Event Date: February 21, 2025
Time: 9 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Online
Event Speaker: Darius Campinha-Bacote, PsyD, HSP
Darius Campinha-Bacote, PsyD, HSP – is a licensed clinical psychologist at the Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center, where he is a functional family therapist and program supervisor for the Functional Family Therapy program. In this role, he works with youth and their families who come from underprivileged backgrounds. Dr. Darius Campinha-Bacote received his BA in Psychology, double minoring in Social Work and Women’s Studies from the University of Dayton, and both his master’s and doctorate from Wright State University School of Professional Psychology (SOPP). He is credentialed as a Health Service Psychologist (HSP), as well as a certified trauma therapist in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Dr. Darius Campinha-Bacote has served as the Cultural and Linguistic Competency Coordinator for a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant in which he partnered with youth and adults to coordinate culturally competent policies designed to ensure culturally specific interventions for transitional-aged youth from diverse ethnic and cultural background.
Course Description:
The positive correlation between mental illness, and adolescents who are justice-involved is a topic that has received increased attention in recent years (Barker et al., 2024). Added to this, is a growing population of adolescents who are experiencing homelessness and who become incarcerated. Concerningly, many of these adolescents are disproportionately African American. Directed through the lens of a correctional psychologist, this training will encourage participants to engage in a discussion regarding why African American adolescents are involved in the justice system, identifying why these adolescents are experiencing homelessness, the prevalence of mental illness while they are incarcerated, as well as intervention techniques that are aimed at this specific population.