EMBRace @EMBRaceProgram
EMBRace is a culturally-based therapeutic program that empowers African-American families to confront racial stress together while strengthening family ties! Detroit, MI Joined July 2016-
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The Engaging, Managing, and Bonding through Race (EMBRace) Program headed by @rianaelyse is accepting applications for the Program Coordinator position ❤️ Please see this call for more details: bit.ly/EMBRacePC Deadline to apply is TOMORROW, May 25th!
We are recruiting families for our program! The EMBRace Program is conducted to help you and your child communicate about race and racial discrimination. Sign up now! 🙌 forms.gle/mSzzEobapjnNqQ…
Another research aim of our program is stress management! EMBRace helps families reduce racial stress and trauma by sharing healthy coping skills 😌🙌
One of EMBRace's research aims is to promote familial bonding. We help parents and children grow closer to each other as they explore topics related to race through facilitated discussions 💬
Are you a graduate student who is looking for clinical experience? Apply to our program! 🙌✨ We are looking to train clinicians on how to facilitate EMBRace. For more info, click here: bit.ly/3AXEODq To apply, email your resume to [email protected]
What are you waiting for? Join the EMBRace Family❤️ Here are some testimonials from our Research Assistants about working in our program last year. To apply, send a resume to our email ([email protected]). Gain research experience and build valuable skills with us!
Looking for Research Assistants 🔍 We are finally back with our community partners to launch EMBRace in-person. RAs will get to have personal interactions with the families in our program and assist with facilitation of our sessions. Send your resume to us!
Meet Anisha! Our Summer Research Assistant ☀️ Anisha is an incoming master's student of MSc Counseling at Bangor University, Wales Fun Fact: Anisha went kayaking, wakeboarding, and attempted to surf (keyword being attempted)!
What a DAY. My first first-author publication is OUT. One million thanks to the scholars in the @EMBRaceProgram and their fearless PI @rianaelyse for helping me conduct the study that brought this theory to life Introducing #PsyCrit: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…
Guess what? We have a new published article about racial socialization from the EMBRace Program!🙌🥳 You can find our article "How Talking About Race Can Bring Black Families Together" here: greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/h…
✊🏿 Happy #Juneteenth! ✊🏿 Today we’re celebrating Black history and culture while reflecting on the deep injustices of slavery and racism. Here is an infographic made by the EMBRace Lab that explains the history of this public holiday.
Feeling exhausted? There are plenty of reasons why you feel drained. Try incorporating more energy givers throughout your day to beat the exhaustion! 😌✨ #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
Are you feeling a little stressed out? Here are some stress busters to help you get back to a relaxed state. Stress be gone! 👋 #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
Watch Dr. A's interview on the mental health impacts of mass shootings: youtube.com/watch?v=QK0KNR… #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month? 😌 The EMBRace Program has created a variety of mental-health-related graphics this month. We are looking forward to sharing our tips with you! 🙌
Our EMBRace Grads are all grown up :') Congrats to all of our graduates! We are so proud of you and cannot wait to see all of the incredible things that you will do post-grad ✨

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