Sawubona Healing Circles:

The Association of Black Psychologists, Inc. (ABPsi) provide a culturally-grounded  crisis response program to interrupt the stress and trauma response. The Sawubona Healing Circles are virtual safe spaces for individuals of African ancestry that draw upon culturally-grounded healing strategies in coping with anti-Black racial trauma/stress and community violence. These circles are not therapy. They are supportive and culturally-affirming spaces to promote wellness and overall social-emotional adjustment. Participants will learn principles of cultural wisdom and protective factors to assist in coping with racial stress, such as COVID-19 culturally-specific disenfranchisement. The circles are held for adolescents, adults, and elders.

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Crisis Response Initiatives

• COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.

• The January 6 Capitol Insurrection

• The Trial of Derek Chauvin

• Displacement of Black Ukrainians Refugees

• Buffalo, New York Tragedy

• Impact of the border crisis and kidnapping on Haitian people

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Healing Circle Facilitator Training:

The Sawubona Healing Circle Program consists of a dedicated team of ABPsi members. The SHC Team provide training for mental health professionals and community leaders who identify as individuals with lived black experiences and wish to work with members of African/African-diasporic communities to create safe spaces for healing.

 Our training provides an overview of the complexities of racial trauma, as well as the importance of culture and not race as representative of the humanity of African ancestry. More specifically, the training provides the knowledge, skillset, and methodology to enhance attendees’ ability to provide effective culturally-affirming services in countering the adverse impact of exposure to racial trauma.

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Sawubona Healing Circle Program Team:

Tania Lodge

Evan Auguste, Ph.D.

Program Leaders

Dana Collins, Ph.D.

Laneay L. London, M.S.W.

Ciera Dennis-Morgan, Ph.D.

Norma Harris, Ph.D.

Prophet N. Anyanwu Cox, M.Ed.

Cecile Gadson, Ph.D.

For More information

Email: virtualhealingcircles@abpsi.org