The Strong Black Woman Archetype
The Strong Black Woman Archetype
Unpacking Strength and Resistance Towards Community Liberation
About this Training
Do you serve Black women in your practice and want to know how to help them move beyond the “Strong Black Woman” archetype? Unpack the process in this 2-hour workshop where you will learn about the socio-political history and current expressions of this archetype, increase your knowledge on the clinical and subclinical impact of adherence to this archetype, and gain skills for supporting clients in deconstructing strength narratives in moving towards radical healing. This will be both powerful and liberating!
About Your Trainer

Jalana Harris, PhD, LCSW-R, is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Certified Hypnotherapist, Certified Life Coach and Consultant based in NYC. She is a full-time lecturer at Columbia University’s School of Social Work and operates a private practice in NYC. As an abolitionist and womanist, her clinical focus is on liberation and soul healing through the prioritization of intersectionality, intergenerational healing pathways and the deconstruction of anti-blackness.
Frequently Asked Questions
This event costs $60
Paying COCOA members get free or discounted access to our trainings. The discounts are:
- 50% off for Associate/Gold
- FREE for Legacy/Diamond
Sign up for the Clinicians of Color Online Academy (COCOA) to get access to discounts.
The cost of the CEs will be an additional $10. In order to receive the link to purchase the CE's you will have to:
- Attend and be present for the entire training
- Complete a survey that will be provided about the training
Upon completion of the training you will be provided with the link to purchase the CE's and you will receive a certificate from JenTex Training & Consulting, LLC.
JenTex Training & Consulting, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0136.
JenTex Training & Consulting, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. #CAT-0080.
JenTex Training & Consulting, LLC, provider #1441, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education ACE) program. JenTex Training & Consulting, LLC maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 2/28/2020 – 2/28/2023. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers participating in this course will receive 2 continuing education clock hour(s).
You will get the Zoom link before the training begins. If you have any questions, you can email us academy@cliniciansofcolor.org