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BIPOC Mental Health Specialist Certificate

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  • More than 15 hours of content
  • Up to 14.0 CE credits
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Lambers Fisher, MS, LMFT, MDiv

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Lambers Fisher, MS, LMFT, MDiv, is a marriage and family therapist who has counseled individuals, couples, and families from a variety of cultural backgrounds, in private practice, non-profit organizations, as well as ministry environments. He has a strong desire to help counseling professionals in various fields feel more comfortable, competent and confident in their ability to meet the needs of whomever they have the opportunity to serve. Lambers' training experience includes facilitating workshops, guest lecturing, as well as being an adjunct instructor at Crown College on various aspects of diversity in counseling.

Lambers is the author of the award-winning book, Diversity in Clinical Practice: A Practical & Shame-Free Guide to Reducing Cultural Offenses & Repairing Cross-Cultural Relationships.

Currently, Lambers is a therapist in private practice where he effectively balances personal and professional experiences to provide unique and practical perspectives on a variety of culturally sensitive topics. Lambers supervises aspiring therapists as a board-approved supervisor for the Minnesota Board of Marriage & Family Therapists as well as the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health. He obtained a Master of Science in Marriage & Family Therapy as well as a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lambers Fisher maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Christian Heart Counseling. He is an adjunct instructor at Crown College. Lambers Fisher receives a speaking honorarium, book royalties, recording royalties, and a consulting fee from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lambers Fisher is a member of the American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy and the Minnesota Association for Marriage & Family Therapy.

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Chinwé Williams, PhD

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Chinwé Williams, PhD, is a licensed and board-certified EMDR therapist, and counselor educator and supervisor with close to two decades of experience supporting individuals in trauma recovery. She has a strong commitment to helping clients overcome various forms of trauma and anxiety. As a published researcher, author, consultant, and educator, Dr. Williams brings a wealth of knowledge to her work.

Her expertise lies in somatically focused approaches that teach clients how to regulate the nervous system and utilize the body for healing from various traumatic experiences. Formerly a faculty member at Georgia State University, the University of Central Florida, and Rollins College, she specializes in trauma recovery, stress/anxiety management, adolescent and women’s wellness, and equity-centered trauma-informed education.

Dr. Williams is actively involved in contributing to the field of behavioral health. She consults with several corporate and nonprofit organizations, and school districts. Dr. Williams also serves on the advisory board for Brightline, a telemedicine company providing mental health support to kids, teens, and families. In this role, she consults on the best practices to support diverse youth and families through programs, content development, and care team training.


She is the author of three books, SEEN: Healing Despair and Anxiety in Kids and Teens Through The Power of Connection, Beyond the Spiral: Why You Shouldn’t Believe Everything Anxiety Tells You, and Calm, Courageous and Connected: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Emotionally Resilient Kids. As the owner of Meaningful Solutions Counseling & Consulting, a thriving private practice in Roswell, GA, Dr. Williams applies her expertise to address a broad range of trauma issues across many client demographics.


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Chinwé Williams maintains a private practice, the co-owner of Southeastern Counselor Training Institute, and a presenter for Lyra Health. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Chinwé Williams is a subject matter expert with Orange.

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Stacey Diane Arañez Litam, PhD, LPCCs, NCC, CCMHC

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Stacey Diane Arañez Litam (she, her, siva) PhD, LPCCs, NCC, CCMHC, is a speaker and content expert on topics related to mental health, sexual wellbeing, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), as well as Asian American and Pacific Islander concerns. Her work has been featured in Forbes Health, National Public Radio (NPR), podcasts, and news outlets.

Dr. Litam is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at Cleveland State University, a licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor, as well as a diplomate and clinical sexologist with the American Board of Sexology. Dr. Litam is a member of the Forbes Health Advisory Board, and she is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on trauma-informed strategies for supporting sex trafficking survivors as well as the impact of COVID-19 related discrimination on the mental health and wellbeing of disaggregated AAPI communities. She is an immigrant and identifies as a Chinese and Filipina American woman.

Dr. Litam is a prolific scholar with over 40 academic publications. With a total of 16 research articles archived in the World Health Organization’s global literature database on COVID-19, she is one of the foremost leading experts on the impact of anti-Asian hate on the mental health of diverse AAPI communities, COVID-19’s influence on sex and relationships, as well as the pandemic’s impact on stress, burnout, and moral injury in the workplace.

Dr. Litam’s work has resulted in a total of 14 national awards and 11 state and regional awards. She is an advocate for social justice issues, and she is passionate about ensuring culturally responsive content is accessible for all organizations in need.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam owner of the Brave Space Institute, LLC and the SDAL Consultation and Educational Services, LLC and has employment relationships with the Cleveland State University, and the Northeast Ohio Medical University. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam is a member of the Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling, the Counselors for Social Justice, the Ohio Counseling Association, Association for Humanistic Counseling, and the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development. She is an Ad hoc reviewer for several peer review journals, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc.

