Reclaiming the Balance of Energies: Western Patriarchal Values vs Indigenous World View (Webinar)

Membership Meeting - Webinar

Yaotl Mazahua, LCSW

    "Reclaiming the Balance of Energies: Western Patriarchal Values vs Indigenous World View"

Note:  Webinar

In this workshop, we will engage in an important conversation about patriarchy, its influence on our lives, our relationships, our workplaces, and even our dreams. We’ll explore how living in a male-centered society has shaped our experiences, from parenting to personal aspirations. Beyond simply examining its effects, we’ll also look to indigenous ancestral wisdom for insights to deconstruct our values and actions formed from the patriarchal structure of Western society.

By considering the matriarchal viewpoint and matrilineal traditions seen in most indigenous cultures, we will uncover new ways to create healthier dynamics and discover interventions to utilize in our modern lives to foster balance, strength, and well-being - for both clients and healthcare practitioners.

Learning Objectives

In successfully completing and attending this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Define the meaning of patriarchy and discuss the origins of the concept.
2. Identify 3 ways the concept of patriarchy has influenced Western society’s values.
3. Define the meaning of matriarchy and identify 2 matrilineal traditions observed in indigenous cultures.
4. Discuss how the use of a matriarchal perspective assists in the decolonization of mental health practices.
5. Identify 2 interventions using a matriarchal lens which can assist clients & practitioners to achieve increased life balance & amp; wellness.

Presenter:

Yaotl Mazahua, LCSW, is Raramuri/Mazahua and holds a BA in Cultural Anthropology and an MSW from CSUN. Yaotl has worked with probation youth, homeless parolees, and children and families; however, working with probation youth is his forte. Yaotl considers himself an “Artivist” inspired by the Zapatista struggle in Chiapas. He continues to provide healing and enlightenment through music and art. From punk rock to hip hop, to his indigenous roots as a basis for resilience, he survived gang activity and racial violence while sorting out and addressing the ongoing mental health challenges of colonialism, which remains a work in process. Because music saved his life for the better, it inspired a commitment to social justice and decolonizing.

Today, he is honored to pay it forward by sharing perspectives via his musical endeavors. Yaotl continues writing and performing social justice music. The Iconoclast, his first band, is an anarcho-peace punk band. Aztlan Underground (aka Anahuak Underground) is an extension of the aforementioned with a focus on decolonization and reconnecting indigenous people as human beings on Mother Earth. Yaotl is also a supervisor children’s social worker, fatherhood group facilitator, and aspires to indigenize clinical approaches to wellness.

Sponsored by:

Newport Academy is the nation’s leading mental health treatment program for adolescents ages 12–18 and their families. With residential and outpatient locations across the United States, we provide individualized treatment that includes clinical therapy, experiential modalities, and academic support. Our integrated approach is proven to enhance teen well-being, strengthen family relationships, and give young people the skills they need to thrive. Newport Healthcare has expanded our services to provide residential treatment for ages 7–11, in addition to our existing programs serving ages 12–18 and 18–35.

When:

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Time:

  8:30am-9am Check-In*

  9am-9:30am Membership Meeting/

      Chapter Announcements*

  9:30-11am CE/Speaker Presentation

  11am-11:15am Opportunity Drawing/

      Private Practice Announcements*

  11:15am-11:45am Break*

  11:45am-1:45pm Board Meeting (in-person)*

*=portion of course not eligible for CE's

This course is intended for beginning to advanced mental health professionals.

Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Course evaluations will be sent and CE completion certificates will be awarded to participants that attend the entire presentation and complete the course evaluation within 48 hours of the speaker presentation.

Place: 

Webinar on Zoom

The link will be sent in the confirmation email to those that register for the webinar option. A reminder email will also be sent out a day before.

Please confirm your meeting selection is accurate for in person or webinar and member or non-member. No walk-ins or registration changes will be allowed less than 24 hours before the meeting.

Please note the following:

1. Confirm your meeting selection is accurate for in person or webinar and member or non-member.  No walk-ins or registration changes will be allowed less than 24 hours before the meeting.
   
2. The personal values and beliefs expressed by presenter(s) are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the San Fernando Valley Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (SFV-CAMFT). SFV-CAMFT is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive professional community and does not endorse any specific personal viewpoints shared by presenters.

Price/Registration:

SFV-CAMFT chapter members

Webinar

     $25 (online until Friday, March 7th at 11:59pm)

     $35 (online week of event, March 8th - March 14th)

Non chapter members

Webinar

     $35 (online until Friday, March 7th at 11:59pm)

     $45 (online week of event, March 8th - March 14th)

No phone or email RSVP.

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SFV-CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for Marriage & Family Therapists. SFV-CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.