“Culture, Power, and Privilege in Peer Support” with Carmella Glenn & Marcia Galvan – August 2023 Supervisor’s Community of Practice

August 2023 CPS & CPPS Supervisor’s Community of Practice

“Culture, Power, and Privilege in Peer Support”
with Carmella Glenn & Marcia Galvan

August 24th, 2023 from 1:30 – 3:00 pm CT

 

A note from Marcia: I apologize if I caused any harm or disrespect with my ill prepared land acknowledgment. I want to acknowledge that I reside on the ancestral lands of several Woodland Native American Tribes, including the Ojibwe, Winnebago, Sauk, Fox, and Potowatami tribes.

 

Facilitator:

Carmella Glenn

Carmella  is from Madison Wisconsin and has worked in social justice for more than 20 years. She is the mother of 4 boys, two birth two bonus and she has one grandson. She has been married to her husband for 12 years. Carmella has a degree in Criminal Justice and Culinary Arts. She used both of those degrees to Direct, grow and supervise Just Bakery for 10 years. Just Bakery is an employment training initiative for those with barriers to employment. She is a Certified Peer Specialist, a Certified Peer Specialist trainer and is currently the Violence Intervention Coordinator for Public Health Madison and Dane County. She is also a proud system disruptor.

 

Marcia Galvan

Marcia is from Madison Wisconsin and has worked in social justice for more than 20 years. She is the mother of 4 boys, two birth two bonus and she has one grandson. She has been married to her husband for 12 years. Carmella has a degree in Criminal Justice and Culinary Arts. She used both of those degrees to Direct, grow and supervise Just Bakery for 10 years. Just Bakery is an employment training initiative for those with barriers to employment. She is a Certified Peer Specialist, a Certified Peer Specialist trainer and is currently the Violence Intervention Coordinator for Public Health Madison and Dane County. She is also a proud system disruptor.

 

Description:

In this session, the presenters will explore how culture, power, and privilege intersect with behavioral health and recovery. Substance use and mental health transcends all identities, and its imperative that when working with those whose worldview and lived experience differ from our own that we are providing culturally responsive services.

Presenters will share resources and discuss action steps with that will empower attendees to make changes on a personal level and equip them to begin creating culturally responsive and inclusive spaces for those that they work with.

 

Feedback Survey/CEH Information:

We invite you to please fill out the evaluation survey link (click here) if you attended this community of practice gathering or if you watch the recording. The survey will close at 4:30pm on Thursday, September 7th. Certificates of Participation will be sent to those completing the evaluation form by 4:30pm on September 14th, 2023. No evaluation surveys will be accepted for CEH credit after the evaluation survey’s closing date/time.

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