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.
Facilitated by
Prof. Yetunde Adeyemi
Consultant Psychiatrist & Author, Lagos Global Health Initiative
Mental Health Across Generations
This seminar examines how mental health experiences, beliefs, coping strategies, and stigma differ across generations. Participants will explore generational influences on emotional expression, parenting, identity, communication, and help-seeking behaviors. The session highlights the influences of mental well-being from one generation to the next.
Facilitated by
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 role of self-management, skills development and human-centered leadership in building emotionally intelligent teams and resilient organisations.
Facilitated by
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 one's 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.
Facilitated by
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.
Facilitated by
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. The session will also include demonstrations of clinical supervision.
Facilitated by
Dr. James Okafor
Addiction Medicine Specialist, Johns Hopkins University
Understanding Somatic & Intergenerational Trauma in the Family
This seminar explores how trauma is carried not only through memory and behavior, but also through the body and across generations within family systems. Participants will gain an introductory understanding of somatic trauma responses, intergenerational trauma patterns, attachment dynamics, and pathways toward healing. The session combines psychoeducation, case examples, reflective discussion, and practical intervention strategies relevant to clinicians, educators, caregivers, and community practitioners.
Facilitated by
Dr. Rachel Greenberg
Licensed Psychologist & Mindfulness Researcher, UCLA