Buffalo Trauma Training Details

New! Relationships in Black: The Role of Professionals in Strengthening Black Male-Female Intimate Relationships

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Date/Time: Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2018, 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Location: UB Center for Tomorrow, Flint Rd. & Maple Rd., Amherst, NY
Hours: 3.0
CEUs: 3.0
Cost: $60.00
Discount Cost (Trauma Certificate Program participants): $55.00
Lunch Included: No
Fulfills Hours in Trauma Certificate Program: Elective

Presenter

Dr. Noelle M. St. Vil

Degrees:
PhD, MSW

Bio:
Noelle M. St. Vil, PhD, MSW, is an assistant professor at the UB School of Social Work. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship focused on violence in the family at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Dr. St. Vil’s research focuses on Black male-female relationships, including intimate partner violence, monogamous and non-monogamous relationships, and other dating and marital issues. Additionally, she has worked as the project coordinator on several grant-funded projects pertaining to violence against women and healthy relationships. Dr. St.Vil’s current research explores consensual non-monogamy as a possible intervention to address the HIV epidemic among African Americans. Previous research endeavors include investigating the relationships between the social networks of Black married couples and marital satisfaction; comparison analysis of intimate partner violence among Black women in Baltimore and the U.S. Virgin Islands; reproductive coercion and safe sex; and an exploration of long-term marriage among African American, African Caribbean immigrant and African immigrant couples.

Description

Limited to 36 people. Black male-female relationships are in crisis and are characterized by high rates of divorce and separation, single family headed households, high rates of HIV/STDs, severe intimate partner violence, and partner sharing. Yet, this is not an issue that garnishes great attention among service professionals focused on improving the plight of Black people. The dissolution of healthy Black male-female relationships is a comorbid factor for social and economic issues that renders families fragile and broken. By focusing on developing and maintaining healthy relationships we attend to community solvency and development, family strengthening, economic independence confronts and eliminates domestic violence and HIV/STDs.
This presentation explores the current state of black male-female relationships. We will apply the lens of posttraumatic slave syndrome (PTSS), developed by Dr. Joy DeGruy, to understand how slavery shapes current day Black male-female relationships. Additionally, we will explore current factors affecting Black male-female relationships that result from systematic oppression and racism. Lastly, we will learn how to apply strategies to assess and strengthen Black male-female relationships in our day-to-day practice.


Learning Objectives:
• Understand the current state of black male-female relationships;
• Recognize the role of slavery in shaping current day black male-female relationships;
• Identify current factors that affect black male-female relationships;
• Apply strategies and explore interventions aimed at strengthening black male-female relationships.

Research: Select research references include: HIV among African Americans http://bit.ly/2oOL7UU; U.S. Children in Single Mother Families http://bit.ly/2jhWyBv; Black Women and Intimate Partner Violence: New Directions for Research http://bit.ly/2xgl0eg; African American Marriage Patterns http://hvr.co/2AvMcXM

Target Audience: social workers, mental health practitioners, creative arts therapists, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, service coordinators, medical professionals, and other interested individuals.

Content level: beginning and intermediate

CEUs

New York Social Workers: 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. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance. 3 live in-person contact hours are approved.

New York Mental Health Counselors: 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. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance. 3 live in-person contact hours are approved.

New York Creative Arts Therapists: 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. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance. 3 live in-person contact hours are approved.

New York Marriage and Family Therapists: 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. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance. 3 live in-person contact hours are approved.

New York State OASAS Provider #0045: 3 hours approved for CASAC, CPP & CPS Renewal Hours.

ADA Accommodations: If you require any support for your ADA needs in the United States, please contact us by email at least 3 weeks prior to the event by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu or by phone at 716-829-5841.

Customer Service: We are happy to respond to any concerns or questions you may have. Please contact us at by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu or by phone at 716-829-5841.