Speaking Engagements
As mental health professionals and part of the African, Carribbean, Black (ACB) communities, we are often asked to speak at regional, provincial, and national conferences about the implementation of anti-racist interventions, the realities of mental health in our (ACB) communities and how to navigate potential harmful spaces.
Conferences and Workshops
2022-2023
Presenter, “How to Implement Antiracist Interventions in Clinical Practice,” in collaboration with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, June 7, 2022.
Presenter, “How to Implement Antiracist Interventions in Clinical Practice,” in collaboration with Mental Health Professionals Ottawa, March 16, 2022.
Presenter, “Anti-Racist Practices,” Canadian Association of Social Workers, March 2, 2022.
Presenter, “Black Excellence” (podcast), in collaboration with the Vulnerability, Trauma, Resilience and Culture (VTRaC) Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, February 19, 2022.
Presenter, “SOS: Suicide Prevention in Black Communities,” in collaboration with the VTRaC Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, February 7, 2022.
Presenter, “Mental Health in Black Communities,” Canadian Association of Social Workers, February 2, 2022.
Presenter, “Strategies for Coping with Work-Related Stress” (podcast), in collaboration with RSIH Black Healthcare Community Membership, January 28, 2022.
2020-2021
Presenter, “Black Student Stress,” in collaboration with the VTRaC Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, November 26, 2021.
Presenter, “Anti-Racist Practices,” in collaboration with La Cité College, November 18, 2021.
Presenter, “Comment donner des interventions antiracistes,” Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est, September 2021.
Panelist, “Barriers to Sexual Health Education for Immigrant Women,” panel organized by Canadian Advisory of Women Immigrants, July 26, 2021.
Presenter, “S’affirmer en tant que personne religieuse et LGBTQIA+ au Canada,” in collaboration with FrancoQueer, July 13, 2021.
2018-2019
Presenter, “Sexual Abuse and Attachment Disorder,” as part of the Couple and Family Counselling Practicum, Master’s Program, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, November 2019.
Presenter, “The Hypersexualization of Women Aged 25-50, Victims of Childhood Sexual Assault: A Comparison of the Perception of the Body and Sexual Organs” (poster presentation), Saint Paul University, Ottawa, March 2018.
2016-2017
Presenter, “The Schizophrenic Being and His Spiritual Gift, Medical and Shamanic Explorations” (poster presentation), Saint Paul University, Ottawa, February 2017.
Presenter, “The Reality of Aging Among Seniors with Mental Disorders,” Montfort Renaissance, Ottawa, 2017.
Trainer, “What is Social Work in Gerontology?” (training workshop), La Cité College, Ottawa, 2016-2017.
Presenter, “The Reality of International Students,” in collaboration with CAMH and IRCC, October, 2020.
Presenter, “Black Students Wellness Month,” in collaboration with the VTRaC Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, October 2020.
Facilitator, “Mental Health of Black Students” (support group), in collaboration with the University of Ottawa Counselling Centre, September -December 2020.
Presenter, “Votre recette du bonheur durant la pandémie” (webinar), in collaboration with La Cité College and Le Droit, May 2020.
Co-Presenter, “Compassion Fatigue Among Mental Health Professionals from Black and Racialized Communities,” in collaboration with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), June 3, 2021.
Co-Presenter, “How to Deliver Anti-Racist Interventions: Tools and Challenges,” in collaboration with CAMH and IRCC, May 13, 2021.
Co-Presenter, “Mental Health Challenges in Black Communities,” in collaboration with CAMH and IRCC, April 28, 2021.
Co-host, “Black Mental Health Week: The Women's Voice to Understand and Better Act,” in collaboration with the VTRaC Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, March 2, 2021.
Moderator, “Let’s Talk about Resilience in Black Communities” (panel discussion for Black History Month), in collaboration with Le CAP Centre and La Cité College, February 17, 2021.