Emerging Black Clinicians Fellowship

Alyssa Williams (she/her): 2024 Graduate Candidate
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Expressive Arts
My presentation is a clinician-focused analysis of the autism-spectrum traits that may appear in Black children. The focus group is Pre-K through 1st-grade students or 3-7 years of age. The goal of my presentation is to foster critical thinking skills on cultural barriers to diagnosis, as well as provide creative solutions to achieve early diagnosis.
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Ahsabi-Monique Burris (she/her): 2023 Graduate Candidate
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Expressive Arts
My presentation draws on undergraduate work with adolescent girls of African ascent in Vistación Valley in San Francisco, I designed a 10-week Expressive Arts Therapy workshop during my graduate studies at CIIS to address feelings of limitation, empower participants to explore new possibilities, and devise self-care techniques to combat anxiety and depression.