Career Pathways in Youth and Young Adult Mental Health: Understanding the Roles of Peers, Social Workers, Researchers, and Clinicians
Session 1: Exploring Peer Roles
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Wednesday, April 27
1:30-3:00 p.m. ET / 12:30-2:00 p.m. CT / 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. MT / 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PT / 9:30-11:00 a.m. AKT / 7:30-9:00 a.m. HT (view your time zone)
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DESCRIPTION
This 4-part monthly series has been created for young people to learn about various careers in mental health, ask questions about how to navigate a career in the various aspects of mental health, and learn how to choose a pathway of higher education or specialized training in order to meet that goal. This session may also be appropriate for anyone who has an interest in the career pathways featured during this monthly series and/or supports young people in career planning.
Participants will hear from 3-4 panelists who will provide informative discussion, thought-provoking guidance, and hopeful messages that will focus on different career pathways in mental health and the spectrum of services that each featured career engages in.
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AUDIENCE
Youth and young adults, educators, adults that support young people, human service professionals, or anyone else interested in learning more about this topic.
DATES
April 27: Exploring Peer Roles
May 25: Exploring Social Work Roles
June 22: Exploring Research Roles
July 27: Exploring Mental Health Clinician Roles
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Jasmine Boatwright became interested in youth and family voice once she noticed the limited power young adults have in decision-making. She began sharing her and her family’s experiences in the mental health system in order to advocate for youth. Prior to joining Youth MOVE National, her advocacy led her to become the director of Youth MOVE Michigan, supporting Youth MOVE Detroit, and providing technical assistance to local systems of care and tribal youth groups. When she’s off the clock, Jasmine moonlights as a local entertainment promoter and can put together a playlist of good music you haven’t heard before. One of her favorite movies is the Transformers series because Bumblebee reminds her of her first car she named John Shaft.
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Elliott Orrin Hinkle (they/them) is a skilled facilitator, trainer, and advisor focused on elevating lived expertise in systems that serve children, youth, and families. They are a graduate of Portland State University with a Bachelor of Science in Women, Gender, Sexuality, and Queer studies. Elliott has lived experience in the Wyoming Foster Care System as a young person but calls Oregon home. As an advocate and professional, they bring 10+ years’ experience on topics such as child welfare, youth mental health, and the LGBTQ community through training, advising, and facilitating culture change efforts. They have assisted and participated in child welfare and youth mental health research, and they are trained in evidence-based peer coaching. Their skills include consultation and reviewing states' Independent Living Programs and National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) survey work. Elliott is the Principal and Founder of the consulting firm Unicorn Solutions LLC, which seeks to create positive futures for youth and young adults impacted by systems, particularly LGBTQ youth.
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Stephanie Sikes-Jones, the TAYLRD State Level Youth Leadership Coordinator with the Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental, and Intellectual Disabilities is a young professional with lived experience in Kentucky’s behavioral health and foster care systems. During her time in these systems, she participated on a variety of different advisory boards and initiatives to improve human services on a local, state and national level. Stephanie has been working professionally with her lived experience since 2013 with organizations and programs such as TAYLRD, FosterClub, Suicide: The Ripple Effect, and Kentucky Strengthening Families. In these various roles, she has used her lived experience to make policy changes, develop trainings, and help support the next generation of young leaders to do the same. She is passionate about the importance of both lived expertise and youth voice.
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Evelyn Clark is a Mexican-Native American woman who is passionate about racial equity, leadership development, and peer support. She has nearly 14 years of experience serving young people and their families who were system-involved. Evelyn is a member of the Change Matrix team, splitting her time between the NTTAC, Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC), and Home Visiting-Technical Assistance Resource Center, where she provides technical assistance and racial equity consultation. Evelyn is also a certified peer counselor. She dedicated her career to empowering young people and their families to get involved in this work. She is a proud recipient of the 2019 Peer Alternatives youth and young adult leadership award. Evelyn’s mission is to end racial and ethnic disparities within systems of care and to promote leadership opportunities for the BIPOC workforce.
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This announcement is supported by SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award over five years (2020-2025) with 100 percent funded by SAMHSA/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by SAMHSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government. |
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