8:00 – 8:30 Breakfast and Networking
8:30 – 9:00 Introductions
9:00 – 11:00 Virtual Presentation: “The ‘Shifting Phenomenon’ Among Black Women and other Women of Color” with Carla Eugene, LPC, Licensed Staff Counselor Multicultural Focus Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, CU Boulder
Link to Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/162331194
2 PDH’s - Domain TBD
Content:
Shifting is an important fundamental skill that black woman and women of color have adopted to survive professional settings. Shifting is double sided. Although it is altering the authentic self and expectations to accommodate a socially acceptable identity, it is also an effective technique to process and navigate experiences. Helping black women and other women of color manage the shifting phenomenon will increase the awareness that shifting can be used as a tool to acknowledge their authentic self, and the complexity of intersecting identities, ultimately producing mental wellness.
Attendees will learn the foundation of Shifting and how it contributes to the academic/professional experience of women of color, explore the impact Shifting has on the mental health and wellbeing of women of color, and be able to implement effective strategies to help manage the Shifting phenomenon.
Carla Eugene, M.A., LPC serves as a CU Boulder employee assistance program therapist with a multicultural focus. She recently moved to Colorado from Ohio where she worked at The Ohio State University Counseling and Consultation Service. Carla also has her own private practice, Beyond the Surface Counseling, LLC that seeks to provide counseling to Black women and college students. She has also provided counseling services to children and adolescents in K-12 schools and to college students and adults. Her professional interests include reducing mental health stigma among marginalized groups, women’s issues, empowerment, managing life transitions, anxiety, and grief. She holds a master’s degree in community counseling from Ohio’s Wright State University. Her aim is to assist individuals on a journey of deeper self-discovery and healing.