluation and Certificate" button for this course.
The certificate of completion will be immediately generated in your account upon completion of all course requirements. Certificates may be downloaded, printed, or left in your account.
9:00-9:05 Introduction & Overview & Quick poll of developmental level audience is working with
9:05-10:30 Masculinity and the Context of Help Seeking
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00 Historical Trauma and Unique Challenges to Black Male Development
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Stages of Development and Intervention Targets
2:00-3:00 Engaging Black Male youth and their families exercise
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:15 Engaging Black male adolescents, young adults and men exercise
4:15-4:30 Q&A
Cancellation Policy:
Live (In-Person, Online, and Hybrid) Trainings
The cancellation and refund policy below applies to individual courses. If you purchased multiple courses at one time they may be subject to individual processing fees. Participants can make payment or refund inquiries by contacting the Office of Continuing Education by phone 716-829-5844 or by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu. Standard business hours for the Office of Continuing Education are Monday – Friday 9:00am to 4:30pm. Any requests made outside of these days and times will default to the next business day.
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