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Laura Minero, PhD

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Dr. Laura Minero (She/Her/Ella) is a licensed psychologist and specializes in working with BIPOC, 2SQT+, Spanish-speaking and immigrant youth and adults via her independent practice Yolotl Libre Therapy, Training, and Consulting yolotllibre.com/. She earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology from University of Wisconsin-Madison and has dedicated her life-affirming work to revolutionizing systems that adversely impact undocumented, queer, trans, and communities of color. She contributed to scientific studies used to inform national policy as a Science Policy and Technology Fellow with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Her research on undocumented and asylum-seeking transgender immigrants and their lived experience at the intersection of cissexism, racism, and state-sanctioned trauma has been supported by Ford Foundation Predoctoral and Dissertation fellowship awards. Her dissertation critiqued US Detention and Asylum-seeking processes for incurring trauma and psychological sequela on Latinx, transgender immigrants and earned her APA’s Division 44’s (Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity) 2020 Transgender People and Gender Diversity Research Award, the National Latinx Psychological Association’s Outstanding Dissertation Award, Association for Hispanics in Higher Education 1st Place Dissertation Award, and the 2022 Outstanding Award from the Committee for Global Psychology, American Psychological Association.

Dr. Minero completed a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior where she provided bilingual/bicultural, trauma-informed, affirming, and evidenced-based mental health services to LGBTQ+ youth and families, and developed trauma-informed curriculum and trainings for the Los Angles Department of Mental Health + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence. She serves as an anti-racist, community healing, liberation, LGBTQ+ and trauma-informed education consultant and has given numerous keynote speeches and trainings for international and national audiences.

Dr. Minero has partnered with national immigrant and social justice-based organizations to create social media resources and mental health toolkits and resource guides for providers. In recognition of her contributions to enacting change, social justice, and being a champion for anti-racism, equity and liberation, Dr. Minero has received several state and national service awards from the National Latinx Psychological Association, and the American Psychological Association’s Division for Counseling Psychology and the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race. To learn more about Dr. Minero’s prior and ongoing experience, visit lauraminerophd.com/

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Laura Minero maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Trans Immigrant Liberation Research Equipo, the University of Wisconsin, and UCLA. She received a grant from the American Psychological Association’s Division 44. Dr. Minero receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Laura Minero is an advocate for LGBTQ+ and anti-racist values.

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Marianela Medrano, PhD, LPC

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Dr. Marianela Medrano was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and has lived in Connecticut since 1990. A poet and a writer of nonfiction and fiction, she holds a PhD in psychology. Her literary work as appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines in Latin America, Europe, and the United States. She is the founder of Palabra Counseling & Training Center, LLC. Her TEDTALK at Ursuline College speaks about her work and research on the Taino people: youtube.com.

Dr. Medrano has trained in mindfulness and spirituality in a variety of settings. She is a mindful eating instructor/facilitator. Additionally, she is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield through The Sounds True Foundation, a program for teaching awareness and compassion-based practices. She serves as a mentor/supervisor for the International Federation for Biblio/poetry therapy, IFBPT.

Dr. Medrano has lectured in many countries, including Spain, India, Colombia, El Salvador, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. She has worked with various populations and on various mental health issues, including drug and alcohol addiction, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and family/marriage counseling.

In 2023, Dr. Medrano received a grant from the Bess Family Foundation, which she is using to investigate mindfulness as a vehicle to advance ecological initiatives focused on interspecies care in the Dominican Republic.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Marianela Medrano maintains a private practice and is a faculty mentor with South-Western College. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Marianela Medrano is a blogger with the American Counseling Association.

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Kathryn Krase, PhD, JD, MSW

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Kathryn Krase, PhD, JD, MSW, principal consultant with Krase Consultant, is a lawyer, social worker, and expert on the legal and ethical implications of professional practice. She has over two decades of experience as a professor of social work in undergraduate, masters level and doctoral level social work programs. She has authored multiple books and articles on the subject of professional ethics, including Making the Tough Call: A Resource for Professional Reporters of Suspected Child Maltreatment.

 

Dr. Krase blogs regularly on topics such as professional boundaries for clinicians, confidentiality in practice, and racial justice in mental health practice. She has years of experience consulting with government and community-based organizations to develop policy & practice standards, and trains thousands of mental and physical health professionals a year on various legal and ethical obligations.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kathryn Krase maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Social Work Education Assessment Project. She receives royalties as a published author. Kathryn Krase receives a speaking honorarium and product royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kathryn Krase is a member of the National Association of Social Workers.
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Media Type:
Online Course
Product Code:
CRS002144
Duration:
15 hours, 42 minutes
Copyright:
May 05, 2025

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