November Chapter Meeting
10am Chapter Announcements
10:30am Professional Development Program
11:30am - 12pm Group Discussion
Professional Development Zoom Program:
Diversity Equity and Inclusion For Organizers:
Generational Trauma and Poverty/Scarcity Mentality
Understanding how it impacts our clients
Presented by:
Caren Young, President and Founder of The Professional Adult, and
Chaka S. Holley, MDIV, LCSW, CEO of A New Day Mental Wellness Center.
Marginalized communities grapple with generational trauma in surprising ways. How can we, as organizing and productivity professionals, be aware of the ways in which this may affect some of our clients?
Attendees of this program will gain an understanding of:
1. What is poverty or scarcity mentality and how may it affect marginalized communities in outsized ways? How can we better understand poverty/scarcity mentality to support our clients when letting go of things becomes an emotional roadblock?
2. What is generational trauma? How can it change a person's relationship to their things, and in what ways can it elicit difficult emotions when it comes to keeping one's home organized? How can we support our clients when they face this kind of challenge?
3. Shame or embarrassment may be amplified for these clients. There is also a greater tendency for this in women and femmes, who have been conditioned to believe that the responsibility of keeping order and cleanliness in their home falls solely on them.
Please join us for a discussion with two uniquely qualified panelists who can help us make sense of these important questions.
Chaka S. Holley, MDIV, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker from Grand Rapids, Michigan. She received a Master of Social Work Degree from Western Michigan University with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Master of Divinity Degree from Chicago Theological Seminary. She began her career as a therapist working with college students, predominantly addressing academic and family concerns. Throughout the years, she has provided psychotherapy, Spiritual care, and counseling to people from an array of backgrounds. Her clients have. included people experiencing the challenges of homelessness, incarceration, juvenile justice, foster care, chronic illness and poverty, as well as clergy, activists, and people navigating the professional work world. She specializes as a Mental Health Integrative Medicine Practitioner, Brainspotting Therapist, EMDR Therapist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional, and certified Prepare/Enrich Premarital counselor.
In addition to counseling, Chaka has been known for her advocacy work across the country with organizations like Black Lives Matter, Our Kitchen Table, Michigan Organizing Project and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, to name a few. She is trained in various forms of community organizing and has worked on campaigns to end Mass Incarceration, promote Education Reform and Food Justice, and more.
She currently resides in Chicago, IL where she is the CEO of A New Day Mental Wellness Center. A New Day Mental Wellness Center was born out of her vision to create a counseling center with additional wellness services for marginalized people which focused on social justice. She is also the President of Coloring Mental Health Collective.
Caren Young is the Founder and President of The Professional Adult, a consultancy focusing on building solutions, people, and teams through training, coaching, workshops, and strategic development while integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion into all facets of our work lives. Using her background in Advertising, Product Management, and People Management, Caren is able to drive data-driven solutions while honoring all of the intersections that are brought into the workplace. The Professional Adult works with organizations, individuals, and teams and are excited to help you get to the next level!
