The Dr. Vibe Show™: Dr. Alicia Watkins “Black Family And Trauma”
Release Date: 12/19/2023
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info_outlineDr. Alicia Watkins is a full professor of social work and a licensed clinical therapist. She is also the founder of Coaching with Dr. Alicia, LLC, as a certified couples coach focusing on providing evidence-based skills to couples who wish to get married, improve their communication skills, and foster healthy relationships.
As a mother of three children, Dr. Alicia wishes to use her own life experiences related to love, marriage, community building, self-exploration, and commitment to respectful living to inspire couples to become stronger together. She also works as a part time therapist at Alliance Counselling and Coaching, where she helps individuals, couples, and families heal from past issues that hinder current functioning.
Dr. Alicia has been a licensed therapist for 17 years and considers this work to be her lifelong passion. As a full-time professor of social work at the University of St. Francis, Dr. Alicia enjoys training adult learners on techniques to become professional social workers. She teaches courses on cultural competency, advanced research, field education, and social work practice. Dr. Alicia obtained her master’s degree in social work from the University of Chicago in 2000 and earned her doctoral degree in social work from Florida State University in 2008. She has published 10 professional articles and has presented at over 20 professional social work conferences.
Recently, Dr. Alicia was live on our show talking about Black Family And Trauma.
During our conversation, Dr. Alicia talked about:
– Some of Dr. Alicia’s thoughts on her family, serving Black families, having hope and other stuff
– Black Family and Trauma … Historical Trauma
– Dr. Alicia’s thoughts on many Black people not being able to break free from historical trauma and the story of Henrietta Lax
– The impact of historical trauma on the behaviour of some Black people
– With this type of historical trauma within Black genetically, what are some of the positive and successful tools that Blacks can do to build meaningful relationships
– How can a Black person know if they have exprienced childhood trauma (ACES test)
– A Dr. Alicia Book Club?
– Blacks being cognizant of their own history
– Suggestions for Black people who have come from an historical trauma environment and a Black person going to a non-Black therapist
– Assertive vs. aggressive
– Some questions to ask a therapist if a Black person wants to hire them
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