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Trauma Responsive Advocacy: Elevating Mental Health for Foster Care Youth
1:00 PMFriday, August 28 2026
12:00 PMFriday, August 28 2026
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9:00 AMFriday, August 28 2026
7:00 AM
Dr. Smedley is an award-winning Clinical Psychologist who also wears additional hats as a business owner, adjunct professor, and published author. She has been very successful in her independent practice specifically focusing on the mental health needs of the Black community. Her areas of research and publications are consistently focused on incorporating strength-based outlook on healing and mental health recovery which she has found important in her research background and clinical knowledge of various traumas faced in communities of color. Dr. Smedley has been sought out and quoted by a number of media outlets – both television and print - establishing herself as an expert in mental wellness and trauma. Further, she is respected amongst her peers as she has served in a number of leadership roles to include the Past President of the DC Psychological Association and the Past Chair of the APA Advocacy Coordinating Committee, and Past Chair of the APA Diversity Subcommittee of the Committee of State Leaders. She is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc and a proud mother of a baby boy.
This course will offer an overview of advocacy, the various ways that we can serve as advocates as mental health professionals and applications for practice.
This course is eligible for 2 continuing education credits.
This course is suitable for Psychologists, LMHCs, MFTs, Social Workers, and LPCs.
Introductory
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- List at least 2-3 types of advocacy in mental health
- Identify ways to implement advocacy into community and/or clinical practice