A Clinician's Use of Online Forums and Social Media to Provide Support and Healing

Social media platforms, once primarily seen as tools for connection and entertainment, are now emerging as vital avenues for individuals seeking help and information about their mental well-being.

As clinicians, it's imperative to not only recognize this shift but to actively engage with it.

This course will empower you to leverage social media platforms to reach a wider audience, deepen client relationships, and create a more inclusive and supportive space for healing...

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Upon completion of this training professionals will be able to do the following:

  • Describe the relevant statistics about the current trend of help-seeking through social media.
  • Explain three major features to consider in building a social media platform to support wellness.
  • Describe how and why to start a social media wellness platform.

Course details

Upon completion of this training professionals will be able to do the following:

  • Describe the relevant statistics about the current trend of help-seeking through social media.
  • Explain three major features to consider in building a social media platform to support wellness.
  • Describe how and why to start a social media wellness platform.

Instructor

Dr. Rosenna Bakari Headshot

Rosenna Bakari
Ph.D.

Dr. Rosenna Bakari, a Philadelphia native, is an empowerment expert psychologist. Her professional background varies from working as a drug recovery counselor to training preservice teachers and counselors. In 2010, she founded Talking Trees, Inc., the only international organization that focuses exclusively on empowering adults who experienced sexual abuse before the age of 18. She developed the Living Openly Model of Advocacy and Support based on her work with survivors worldwide. In a world that requires survivors’ silence, the model supports survivors who choose to heal by living openly. 

One of Dr. Bakari’s goals is to support the shift of psychology from a focus on mental illness to mental wellness and break down barriers to wellness resources. As an empowerment coach, she works with clients worldwide using online one-on-one and group platforms to support life changes, help resolve trauma, and reset healthy life narratives. She bases her practice on her 8-week empowerment curriculum that restructures power in the help-seeking relationship.

Dr. Bakari graduated from Cornell University in 1984 and went on to earn her Master’s degree from SUNY at the age of 22. She later earned her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Northern Colorado. Her most recent professional presentation was for the 2021 American Counseling Association Conference, where she presented on Online Advocacy.

In addition to her professional endeavors, she promotes mental wellness through transformational poetry. This year, she also published her sixth book related to empowerment. Her latest book, The Healing Journey: Relationships Health and Wellness, is a radical new book on healing intended to meet people where they are on their healing journey with such topics as “How to heal childhood trauma without forgiving the person who caused it.”