Presenter:
Rebecca Baudry Young, M.Ed.
Director of the Office of Student Wellness, Miami University

Description:
Understanding the landscape of higher education and navigating its systems can be useful tools in developing a partnership with a university or college. For coalitions that reside in a college town, this relationship may come more naturally. However any coalition can take advantage of university resources often by simply inviting them to the table.

Training Objectives:

1. Attendees will understand incentives for faculty to partner with communities.
2. Attendees will be able to articulate how coalitions and community organizations benefit higher education.
3. Attendees will be able to differentiate between academic and student service divisions within institutions of higher education.
4. Attendees will be able to identify at least one fiscal advantage to partnering with a university.

This webinar is provided at no cost. PF! will be applying for Prevention CEUs and CHES hours. The prevention education domain for this session is: P4- Community Organization.

Presenter:
Dr. Parris Carter, Ed.D.
Dean of the Graduate College, Wiley University

Description:
The term Cool Pose are masks that black men wear to hide internal insecurities (Majors & Billson, 1992). Furthermore, the historical pressures from society have exaggerated the need to wear these masks and have added to the weight many black men carry each day. This session will explore the introduction of the Cool Pose ideology, and how it continues to surface today. Understanding this context in mental health will afford the creation of successful strategies for working with this population.

Training Objectives:

1. Examine the social, cultural, and emotional factors that contribute to Cool Posing, and its effect on mental well-being.
2. Explore the various masks that define the black male existence.
3. Identify effective strategies for collaborating with black men in their mental health.
4. Identify inclusive approaches to proactive work.
5. To increase understanding of this concept, so that current strategies can be enhanced.

This webinar is provided at no cost. PF! will be applying for Prevention CEUs and CHES hours.