Scarred Souls: Understanding Race-Based Trauma

$67

Event Details

November 22, 2025

8:00am - 11:15am US Pacific Time

(11:00am - 2:15pm US Eastern Time)

3 CE Credits

Live Event

About the Event

This training will explore the current state of racism and race-based trauma. Racism can be traumatizing, emerging out of the confluence of historical, cultural, and individual traumatic experiences. We will explore our experiences, perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors that may challenge constructive relationship development. Finally, we will discuss practical, culturally Intelligent, trauma-responsive strategies to keep our work moving forward in pro-social activities and service delivery. This will be an opportunity to discuss how to address racism to serve best the people you support and connect with colleagues.

This is a live online event. It will be conducted via Zoom Webinar.

Live Event Instructor

Brandon Jones

Brandon is the Executive Director of Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health. He specializations in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Historical and Intergenerational trauma, Social/Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Leadership, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Brandon holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Minnesota, a Masters in Community Psychology from Metropolitan State University, and a Masters in Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy (MFT) from Adler Graduate School. Brandon is Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Qualified Administrator. Brandon is Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow (2013) and Professor graduate and undergraduate studies. He lives by the motto of “Live life with Purpose on Purpose.”

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

1 Analyze how historical, cultural, and individual experiences of racism contribute to race-based traumatic stress.
2 Evaluate the impact of race-based traumatic stress on individuals and communities.
3 Assess how personal perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors may create barriers to cross-cultural relationships and trauma-responsive service delivery.
4 Apply culturally intelligent, trauma-responsive strategies in professional practice to address racism and promote healing.
5 Implement approaches that enhance pro-social outcomes for individuals and communities affected by race-based traumatic stress.

Disclosure to Learners

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Brandon Jones, MA – He receives recording royalties for this presentation.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

Event Agenda

Agenda times are listed in US Eastern Time. That is 3 hours later than US Pacific Time. The event starts at 8:00 am US Pacific Time.

Training Agenda (3 hours) 0:00 – 0:15 | Welcome & Framing the Session • Opening remarks and introductions • Setting group agreements (confidentiality, respect, open dialogue) • Overview of training objectives and flow 0:15 – 0:35 | The State of Racism Today • Brief history: how historical trauma continues to shape racial inequities • Current realities: statistics, narratives, and examples of systemic racism • Group reflection prompt: “Where do we see racism impacting our work and communities today?” 0:35 – 1:00 | Understanding Race-Based Trauma • Definition: what is race-based traumatic stress (RBTS)? • How racism manifests as trauma (individual, cultural, historical layers) • Psychological, emotional, and physical impacts • Short paired discussion: “When have you witnessed or experienced racism that left a lasting emotional impact?” 1:00 – 1:15 | Break
• Stretch, reset, informal check-in 1:15 – 1:50 | Self-Awareness & Relationship Barriers • Exploring perceptions, beliefs, and implicit bias • Recognizing behaviors that challenge constructive relationship development • Guided activity: “Identity Walk” or reflective journaling exercise on personal experiences with race and power” • Large group debrief and safe conversation 1:50 – 2:30 | Trauma-Responsive & Culturally Intelligent Strategies • Introducing Culturally Intelligent (CQ) framework • Trauma-responsive practices in addressing racism • Strategies for service delivery, teamwork, and leadership • Case study or scenario activity: applying trauma-responsive, culturally intelligent strategies in real-life situations 2:30 – 3:00 | Moving Forward in Pro-Social Service Delivery • How to integrate learning into professional practice • Building accountability and sustaining growth in organizations • Group discussion: “What’s one action you can commit to in your work moving forward?”
3:00 – 3:15 | Closing & Reflection • Key takeaways recap • Final reflection activity (silent writing or sharing circle) • Evaluation & resources shared • Thank you and next steps

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Scarred Souls: Understanding Race-Based Trauma

Event Details

Related Topics

About the Event

Live Event Instructor

Brandon Jones

Target Audience

Learning Objectives

Disclosure to Learners

Planners and Reviewers

Faculty

Course Creator

Commercial support

Event Agenda

Policies

Frequently Asked Questions

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