Course Description
In this course, Dr. Akinyele Umoja discusses the complex ways that resistance activities form a foundation for psychological wellbeing among people of African descent. Using the example of Mississippi based civil rights workers, Dr. Umoja provides insight into protective barriers African American communities used to address racial terrorism.
CE/Professional Development Credit(s): 1
Learning Objectives:
- Describe key strategies associated with resistance movements within the United States.
- Analyze concepts of freedom and resistance in the context of oppression.
- Identify the psychological benefits of engaging in acts of resistance for people of African ancestry.
Level: All Levels
Length: 1 hour & 3 mins
Format: Asynchronous (self-paced)
Obtaining a CE/Professional Development Certificate:
In order to obtain a CE/Professional Development certificate, you must complete all sections of this course, score 80% or more on the quiz (multiple attempts are provided) and, fill out a satisfaction survey.
Note: The video lesson, quiz, and evaluation are formatted into separate sections. While your progress is saved after completing each section, the system will require you to complete the entire section again if you stop in the middle.
Conflict of Interest:
There are no known conflict of interests for this program.
Continuing Education Approvals & CEUs
Homestudy CE's are approved nationally via the American Psychological association and the National Board of Certified Counselors.
CE Credits | 1 Core | Psychologists
CE Hours | 1 Core | Counselors
Social Work, School Psychology & Marriage & Family Therapy
The live virtual version of this workshop was originally approved by ASWB & NASP nationally in states that accept CEs granted by these accrediting bodies. This homestudy course is consistent with related hours. Please check with your state licensure board for rules.
CE Hours | 1 | School Psychologists
Clock Hours | 1 | Social Work
Contact Hours | 1 | LMFT’s
Akinyele Umoja, PhD
Akinyele Umoja is a Professor of African-American Studies. Umoja is the author of We Will Shoot Back: Armed Resistance and the Mississippi Freedom Movement, named the 2014 Anna Julia Cooper/ C.L.R. James Award for the best book in Africana Studies by the National Council of Black Studies. We Will Shoot Back also earned the 2014 PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature. He is also co-editor of Greenwood Press Black Power Encyclopedia (2018), which was named on the Reference and User Services Association’s (a division of the American Library Association) 2019 List of Outstanding References for Adults. Umoja also the editor of a special issue of The Black Scholar (2018) on the legacy of his comrade; revolutionary activist, attorney, and late Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, the Honorable Chokwe Lumumba. Umoja’s research has also been featured in several other journals and anthologies.
Twitter: @BabaAK
Instagram: @AKUmoja
Ifetayo Ojelade, PhD
Dr. Ifetayo Ojelade is a Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) with an interest in assisting people to heal in order to take their careers and personal lives to the next level. As an expert in trauma recovery, Dr. Ojelade works with healthcare, legal, and safety professionals to manage secondary trauma in the workplace. She also has a particular interest in women leaders of color in high stress roles.
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Additional Offered Courses
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