Anti-Racism in Behavioral Health
Webinar
with Rashaad Abdur-Rahman, MSSW
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Rashaad Abdur-Rahman, MSSW
Founder + CEO, Racial Healing Project
Rashaad Abdur-Rahman's (he/him) personal mission statement is to work boldly to achieve racial and social justice. He has competed executive training in leadership at Harvard's Cross-Sector Partnerships course, the National Council for Behavioral Health clinical models including EMDR, TF-CBT, Seven Challenges, Trauma Informed Care, and Motivational Interviewing.
He received his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Berea College, and his Masters in Science and Social Work from the University of Louisville's Kent School of Social Work in 2008. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Social Work at Spalding University. Rashaad has worked in the field of child and family mental health mental health services in various roles as a direct care counselor, case manager, therapist, consultant, trainer, supervisor, and program administrator. In addition to these roles, he has served as the Director of the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods in Louisville, KY and currently works at the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services as an Executive Advisor.
Rashaad is the Founder and CEO of the Racial Healing Project, a company dedicated to helping groups, businesses, and organizations develop comprehensive processes and infrastructure to integrate an anti-racist paradigm that is results driven. The Racial Healing Project provides training, organizational change management, and strategic planning to cross sector organizations (government, philanthropy, non-profit, private, etc.) nationally.
He has been an adjunct professor at Spalding University, and guest lecturer at Berea College, Western Governors University, University of Louisville, and the University of Kentucky. He also serves as co-chair of the Metro United Way Black L.O.V.E Philanthropic Partnership.
Rashaad believes deeply in the power of community and that in order to foster the equitable and transformative society that we all deserve, we must work tirelessly to secure racial, economic, and social justice.
He received his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Berea College, and his Masters in Science and Social Work from the University of Louisville's Kent School of Social Work in 2008. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Social Work at Spalding University. Rashaad has worked in the field of child and family mental health mental health services in various roles as a direct care counselor, case manager, therapist, consultant, trainer, supervisor, and program administrator. In addition to these roles, he has served as the Director of the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods in Louisville, KY and currently works at the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services as an Executive Advisor.
Rashaad is the Founder and CEO of the Racial Healing Project, a company dedicated to helping groups, businesses, and organizations develop comprehensive processes and infrastructure to integrate an anti-racist paradigm that is results driven. The Racial Healing Project provides training, organizational change management, and strategic planning to cross sector organizations (government, philanthropy, non-profit, private, etc.) nationally.
He has been an adjunct professor at Spalding University, and guest lecturer at Berea College, Western Governors University, University of Louisville, and the University of Kentucky. He also serves as co-chair of the Metro United Way Black L.O.V.E Philanthropic Partnership.
Rashaad believes deeply in the power of community and that in order to foster the equitable and transformative society that we all deserve, we must work tirelessly to secure racial, economic, and social justice.
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