BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalendarEvent//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1781857402069-3516063149241371@calendarevent DTSTAMP:20260619T082322Z SUMMARY:Healing Through Connection: The Importance of Black Healing Circles LOCATION:https://oasw.zoom.us/j/81320855298?pwd=MzA1b1g0bW1NYmp6a3RwMWJsRUJKZz09 Code:813 2085 5298 Password:204622 Phone: Phone2: Password: DESCRIPTION:When\n      Thursday\, September 29th from 12 to 1:30 PM ET \nWhere\n      Zoom\nCosts\nOASW Members:\n Free!Non-Members: $20Student Non-Members: $10\nEvent Description\nIn a society where Black identities are constantly under attack\, many\n are left feeling rejected\, unsafe\, helpless\, and alone in their\n challenges with pervasive racial trauma. The reality of systemic\n racism requires Black communities to find a safe haven to explore\n their common past and present wounds\, externalize their pain and\n fears\, meanwhile gaining culturally appropriate support to move them\n along their healing journey as they celebrate and honour their Black identities.\nWe will explore\, how for centuries African principles and practices\n have highlighted the importance of communal healing\, Indigenous\n knowledge and practices prioritize collective healing\, and western\n sciences have remained consistent around healthy connections being one\n of our most advanced healing tools. Learners will gain a brief history\n on healing circles\, the important role Black healing circles and\n spaces are to the wellness of Black identities overall and why it is\n vitally important for learners to consider connecting Black bodies to\n these spaces.\n\n This webinar is offered through OASW's Local Engagement Network\n Program\, which builds local connections and communities among OASW\n members. To support the growth of social workers in Ontario\, we are\n launching a pilot series of unique learning opportunities focused on\n professional and personal development. Social workers who are not\n members of OASW can access these offerings at a nominal fee.\n\n \nBiography of Presenter:\nSimone Donaldson is the Founder\, Registered Social\n Worker/Psychotherapist\, and Principal Consultant at Agapé Lens\n Consulting and Therapy. She has devoted over 15 years to racialized\n communities and mental health. Simone has been featured in multiple\n media outlets as a mental health and Anti-Black racist expert\,\n including Elle Magazine\, Yahoo Mail\, and a recent documentary that was\n selected for the 2022 Toronto Black Film Festival\, where she was\n featured as a guest expert in the film called “Born in Sin”. Simone is\n also a co-author in a chapter of the first ground breaking Canadian\n text named\, “Africentric Social Work”\, which explores the experience\n of Black communities in Canada\, their challenges with Anti-Black\n racism\, and provides best practice guidance to support Black\n communities across all sectors.\nSimone provides psychotherapy\, prioritizing Black youth individuals\n 12 years old and up\, through a warm\, honest and mindfully present\n approach. She also consults with organizations in the private and\n public sectors to bridge the gap between equity and wellness concerns\n with a specialization in Anti-Black racism. Her consultations consists\n of education and training\, leadership coaching\, mental/wellness\n training\, program development\, facilitation\, team consultations and\n guest speaking.\nAgapé Lens Consulting and Therapy is grounded in the "\;Love\n Lens"\;\, Africentric care\, anti-black racism\, attachment\, a\n holistic and a trauma informed lens.\nSimone’s purpose is to support all her clients to see sustainable\n change\, while guiding them patiently and safely towards authenticity\,\n so they may heal\, thrive\, and live out their purpose.\n \nNOTE ABOUT REGISTRATION QUESTIONS:\nOASW is committed to inclusion and promoting a diverse range of\n identities\, experiences\, perspectives\, and voices across all areas of\n the Association. As such\, the registration contains some optional\n questions that are intended to assist us to better understand our\n social work community and ensure that our work is reflective of the\n diverse membership of OASW and our profession. PRIORITY:3 LANGUAGE:EN ATTENDEE;CN=omar@oasw.org:mailto:omar@oasw.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220929T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220929T163000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR