It takes a village to serve a Hmong youth (Livestream)
Kimiko Vang is Deputy Director at Merced County Human Services Agency. She oversees Employment and Training programs, Family Stabilization, Staff Development, All Dads Matter and All Moms Matter programs, and the Hmong Women’s Initiative. Kimiko has over 16 years of experience in social services and clinical practice as both a direct practitioner and an administrator. Kimiko holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
May-Ci Xiong is a Program Manager for Merced County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services with the Children’s System of Care. She has experience working with community-based agencies and county agencies, and serving disadvantaged youth such as foster children. May-Ci is an LCSW and is currently providing both clinical supervision and professional consultation to colleagues in effort to better serve Hmong consumers.
Starting Emotional Wellness Conversations in Punjabi Communities
Dr. Preet Kaur Sabharwal received her PsyD at the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University in Alameda. Preet is the founder of the South Asian Mental Health Consortium which puts on an annual conference on the subject. As a mental health clinician and now program coordinator at The Hume Center, Preet oversees clinical services in their South Asian Program for youth, adults and families. Preet works from a cultural lens and provides services in both Punjabi and Hindi. She has facilitated a variety of workshops and presentations at conferences across the United States, and is considered to be one of the frontrunners on promoting advocacy and mental health awareness on behalf of the South Asian population.
Nina Kaur recently completed her Post-Doctoral Fellow at Portal Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center, where she provided psychological services in the South Asian and Outpatient Program. She received her PsyD with an emphasis on Social Justice from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco. Nina has provided therapeutic services to underserved and diverse populations in school-based programs and community mental health settings. Her practicum sites have enabled her to provide services in her native language, Punjabi. Nina’s interests include South Asian mental health, trauma, community resilience, social justice, and reducing mental health stigma. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Wright Institute School-Based Collaboration Program in Berkeley, California, where her dissertation examined domestic violence and alcohol abuse in the Punjabi Sikh community.
November 21 - 22, 2019 • Clovis Veteran's Memorial District, Clovis CA
Request for Presenters (RFP)
We invites submissions for the 2019 API Mental Health Empowerment Conference to present and/or facilitate workshops to highlight and help address the following barriers through the lens of legislation, policy, or advocacy activities:
1. Outreach, Education and Access: Promoting understanding, hope and linkage to services.
2. Culturally Appropriate Services: addressing individual's and family's needs, as well as, trauma informed care.
3. Quality Services:
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Specific Population: Children, adolescents, older adults, LGBTQ, addiction, co-occurring disorders, etc.
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Specialty Services: Medication, Psychiatry, Nutrition, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Genetics, etc.
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Promoting Community Engagement
Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to review the RFP invitation letter by Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health Director, Dawan Utecht, to learn more about the intentions, learning objectives and purposes for workshops we want to highlight at the APIMHEC 2019.
RFP SUBMISSION HAS ENDED
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please fill out this form completely. Preferred submission method is this online RFP application. Selection will be primarily based on the information you provide here. If you have any questions, please contact (949) 431-6374 or email
training@mfpinstitute.com.
REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS:
The process to accept presentations is highly competitive as there are a limited number of workshops and space available. Proposals that are clearly written and have clear obtainable objectives will be given preference.
Proposals will be scored on the following factors:
1. Content (80%)
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Relevance to the conference theme, goals, and intentions
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Advancement of API mental health empowerment
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Scientific or programmatic validity of research and services (if appropriate)
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Timeliness of topic
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Creativity and innovation
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Representation of diversity of API communities
2. Presenter Background and Experience (20%)
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Expertise in topic
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Presentation experience
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You will receive an email acknowledging the receipt of your proposal.
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We will notify all submitters by October 4, 2019 if their proposal was accepted.
RULES OF PARTICIPATION:
1. Presenters may submit proposals on behalf of a single presenter or group in partnership with or endorsed by an organization, or panel of no more than three (3) people.
2. Accepted submissions must be presented at the scheduled time allotted by the Program Planning Committee.
3. If the presenter has commercial products and/or services to promote, this may be done by purchasing an exhibitors table in advance. In the event that space is purchased, you may invite individuals to visit the table.