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Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of empowering youth and promoting their well-being in today 's diverse world. This session serves as a guidepost for curriculum design ers\, educators\, parents\, and advocates\, offering a model for effective ly integrating diverse cultures into the realms of learning and practice.< /p>\n
During this session\, Dr. Dé\;sir will showcase her latest c o-authored book\, Edikasyon and Restoration of Pan African Haitian You th: A Guide to Building Diasporic Literacy Programs. This comprehensi ve guide addresses first-hand experiences\, offers access to valuable reso urces\, and presents a framework for crafting a youth-focused Pan-African Haitian summer program. It introduces a fresh perspective rooted in ancest ral\, cultural\, and self-reflective practices\, shedding light on the Hai tian epistemology. Furthermore\, Dr. Dé\;sir will delve into Haitian Pan-African philosophies\, principles\, and practices that form the bedro ck of well-being and mental health for Haitian youth\, promising invaluabl e insights\, addressing specific challenges faced by Haitian youth\, and s howcasing culturally grounded strategies that consistently yield positive mental health and educational outcomes. \;
\nDr. Charlene D&eacu te\;sir is a professor at Nova Southeastern University&rsquo\;s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. She receive d her doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. D&eacut e\;sir&rsquo\;s academic interest is in the social\, psychological\, and s piritual adjustment of immigrants\, specifically psycho-social trauma\, an d how psychosocial issues affect social\, cognitive\, identity\, and spiri tual development. Dr. Dé\;sir has presented various papers on the to pic of immigrants and their adjustment to the US. She has also published o n the topic of immigrant identity\, spirituality\, and becoming a reflecti ve researcher. Dr. Dé\;sir founded the Empowerment Network (TEN)\, G lobal\, a non-profit that supports the personal\, spiritual\, and academic development of women and students in Haiti and the US. She is a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority\, Inc. and the vice president of Kosanba\, an academic association on the study of PanAfrican Religions. She was the 201 2 president of the Haitian Studies Association and a gubernatorial appoint ee to the Children&rsquo\;s Services Council in Broward County\, FL. Dr. D é\;sir has worked as a school psychologist\, K-12 school counselor\, school administrator\, academic advisor\, and professor.
\nFund ing for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views\, fin dings\, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program\, do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowmen t for the Humanities.
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