Mental Health in the Asian community
COVID-19 has been a challenging time for all and has impacted many. Sadly, mental health is still not often talked about in Asian families and communities, so it is often left unaddressed. Join us at this online event in unpacking the stigma, getting the support,empowering yourself and those around you.
Hear from a panel of mental health experts including: Karen Guo - Headspace, Christine Yeung - Asian Australian Organisational Psychology Inc, Tien Truong - Dual Identity Leadership Program.
When: 24 November 2020
Time: 6.30PM - 8.00PM
Where: Via Zoom (We will send you the link prior to event)
Who: For youth and young adults. Please note if you are under 18 - you will require an adult to accompany you.
An event brought to you by The Vietnamese Community in Australia - Victoria Chapter.
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Christine Yeung- AAOP
Christine Yeung, Chair of Asian Australian Organisational Psychology Inc. She is a first generation Cantonese-Australian Psychologist who spent a decade specialising in Organisational Psychology working with many professionals and leadersacross industries across the globe to optimise their mental health and psychological fitness in order to thrive in complexity. She has studied and consulted across Europe, Asia and Australia, working with businesses, government departments, NGOs and the UnitedNations at the intersection of governance and culture. Her career experience ranges from coaching and mentoring mainly Asian migrants, international students through to empowering Asian-Australian leaders and Australian organisations to harness the power ofdiversity and inclusion to strengthen leadership.
Karen Guo- Headspace
Karen is a clinical psychologist working at a headspace centre which provides counselling and supports to young people aged 12-25 years old. She is part of the intake team where she engages adolescents and young adults in initial assessmentsand helps demystify the process of seeking mental health support. Karen also provides evidence-based interventions across a range of presentations such as depression, anxiety, difficulties managing intense emotions, trauma and relationship difficulties. Karenuses a person-centred and strengths-based approach, and has worked with people from different ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses and who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community.
She also practices from a family-inclusive framework where parents or carers are involved in the therapeutic process to help support and strengthen the system around the young person. Karen has a special interest in working with peoplewho have experienced trauma, identify as culturally and linguistically diverse, and have complex psychosocial circumstances. She believes there needs to be continued work to ensure that mental health support is accessible to people of all ethnic backgroundsand is provided in a way that is culturally responsive and safe.
Tien Truong- AVWA
Tien Truong is the Project Coordinator for the Gambler’s Help Program and therapeutic counsellor at the Australian Vietnamese Women’s association. He is an alumni of the Dual Identity Leadership Program and the current Program Directorof the program. He’s a second generation Vietnamese Australian who works primarily with first generation Vietnamese clients, giving him a nuanced understanding of the inner-conflict caused by intergenerational trauma and cultural expectations, and how theyare often times incompatible with the Western way of life and values. The nature of his work revolves around reconciling these dual identities and helping clients build self worth and self-acceptance by unpacking old core-beliefs and thought patterns thatare no longer serving them.
Warm regards,
Elisa Huynh
External Affairs Assistant
Vietnamese Community in Australia - Victorian Chapter
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