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Continuing Education Course: Race & Disability: Understanding Disparities and Advocating for Change (5 CEs)

This course explores the complex intersections of race, disability, and systemic oppression, highlighting how racism and ableism compound to create profound inequities in healthcare, education, employment, housing, and the justice system for BIPOC individuals with disabilities. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of historical and contemporary drivers of disparity, learn about the principles of Disability Justice, and explore evidence-based strategies for advancing equity across multiple sectors. Grounded in both research and lived experience, this training empowers professionals to challenge structural barriers, center the voices of those most impacted, and advocate for meaningful, intersectional change in their practice and communities.

Cost

$70 for this five-CE course and continuing education certificate. There are no additional fees for this course. The fee offers you lifetime access to the self-guided home study course. Because you maintain lifetime access to the learning materials, no refunds are offered for this course.

Presenter

Alexis (Alex) Toliver is a Black, nonbinary, multiply disabled advocate and researcher, first diagnosed with autism in adulthood. They bring over 12 years of experience in neuroscience and disability advocacy, focusing on the intersections of race, autism, and justice. Alex works as a Research Assistant at the Disability Health Research Center at Johns Hopkins University, using data, policy research, and accessibility innovation to address systemic disparities.


They are the author of Everyday Black: Disability, a children’s book celebrating Black disabled lives. Their work has been recognized by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the National Science Foundation, and the Ford Foundation. Through research, education, and storytelling, Alex is dedicated to advancing intersectional disability justice and collective liberation.

Learning Objectives

  1. Analyze and distinguish key elements of anti-oppression work as it relates to disability and race, including allyship, advocacy, and intersectionality.
  2. Evaluate existing research on the impact of disability and race on access to care and assess the scope of these disparities.
  3. Apply anti-racist and anti-oppressive philosophy to develop inclusive and accessible therapeutic interventions and build an action plan for your practice.
  4. Integrate intersectional models of care with BIPOC, disabled clients to implement culturally informed and anti-oppressive practice in clinical work, including developing treatment plans and choosing appropriate interventions.

Target Audience

This is an intermediate-level course for psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and any other mental health professional who provides therapy or diagnostic assessment services to disabled communities and seek to provide anti-racist, culturally competent services.

Statement Regarding Conflict of Interest

Dr. Marschall and Resiliency Mental Health compensated Mx. Toliver to create this course. Mx. Toliver, Dr. Marschall, and Resiliency Mental Health have no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Continuing Education Course: Race & Disability: Understanding Disparities and Advocating for Change (5 CEs)

$70

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