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The IMPACT of Racial Trauma
This course provides an in-depth exploration of racial trauma, focusing on the Culturally Fluent IMPACT Model. The model helps to understand the psychological and emotional costs of racial trauma on personality and racial identity development.
Online Self-Paced Course
1 Hour
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Summary and Reflection Guide
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About the course
Do you know how racial trauma may be affecting your child?
This course provides an in-depth exploration of racial trauma, focusing on the Culturally Fluent IMPACT Model. The model helps to understand the psychological and emotional costs of racial trauma on personality and racial identity development.
Racial trauma refers to the emotional and psychological distress caused by experiences of racism and discrimination. The IMPACT framework breaks this down into six components: isolation, marginalization, powerlessness, alienation, confusion, and tolerance. Understanding these components helps in recognizing how deeply racial trauma affects individuals' mental health and well-being.
This course provides an in-depth exploration of racial trauma, focusing on the Culturally Fluent IMPACT Model. The model helps to understand the psychological and emotional costs of racial trauma on personality and racial identity development.
At the end of the course, learners will be able to:
Recognize the signs and symptoms of racial trauma in children and adults.
Explain the IMPACT Model
Apply the IMPACT Model to scenarios to identify and understand racial trauma.
Accurately recognize the behavioral and emotional indicators of racial trauma.
Consider preemptive measures to prevent racial trauma and mitigate its effects.
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