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ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE
DATE: Wednesday, May 19
TIME: 7- 8:00PM EST
LOCATION: Zoom. Click to register
SPEAKERS: Amanda Baden, PhD, Suni Sharma, MA
For the past 14 months, we have all worked to adjust to vast changes in our daily lives. Working and schooling from home, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the rise in the visibility of anti-Asian violence have created emotional and physical land mines that we are all seeking to navigate. This workshop will focus on helping parents understand the complex intersection of race, culture, and identity in the lives of their families. Amanda and Suni will present strategies for discussing and navigating our turbulent and difficult times.
Amanda Baden, Ph.D. is a full Professor in the graduate Counseling Program at Montclair State University (NJ) and a licensed psychologist with a practice, TransracialAdoption.net, in New York City. She believes in examining issues of race, privilege, oppression, and power in society and in adoption practices to promote ethical and sensitive practice with people of color. She identifies as Chinese American, lives in Chelsea near Lab, and has a 13-year-old daughter in 8th grade at Hunter College High School.
Sunanda “Suni” Sharma is a second year doctoral student and research fellow in the Counseling PhD program at Montclair State University. Suni is currently a licensed associate counselor (LAC) in the state of New Jersey and nationally certified counselor (NCC). Suni received her master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Monmouth University in 2019 and completed specialized coursework in substance use. Suni served as a 2018 NBCC Minority Addictions Fellow and has clinical experience working in a co-occurring program.
This event is free but please make a donation to Amanda and Suni’s choice of charity to help combat anti-Asian violence and racism at Stop AAPI Hate.
The presentation portion will be recorded and made available from labmiddleschool.com for several weeks. There will be a Q&A discussion at the end of the presentation.
