Healthier Minds, Stronger Communities
2021 San Joaquin Valley API Mental Health Convening
Virtual
Enriching Mental Health and Well-Being in Asian & Pacific Islander Communities
At the 2021 San Joaquin Valley API Mental Health Virtual Convening, we had our morning panel of seasoned female-identified API clinicians discuss culturally responsive therapy for API women. Our afternoon panel of clinicians and experts from public health, education, psychology, and the community helped us understand various API communities' histories and their impact on collective well-being. Our afternoon keynote speaker, Dr. Sherry C. Wang, a nationally renowned psychologist and mental health advocate, addressed the surge of anti-Asian racism since the pandemic and its mental health implications for the API community.
Our Supporters:
Central California Asian Pacific Women (CCAPW)
Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health
Morning Panel
10 - 11AM
Culturally Responsive Therapy for API Women:
Perspectives from API Women Therapists
Highlighting Filipino American, Hmong American, and South Asian American Women
For MH Clinicians
1 CEU
Adeleine Conanan, PsyD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Private Practice
Lang Fang, LCSW
Licensed Clinician & Supervisor
The Fresno Center
Shruti Mukkamala, PhD
Senior Staff Psychologist
University of California, Irvine
Afternoon Panel
1 - 2 PM
For
Everyone
Contemporary AAPI History and Its Impact on Collective Well-Being: Missing and Misunderstood Narratives
Highlighting the Filipino American, Japanese American, Sikh American, and Khmer American Communities
1 CEU
David Rebanal, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health
San Francisco State University
Debra Kawahara, PhD
Associate Dean
California School of Professional Psychology
Alliant International University
Naindeep Singh
Executive Director
Jakara Movement
&
Board of Trustee
Central Unified School District
Varaxy Yi Borromeo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership
California State University, Fresno
Closing Keynote
2:30 - 3:30PM
For
Everyone
Asian American Mental Health Amidst Twin Pandemics:
Anti-Asian violence and the COVID19 pandemic
Sherry C. Wang, PhD
Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University