Workshops & Seminars
Three full-day workshops and four focused seminars — crafted to inform, challenge, and equip mental health professionals across Zambia and beyond.
Immersive Half-Day Workshops
Hands-on, participatory sessions led by expert facilitators. Designed for deep engagement, skills practice, and collaborative learning.
Modern Family, Community, & Connection in Mental Health
Examines the evolving definition of family and community in contemporary African society and their profound influence on mental health. This workshop explores how shifting family structures, urbanisation, and social networks affect psychological wellbeing — and how communities can be intentional healing spaces.
Prof. Yetunde Adeyemi
Consultant Psychiatrist & Author, Lagos Global Health Initiative
Mental Health Across Generations
A deep dive into how mental health is experienced, transmitted, and transformed across different life stages and generations within families and communities. Participants will explore attachment theory, lifespan development, and intergenerational resilience — uncovering how we can break cycles and build healthier futures.
Dr. Sofia Reyes-Ibarra
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Children's Hospital of San Francisco
Workplace Leadership & Empathy
Explores how empathy-led leadership can transform workplace culture and mental health outcomes. Participants will examine the intersection of psychological safety, burnout prevention, and human-centred management — with practical tools for building emotionally intelligent teams and resilient organisations.
Dr. Nkandu Mwamba
Occupational Psychologist & Workplace Wellness Consultant
Focused Seminars
Presenter-led sessions that go deep on specific topics. Expect expert insight, current research, and open discussion on the issues shaping mental health today.
Cyberbullying & Mental Health
An evidence-based examination of how online harassment and cyberbullying intersect with youth mental health. This seminar covers identification of digital abuse patterns, psychological impacts on victims, and actionable intervention strategies for clinicians, educators, and parents navigating the digital landscape.
Dr. Amara Osei-Bonsu
Professor of Clinical Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Home as a Healing Space: Promoting Emotional Safety at Home
The home is often the first — and most influential — environment shaping a child's emotional development. This seminar explores what it means to cultivate emotional safety within the domestic space, covering attachment, co-regulation, boundary-setting, and practical strategies families can implement to foster mental wellness at home.
Dr. Marcus Chen
Director, National Institute of Mental Health Innovation
Supervision-Focused Practice
Designed for practicing mental health professionals, this seminar examines the critical — and often undervalued — role of clinical supervision in sustaining quality care, preventing burnout, and promoting reflective practice. Participants will explore frameworks for effective supervision, ethical responsibilities, and building a culture of accountability in mental health settings.
Dr. James Okafor
Addiction Medicine Specialist, Johns Hopkins University
Understanding Somatic & Intergenerational Trauma in the Family
Trauma does not always show up as memory — sometimes it lives in the body and passes silently between generations. This seminar explores somatic trauma responses and the science of intergenerational transmission, equipping clinicians with body-based and family systems frameworks for deeper, more holistic healing.
Dr. Rachel Greenberg
Licensed Psychologist & Mindfulness Researcher, UCLA