EVENT DETAILS
Date: Friday, February 14, 2025
Time: 12 - 1:30 pm
(Includes 30 minutes of virtual networking prior to presentation)
Location: Online via Zoom
(This event will be held virtually only)
Zoom Link
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Earn 1 Ethics + Technology CEU | Approved for LMFTs, LPCs, LCSWs, & Psychologists
CEU Requirements: If you would like to receive CEUs, you must complete the evaluation form after completion of the CE event. This form will be shared with you during the event, and your CEU certificate will then be emailed to you.
This event will be recorded and accessible to Austin AMFT members in the members-only section of our website afterward. If you are a member, you may receive CEUs for watching this recording after completion of the presentation and submission of the evaluation form. This recording will not be available to non-members.
TOPIC
Trauma-Informed Counseling for Muslim Clients
PRESENTER
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Sana Hussain & Sara Bawany
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
In this presentation, Muslim Pakistani-American therapists Sana Hussain and Sara Bawany will introduce attendees to general principles of working with Muslim clients, both immigrant and American-born. This will include relevant political, historical, and statistical data as well as cultural and religious considerations that are necessary to recognize when engaging with Muslim clients.
We approach this presentation with a firm belief that the personal is political and that understanding Islamophobia is inseparable from our responsibility as therapists to remain informed about U.S. domestic and foreign policy. This is especially relevant given the ongoing genocide in Palestine, along with U.S.-backed warfare against peoples in Yemen, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, and Sudan that have corresponded with a sharp increase in Islamophobic incidents around the world.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
BIOGRAPHY
Sara Bawany is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She manages her own mental health counseling private practice and volunteers as the Membership Coordinator and Austin Chapter Ambassador for MAPS (Muslim Association for Psychological Services). She previously served as the Director of Case Management at FACE (Facing Abuse in Community Environments), an organization to investigate religious leadership abuses of power in the Muslim community. Outside of therapy, she is either studying, writing, or teaching poetry while completing her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. She is the author of two poetry books, as well as an instructor and developer of creative writing curriculum at House of Amal. You can read more of her work at www.sarabawany.com.
Sana Raza Hussain is an LMFT Associate and LPC Associate (supervised by Michelle Silva Segura, LMFT-S, LPC-S, SEP). She currently manages her own practice, Sana Raza Hussain, PLLC, and works with individuals, couples, and families from a systemic, anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed lens. Sana is EMDR trained and specializes in relationships and complex trauma. Sana previously worked in the actuarial field before ultimately deciding to switch to mental health. Outside of therapy, Sana enjoys exploring nature, lifting weights, and spending quality time with her husband and cat.
This presentation is designed to be useful for all levels of training and experience.
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