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Still I Rise

Sunday, March 15th, 2026   1:45 PM EDT -4:45 PM EDT
Crystal Rozelle-Bennett
$59.99

The presentation addresses the pervasive issue of sexual violence against African American women and girls, highlighting alarming statistics such as 22% of Black women and girls aged 12 and older experiencing rape and sexual assault. It emphasizes the systemic nature of sexual violence, perpetrated by institutions and networks that are often seen as sources of safety.

The presentation discusses the historical and ongoing oppression faced by Black individuals, drawing parallels between past and present forms of control and discrimination and calls for a shift in culture, urging professionals to create safe and brave spaces for Black women to disclose their traumas and begin their healing journeys.

 

Key themes include the importance of centering the voices and needs of African American survivors, acknowledging and addressing cultural missteps, and promoting restoration, reconciliation, and transformation through survivor-centered and solution-based justice. The presentation also explores the strengths of Black women and their communities, advocating for the use of cultural strengths for healing and liberation.

About the Presenter

Crystal Bennett, founder and CEO of THRYVE LLC, is an educator, an advocate, a survivor, and a self-proclaimed thriver! Crystal is a fierce Black woman who has been driven by her own personal experiences to dismantle oppressive systems and and amplify the voices of individuals and communities, with lived experience, to promote healing and opportunities to move from surviving to thriving.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Participants will acknowledge and understand the cultural and systemic factors that contribute to sexual violence and create barriers for help seeking and healing.
  2. Participants will explore the strengths of Black women and their communities to center these strengths for healing and liberation.
  3. Participants will analyze frameworks for radical resistance and wholistic, culturally responsive, healing centered strategies of engagement.

Agenda:

By The Numbers and Barriers to Help Seeking (30 minutes):   Lecure; Guided Discussion; Video Clip

Dismantling the Master's House Through Restoration, Reconciliation & Transformation  (60 minutes):  Guided Discussion; Interactive Activity

Ethical Storytelling (30 minutes):  Lecture & Scenario Activity

Healing Centered Engagement Practices  (60 minutes):  Discussion; Experiential Activity; Scenario


This workshop offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

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There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
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Full Refund until 48 hours before scheduled date.
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