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Meeting minutes for 1/22/25

22 Jan 2025 10:24 AM | Mai Nguyen Blanchard (Administrator)


Multicultural Advocacy and Competency Committee Meeting Minutes
Via google meet @9am, 1/22/25
Members Present:Mai B., Carlie H., Adriana Z., Monique W., Rochelle M., Francesca S., Bobbi D., 
DISCUSSION: 
-Board update: Moving forward with Self-Care Social (5/29 5pm-6:30pm at SLCC after the first day of Spring Conference)

-Brain Storm: If you were to walk into a Self-Care Social, what would that look like for you?
--Interactive, take home, applicable with clients, activity tables, connection, take off our therapy hats, space to unwind, quiet room, sensory details, Case consultation, Resources or tools for clients, casual comfortable, sign in table, peer support circles,Coffee & Dessert BarSet up a gourmet coffee station with specialty drinks and pastries.
--Provide conversation starters focusing on self-care tips and strategies,
--Massage & Relaxation Zone
--Hire massage therapists for quick chair massages: Offer cozy spaces with blankets, soft lighting, and quiet music.
--Photo Booth with Props: Create a photo booth with fun props related to mental health, like signs saying, "Therapists Need Therapy Too."
--Plant Therapy: Provide mini succulents or small plants that participants can decorate and take home.
--Movement Breaks: Offer a choice of low-impact movement classes like Zumba, tai chi, or gentle stretching.
--Improv or Laughter Yoga: Hire a professional to guide a session that encourages laughter and playfulness.
--Art activities
--Mural with everyone's contribution

--Self Care Social Structure: (1) Main foyer: Connection Room (Food, activities, Photo booth). (2) Energy Room: Massages, sound bath, meditation. (3) (4)

--Peer support circles be moved to Spring Conference agenda instead of the social?


-Budget: Extra food? 
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