About this course

Learning Objectives

• Describe how African American historical trauma impacts individuals from childhood, adolescence, and through adulthood.
• Identify methods practitioners, providers, and mediators can use to build meaningful connections with African American adolescents and community members.
• Identify life skills and daily practices that practitioners, providers, and mediators can utilize to have impactful connections with African American adolescents.

Learning Levels

• Intermediate

Target Audience

Course Instructor(s)

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  Brandon Jones, MA

  Executive Director of the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health

  Brandon is the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health Executive Director & consultant. He specializes in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Historical and Intergenerational trauma, Social/Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Leadership, and Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). Brandon holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Minnesota, a Masters in Community Psychology from Metropolitan State University, and a Masters in Psychotherapy (MFT) from Adler Graduate School. Brandon is also a 2013 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow. He lives by the motto, “Live life with Purpose on Purpose.”

Disclosure

References

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• Child Welfare Information Gateway (2015). Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Brain Development. https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/brain_development.pdf.
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