PSV/Somos PSV: Coping with Stress Caused in Educational Settings

Coping with Stress Caused in Educational Settings (aka The Steve Fund's College Readiness: Our Wellness Our Peace) is a workshop that will equip high school students of color with skills to cope with, process, respond to, and heal from racial trauma caused in their educational settings and everyday lives. Students will situate their experiences and emotions during increased social movements. Students will then explore the importance of maintaining their emotional well-being as they prepare and persist in college and beyond.

This session is faciliated by Parastoo Massoumi, PhD, a consultant for The Steve Fund. Dr. Massoumi oversaw the organizations national SHINE Your Light campaign focused on the mental health and well-being of girls and young women of color. She has over a decade worth of experience serving students and families of color with high school, college and career preparation. Parastoo recently received her Doctorate in Education from Harvard University where she explores…