Registration for this event will open in August.

UBUNTU: I Am, Because We Are (From Self Care to We Care)
Presented by Crystal C. Rozelle-Bennett, LMSW 

*Up to 4 CE credits will be issued to those attending this virtual opportunity.
Details: December 10, 2026 (8:30am - 12:30pm) via Zoom

Description: Self-care is often promoted as the universal solution to burnout, stress, and emotional fatigue in behavioral health work. While individual self-care is important, focusing solely on personal responsibility for well-being overlooks the deeper systemic and relational forces that shape our capacity to heal and thrive. 
 
This interactive and experiential workshop invites participants to explore the African philosophy of Ubuntu—“I am because we are”—as a framework for expanding self-care into collective and community care. Together, we will examine how power, privilege, and structural oppression influence our wellness, and how trauma-informed and anti-oppressive practices can foster cultures of care that sustain both providers and the communities we serve. 
 
Participants will leave with concrete tools and strategies to apply Ubuntu-informed care across micro (individual and client), mezzo (team and organizational), and macro (community and systemic) levels—helping transform not only how we care for ourselves, but how we care for each other.

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to...

Presenter Information: Crystal is an educator, an advocate, a survivor, and a self-proclaimed thriver!  For the past 25 years she has been driven by her personal experiences of trauma to elevate and amplify the voices of individuals and communities, to promote healing and opportunities to move from surviving to thriving.  

Crystal has worked alongside professionals to create trauma informed, culturally inclusive and person-centered spaces.  Her work experiences include advocacy within the child welfare system, oversight of child and youth programs, crisis hotline response, delivery of community based mental health services and implementing trauma informed strategies and programs for school districts.  Throughout these experiences she has had the opportunity to gain essential knowledge and skills related to individual, community and collective trauma.  She has been called upon to provide training, coaching, consultation and keynote presentations across the nation in the subject areas of Human Trafficking, Suicide Prevention, Motivational Interviewing, Community and Collective Care, Anti-oppressive and Culturally Responsive Service Provision,  Child Trauma & Maltreatment and Racial Trauma.  Crystal serves as an adjunct faculty for Southwestern College where she teaches courses on Multicultural Counseling and facilitates Affinity Healing spaces.  She is a fierce advocate for social justice and leads courageously to dismantle oppressive systems and create equitable and just services, policies, and programs. 

A Note on WAFCA Webinars: Webinars are live virtual learning opportunities designed to be accessed by individuals. Group participation is not encouraged; post-webinar group discussions are a recommended alternative.

In order to offer CE credits for these virtual learning opportunities via NBCC, WAFCA verifies attendance using Zoom. Each registrant receives a unique link that confirms their attendance and email address for CE certificates. Link sharing is not permitted, and CE credits are not available for unregistered participants.

About our Offerings: WAFCA has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6778. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. WAFCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Visit the WAFCA-CE registration page for more information on fees and policies.