Centerstone, a national leader in behavioral health care, will host “It’s Not About You: Structural and Systemic Racism” presentation on March 16 from 5-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. CEUs are available and there is no charge to attend.

Objectives of the training include:

• Participants will be able to identify different types of racism

• Participants will gain education regarding the subject of race creation

• Participants will gain insight into the history of structural and systemic racism

• Participants will gain an understanding of the current systems of structural and systemic racism

• Participants will participate in an solution-minded discussion

The presenter of the training will be Jeremy Allen with Southern Illinois University – Carbondale (SIU-C). Allen is a third year Sociology Ph.D. student at SIU-C who specializes in race. He is the instructor of record for Sociology 215 Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. He has academic training in stratification, race, criminology, research methods, and analysis. Additionally, Allen has decades of lived experience relating to his primary area of study.

This training has 1.5 hours of continuing education approved for IL LCPC / LPC, IL LCSW / LSW, and IL Nursing (LPN, RN, APN) under IDFPR Professional Counselor CE License No. 197.000263 and IDFPR Nurse CE Sponsor License No. 236.000184.

To register, visit https://bit.ly/031621SR. For more information, contact Megan Ragan at megan.ragan@centerstone.org or call 1-877-HOPE123 (877-467-3123), ext. 7875.

This training is sponsored by Centerstone’s Trauma, Treatment and Training (CT3) program.